The times., 1899-08-20

every theatre in this busy burg viii throw
open Its doors to the public. To-Day the
Rialto is ssething. rushing mass OF sun
burned actors and actresses. Some ere re-
hearsing and many others are looking
FOR engagements. which they viii never
get. That the dramatic profession is over
crowded, is being exempIified every hour
for dozens of leading men. soubrettes.
comedians. tirst Old men and other iumin-
aries are unable to secure positions. What
the poor devils are going TO do Il is hard
to tell
The most important premiere OF the ear
ly season viii be al wailaek's. where
Smyth and Rice produce. on August 2s. an
English comedy. called "a Little Ray OF
Sunshine" which has a London endorse
ment. and will be presented here with
most OF the original Londen east. including
that fine timer. William Elton. who
was a member OF the wallac4x Stock Com
pany several years ago. At the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, on August 81, Manager
Rosenquest Is to offer j. K TillotsOn To-
cal melodrama. a Young Wife. with a
troupe which includes j. H. Gilmour Frank
Losee, Theodore Roberts. p Augustus
Anderson. Claude Gillingwater. John L
Wooderson, Selma Herman, Charlotte
Crane, Sydney Cowell. and Margaret Dale
Owen. An entirely new scenic outfit Is
promised. Mr.. WoOderson. who has been
with Stuart Robson, viii stage the play.
Manager Rosenquest has made many i'm
portant and extensive improvements in
his house since IL closed in Nay II Is
now as handsome as any place OF amuse-
ment in this city.
On September IS. Stuart Robson will be
seen at Wallack's In The Gadfy-" He
will be followed by W. II. Crane ~ Peter
Stuyyesant-" The Victoria begins its term
of activity with the Rogers Brothers Ia
John j. McNally's new farce, In Wall
with The Girl from Maxim 81
the Broadway. with Jacob Lifts produc-
tioR of The Ghetto;" the Empire. with
John Drew in The Tyranny OF Tears;
the Knickerbocker, with Francis Wilson:
the Gsrrick. with Mrs. Carter. in "zaza;"
the Herald Square. with Henry Miller in
The Only Way" Days. with E. H. seth
ern and Virginia Harmed; the Fifth Ave
nue.. with Mrs. Fiske in Becky Sharp;
the Lyceum, with Annie Russell in Miss
Hobbs;'' the Grand Opera House, with
The King of the Opium Ring" and tie
Manhattan, with Willie Collier in ..Mf.
traetive openings at the very beginning OF
the seast..
Two of the most interesting theatrical
enterprises announced for this year are
Klaw & Erlanger's rendering Of Ben
Hur1 and Wagenhals & Ksmper's costly
revival of The Winters Tale" Shake
speare's charming comedy has not been
seen in this country since Mary Anderson
presented it at Wallaek's a decade ago.
1t should prove to be a noyelty-espeeially
so as Kathryn Kidder will be seen IN the
dual role OF Queen Hermione and Perdita.
the characters in which Our Mary made
her farewell appearance on the stage. The
other principals in this triple star COM
bination will have eongenial parts. Louis
James will be seen as Autoiycus and
Charles B. Hanford as King Leontes. The
Shakspearian veterans, Harry Laugd0n
and John E. Ellsler, will be prominently
cast, and the other characters will be in
terpreted by competent actors. / attend
ed a scenic rehearsal last week and was
greatly impressed with the massiysBess,
magni1cence. and completeness OF the pro-
ducIiOn. Mr.. WagenhaIs tells me that two
sixty-foot cars will be required to trans
port the settings. costumes. and acces-
sories for the repertoire. which viii in
clude in addition to The Winters Tale, -
"Othello.' Julius Caesar, Macbeth"
The Merchant of Venice" and The Ri
vals-" In the latter Mr.. James viii appear
for the first time as Bob Acres believe
the present revival of The Winters Tale
By these young managers will rank as the
most conspicuous Shakspearian presenta-
tiOn of recent years
The Man in the Moon. at the New
York. and The Founders at the Casino.
are the only indoor performances now on
view. They are buriesques. devoted 10 the
exhibition OF handsomely formed young
women in abbreviated costumes. OF course,
there are comedians in both pieces. but the
girls are the thing" Phyllis Rankin IS
featured" but for the life OF me am un-
able to see why Miss Rankin has an ex-
pressioniess face and sing-song delivery
She is cordially candid in the exposure Of
her charms, but her acting and vocalism
are not so evident. The east OF The Round
ers'' still includes Dan DAILY. the meIan-
choly comedian; Thomas O. Seabrooke. Har-
ry Davenport, and one or two other clever
people. The house is crowded nightly.
THE Man in the Moon" is doing a land
office business at the New York. and is
likely to run for many weeks II is a gilt
terins, bewildering display OF handsome
scenery, brilliant costumes. and young and
pretty women, clad in Faiment calculated
to show them TO the best advantage John
z. Henshaw continues to be a feature OF
the entertainment
DTamatizatiOns of popular nove's prom
ise to monopo,ize the year here. The
coming season will bring to the New Yorx
Feir.'' "A Tale of Two Cities Ben Hur. .
Sherlock Holmes" Children OF the
Ghetto" Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush. =
and '.SaphO." 1t Is said that the last
named viii outstrip The Turtle" sni
Mile. Fiji in suggestiveness Of word and
action We shall see
Another new play, called The Gunner's
Mate" Is TO be produced By Manager
Augustus Pitou. The authors are a re-
tired naval officer and a prominent Jour
nalist. The chief scene of the piece is Iaii
on the United States cruiser New York.
A strong east and elaborate settings vii
be provided. Manager Piiou will also seni
cut Chauneey Olcott. in u Romance OF
Athlone." The popular comedian COM
mences his tour on September IL in CIeve-
land.
Thomas jefferson. the son OF Joseph JET
fersOn. begins his second season in RIP
Van Winkle" very shortly. He remains
cn the read until October 2. when Mr. JEFF
ferson. pater familias. starts on his annu-
al jaunt The younger actor viii have
the assistance OF his brothers. Joseph JEFF
ferscn jF.. and William Jefferson. and will
be managed by Charles B. Jefferson
Sol Smith Russell begins work in Hon.
John Grigsby'' on September al the Mon
tauk Theatre. Brooklyn. Later he will
produce a play by Charles Klein.
Tim Murphy is in town and in excellent
health. His tour in The Carpetbagger''
viii not begin until October Is.
The fat, fair. and about-forty Lillian
Russell goes TO Weber & Fields music
hall for the coming season. What a fall
is this. my countrymen,
Roland Reeds next-season vehicle will
be His Fathers Boy Otis Harlan IS 70