The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-21

play in support Of the August family in John J..
McNally's now farce.
Jennie IIawley, a very pretty and vivaciuus
young comcdicnnc, will play Carmcnita Hodge
with Peter +. Daley in "1odge, Pudge Il Co."
Blanche Walsh's criticism OF Italian act
rcsses in her description of production OF "Quo
Nadis" seen in Naples has created considerable
comment.
Joseph Kilgorc, starred by Jacob Lift IN
sporting Life" has been engaged by Joseph
Brooks and Ben STERN for Blanche WalShs sup
port in Eugene ". Prcsbrcy's new play.
Klaw & Erlangcrs new opera, "FoNy Qullcr,"
will be first presented in New Haven, October
Is. II will also be sung in Washington and Bal
timorc before it goes to New York for a run at
a Broadway thcatrr.
Nellie Hawthorne, the handsome ami very
shapcly cumcdicnnc whom Klaw Il Erang IT
have engaged or ''The Rogers Brothers in
Central Park" is one Of the three Hlwthone
sisters who made a hit in New York, London
and the principal European cities in music al
bicycle act and oporatic sketches
Mare Klaw, of Klaw & Erangcr, met Miss
Ada Rchan in Londan last week. All the ar
rangcmcrtS for her tour next season, under the
direction of this firm, were then completed
She will return to America the latter part Of
September Some Of her old repertoire will be
he utilized during her tour. A new play by a
prominent author will he placed in rehearsal
Immediately on her arrival.
Since the announcement Of the arrangement
between Klaw & Erlangcr and Della Fox for her
appearance in "The Rogers Brothers in cen.
tral Park" next season, and to head her own
company in a new play the following year, the
little comediennc has received many letters Of
congratulation. She has a wide circle of friends
and admirers who express most sincere good
wishes for her future
Augustus Thomas alabama" and "ln Miz
zoura" are two Of the most successful Amcri.
can comedy dramas. 1t is believed that his new
effort, "Thc Gentleman from Texas" will prove
even greater hit The central figure of the
new stagc.story which will be played by Mae
lvn Arhuckle. will be a Young iawvcr and poli.
tician who runs for congress. There will. how.
ever, be two other parts in the piece Of equal
promincncr Beside politics the story will deal
TO a limited extent. with cattle and cotton, and
indirectly, with the fight which has been 20
ing on in the south for some time between the
advocates of the round and the square cotton
bale II will be told in four acts and will be
very novel in It's scenes all Of which will be
laid in Teyas out.of.doorS. The first act will
prcscnt a prairic scene showing a stampcde Of
cattle. tbe Second n politicaI nominating con.
ycntiou held under n tent: I he third, the deck
Of n fcrrvboat on an up.state river in Texas. and
tho fo,rtb n hold.un in rasine While the
.tor,, ,riu Ia toId in tho main in a co,n,dv
vein, Il win prcscnt several situations border.
ing ON the meiodromatic. special effort will be
made to deycIon local color and otrnosnberc
hlia NorIows has written tbe following letter
to the pbiIadoInbia prosss. ,.uv attention has
becn called 70 ne foIIo,yiny n9rorrorb which
has becn going tho rounds of thc nrrss, .L,Ii,
Narlowe is ouotcd a. having said recently. 10
ono of nor friends. 81 am going 70 ,oto
change an, rndor contract 10 nrosont Nybor
Knighthood Was in Flower and I shall Give
tbis NAV nevt season Aftcr that am ,oir,,
to play ronr .Sapbos,' vonr .Zazas' and your
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