The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-08
THEATRICAL NOTES.


Grace George, who is to appear In the
title role OF the new romantic play, Her
| Majesty" the coming season. is an en-
thusiastc amateur photographer. and
| has brought home from Europe very re-
markable series of views of her own TAX
ing. There are graphic pictures OF the
, scenes and characters In the Passion
| Play; a view of the German Emperor
| kneeling and praying In the streets at
the Corpus Christi festival and no end
| of odd hooks and corners in famous
| places, churches and old ruins, which go
| 10 make up a rare art collection and en-
during souvenir of foreign travel Miss
| George not only takes her own pictures.
| but develops them, and that Is more than
| half the pleasure of amateur photogra-
| ply.
| Way Down East" is to have an entire
| new scenic establishment for the coming
| season. which begins next month at Nc
| Vicker's, Chicago. There will be many
unique and novel effects 20 heghten the
realism OF this picturesque portrayal of
New England's pastoral life.
| Rehearsals begin Aug. 13th for Jacob
| Lifts production OF "Caleb West" which
begins the Manhattan Theatres season
| the middle OF September. IT is n dramat-
| ization of +. Hopkinson Smiths popular
| story OF New England coast life. After IL
will come Her Majesty" with Grace
George In the title role.
Anna Held, whose coaching parties
have contributed not a little to the mid
summer gaiety OF Paris. sails for this
| country the last week in August, and
three weeks later will begin a tour in
''Papa's WIFE" visiting those cities where
the musical comedy has not yet been
seen. After the holidays she will be seen
at the Manhattan theatre. New York In
an elaborate production OF Maurice Dom
nays satirical comedy. 1.-The Education
of the Prince. which caused an enormous
stir In Paris last season. Miss Held will
not play THE Prince" as popularity sup
posed, but the role of the young queen
mother, created in the French by Jeanne
Granier.
punch" Wheeler. the time advance
man, now railroad agent I'm Chicago,
who was. Jerome Sykes partner In fioat-
ing the Alcazar opera company, saw the
story recently printed in reference to
their experiences with this organization
in Texas and Mexico. The other day he
sent Mr.. Sykes letter in which he wrote:
"Funnier things happened with the AL
caZars. You will remember at st. Ignace,
Yucatan, you invited me over to the
jail, saying one of us had to be locked UP
for beginning the opera before the COM
missioner generals Inspector blew his
cornet. and. as you had to go on for
matinee, they gave me cell until you
could get back to relieve me. / threat->
ened to leave the jail unless they sent out
and got me a pool table. After that you
hired a man to be locked UP whenever we
interfered with the laws, as we were too
busy to have our time taken up, and
couldn't study law in Spanish. You will
remember at Guadalajara. County of
Santa Cruz, Mexico the painter sent US
I'm bill for $500 for painting dodgers foc
the Alcohol Comic Troupe
cat Limbergville, Wexathchie County,
Texas a German landlord played the
Alcazars You looked over the advance
sale and told him Ii WAS bad lie said
not TO mind. we'd have a good house any
way. You said you would bet we would
not play to $40. 'Vorty dollars said the
manager, Veil, I should say me nor The
biggest house dot ever here vas. vas SIS
"At Tie Siding. where we had "a glfaran-
tee OF $3.50, the manager was selling tick
cts with cash register. After the rer-
formance the register showed gross re-
ceipts OF S39 %. He gave us the gross re-
ceipts and the cash register and Jack
Henderson took the Kerosene lamps used
for footlights, as we had TO travel by
wagon to Brackettsville. where we played
at the army post on sharing terms. the
government furnishing the hal, the oil
| for the lamps in the footlights and the
band. The 18th Regiment, y. $. A., band
played the opera, and had eleven more
| men In the orchestra than we had people
| on the stage.
II wish YOU good luck I'm Foxy CUTLER
"Klaw a. Erlanger will evidently give
| you a better outfit than we had with the
| Alcazars.'
a,rs,. ttalt 70 he
| continental capitals. weeks sojourn at
| Oberammergau and quick dash into
| Switzerland. has returned to New York,
with n variety of new dramatic material.
| lie secured two comedies I'm Berlin. soon
/ to be produced In London, two more I'm
| Vienna, one called The Spell of the
| stage" and the other yet unnamed and
| several others I'm London and Paris Clyde
| Fitch is TO furnish him with a new com
| edy drama OF pastoral life entitled THE
| Parson" and he secured from Nat Good
| win the original production and sole
| American rights to Nathan Hale" In
| which he will star n prominent young
actor The piece has been seen in but
| six cities Mr.. Brady also purchased Ar
| thur Shirley's latest melodrama to be
| produced In London In September. and
| commissioned Shirley and Sutton Vane
| to write n meiodrama of New York life.
| In conjunction with his partner +. Zieg-
| field, Jr., he has effected a combination
| between Sandow and Loie Fuller who
| win mako Joint tour of the states at the
| close OF the Paris exposition. Mr.. Brady
| made Robert Taber handsome offer 10
| come over from London and play the
| leading male part IN ''Ifer Majesty" in
| which Grace George assumes the title
| role II will be accepted II the actor
| quickly RECEIVERS from his recent attack
| OF pneumonia. Nearly dozen companies.
| including ''wsy Down East" "Sapho."
woman and Wine" and James j. JEFF
| fries will tour the country next season.