The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-28
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Charles Frohman who has just returned from
Europe, says of his plans for the coming season:
II feel that the material | have secured abroad
and from home will give my American audiences
all styles Of drama, comedy and music in the
coming season. At the same time | shall be able
to present to English audiences a number of
Americas best plays and players in the two
London thcatcrs control. | am bringing to New
York complete organization from the Savoy
thcatcr, London, ard will present the latest
sullivan opera, The Rose OF Persia The lihrct.
to is by Basil Hood This will be played at
Days commencing September g. Then | have
signed a contract with Arthur Collins OF the
Drury Lane, by which | shall have for a term
of five years all OF the big dramas from that
thcater. This autumns play is by Cecil Ra
leigh, the author Of Hearts Are Trumps.' John
Drew, who is to start his season at the Empire
will have plays by Haddon Chambers and Louis
\. Parker. l expect to begin his engagement
with Haddon Chambers play I have brought
only two acts OF this over, but expect Mr.
Chambers to send the other two within three
weeks. 1t is the first play he has written since
The Tyranny of Tears The great success of
Edmund Rostands 'LAiglon IS well known here
This will be Maud Adams opening play, begin.
ming at the knickerbockcr in October ! have
also for Miss Adams new comedy by j. NJ
Barrie. am delighted to have the role of
LAiglon for her 1t calls for a sympathetic
personality and physical slightncss, too, must
be suggested to show the big nature of Napo.
leon within a fragile body. The boy feels him
self capable Of all greatness: he has a wonderful
power OF Imagination, all that a slight nervous
organization suggests. Miss Adams is fitted by
nature to embody those characteristics ] feel
that she is the actress in this country to make
the part sympathetic and interesting to an
American audience. l have secured a new play
called the Wilderness" by H. V. Esmond au.
thor of When We Were Twenty One
For Annie Russclr5 opening at the Iyceum
early in September / have Captain Marshalrs
comedy, a Royal Family Captain Marshall has
also started work on 4 modern comedy for me.
! have also comedy entitled The Husbands Of
LeontiEe,' which has been running for the past
siN months at the Nouveaute thcatcr in Paris,
where The Girl from Maxim's' was produced.
This will be played at the Madison Square.
have new play by Sidney Grundy, author OF
Sowing the Wind to be produced by George
Alexander at the st. James thcater On September
l. This is called The Debt of Honor Mr.. Alex.
ander has closed his season with Walter Frith's
The Man of Forty which have secured for the
Empire. | have a new and original play by
Louis n. Parker author of Rosemary called
THE Swashbuckler' This will be played in
England by Wilson Barrett | have drama pro-
duced by Coqueln at the Porte st. Martin called
courCelle, author Of 'The Two Little Vagrants'
entitled Imprisoned for Life and a comedy by
r. c. Carton, author of Lord and Lady Algy,'
called Lady IIuntworth's Experiment. This
is the success of the present London season,
and shall produce il in connection with Daniel
Frohman at the Lyceum here, | have a new
comedy, the English rights Of which belong to
Charles Hawtrcy, entitled BY Proxy | have
new and original play by Madeline Lucettc
| VI oil NJ lad. n,fp I IL,
new comedy by Alexandra Bsson--his first play
since on and on 1t is called The Good
Judge This is to be produced at the Vaude.
vile, Paris. ! shall produce it in the coming
season at the Madison Square. | am going in eX.
tensivey for dramatizaton Of books this season,
among them TO Have and to Hold 'The Idols
Red Pottage,' The Forest Lovers a Gentle.
man of France and Richard Carvcl' Most
Of these novels are already dramatizcG and ready
for stage production l have also secured the
dramatic rights Of Hall Gaines new story, short
~ to be published, entitled The Eternal CITY,
and it will be dramatized by Mr.. Crane. stephen
| Phillips, author Of 'Paola and Francesca, is to
write a new play for me. The comedy which
Mrs Patrick Campbell played so successfully dur
! ing the London season. The Canary by George
Fleming, contains fine character for a comedy
actress, and ! will present it some time during
| the season. J. NJ. Barrie has written a serious
| play to be produced at the London GarriCk, in
| September, and | have the American rights
| Clyde Fitch has delivered to me a comedy Of
| American life, and is writing a new play to be
| finished on oct /. ! have contracted for the
| American rights Of a new play which Henry
| Arthur Jones has just finished for Charles Wynd.
| ham, besides the comedy Mr. Jones has written
| for the Duke Of York's theater, and ono which
will be produced at Wyndham's thcater in No
vcmber. | have accepted n new play by Jean
| Richpin, and one by Berton, one Of the French
authors of 'Zaza This will be produced by
me in the coming season. shall make an
| Hamilton and in one of the plays | have
mentioned Henry Miller will appear when he
| returns from San Francisco in September ]
am having dramatized an American book en-
| titled Mistress Penwick,' which l propose to
| present in London with Ellaline Terriss and
| Seymour Hicks, and afterward in New York,
| Besides these plays ] have arranged for Basil
| Hood author of The Rose Of Persia to write
me an original comedy and also for one by Je-
rome X jerome, author of Miss Hobbs both for
| England and America. / have plays being
written for me in America by Augustus Thomas
| and Henry Guy Carleton and Bronson Howard
is at work on a play for me for London"
| A very significant circumstance in connection
with the usual speculation INDUCED in on Broad
way in reference to the coming theatrical season,
| is the almost entire absence Of allusion TO the
fact that this is presidential year" Four
years ago managers figured on this event as
quite a factor; this year il seems to have little
or no influence on their plans Managers who
| held back their attractions four years ago until