Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-19
MUSIC
AND DRAMA


Boston and Philadelphia have the
only two new Metropolitan theaters to
open this fall.
Klaw & changers company to
present Ben-Hur the coming season
began rehearsals last Monday.
Maude Adams is to appear in Lon
don, Eng, April IS, 1902 in LAiglon,
The Little Minister, ana AS You
Like 1t.
There is a report from Paris that
Nine, Rejane will soon retire from &C
tive work on the stage, to become the
manager of a small Partisan theater.
The Country Judge, a new rural
Jerome Fl. Eddy, will be produced in
November with a wellknown actor as
the star.
The new comedy Martha Morton
has written for Ada Rahan and in
which she will be seen the coming
season, will be called The Fascinating
Miss Ford.
The Greenwall theatrical circuit
company began the season at the
American theater in New York last
evening with a scenic production of
Under Two Flags.
Blanche Walsh will begin her an
nual tour in Detroit, producing at De-
troit opera house, Sept. 16, a dramati-
cation by Jeanette l.. Glider of s. r.
CrOckett's romantic novel, Joan Of the
Sword Hand.
Joseph Arthur is now at work com
pleting his new Florida drama, and
has decided to name 1t after it's hero
inc. Kis-sim-mee. If negotiations are
concluded, it will be produced by Jules
hurry during the coming season.
Miss Miriam Nesbitt, who was lead
ing woman with James K. Hackett in
The Tree of Knowledge and with the
Lyccum Theater company, has been
engaged as leading lady With William
II. Crane for the coming season.
Nat GoOdwin's former success, The
Cowboy and the Lady, will be placed
on the road this season under the
management of George s. McFaddcn
Miss Evelyn Palmer will play Maxine
Elliott's part and s. Miller Kent will
portray the part played by Goodwin
Pat Rooney, Jr., and Emma Francis
will introduce a very novel dancing
speciality in The Rogers Brothers IN
Washington These young people are
two of the greatest dancers on thu
American stage-and, by the way
| they are reported engaged
President John M. Eagan Of the
Georgia Central Railway and Ocean
Steamship company began his work in
the railroading business as an appren.
tice in the shops OF the Illinois Central
at Amboy. H.. in 1868.
William Greet has arranged with
| Charles Frohman for a grand produc
! ton of Miss Bertha Runkle's and Law
| renee Marston's dramati2ation of The
Helmet of Navarro, in which Charles
Dalton will create the role of EtiennC
and be supported by an especially Sc
| lected company.
The well-known German novelist
Rudolf Lindau, who is also lawyer
and has for about ten years repre-
scented the German creditors in the
management of the Turkish debt, has
decided to retire from active life AM
take up his abode in Heligoland.
Joseph Jeffersons fall tour will be
gin about October l. His TepertorN
will include Rip Van Wrinkle, The HI
walls, The Cricket on the Hearth, ant
| Ivi,rn Ghil1ippC
Frederick NJ. Padelford, professo
of English at the University of Idaho
has been added to the faculty of The
state university of Washington. III
is a graduate of Colby and OF fal'
graduate school.
John H. Hariday, the English cor
respondent at Pekin, has writer
Edwin H. Price, the manager or Saf
Toy for a picture of the actor in make
up who counterfeits Ii Hung Chang
in this musical comedy. The Chinese
statesman desires it as souvenir o
his first appearance on the stage b!
proxy.
Naude Adams new play. written b!
u. NJ. Barrie. author of The LITTLE
Minister is called Quality Street
This title has been decided upon b,
J. NJ. Barrie and Miss Adams and tn
manuscript has been delivered to tn
actress who will return to New forI
next Tuesday. Mr.. Barrie will arriv'
there during the latter part of Septem
her In time for rehearsals of the new
play.
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman'
! new boer play by Paul Potter may b