The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-18
GOSSIP OF THE RIALTO

! NEW YORK, March 11.-With very few
exceptions, every important production
that was to have been made here this sea
son has been made and consequently, bu
little of interest need he expected in tn,
future. Charles Frohman announced ont,
couple OF days ago that his work was ovel
until the beginning Of the term of 1900 'U1
and majority of the minor managers
seem to be equally ready for thei- vaca-
tons. On Monday evening Sir He,ry IT.
wing returned to the Knickerbocker. the
I Imperial japanese Dramatic Company moy-
ed into the Bijou, and there were a half
dozen popular-priced premieres Nothing
else developed. Two nights later. howev.
er. the directors of Roster q Biai's which
has gone through twenty experimental
stages since last September. offered theiI
much-talled-of extravaganza The Regat-
Ia Girl" but without great effect. The
piece contains more plot than does the av-
/ erage London thriller" and is quite as
stupid. A ballet. called Progress" fol-
lows the finale OF the presentation and is
rather amusing That is all
AubeI 5 excessively rated Fra Diayolo'
is being done by the Castle Square folk al
the American in the customarily admlrabI;
manner. The interpreting cast include,
Reginald Roberts, William Pruette. Franz
Moulan. Charles Meyers Rhys Thomas
Louis Casavant. Gertrude Quinlan, Maude
Lambert, aud Mae Emory. The less capa-
bic stock organizations are furnishing good
material but the only real novelty shown
is at the Star, where Al Martins troupe is
exploiting Uncle Toms Cabin" The play
has "a disrobing scene-enacted by Helene
Davis. the Little Eva-but up to the time
Of writing objection has cd ht
the police.
4 number of GOtham's best houses APP
pear to be going the way of the best stars
into vaudeville. Hardly had il been stated
that F. +. Proctor had secured the lease OF
the Fifth Avenue than the Hashims. o.
Philadelphia, came out with the confession
that they had procured the big Academy OF
Music for the summer season. Hot weather
theatricaiS are as dangerous here as else
where, but the Hashims hope the Academy
will prove a paying investment.
There will be three quite important OPP
eufngs here next week. Stuart Robson
and his oliver Goldsmith will supplaut
Madame Modjeska at the Fifth Avenue
Olga Nethersole ceases running The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray'' and puts on A. W.
Pinero's The Profigate' at Wallacks
aud a notable cast is to he seen in re-
vival of The Great Ruby at the Four
teenth Street, where Tim Murphy just has
made a hit in The Carpetbagger." Later
on. Wine and Women will succeed Anna
Held at the Manhattan. and there are 10
be a few other changes
1t is rumored that Ethel Barrymore. who
recently was the victim of an attempt to
foist her into metropolitan favor. will be
starred next season in a comedy written
especially by Clyde Fitch.
Probably Mrs Fiske will not play in
New York again until after her return
from Europe. devotinS her coming year to
the larger cities of the road
Broadway already is full of actors whose
companies have closed until l9OO'0l.
Lulu CHASER is going TO Berlin and Lud-
wig Englander has come back fTcm Vienna.
NANCY SYKES.