Evening star., 1901-08-24
THE THEATRICAL SEASON
INTERESTING GOSSIP AS TO THE
NEW YORK OPENINGS.
Where some Well-Known washing-
tom Actors VIII He Piaced-How
Friendships Are sundered.


the various enterprises to be launched be-
tween now and November. It is when the
katydid begins to sing Of frost that the
theatrical venture Is In the height of prepa-
| ration. Nearly all the forthcoming produc-
items of Importance have been heralded and
discussed. One or two claim especial notice
In Washington. The strong interest in
Shakespeare that has recently developed
has led the firm of Delcher & Brennan to
present Charles B. Hanford in THE Tam
ing of the Shrew." Mr.. Delcher's long the
atrical experience insures every possible
advantage to the enterprise in the matter
OF business details. and Mr.. Hanford's per-
scnality and career are well adapted to the
literary methods which Mr.. Brennan Is ac-
customed to employ in exploiting players
One of the first steps taken was to arrange
for series of magazine articles from Mr.
Hanfords s pen, embodying his reminiscent
ces of the late Edwin Booth. Mr.. Hanford's 8
association with Booth was close and COW
cred long period of time. and his reeol-
lections will be of interest to the reading
public, as well as of box Office benefit to
himself. The role of Katherine in Tanning
of the Shrew will be played by Helen
Grantley, an actress who in addition to
her stage triunphs, enjoys the distinction
OF having been selected by recent pho
tcgraphers' convention in London as an
ideal type Of Grecian beauty. Kathryn
Kidder, who is also to be under the man
agement OF Delcher & Brennan. is to begin
rehearsals Of her new play, MOLLY Pitch
er," early in September.
Signor Fanciulli has completed a grand
opera and has made arrangements to give
the grand premier performances in Wash
ington after preliminary presentations in
Norfolk and Richmond. The week of No
vember Is the date selected. The opera
is entitled Priscilla, the Maid of Ply
mouth and the story Is the everfresh and
fruitful theme. the courtship of Miles
Standlsh. The opera company will take it's
name from the prima donna and be known
as the Rose Cecil Shay Opera Company.
Signor Fanciulli is naturally hopeful in con-
pection with the enterprise. as it means
the realization Of an ambition dear to every
musicians heart.
Paula Edwardes, who made hersedf so
well known in a short time with the Duff
Musical Comedy Company In early sum-
mer returns to her vaudeville engagements
soon. She is to appear In a sketch by Will
lard Holcombe. whose intention it now is
to permanently abandon his work as press
agent to engage in the authorship of vaude-
vile sketches He win have four or five
attractions on the vaudeville circuits this
season. Homer Lind. who Is back from
Europe. will continue in Holcombe's ver-
sion of "Gringoire.'
Everett King, who played King Louis
Xl in the performance of "Gringoire'' in
w washington. has given up the part of
John Alden in Stanisiaus STANCES version
or The Courtship of Miles Standish," now
under rehearsal Mr.. Kings prospects are
divided between two offers, one to go with
company to the Pacific coast, where he
Will have an opportunity to play Shakes
peare," and another to take an important
role in the Wilstachs' new venture Sweet
Glover" in which Adelaide Thurston is to
be starred. Miss Thurston Is unknown
here. but exceedingly popular where she
has appeared.
Paul Wiistach Is expected to represent
|. Richard Mansfield as usual, unless gossip,
that frrepressble jade, has again selected
the famous actor as her favorite mark. 1t
IS limited that Mr. Mansfield will cut loose
from the firm that controls his bookings,
and will go to the far west as an inde-
pendent star; the head Of stock company
me reason suggested for this is that Mr..
Mansfield regards the jumps arranged for
him as representing too much railway fare
to permit reasonable expectation Of profit
Ihe worst of II is the suspicion that It was
done on purpose.
John Grieves was until recently In New
YORK, arranging attractions for his coming
season at the New Bijou. He says he well
comes the new regulations designed to keep
nuriesque within the bounds Of decorum;
that ne always endeavored to make his
shows revelations OF purity and light and
that 1t the District Commissioners will
only be firm and stand by him he will at
last succeed In circumventing the worldly
and unrighteous show people whom he is
compelled to employ.
James Lackey, brother OF Wilton Lack
aye. has good part in a new melodrama
which soon goes into rehearsal. He Is maxi
ing steady strides forward in his work, and
expects this part to add to the good things
already to his credit. Wilton Lackaye is
to be In the company which produces a
new Don Caesar" melodrama, with James
4. Hackett as the hero.
Hans Robert, who is to take a promi-
nent part in the reigning summer success.
his prospects. He demonstrated his adapta-
btltty In Washington last summer. He
stepped from musical comedy to straight
comedy with the utmost ease, but did not
he ct tr0 4cytrt
genial very long. The time when Mr.. Ar
den was stage manager was an exciting
period for number OF actors, and Mr..
Robert was not without share in the un-
rest. According to Mr.. Roberts friends,
when Captain Letterblair'' was In re-
hearsal Mr.. Arden and Mr.. Robert both
studied Irish dialect parts. On Saturday
Mr.. Arden said:
"Mr Robert, I have been thinking about
your part in this piece and don't believe
1. Is well for both Of US to employ Irish
dialect. You will have to change your con-
ception of the part
But" protested Mr. Robert. 81 have
studied it and rehearsed 1t In Irish, and l
don't believe can change"
"Oh. yes. You can change 1t to cock
ney."
But don't know a thing about cock
ney," insisted Mr.. Robert. "Cockney is
something that never appealed to my artis-
tic nature"
''As an actor. you ought to be able to
make any kind OF change. could do it
easily"
well" was the mild rejoinder. '1f you
can do 1t so easily why don't you use the
cockney dialect yourself?'
1t Is needless to say that the relations
between Mr. Arden and Mr. Robert at once
became strained. In short time they
were severed. BY such slight things are
friendships sundered
The season Is opening slowly. "A Nor
mon Wife, was produced at the Fourteenth
Street Theater. II is an appeal to popu-
lar appreciation. without much disposition
to stand In awe Of critical opinion. 'Are
You Mason" frolicsome farce from the
German. In which the adapter, Leo Det-
richstein. appears in sort Of "Charleys
Aunt" role, has renewed its run at the
Garrick Theater. The play is q gladsome
trifie, and does not assume to appeal to
the soulful. Washington IL on its list OF
bookings.
Rich & Harris. who are presenting Are
You Mason" have equipped Louis Mann
and Clara Lipman with q new comedy.
which is In line with Mr.. Manns ambitions
in the direction OF more legitimate work.
without making too abrupt q transition
from his present successful field. Those
who saw him at the Columbia win remem-
ber his amusing solloQuy on the .sPOors
and the Pritish." In this piece he takes
the part OF Boer farmer. who Is con-
cerned In the Jameson raid. The play Is