The Washington times., 1901-09-15

made and the public .fndy now await cards
| TO the first graduating exercises which
certainly should provide some novel fea-
| lures.
Genius" said Mildred Holland recent
ly, lis the ability to master the details
! of ones work until the onlooker is de-
eeived into thinking there are no details.
| Genius grows out of drudgery. It's only
hard work that counts. l believe in it
Queenie Vassar has been engaged for
| the role of Mile. Sans -Souci in The La
dies dies , Paradise. Which Alfred A. Arons
| House. Richard Garlic author of the
| piece, has arrived in America to direct the
rehearsass and wiiisfefn4in for ten@weeks.
| after which he will return to England
| to remain permanently.
| Besides hia NUMEROUS American attrac-
| tions. Charles Frdhman. Will control the
| fortunes of four English stars during the
coming season. They are Irene VanDrugn.
| Seymour Hicks. Mary Moore, and Ella
line Terriss. Miss Moore is really an
American but she has played in England
for so long that she has come to be con-
| sidered British possession
| Philadelphia will have It's share of
stock companies during the coming sea-
| son, for besides those at the Girard
Avenue and Forepaughs there will be
| another at the Star Theatre, formerly a
burlesque house. The new company will
be headed by and named for Carrie Rad
cliffe. who formerly occupied the posi-
tion of leading woman at Forepaughs.
The company engaged to present "Floro-
Cora through the West includes Grace
Dudley, Hans Robert, w. t. Carleton.
Charles B. Bowers. Phil w. Ryley, Laura
Millard, Frances Gordon, Ida Doerge.
Charles Lloyd and Selma MantelI. The
sextette will be sung by Sylvia Egan.
Daisy Leighton, Nan Randolph Marion
Lee, Harriet Sawyer and Belle Ashlyn.
The following PLAYERS compose the COM
pany that will support Peter F. Daley in
Thnn1S' O,adV sba
pagne Chariey'-George a. Beane, Frank
Lane. w. A. Mcconnell. Brigham Royce.
Thomas Brown. Edward Garvie. Max
Holman, Christie Mcdonald, Lansing
Rowan. Helene Reimer. Ada Lewis. Grace
Washington. Marie Randall. Helene Ches-
ton, Leona Du Bois, and Madge Deane.
Gerhart Hauptmann, the German play
wright. author of The Sunken Ben.''
which E. H. Sothern presented here last
year, and other plays of the same tenor.
is putting the finishing touches to two
herd Song" He is writing a novel which
will be published during the winter, ana
Is also revising his former failure, Flor
ian Geyer."
Cyril Scott has returned to the cast of
"Florodora," which he left to join Tine
Liberty Bellies" Helen Raymond will sing
the role of Dolores replacing Bertha
Waltzsinger. who goes with the Eastern
take her place Valleda. The 350th per
formance of F1orodora' was celebrated
FRIDAY night, when the entire company
appeared In new costumes.
Alice Nielsen is said to be studying
for grand opera under the ritelage of
Lawrence Russell, at Scorra Italy Be
fore returning to America she will also
take a course under Tosti She recently
sang for Signor Mancfnelli. director OF
the Maurice Grau productions and he
was so pleased with her voice that he
desires her to assume the leading role in
a new work which he is writing.
The cOmOanv enOapad
gustus Thomas play, ARIZONA" on the
road. includes Harrison Armstrong as
Candy, the ranchman; Sydney Ainsworth
as Lieutenant Denton: +. II. Calvert as |
Captain Hodgman: George Mech as Colo |
mel Bonham; Ben Deane as Doctor Fen |
ton; Charles Mitchell as the sergeant; Ell |
sic Esmond as Bonita; Gertrude Perry as |
Estrela Bonham. and Sylvester Cornish |
as Mrs. Candy 4;
THE Ladies Paradise" which will he /
presented by Alfred "a aAarons tomorrow |
promises to be an elaborate affair. as it |
VIII require the services Of over 800 peo- |
pie and will be a distfnctively unique en- |
tertainment Some of The principals who !
Queenie Nassar. Lucille Verna, Phoebe /
Coyne, John Hyams.t Harry Corson /
Clarke, David Lewis, Templar SAKE, and |
Alexander Clarke
Viola Gillette has been engaged for the
principal contraltoi role. in the Klaw & ,
Erlanger production of THE Sleeping |
Beauty and the Beast" Miss Gillette |
went to London with the Alice Nielsen
company and received an offer from
George Musgrove. the English manager,
to sing the contralto roles In the grand |
opera company which .AIusgrove will send
to Australia. She preferred. however, TO
remain in America next winter. and so
will be seen in the famous pantomime.
Edna May is about TO impersonate an
other member of the Grey family. This
time IL is Kitty, probably sister to Violet
the Salvation Army lassie, in ''rhe Belle
of New York" the part which brought
fame TO Miss May. The Three Little
Maids, the new musical comedy in which |
George Edwards will present the Syracuse
actress in London. viii not be ready for |
some weeks. and during the intervening |
time she VIII make n provincial tour in
kitty Grey, an English version of THE
Rounders, The part is one which Miss
May refused from George Ledcrer when
the piece was first given in Anne rica.
Madeline Lucettc Ryley's play. THE
Altar Of Friendship" was produced for
The first time last Monday night at the
Hollis Street Theatre Boston. with John
Mason as the star. The occasion called
Dut Boston's elite and was altogether aus
Dicious The star scored a personal and
artistic success and was ably supported
,y Nannetto Comstock and well select
d company.
+. S. Willard has completed arrange
meats for. another American tour. which
VIII begin some time in october. The |
following people have been engaged for