The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-25
4 NJ THEATRES



ly young women az the stage can boast.
The principal supporting male characters
will be played by Eugene ORourke,
William West. Lee Harrison and John
Nellie Thorn will play Esther In ben
Hur" next season. She Is now IN Eng
Frank Mckee has decided TO call the
English version of his German musical
farce, I'm Himmehoff" I'm which Peter
II. DALEY will star. Hodge, Podge a.
There Is some chance that Miss Ada
Reiian. who sailed for England last
provinces before returning TO this coun-
Joseph Brooks and Ben Stern have en-
gagged Hobart Boswor,h as Lea, leading ls,nnar, man
Blanche Walsh in Eugene Presbreys
new play.
a. Erlanger's new opera, Foxy CUTLER"
kiaw & Erianger have engaged HiIda
Clarke for prima donna of The Bos-
Augustus Thomas has spent the greater
part Of the last three months In Texas
In search of charac,srs : and ,asmospnere %
Texas" I'm which Joseph Brooks viii star
Maclyn Arbuckle. IL is understood that
the central character in the, story VIII
be young Texan lawyer and politician.
Mr.. Arbuckle was formerly a lawyer In
Texas and shining light at the Bowie
county bar till his defeat for Justice OF
the peace by a grocer led him 70 accept
an engagement as AN actor with Peter
Baker, the German comedian. This I'M
cident side-tracked legal genius and
gave TO the American stage its most
promising young comedian.
Dramatized novels will be more I'm
vogue than ever next season. Besides
QUO vadis." there will be Janice Mere
dith.'' with Mary Mannering. David
Harum." with w. IA. Crane, Richard
- al Lob. tssf tn 1,a In ha
autumn at the Criterion Theatre: ITO
Have and To Hold with Henry Miller,
crawford's "In the Palace of the King,
ventures of Francois. : with Henry Dixey.
RED Pottage." dramatized by. I<insey
Caleb Vest" by Hopkinson Smith, to
he produced by Jacob Lit, Al the Man
haitian Theatre. Her Majesty. dram,
atized by J. 7. G. Clarke. to be. produced
by Grace George; "A Battle-Scarred
Hero" with Marie Burroughs, Steven
sons Prince otto with Otis Skinner,
and When knighthood Was In Flower"
Frank Mckee has accepted Edward Il.
Roses scenario Of his dramatization OF
Anthony Hopes story, The Heart of
the Princess Osra." I'm which Mary Man
nering will be seen next season. Mr..
Mckee contemplates presenting Mary
Manncring in both this play and Janice
When Her Majesty" goes on tour the
coming season. IL will be with practically
will be at the % head OF the Company. of OF
course, has the title role of Her Ma
iesty." Next to her in importance Will
be a famous English actor. Mr.. Brady.
who is in Europe. Is negotiating with
two Of the foremost players on the Lon
don stage for the role second I'm imports
ance to that OF Miss George. Both are
willing 10 come. but Mr.. Brady is waiting
10 see which one Will come nearest TO per-
lection in that line of work before sign
Mhen Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall commence
their season in England next September
they will produce for the first time
play by Mrs clifford. the novelist. novelist ,st. cn.
title role is taken from one OF SWIM
Although David Belasco has secured
play, When We Dead Awaken" 1t is
rumored that Blanche Bates, and not
Mrs. Carter, will play in IT. The Queens
play set aside for Mrs. Carter.
Paderewski has said In a London In
terview: II shall go TO America again.
for I'm quite in love with the country
and the people. The Americans, you
know. are so quick. The country has a
great future before II. Why, everything
is no place ! like to travel In more than
America. The English are too philo-
sophical too deeply imaginative but.
dear me-" he added. there Is no com
parison between the two peoples. The
Americans are making wonderful pro-
gress musically. The New York and Chi
thing l have ever met abroad. but the
Boston orchestra Is the finest In the
world"
In 1889 Jerome Sykes was n young
comic opera singer struggling for recog-
nition He had begun his career i'm an
opera company i'm Baltimore four years
before: and had ;r been side bs.r,ss. tracked q,
prairie dramatic company. He landed In
kansas City practically broke He met
Punch whssIer then well known Ssy ad
had $50 between them After an hour
spent in delberation they decided 10
put out an opera company; In another
pie and had formed "The Alcazar Opera
company" In two DAYS they were on the
road. They had overcome the difficulty
of securing a chorus by hiring a scenic
artist TO paint one on drop They
stayed out with this troupe over nine
months and made "A living, playing small
towns In Texas and places in Mexico.
Punch" Wheeler went ahead and gave
the local mtnager his choice from large
repertoire. but thev always played The
Mascot" They made II fit any title and
no one seemed to know the difference.
In Piedras Negras Mexico, the manager
selected "Erminie' from Punch Whec-
ler's list. The advance man tried to con-
vince him that THE Mascot was much
better, but the Mexican would not yield:
SO "Erminie' was billed and Punch"
"The Mascot" under the title of "Ermi-
ME" because OF the stringcncy OF the
Mexican law. There might be a ~dexican
present who could expose the deception.
They had copy of the play Robert
Macairc." on which "Erminic' was
founded and started at 10 I'm the morning
to improvise the opera with this as the
the book. The curtain rung up at ID
o'clock that night the usual hour. on
Sykes and Wheeler's original production
Of "Erminie" When there break
Sykes woul. knock the actor playing
Jake Strop all over the stage or sing
'N hen Love IL Young NJ tt' World
Seems Gay" The performance was a hit
and ''rhe Alcazar Opera company nine
people with the chorus painted on a drop.
was invited TO play return date. But
times have changed with Jerry Sykes.
He now has no WORRY, and next season
will play the lead In klaw e. Erlangers $
big production OF Foxy Quiller." with
~ principal and a real chorus Of 100 peo-
pie To support him Punch" Wheeler,
too has ESCAPED the troubles of theatrical
life. and is now "a railroad agent I'm CHI
cago. /,
Saint-Saen tells about the Partisan
debut OF Rubinstein I'm his new volume.
Portraits ct Souvenirs; Suddenly
there appeared on the walls of Paris a
small. elongated poster, bearing the name