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ton. proving that it pays to send out
good casts.

| $50
Mr.. Charles B. Hanfords tour will
! include n great deal of Southern ter
ritory. He has always been an i'm
mense favorite in tragic roles in that
part of the country and there is no
question as to the interest that will be
felt when he appears before his old
admirers in Private John Allen" IL
drama which is so TO speak. of the SOIL
Mr.. Hanford retains some happy
| memories of his days as youngster
with Booth and Barrett. Barrett was
man of austere personality and q
rigid diciplinarian. Booth was gentle
of speech and tolerant. One night he
was obliged to go to the stage from
his dressing room by remote route
which led him past n number of supers.
He had been playing "Richelieu." and
Rome" his voice had n resonance
which made the building shake. One
of the supers stepped out and blocked
his way, remar<ing,
Mr. Booth. / kin do that g-r-r-r!"
Can you indeed? What 'g-r-r-r' is
that?
1.-The one you do when you, say the
curse of Rome"
"Ah, let me hear you"
The confident youth inflated his chest
| and delivered the speech with rasp
| on the word Rome" which sounded
like planning mill. Mr.. Booth waited
until the defamation was concluded
and then said:
1T is very good. While 1 differ
slightly from your idea Of reading
some parts of the speech, must con-
fess think your 'g-r-r-r' Is much bet
| ter than mine"
The orders, ribbons and crosses which
James O'Neill wears as the Count of
Monte Cristo are of historic value.
Some of them were used by Charles
Fechter during his Monte Cristo" re-
gme. Others were sent to Mr.. ONeill
by some American friends visiting the
Paris Exposition. In the party were
several antiquarians and experts in
hcraldry. who made diligent search OF
the old shops for insignia worn by
famous men. Thus on the lapel of Mr..
O'NeLlrs black silk dress coat, worn
by him in the fourth act Will be seen
souvenirs of Napoleon. Bambetta. Du-
mas Hugo. Theirs and other celebrated
Frenchmen. The silver buckles on his
shoes were once worn by Marshall
Bernadottc at the court ball in YER
| sailles.
James Jay Brady, the general agent
of the Ringing Brothers Circus. will
be business manager for Joseph Brooks
| in advance of Maclyn Arbuckle.
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James A. Herne will this season
stand sponsor for three plays, having
re-purchased Shore Acres" from the
Miner estate. and again sending out
Hearts of Oak" Mr.. Herne is now
| directing rehearsals of these COM
panes but will appear himself In his
latest success, Sag Harbor," under the
management of Lieber & Co. sag
Harbor" is scheduled to open Ham
mersten's new Theater Republic, six
| ty seconds from Broadway" New
York, early in September.
! Charles r. Hanford will not be asso-
| ciated this season with the orSaniza-
/ ton which was so successful under the
! name James <idder- Hanford" Com
/ pany; nor with any other triumvirate.
| He has great faith in his new modern
| play Private John Allen and will
concentrate all his energies upon it.
In this play Charles B. Hanford drops
| his role of tragedian and appears on
| the stage in a frock coat and trousers
for the first time in his life.
| ~-:-s
Frank Mckee will present the August
| family in John j. McNally's new farce
for the first time in New Haven Conn.
October 25th. They will be seen in
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton before they make their appearance
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