The Washington times., 1901-07-21

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a theatrical manager of note. being the
senior member of the firm of Dunno &
Riley. He has been essential in the pro-
motion Of a nurat,ers of weli-lznown sue
ceSses, having taken out an original COM
pany in "A MIR White Flag" Hotel
Iopsy Turvy," Mathews and Bulger in
BY the Sad Sea- Waves" and managin s
a stock company iniSaR Francisco.
The musical director of the company is
Max Hoffman. who as composer of pop
ular songs is very Clever He composed
the Mooney Spells Money and the
Dolly Dean" song sPecialties in "A BLACK
Sheep and in IA "Trip to Chinatown.
Last week his Love Me, Lie was
heard for the first time here. 1t has been
well received on several of the New YORK
roof gardens. There are many more in
teresting people in the cast and chorus
and the playgoers of Washington Will
soon be fully acquainted with the excel
lent collection of talent.
Manager wegefarth, of the Bijou The
atre, this city, who has leased the beau
tifuI Columbia Theatre. Boston. and put
David Henderson in charge. will expert
ence some active opposition in the fall
when the Columbia will present extrava-
ganza after the style of the Henderson
shows in Chicago during and before the
Worlds Fair A. II. Chamberlyn, last
years lessee and manager OF the Column
bia. has secured the Park Theatre, which
has heretofore been devoted to perform
ances of the type offered by May Irwin
and light musical pieces, and states that
he will make q number of important
productions during the season, thus COM
ing in active competition with the Column
bia people.
Mr. Chamberlyn Is perhaps one of the
most remarkable men connected with
American dramatic affairs at present He
has had any number of failures, is known
to possess no capital save suave man
M n.Ntn N "a
he never fails to turn up with a backer
who is willing and even anxious to risk
a fortune upon the managers plans In
the present instance the gentleman whose
bank roll the new manager of the Park
Theatre will use is not known, but the
very fact that the promoter of My
Lady" The Prima Donna" The Cadet
Girl, and several other pieces of a SINH
lar character is once more in the field
means that he has thousands at his dis
posal and that Boston will witness one
of the most interesting theatrical battles
that Will be waged during the coming
season.
Much local interest is manifested in the
appearance of Blanche Bates and T. DAN
iel Frawley at opposition theatres in San
Francisco. Miss Bates is appearing in
Under Two Flags" with great success
and has as her leading man Eugene Or
monte, until recently the leading man of
the Lafayette StOch company reports
from San Francisco are to the effect that
Miss Bates and Mr.. ,Ormonde are very
much in love with each other and that
they are constantly seen together, both
before and after the performances. There
is even talk of an approaching marriage
between the two. but there can be no
foundation for such comment, simply be-
cause Miss Bates is already married and
her husband, Lieutenant Davis. of the
army, seemingly does not desire a separa
ton, nor sill he permit her TO get one.
over at the Grand Opera House Tim
Frawley's organization Is presenting The
Only Way" with splendid cast, headed
by e J. Morgan. who played Henry Mil
ler's role for some time after the original
Sydney Carton in this country was COM
PEELED to retire from the play by reason
of the expiration OF his contract with
Charles FrohmaH Besides Mr. Morgan
the Frawley company includes Marie Van
Buren. ]. r. Amory. Harrington Rey-
nolds and Frank Matthew. of the Frawley
organization that was at the Columbia
theatre. this city, three years ago, and
there are also such well known local
favorites as Alice Johnson, Katherine
Grey, and her husband, John Mason.
Theodore Roberts, Mr.. Frawley himself,
and a dozen or so others. 1t is one of the
very best stock companies that San Fran
cisco has ever had, and is far ahead of
anything that the capital has enjoyed in
the shape of a stock organization.