Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-16

Will be made manifest at the opening
of the play, and will be held III abey-
ance as In the book. The development
of coherent dramatic story has rem
dered necessary some departures from
the book tale. The play will not. how
ever. lose in any way the fascinating
interest of the original. All the charac-
ters in the book in which the reader
became interested will be translated
to the stage in the dramatic version.
The principals of the cast follow:
Charles Fownes afterwards John
Brereton -. ..... Robert Drouet
Philemon Hennion 80. Burr Mcintosh
Lord Cloves ........A. S. Lipmar,
Col. Rail- ................C Carl Ahrendt
Squire Meredith ....CharleS NJ. Collins
Squire Hennion ........ Martin ]. Cody
Joe Bagiev .............A Aubrey Beattie
Mrs. Meredith .............. Louise Rial
Tabitha Drinker ........, AEU Ricard
Janice Meredith -. Mary Mannering
Richard Mansfield plays in New York
City thirty weeks this winter-first at
the Garden Theatre, then at the Her
aid Square. The only other cities which
will see him are Chicago and Philadel-
phia.
/. Paul Kester, the American dramatist,
whose "Nelle Ciwynn," presented by
Julia Nelson in London has bounded at
once into first place among the English
successes, will go to London q little
Ia hrs I1fIy ICtcd ana 10 vIsit
some historic places which figure In
plays he has In prospect.
$50
Next to his natural and notable gifts
as an actor. Mr.. Tim Murphy is most
skiilful as an artist in black and white.
He Is real improvisor with his pencil
N .tt-ni eli OH
and caricature. He always designs
the costumes, scenery and printing for
his productions.
Richard Mansfield has upS\to this
time been using the Garden for the re-
hearsal of the auxiliaries for King
Henry and the Criterion for the prin-
cipals. MarwiS has been training the
ballet, and the choir of 81 boys and
male adults has been under the direc-
ton of the choirmaster OF st. Agnes.
The orchestra of 30 Observation-Disclosures
have been steadily at work on the mu-
sic for the revival. This week all
come together for ensemble rehearsal,
Next week rehearsals with scenery
commences. and the last week for the
presentation of the great Shakespear-
ian drama the rehearsals will be repli-
calls of what the public productions
Will be. October 1st is the date set for
Manshelds first appearance in King
Henry V. 1t is the greatest effort OF
his managerial career.
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The growing friendly alliance be-
tween the stage and literature is not
based entirely on the dramatization of
novels. The publishing houses and lit
erary magazines are going in for the
literature of the stage. The Bookman
has just completed n series of four i'm
portant articles on the foreign stage in
New York. being interestingly descrip-
tive of the YiddiSh, Chinese. Italian
and German theatres. "reminiscences
OF famous players of this generation
are growing conspicuous in the maya
zines and publishers catalogue. Dodd
Mead & Co. have given English read
ers an opportunity to add Augustin
Filon's The English Stage" to their
library. This is translation from the
French. but 1T is q remarkable history
of the drama of this century, and
brings Doran's History right down to
date. Another firm going in for dra-
matte literature is Doubleday Page &
Co., who have Franklin FyIes THE
Stage and It's People" In press. In
France and Germany the stage has it's
place in literature, and it is coming to
be so here.
Richard Mansfield was ad-writer for
Boston firm and studied painting as
boy. Tim Murphy earned his first
money with brush and palette. Stzr't
Robson earned his first money as Il
page in the House of Representatives.
Otis Skinner was at first clerk In a COM