The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-16
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Adele Richie is singing the title role ii
1.-THE Cadet Girl on the road.
Joseph JefTerson's tour will commence
October l. and will last sixteen weeks.
E. s. WIZARDS tour will commence in
Boston on November u.
Jane Hading will add The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray" to her repertoire.
Robert Roberts will be the general stage
manager for Frank McKee's attractions.
Pugilist Jeffries will soon commence his
starring tour in The Man From the
West
nance this year, entitled The Free
Lance
Joseph Holland will not be a member OF
Charles Frohman's forces during the com
ing season.
Henry Norman and Harold Wizard will
be prominent members OF Jefferson De
Angels company
Manager Fred Berger has returned from
Gotham. where he secured several new ar
fists for his stock company.
Vivian Blackburn, a former chorus girl
in Anna Held's "Papa's Wife company.
threatens to go into vaudeville.
Truly Shattuck. a populer vaudeville en-
tertsiner has returned from very success
full London and Paris engagement.
Mile. Bartho, the dancer, is suffering
from infiammatory rheumatism and has
cancelled her immediate engagements
Francis Leon. of the once famous min
streI pair. Kelly and Leon, is arranging
for permanent minstrel company in Chi
cago.
Josephine Hall will be starred by AL
fred Aarons this fall in a new musical
com-dy to be known as The Military
Mai
Go hwin Patten, who has been doing ex-
ceediagly well in lyceum work, will re-
turn 10 the legitimate. His parents reside
here.
Manager Rapley is in New York looking
after attractions. jefferson De Angels
is one of the new bookings for the Ma
tional.
Josephine sabel. for some time popular
vaudeville entertainer. will star this year
in a musical comedy entitled The Sol
dier's Queen
Otis skinner writes a Washington friend
that he has no fears of a suit for infringe
ment of the copyright law in presenting
Prince Otto
jefferson De Angels in a new opera,
in which he will have plenty Of opportuni-
ties for fun making, Will open his season
at Baltimore nsxt week.
'Caleb West" Jacob Lifts production of
F. Hopkinson Smiths story. was first pro-
duced at Providence. r. l.. last Monday
night. and scored quite heavily.
Katherine Muliins has been engaged as
ingsane with Willie Collier. No better
selection could have been made. Miss
Mulkins has many local friends.
In Wagenhal & Kemper's production
of "A Midsummer Nights Dream this
season, Louis James will be seen for the
first time as Bottom, the weaver.
Maurice Grau has engaged William
Parry as general stage director Of the
English grand opera company at the Met
ropolitan Opera House New York.
Margaret Robinson is Henry MilIer's
new leading woman. 1t is said she svill
have the principal feminine role in the
Miller production of ITO Have and TO
Hold"
The Dame Quickly in Msnsfefd's re-
vival OF Henry W. a: the Garden. New
York. on October l, will be Estelle Morti
mer. who has for years been with Nat
Goodwin.
Grace Georges new play. Her Males
ty,'' is in rehearsal and promises to be
one of the successes of the year. 1t win
follow Caleb West" at the Manhattan
Theatre. New York.
Henry Clay Barnabee. the juvenile COM
edian Of the Bostonians, mas returned from
London, where. IT is said he procured a
number OF new jokes that will be heard In
Robin Hood this season.
San Francisco has new infant prodigy
who plays an extensive repertoire of elias
sizes on the piano. Her name is Paloma
Schramm, and 1t is understood she will
soon make tour Of the country.
In Gay New York" will be revived for
a fortnight al the Columbia Theatre. Bos-
ton William T. Carleton is the latest adj
dition TO the cast, and is 10 play the part
assumed in New York by Julius steger-
Kathryn ostermann is using a sketch
called THE Kic6apoo" for vaudeville pur-
poses. II greatly resembles in plot the
offering of Marion Abbott at the Grand
last season, known then as Paying a
Bill"
The Empire Theatre success. Brother
officers" with William Faversham and
The other favorites of Mr.. Frohman's
stock company. will make a short tour
prior to producing the annual Empire
play.
- Louise Thorrdyke Boucicault. a MEM
Der Of Tim Murphy's company, in A Bach
eior's Romance" who was married in De-
troit last week. is writing denials OF a
rumor that she is about 10 retire from the
stage.
Tony Cummings. a local boy. has again
signed as stage director for the Castle
Square Company OF Boston. The coming
season will be his fourth under the same
management. a sufficient guarantee of his
ability.
The Mr. Pipp" series Of drawings by
Charles Dana Gibson. have been made into
a vaudeville offering by Charles Grape
win. who formerly gave bad limitations Of
Louis Mann's dialect in twenty minute
sketches.
John Stapleton. author OF a Bachelors
Honeymoon, mas a new comedy in which
william Norris is likely to be featured
Kirk LaShelle is behind the venture Mr.
Norris will soon be seen here with Miss
Viola Allen.
Melville Stoltz will be business manager
for Anna Held this season. Mr.. Stoltz is
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