The times., 1899-09-17

mas. the BLACK Patti" in her accustomed
melange. Cole and Johnson in -A Trip to
CoontOvn." and-if his health permits
James Young in ..Lcrd Byron
Although It is more and more rarely that
one sees road organizations OF consequences
without some distinguished head. num-
Der OF the most interesting plays announced
for the amusement term will be presented
by companies unembarIassed by the pos
session of solitary claimants for lime light
and big type. The pieces mentioned may b
divided in5o three classes-tAose entirely
new in this country. those new outside OF
limited district and those which have en-
joyed prosperity for periods ranging from
one to five ysaFs. In the first class may be
included The BTixton Burglary, My Sol
der Boy. The Northampton Bank Rob
bsry.' La cnIotte," "a Court Scandal.
The Girl From Maxim's, The Toll Gate
Inn" a Little Ray OF Sunshine. An
Easy Mark, The Ghetto, The Secretary
OF Legation" The Greek Slave Les
Soeurs Gaudichsrd,' ~ High-Toned Bur-
glar, Naughty Anthony. The Five Lit
tie Sisters Barrett" In Paradise" With
Flying Coiors," The Weather Hen" "Wo-
man and Wine The Lord OF the Manor, I"
Wheels Within Wheels. Ladies First,
For the Defence" SELF and Lady" My
Mother-in- Law" and Dear Old Charley.
To the second class belong Lord and
Lady Algy, Because She Loved Him So, .
''On and Off, THE Cuckoo Sporting
Life, THE Great Ruby .-Trelawny of
the Wells John Ingerfeld," At the
White Horse Tavern The Purple Lady. :"
Arizona" The Club Baby" ''An Arabian
Girl, We Uns of Tennessee a Strang-
er in a Strange Land, ''The Man in the
Moon. 'Alls Fair in Love and War. His
Tt.ro1
OF Satan,' Three Little Lambs. aud pos
sibly The Last Chapter Included in the
class finally mentioned are Mile Eff,
THE Turtle, The Runaway Girl. Way
Down East Why Smith Left Home. a
Stranger in New York" Catherine, Sc
cret Service. a Sign of the Cross "A
Day and a Night" and Shenandoah.
Among the productions to be shown at
popular prices this season are Remember
the Maine What Happened to Jones. .
The Queen of Chinatown" "A Woman in
the Case "A Parlor Match" Don Tell
My Wife, "A Daughters Wrongs" His
japanese Wife" the Striped Fetti .oat. =,
The Missouri Girl" The Corner Groc
ry" "A Female Drummer" Beside tn
Bonnie Brier Bush. IN Gay Farce. -
When London Sleeps, .'The Villa e
Postmaster @The Little Cadet" The
Tornado, "a Woman in Politics a
Shadow from Life, The LibaTtins," The
Victorian Cross, The King of the Opium
Ring, Uncle Josa Spruceby, . The Rea
Widow Brown, MIR. Plaster of Faris. "
The Guilty Love, The Dairy Farm. .
The Mysterious Mr. Bug e. "A Man OF
Mystery" "A Bcw of Orange Ribbon. -
Kidnapped in New York Browns
in Town. "A Breezy Time -
Hearts of Oak The Man
from Paris, in the Heart o, the Storm,
''Yon Yonson, '"The Katzenjammer Kids,
"A Wise Woman" "Kelly's Kids The
Sporting Duchess THE Stroxe OF
Twelve" "A Man OF Affairs" Through
the Breakers, !" The Evi Eye THE
Heart of Maryland Two Little Va
grants Under the Rsd Robe and about
forty others. Never in the history of ths
American stage have so many presenta-
tions been projected.
When it is understood that this list.
while probably almost comp etc. cannot be
absolutely so-that in it no attempt has
been made to cover the scores OF roper
toire combinations. stock companies, min
strel troupes, bands, concert org snizations
lyceum lecturers, burlesqre and variety
shows" vaudeville performers. circuses
wild West aggregations. hypnotists. and
magicians known to be thriving it may
be realized that the amusement profession
is as necessary to those employed as it
is to the theartre- -goer, whose money pays
for the employment. The reader who las
have no difficulty in bringing himself or
OF what will prove memorable term-the
Of