Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-17
fROHMANAND HIS PLANS
Great Dramatic Treat Prepared
by the Theatrical Manager.
FAMOUS PLAYERS MoEoPoLIzED.
Irving, Bernbardt, Terry and Hare
Some of Those Engaged - Says
Maude Adams and Bernhardt VIII
Appear Together In sT2omeo and
JuIietv-Many New Plays Secured.

Appear Together In "T2omeo and
JuIiet.--Many New Plays Secured.
With bundle of contracts represent
ing the best that Is to be had in the
way of foreign theatrical stars and
new foreign plays Charles Frohman,
manager of many playhouses in New
York and London, returned on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse the other
day to set in motion the wheels of the
new theatrical season, says the New
| York World. His most interesting
statement was a qualified yerification
| of the story that Bernhardt viii appear
/ with Maude Adams In Romeo and
Juliet" in the English tongue, which
has generally been regarded as hoax.
Mime. Bernhard" he said, has
! taken the acting edition of the tragedy
as Miss Adams played it. She will
| study English. Maurice Grau and l
| have selected the cities for the Adams
| Bernhard tour, and now it is simply a
| question of Nine. Sarah's learning the
role. Miss Adams is still In France.
| She will return in few weeks and
will open her season at the Knicker-
booker, following Sir Henry Irving and
| Ellen Terry in a new drama by ]. NJ.
Barrie. Miss Adams will appear as
Rosalind in a special production of AS
You Like It."
OF his new foreign stars for next sea-
son Mr.. Frohman said:
ing and Miss Terry for a season of 20
weeks in 'Corioianus' and their old
repertory. They will appear at the
Knickerbocker. | also have an en-
gagement with Charles Wyndham, who
is supported by Mary Moore by which
he will let me know by Oct. / whether
or not he will undertake an American
tour. If he decides favorably, he will
begin his New York season in Janu-
airy.
Il will surely bring over Charles
Hawtrey and company of 80 men,
bers, who will open at the Garrick the
alter in "A Message From Mars have
made John Hare an offer, which he will
probably accept, to return to America
year from October to play an entire
season at my Savoy theater in a roper
tory of Robertson comedies.
Another foreign actress on my list
is Miss Julie Opp. whom | secured to
be the leading support of William Fav-
ersham In his starring venture in A
Royal Rival at the Criterion theater In
August.
Il will begin the fall campaign in
New York at the Empire theater with
John Drew in Captain Il. Marshalfs
new play, The Second In Command
He will be followed by the Empire
stock company's season in Ii. V. Es-
mond's new drama, The Wilderness
Annie Russell will come to the Lyceum
in November in "A Royal Family after
which she viii produce a new play by
Clyde Fitch.
1.-THE Garden theater will be opened
by E. II. Sothern, after which | will
devote that house to new productions.
Miss Virginia Harmed will begin her
starring tour there in October in Alice
of Old Vincennes.' Ethel Barrymore
will resume at the Garrick In Septem-
Der in Captain Jinks' and will remain
until Charles Hawtrey's coming. Fol-
lowing William Faversham at the Cri-
terion will come Mrs. Leslie Carter in
Du Barry She will be followed by
Julia Marlowe in new play"
OF William Gillette's future plans
Mr.. Frohman said, AT the conclusion
of his London season in Sherlock
Izl h., 70 A nd
jointly we will make a production Of
Hamlet with him in the role of the
Dane"
Among the new plays secured for flu
ture production are the cream of the
foreign and domestic output, They in
clude a comedy drama by Henry Ar
thur Jones. the powerful part to be
played in London by Lena Ashwell; a
comedy by A. w. Pinero; Colorado"
by Augustus Thomas, which will be
done at Wallack's in November; Sky
Farm" by L. Il. Kidder, and plays by
Captain Il. Marshall. Basil Hood, ii. V.
Esmond Jerome X. Jerome and r. g.
Canton.
Added to these will be la Niene"
and la Petite Fonctionnaire," Paris
successes by Alfred Capus; mice and
Men" by Mrs. Ryley; Twin Sisters"
! from the German, and a dramatization
Of Anstey's Magic Bottle" done by
himself. The German authors with
whom Mr.. Erohman has contracts for
their entire output are Ludwig Fulda,
/ Oscar Biumenthal. Gustav Heidelberg,
/ Felix Philippe and Franz Won Schoen-
than.
! During the winter dramatizations Of
"Eben Holden" and Mr.. Dooley" will
I be seen in New York under Mr.. Froh-
! mans direction. The new Savoy thea
ter viii be opened in September by lsa-
4 belle Irving and E. NJ. Holland in q
new play or, in the event Of its not be-
ing finished by a new play by Paul
! Potter.
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