Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-23

Arthur Collins, manager of the nru- ry Lane theater in London. who Is III this country negotiating with NlaW N Erlanger for the European rights TOT ..Ben-Hur." witnessed a performance of .The Rogers Brothers in Central Park in Philadelphia. He praised it very highly and said that such a rapid-fire entertainment would create veritable furore in London. lie was so much impressed with the Wofk of the Rogers Brothers that he ll- uuired of Klaw X Erlanger if he could secure them as d special feature for the Drury Lane pantomime in l9O2.
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 Lavinia Hart. in an article upon stage mechanism in the Cosmopolitan for March. says: Tn the production of Clyde Iitch's Lovers Lane at the Manhattan, four apple trees are used which cost S1 100. Two of them are out in spring blossom. and the two used in the previous act are covered with autumn foliage. The leaves are beautifully tinted and each one is | wired into the boughs. which are talk en from natural trees and riveted with iron sockets into papier machc trunks covered with bark. At the back of the tree in which the hoydenish Sim plicity' takes refuge, the bark k cut away disclosing span of wooden steps, This is not the only instance where actors and actresses rise to dig zy heights by the aid of the property man.
 II:
 Considerable interest having be- come manifest as to the cities in which \. C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott will appear in the characters of Shy lock and Portia in the coming revival of ''The Merchant of Venice to be ! made under the direction of Klaw & Erlanger and business guidance of Jo- Seph Brooks. the managers make pub lie the following list of places where | they will be seen. beginning Monday evening. May 6: Syracuse. Rochester. Buffalo. Chicago. St Louis. Louisville. i Indianapolis. Cincinnati. Columbus. Cleveland. Pittsburg. Washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York. Brooklyn. New Haven. Hartford. Prov idence and Boston. These cities will probably be played in the order named. All these engagements, excepting in New York Chicago. Boston and Cleveland, are for one performance only.
 II:
 At an early date in the coming year. William E. Gray the popular song l writer. will appear in q new character, that of dramatiSt. He has written q play. and has, in fact. adapted himself. 1 Among his many successful songs such as "When You Know the Girl You Love Loves Iou.' "Oh. AIr Austin.' .'' "The Church Across the Way ''Old Jims Christmas Hymn" ''The Moth
 CT of the Girl I Love- 'Take Back the
 Engagement Ring" She's More to Be l pitied Than Censured.' and ''The Vol 1 unteer OrganiSt.'' Mir Gray has Se- lected the last named as the theme for his drama. The song itself tells a very interesting and original story and around this the author has built up
 a four-act play of cOme1y. rural life. The scene of the action Is a little town
 in Vermont and the, characters are all
 studies from nature in it's most un- conventional form. The scenery for The Volunteer OrganiSt'' is now in
 course of preparation and rehearSals
 of the drama will begin at an early date After Il short tour of the east ern states. the play will be brought to New York for a run. The production will be under the direction of Harry i Martell. who is we'll known as q the ! atrical manager
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