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

Edward Shaw. and NJ. W. Hanley for man
ageF
Robert Downing Will open his season in
THE Gladiator tomorrow night at Fred
ericksburg. The tour will include many
Southern cities.
Grant Parrish. former local newspaper
writer will be business manager for The
Poor Relation" company headed BY Alden
Bass.
Whitman osgood viii assist Mr. Chase
In managing the Gfand Opera House OF
this city and the Lyceum of Baltimore this
year
R. d. MaeI-ean and odette Tyler will
be members Of madame Mojeska's COM
pany this season. which the tragedienne
announces is her farewell"
MAN 'seIIe Hawkins will be sent on the
road with good cast although it will not
contain many members OF the original
company.
James Kearney. a local actor. will
again be stage manager OF Charles Froh-
mans Comedians. nr.senting THE Hus-
bands Of Leontine.
Blanche Walsh will follow ben Hur''
at the Broadway Theatre. New York. early
/ in October. when she viii be seen in a new
play.
Gertrude coghlan will be seen through
out the country this season as Becky
Sharp in a new dramatization OF Vanity
Fair"
Albert Airing Parr who went to London
with the American Beauty company, will
be the leading tenor with The Boston,
ians."
Frank worthing has been engaged to
support Grace George in her starring
tour in ]. L C. clarke's play. Her
Majesty
Hurtig & seamon. the New York vais-
deyille managers. will conduct mus
hall inc chicago patterned after Weber &
Fields. The stock company will be headed
by PilarMorin.
Manager Johnson. of the Cabin Jot1
Palm Garden, has discontinued the twice
a-day vaudeville performances and sub
stituted therefor a series Of moving
pictures.
All OF the prominent pugilistic stars win
be seen during the season either in melo-
drama or burlesque. Fitzsimmons man
agsr is trying to secure Gus Rubin as al
additional attraction.
During this seasons tour In "Papa's
Wife," Anna Held viii once more have
Charles Bigelow as her principal fun-mak-
er. Mr.. Bigelow IS promised to appear as
star next year.
MaybelIe Gilman is reported to have tenn
porarily retired from the cast OF The Ca
sino Girl in London Marie George has
taken her place. with much success, so the
cable announces.
NJ. Roetand is reported to be at work
upon a new play, which has for its SUBJ
ject the persecution of the early Chris
tians by Nero. Tie play is intended for
Madame Bernhardt.
william H. F. Beckham a local
newspaper writer. will be advance agent
for one of the Quo Vadis'' companies that
,xfTl bsa d he lie
by Manager Whitney.
Nat VI Wills and Josie Sadler viii ap-
pear with the production of "A Million
Dollars at the New York Theatre. Tie
Sire brothers promise a cast Of exceptional
merit and many novelties
LIE Voyage en- Suisse" will be revived
this season by Elmer and Thall, wLo are
said to have engaged an excellent company
for the Interpretation Of the old Hanlou
brothers pantomimic comedy.
C. VI. s. Mcclellan, who writes under
the stage name of Hugh Morton has re-
turned from London. presumably TO con-
fer with Charles Frohman relative to the
musical comedy he has contracted to fur
nish for Edna Mays use.
Gertrude Florence O'Neill. daughter OF
the late John J. 0'Neili at one time a
member Of the House of Representatives
from Missouri, threatens to go upon the
stage. Sne mas CHOSEN the oper1tf
branch for he initial appearance.
Francis Wilson has decided to call his
new opera THE Monks Of MaIabar" The
original intention was to call the Goodwin
Englander composition "Bolco Booi Room,''
but it was fund to be unsuited even for
the purposes of a modern comic opera title.
THE Village Postmaster will open its
season in Providence. Archie Boyd, who
used to play DenmRn Thompson's part in
THE Old Homestead even better than
Mr. Thompson did himself according to
the critics. will enact the principal role
in Mr.. Eddy's pastoral drama.
rope where she secured two plays one Of
which will be produced by the James,
Kidder combination this season. Miss Kid
der's reheersils with Lc.sis James for "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" begin Sep
TENDER 49, until which time she will rest
at Lake George.
The Frawley company. with many of the
faYorites that were at the Columbia a year
ago last spring. is having very profitable
season in San Francisco. Mary VanBuren
continues to play the leading feminine
parts and Harrington Reynolds is cast for
the Villains roles.
William Gillette will be seen in "Sher-
lock Holmes" only in the larger cities.
Manager Frohman has decided to send odt
a No. 2 company that will present the de-
tective play in the one-night-stand towns.
This organization will have Cuyler Hast
ings in Mr.. Gillette's part.
Mr. and Mrs Russ WhytaI, who W. be
recalled for their production Of For Tair
Virginia. viii make : tour of the West
Indies this winter in a repertoire that
will include that play, "Out Yondar,
"Blaekballed." Captain Swift las You
Like It." THE Merchant of Venice and
'TTilby."
in The Gentleman from Texas" has
tus Thomas. turned over the completed
factory. ard he will write another comedy
among the early bookings of the Columbia.
Kathryn Kidder has returned from Eu-
Miss Estelle Mortimer has been engaged
by Mr.. Richard Mansfield to appear as
Dame Quickly in his revival of Shakes
peares King Henry "" She is generally
regarded as one OF the best comediennes
in legitimate broad comedy now on the
stage. She has for many years been
member of Nat Goodwin's company.
E II. Sothern and Virginia Harmed have
commenced rehearsals of Hamlet" From
a pictorial standpoint. a magnificent pre-
entation is promised-the eostltest Gr.
Sothern has ever given. Preparations be-
gan last spring and the scenic artists and
costumers have continued steadily at work
throughout the summer. The revival win
receive four or five weeks of rehearsal.
Al H. Candy. the well-known manager
who formerly had charge OF the business