The Washington times., 1901-08-11

now engaged in blasting sub-cellar
twenty-eight feet in Geprn underneath
the Broadway stage to provide room for
the operation of some or the big scenes.
1t is said $50 people will De employed in
the production
Grace Belmont. who was seen with the
Augustin Daily Musical Comedy Company,
at the Columbia Theatre in June, has
been engaged to appear with Frank Dan
| iels in Miss Simplicity Aileen Bou-
vier. who was last here with Jefferson
DeAngelis will also be member OF the
Daniels company.
Bessie Bonehill is again in America. aft
er highly successful season in the Eng
| fish halls Miss Bonehill's dainty person
ality captured the Britishers and her re-
| fined singing act was the star number at
every theatre in which she appeared She
is now resting at Sayville, l.. l., prior to
resuming her tour.
During the coming season Grace George
will present play called "A Little Trag-
edy at Tientsin," which. from the title,
undoubtedly deals with the late Chinese
trouble. Miss George has two plays which
she will try outside of New York, that the
better one may be selected for her metro
politan engagement.
Amy Ricard's support in Frank Mckee's
special production of Janice Meredith,
in which she Will play the name role. will
be Carl Eckstrom. Neil Florence. Willard
Perry. Daniel J. Maiey. Louis Egan. o. e.
Hallam Arthur De Voy, William Morris.
E. C. Seifert. Jessie Burnett, Margaret
NOIaII, anu ROSE
Clarence West, the well-kuown musica!
and stage director, has been re-engaged
by Nixon & Zimmerman to direct the
stage and conduct the orchestra for the
tour of Willard Sponsors comedy-operatc
success. Miss Bob White, during the
coming season Mr.. West is himself
composer of some note.
There is some talk that Louise Cunning
may be secured by Manager Frank Per
ley to sing Alice Nelson's role in The
Fortune Teller and ''The Singing Girl
At present. Miss Cunning is under con-
tract to sing Scotch songs in several OF
the important music halls of England and
Germany and will be absent from this
country for a couple of months.
Rose Coghlan evidently changed her
mind in regard to appearing with the Bel
lows company in Denver. She refused an
offer from Mr. Bellows few weeks ago,
owing to the pressure of work relating TO
her forthcoming starring tour, but last
Monday night she made her Denver ap-
pearance there in Peg Wellington, sup
ported by the Bellows stock company.
Klaw & Erlanger have engaged Ella
Snyder who jumped into fame in the
name part in George w. Lederer' 5 London
production of THE Casino Girl, for Prin-
cess Beauty, and Jane Whitbeck, young
artist of very striking personality, for
Lord JoceEyE, in their coming presenta-
ton of the Srury Lane fairy eXtravasan-
"a, THE Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"
Irene Bentley. a Washington young
lady who has been the chief female sup
port in Francis Wilson's The StroIlers"
at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York,
during the summer has been engaged
for the regular season. Eddie Foy, who
has made the great hit of the perform
ance will also be seen with Mr.. Wilson
when the musical piece is sent on the
road.
The English rights to Augustus Thorn
ass comedy "On the Quiet, which VIII
liam Collier made one Of the successes OF
last season, have been bought by Charles
Frohman. The piece will be produced
next month in London with Seymour
Hicks in the role played by Collier here.
have been seen il New York in many
years.
The Bellows stock company in Denver
recently gave production OF Ghder
Two Flags" with Blanche Wash as
Cigarette. and the attendance is said 70
have, broken all previous records. Rob
art Lowe of this city, who succeeded
Hobart BOsworth as leading man OF the
Bellows company. was the BERTHE Cecil.
and his performance won him much
favor.
Marie Bates will be one of the most i'm
portant members of the company chosen
his new star. In THE Auctioneer' she
will have another Of those inimitab!e
character parts which she made famous
in the "Chimruie F'adden days, follow
ing up that success by a still greater one
as the tipplinS Auntie Rosa in Mrs. Les
lie Carter's ''Zaza."
Blanche Bates in Under Two Flags.
VIII open the season at Powers Theatre,
Chicago. the latter part OF this month.
Harry Gilfoil. whose latest hit was the
part of the Prince dc Bomsky, in THE
Strolers. will have an excellent oppor-
tunity in Harry T. Smiths The Liberty
Bellies" He will play an eccentric Old in
ventor whose marvellous contrivances will
serve to introduce very curious and com
ic mechanical effects. The denials of Cyril
SCOTS engagement for this production
are without foundation in fact
Clifford Leigh will continue with the
Stuart Robson Company next season. He
has been cast for the role of Lord Ar
thur Trelawney in the ROBSON revival OF
The Henrietta.
Henry Irving has concluded his engage
ment in London. When he returns To the |
Lyceum Theatre there next spring he VIII
revive Faust" and olivia but will not |
nave the support OF Ellen Terry in these
two plays. Fay Davis. the American ac-