The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

ono or two % the things have named are
one the tip Of every tongue. But sympathy
b essential 90 an actors popularity. SYM
pnthy OF face. manner aud heart. II must
be genuine nos make-bcieye, sympathy.
And now. schools out"
Exactly sixteen companies playing QUO
Nadis" throughout the country appear on
the theatrical roster 90 date. Ia addition
the effect Of the plays success N felt la
several other pieces one presented IN
Chicago last week called The Egyptian"
~ combination OF quo Vads' and
Faust while tho irreprcssible Hal Reid
has another version out which he calls
The Prince Of the World" peculiar
thing Is that they are all doing business
in spite Of tho weather.
The dramatization OF books IN more Of
"a fad this season than before Among
those already prepared FOR stage repre-
sentation are adaptations OF To Have
and 10 Hold" RED Potsage" "Rlchard
Carvel David Harum." when knight
hood Was la Flower" and "A Gentleman
Of France" Hail Game is making stage
version OF his The Eternal CITY"
Mrs. Fiske will continue 20 present
Becky Sharpe" this season. Julia Mar
love may substitute when Knlghahood
Was In Flower for barbara F'rietchie"
later IN the season. Other players who
Will continue Ia established successes are:
Mrs. Carter tn 'Zaza." MIR. Crane IN
David Harum." Stuart Robson In "Oiiver
Goldsmith" James 4. Herne Ia Sag Har-
bor.' Sarah Cowell IL Moyne ia ''The
Greatest Thing Ia the World" Otis Skin
ner IN Prince OF Jericho" William Gil
lette In Sherlock Holmes" Henry Miller
In The Only Way and Chauncey Olcott
In handsome revival OF "kathleen Ma
vourneen."
William Seymour who staged "A Mod
ern CruEoe" for Roland Reed, has been
busy man the last summer. for in adj
dition 90 conducting rehearsals OF Reeds
company he has had charge OF Viola Al
lens production OF In the Palace OF the
King" and OF The Choir Invisible" for
Licblcr & Co.
Mantel. ls again married Is Il possible
that he. as the race-track reporter would
have Il, Is out 10 beat the records estab-
lished by Nathaniel Goodwin and De
Wolf Hopper This IL the third time that
he has said Il WIZ ia front OF a marry
ing authority. and be Is comparatively a
young man His value as a matinee deity
was lost years ago.
Manager Daniel Frohman has engaged
Cissie LOTUS as a member OF his perm
anent stock company that viii be seen az
Days Thoater. New York, after It's pres
ent road tour comes 90 an end. Mr.. Froh-
man says he has been much increased
with Miss Loftus's dramatic ability. and
has secured her services for two years.
She has been offered a place ia Sir Henry
Irvinga Lyceum Company. hat preferred
TO come back 60 America under Mr.. Froh-
mans guidance
After the stirring climax OF the third
act Of Richard Carvei." at the Empire
Theater last week. a slender, dark. clean
shayen man came modestly before the cur
tain. bowed nervously. and quickly retired
from sight. There's Churchill who
wrote the book" said a stout first-night-
er, who Il supposed 20 know everything.
but Il was not MIR. Churchill. though he
was IN the house. did not show himself
az all The slender. dark man was Ed
ward T. Rose, the Englis dramatic critic
and playwright. who dramatizeo 1.-The
prisoner OF Zenda," 'sphroso." Under
the Red Robe" and other recent ro-
mancNs The present Mr.. Rose was
member OF the Boston Museum Company
in its later days ana was for several years
connected as stage manager with tho Cas-
tie Square Theaier. In Boston. He has
written. 60 date. thirty mine plays which
have been acted. but few OF these have
come under the notice OF playgoers who
seek their diversion in the theaters on
Broadway.t Mr.. Rose Is a rising man, how
ever. and Is likely TO make a fortune. In
the services OF Charles Frohman he has
lately been doing many things. IL Is said
that he has doctored 90 vigorous lie sew
eral recent plays that proved 10 be amaze
milo at rehearsals. lie IL credited. IN Ri
alto talk, with having had a hand IN the
dramatlzation OF David Harum." With
Willie Steel he has just finished the
dramatization Of Gilbert Parker's Battle
OF the Strong" in which Marie Bur
roughs viii act Gulda. II is a curious CO
incidence that both Mr.. Rose and Mr..
Winston Churchill have distinguished lit-
erary contemporaries OF the same name
across the Atlantic.