Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-12

E. G. Gilmore. of Gilmore and Tompkins, proprietors of the Academy of Music, New York, has completed q contract with Frank Mckee for the production at this theater next season of Ramsey Morris play of Indiana life, .sNinety-and-Nine. The theme of the new piece is taken from Ira b. Sankey's hymn of the same title. The opening date has been fixed for Oc- tober t. 1902, the contract contemplate ing long run and holding the whole season for this production.
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 Mary Mannering's second season in "Janie Meredith has begun most aus piciouSly. She is now in her second week at the new Colonial theater in Boston. After a brief season in New England she will play through the mid dle and far west. Monday, December g. she will begin two weeks engage ment in San Francisco. Appearances in Los Angeles, Stockton and other coast towns will follow, after which she will start east with an engagement in Denver beginning January 20.
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 Owing to unsatisfactory business
 
 company presenting Janice Meredith next Saturday evening. the 12th inst. Mir Mckee put this company on the road to play the principal one-nigbt stands. giving it a very strong cast and fully as excellent a scenic equip nent as that provided for the Organi- zation headed by Mary Mannering. But this artiSte has become so strong ly identified with the role of Janice" the people in the smaller places rc- fuse to accept anyone else in the parT. which leaves Mir Mckee no other al- ternative than to close the company Saturday night.
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 Klaw and Erlanger will present 'f-The Bostonians' in DeKoven aud Smiths new opera. Maid Marian sequel 10 their famous success, Rob in HOOd- at their Chestnut street opera house in Philadelphia, Nov. 4. A very strong cast has been engaged for this production, which will include many of the old ''BostOnians" favor ites and several new artists of ac- knowIedged ability. Adele Rafter, the dazzling young beauty whose ex- cellent c0ntraIto voice was praised widely last season. will sing one of
 
 production. Miss Rafter is a native of DunEfrk. Y. |. Her musical eCi- ucation was completed under Sbriglia of Paris.
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 The scenery and costumes which Manager Kirke I.aShelle has provided for SThe Princess Chic which the Marguerita Sylra opera company IS to present at Polls at an early date, has been referred to as a S25,000 pro- duction. This may be an exaggerated figure. but those who have seen the piece claim that at any rate the production is one of the richest and most beautiful ever laviShed upon a light opera. It requires a siXty-foot baggage car for the transportation of this mass of orante material. The massive scenery was built and painted in the workshop of the Metropolitan opera house. New York, by E. Castel- Bert. the chief of the scenic staff of Maurice Grau's Grand Opera company. and it is said to be made on the same scale of magnificence that character tzes MT Grau's grand opera produc- tions. The costumes were designed by Mrs Seidel and the properties and eff fleets are the work of D. Siedel Mir and Mrs Siedel are also regularly en- ployed on the grand opera productions at the Metropolitan opera house. Miss Sylva's company numbers over sixty voices and it is said that more than 200 different costumes are required for the presentation of "The Princess Chic"