The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-02

present day theatregoer would have
escaped the inundstion of the dramatized
novel this year.
The present situation TO the writer's
whose characters will be transferred from
between cloth covers to the stage is al
Turing. to say the least. J. NJ. Bar
RE has received a fortune in royalties
from his Little Minister. the dramatiza-
ton of which he made himself An
thony Hope Hawkins has received many
thousands OF dollars for the use of THE
Prisoner of Zenda." while the arranger
Mr.. Rose. has been enabled to keep the
proverbial wolf from his door with
the money he was paid for dramatizing
the story. Gen. Lew Wallace for many
years refused all overtures for the stage
rights of Ben Hur'' and it was not until
| Marc Klaw. of the firm of Klaw & Err
LANCER. had an opportunity to discuss the
matter with the Charlottesville writer that
he consented to allow the dramatic ver-
SION The play crowded the Broadway
Theatre for six months last season, and
Gen. Wallace is reputed to have been paid
over $4,000 as his share Of the receipts.
The successes lust quoted have resulted
in making authors pay as much. II not
more, attention nowadays to the possibili-
/
! TO their excellence from literary stand
point. The poor. down-trodden author has
finally come into his own-managers are
seeking his acquaintance, and any book
..hat can find large purchasing public
may be reasonably certain of dramatiza-
ton In the case of ITO Have and To
Hold" the publishers. realizing their OPP
portunities put up the dramatic rights for
the book at auction. and. after receiving
number of bids. knocked down the stage
privileges to Manager Charles Fronman,
who is said to have never even read the
book. but understood that it was one Of
the biggest sellers of the year.
Charles Majors When Bnighthood Was
in Flower" will be added to the repertoire
of Julia Marlowe when that actress con-
tract with Charles Frohman expires and
she assumes the cares Of management her.
self this fall. D. v. Arthur, who conducted
the stock company at the Columbia last
spring, Will exploit Marie Burroughs, who
last season was a prominent member OF
| Stuart Robson's company. in THE Battle
of the Strong" which Mr.. Rose VIII pre-.
pare for the stage. Mary Manner,ag viii
% seen in dramatic version of Paul
leicester Fords very successful Story OF
the Revolution. Janice Meredith Viola
Allen viii inaugurate her season at the
National a few weeks hence In a play
| from F. Marion Crawford's story, @In the
| Palace Of the King" John Drew, whose
| original intention was to put on a new
Pinero play, will enact the title role In
Richard Carvel." 1t was Manager FROM
| mans first intention to reserve Richard
Carvel'' for the use of James X. Hackett,
! but the success Of this young actor in THE
Pride of Jenico" has been SO pronounced
that it will continue as his vehicle for an.
other year. Henry Miller, 1t is announced,
will present ITO Have and to Hold while
Craston Clarke, young actor whose work
has principally been along the line o. the
legitimate, has secured the rights to pro-
duce THE Only Way" which Mr.. Miller
used last season. Henry Dixey will be
launched as star by the Liebler Company
in 4 dramatic arrangement of DR.. Weir
MitcheIl's story, THE Adventures of Fran
cpis." The story has been adapted by
Langdon Mitchell a son of the author.
whose arrangement of Becky Sharp" for
Mrs. Fisse last season is still regarded as
one of the most noteworthy achieyeala Is
of American dramatists OF recent years.
Wilton Lackaye is another star who will be
managed by the Liebler Company. This
favorte Washington actor will be seen in
his own version of LES Miserables." W.
H. Crane, after vainly trying for a number
OF years to secure a suitable play has, 1t
secured just what he has been seeking in
"DSvid Harum." in which he will appear
.-l!3 year. Mr.. Crane presented this new
LAY for several weeks in Syracuse, Roeh-
ester, and a number of other New York
State towns last spring, where its success
was most pronounced.
One Of the earliest untried dramatiza-
lions to be introduced to the public will
be Caleb West which will be seen at
the Manhattan Theatre, New York City.
on September 10. The dramatization is
said to follow very closely the lines of F.
Hopkinson Smiths novel, and the man
ager. Jacob Lift, is said to have prepared
very elaborate production.
The country will be flooded with COM
panies playing QUO Vadis' at prices that
will range from the 10. 90 and 80 cent
schedule that prevails In some of the
smaller cities. to the $3.50 charge for seats
in the first-class theatres. F. W. Whit
ney, whose company presented Quo
vadis' at the Columbia last spring. will
send out four organizations. and other
managers will swell the list to at least
twelve or fifteen.
Washingtonans will have an opportun-
ity of witnessing Mr.. GiIlette's adapta-
ton of the Sherlock Holmes stories of
Conan Doyle. which occupied the Garrick
Theatre, New York City, all of last sea-
son, and which scored ona of the
successes of the year. Otis Skin
ner. as mentioned in another column. will
present his own stage version of Robert
Louis Stevensons Prince Otto" while
dramatizations will also be made of
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush THE
Heart OF the Princess osra." and Red