The times., 1900-12-30
THE PASSING sHOW.

The advertising matter OF My Lady
Dainty" the piece played by Herbert
Keicey and Effie Shannon last week at the
Columbia Theatre, furnished the iniorma-
tion that Mir. Bruce Edwards is at the
managerial helm. Persons on the inside
know that associated with Mr.. Edwards in
the tour OF these two talented players is
Mr.. Charles Dillingham;.
Both Mr.. Edwards and Mr. Dillingham;
are former advance agents who spent
most of their time in the employ of
Charles FrohInan. himself an advance
agent during his early theatrical career.
and a good one, toe. The gentleman who
has been called the little Napoleon OF
managers" in these days of remarkable
prosperity, has not forgotten his former
lieutenants, the men who assisted him
when his was a real struggle. and his ap-
probation is evidenced by allowing them
to have the pick of scIne of his most sue
cessful plays for the smaller cities, wni e
Mr.. Dillingham; will soon become the
manager of Miss Julia MarHlwe. in addi-
ti0n to having under his direction two
such popular stars as MIR. Kelcey and
Miss Shannon. Besides thus favor
ing his chief assistant. Mr.. Fronman gives
Mr. Dillingham; full sway in the manage
ment of the Garden Theatre, New Yo.k.
Another theatrical manager of some
Importance at present is julius Kahn, a
former bookkeeper for MIR Frohman
when the latter's interests were not so
varied or extensive as they now are. Mr.
Kahn gets many of the New York sue
cesses from Mr.. Frohman for what are
theatrically known as the one-nght
stands, and his companies are playing IN
over a dozen different cities throughout
the country. The many chances Mr. + roh-
man has given his lieutenants to better
themselves professionally and finan tally
hespeak for him an appreciation and in
terest in his employees that is rarely
found in other professions. The result is
that there is no more popular manager in
the country than he, and his employees
sing his praises in stentOrian tones.
The late Charles Hoyt was another
manager who assisted his employees very
materially, and the managers and advance
agents who remained loyal to the Hoytian
house during so many years were
benefciaries under the will of the de-
ceased playwright and manager One of
the NEST prominent of Mr.. Hoyts ad-
vance men, Bert Dasher, received ten
thousand dollars from the Hoyt estate.
while Fred Wright and Fred Zwiefel. two
OF his managers, geeeiyed large bequests.
{,
who was an advance agent when the firm
of Hoyt & Thomas was Just beginning to
realize immense profits from their theat-
rical Investments. came in for the major
share of the Hoyt fortune.
The Christmas numbers OF the drama
tic papers are an linteresting lot of pub
lications this year. The best issue un-
doubtedly is that OF tho Dramatic News"
which has eclipsed all of its former ef-
forts and turned ont an exceedingly cred
liable number, in which are found the
portraits Of most Of the leading members
of the theatrical profession. The press
work is above the usual Bethlehem stand
ard and the holiday issue in many re-
spects is by far the best the News" 1"
readers have ever received.
The Mirror" combined it's regular Is
sue with the holiday number. The con-
hict that still wages between Harrison
Grey Fiske and the theatrical syndicate
is evidenced by the conspicuous absence
from the advertising columns of the an
of the managers composing
the syndicate. The portraits are for the
most part those of almost unknown ac-
tors and actresses, while number of the
repertoire companies that enjoy great Jat
ronage through the Eastern and Middle
States occupy entire pages with the half
tone groupings OF their members. BY far
the best cover of any of the dramatic edi-
tions is that of the Mirror" designed
by Earnest Haskell.
The popular Clipper does not make
much of an effort to turn out q Christmas