The Washington times., 1901-08-11

| The Chaperones- the new musica
comedy. which Prank T.. sPerkey will pro-
ducee. is the joint work of Isadore Wit
! mark, of the weii-known=m music publishing
! firm. and Frederick Ranken.
! Harry Burkhart who was member of
| one of the Columbia stock companies sew
Drouet as leading man of the Criterion
Stock Company IN st. Paul. MINI.
Gus Weinberg. who played the title role
IN The Burgomaster successfully at the
Pan-American Exposition, has been en-
gagged for an important soie IN The Rog-
i ers Brothers in Washington.
Jefferson De Angels VIII inaugurate his
season with his last years. success "A
Royal Rogue" but later on will produce
a new comic opera by his son. Thomas
/ De Angels. and William 7. Francis.
Alice Johnson. of this city. who has been
member of the Frawley company for
several seasons. has been engaged for
leading roles with the Donnelly Stock
Company at the Murray Hin Theatre.
The Girl From Paris was presented
last week by the Elitch-Long Opera Com
pany, at Manhattan Beach, Denver. and
Bettina Girard was specially engaged for
the week to essay the role of Julie Bon
bon.
The perilous ride of Blanche Bates as
Cigarette in Under Two Flags is being
pushed push hard for first PLACE b. scene in
side
The company which will present Way
Down East at McVickers Theatre. Chi
Fisher, Ella Hugh Wood, Felix Haney.
Sara Stevens.- Frank Bell, and Frank Cur
rier.
Edgar davenport, the-swel known
leading man. assisted by Dolly Stockwell.
tried a sketch in-yaudevtlle last week. 1t
was entitled Just a Man" and was well
received by "a Keith audience in New
York.
Heinrich conreif.- director of the Irving
Place Theatre New York which is the
home of a German stock company. has
engaged Kathie Schratt, prominent Ger
man actress, to head his company next
Season.
Jobyna Rowland. formerly leading wo-
man with James X. Hackett, has been
engaged for one of the principal roles in
The Messenger Boy which will be used
to open the regular season at Days
Theatre.
tioneer." by Lee Arthur and Charles
Klein, was given in London last week
This Is the play in which David WarIield
will become a star under Belasco's man.
agement.
Lillian Burkhart is about to produce
Kitty Give, Actress" one-act play by
r. Frankfort Moore, author of The Jess
amy Bride" The playlet has been given
in London by Arthur Bourchier and Irene
Vanbrugh.
On July II, Bastile Day in France.
Bernhardt and Coquelin gave a compli-
mentary performance of 'LAiglon" at
Bernhardt's Theatre in Paris. 1t was
Coquelins first home appearance as
Frederick Warde. the tragedian, will
make a feature during this seasons tour
of an elaborate production of King
Lear He will also play Julius Caesar,
"Horatius'
Ella Snyder, THE Casino Girl" found
London so much to her taste that she has
gone over there to spend her vacation. She
may be seen in the klaw K Erlanger
production of The Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast"
Eta Butler and Sandol Milliken have
been engaged for the two leading roles
in THE Liberty Bellies. Others In the
cast will be Edna Hunter. Margaret
Walker. Edith Barr. Pauline Chase, and
Lolita Faust.
The Russell Brethers will star next
year under the management of Oscar
Hammerstein. in a farce called Sweet
Marie" Their season will be inaugural
ed at the Victoria Theatre, New York,
September %.
Thomas Evans, who recently resigned
from the Rogers Brothers company has
been secured by George Lederer to sup
port Dan Daily in new lyric comedy in
which the comedian will be starred dur
ing the coming season.
Maurice Levi, the musical director of
what is expected to be Il successor in pop
ularity to when Reuben Comes to
Town.. the catchy song in the Rogers
Brothers in Central Park
E. II. Price. manager OF the Augustin
DAILY Musical Comedy Company. present
ing San Toy is spending a month at
Mount Clemens, Mich. The cast of San
Toy in its coming tour will be substan-
TALLY the same as last season.
Richard Mansfield will present Mon
SfetIr- ir,4'' an the occasion a the
ening of the Garrick Theatre. Philadel-
phia, October Z. Booth Harrington, the
author of the story, is expected TO be pres
ent at the initial performance.
Edgar Selwyn. who p:ayed the role of
Tony, the Mexican. here last season in
kirlte La Shelles production Of ''Ari-
iona. has written comedy drama en-
seen in New York next season.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry will in
augurate their American tour at the
knickerbocker Theatre, New York, Octo-
Der p. and will remain for three weeks
at that house. They will be followed by
Maude Adams in a new Barrie play.
Ethel Houston du Ere. a Texas singer.
will be a prominent member of the Castle
Square Opera Company this season. She
is said to possess remarkably good voice
and her engagement with the Savage or
ganization will be her first professional
work.
Maude Fealy, who was seen at the Ma
tional Theatre last winter with William
Gillette. in sherlock Holiness recently
played Juliet to the Romeo of Blanche
Walsh. at Denver. Miss Walsh is reputed
to have scored a decided success as
Romeo.
The English rights to The Min of the
Gods by Charles Bradley and Edward
Paulton. have been secured by Mrs.
James Brown Potter, who will produce
the play next fall in London. Blanche
Walsh may present the piece in this
country.
Pat Rooney, jr.. and Emma Francis
will introduce a very novel dancing spe-
ciaity in The Rogers Brothers in Wash
ington." These young people are two of
stage-and, by the way, they are report
ed engaged.
Helmet of Navarro" Bertha Run
kle's novel, is being made over into
play by the authoress and Lawrence
Marsten. William Greet, the London
manager, will present Charles Dalton in
the play next December at the Garden
Theatre, New York.
James T. Powers and the company to
Theatre in September began rehearsals
last Monday Mr. Powers Is highly pleas
ed with his part of the Boy, the pos
sibiiitiCs of which he saw during his
spring visit to London.
Freeman Wills. the English clergyman
wltO dramatiZ.d Dickens a Tale Of Two
Cities under the title of The Only
Way" and Frederick LangbridSe. anoth
er divine have written a Eugene Aram
play for Martin Harvey. which the latter
says will bear the title OF After All
Percy Haswell and her husband. George
Fawcett are stil at their summer home
at Siascunset Nantucket Island. Mass.
Among other player folk who find the
place attractive are William Faversham,
Mary Shaw Mrs q. II. Gilbert and
Charles Henry Meltzer, the playwright.
George AIDE whose fame has been con-
fined. hitherto to his Fables in Slang"
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