The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
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! through the English provinces.
! \ new programme company has been
| organized in New York with a capital
/ of $5U09,0- II. Is. Sire, of the New York
! Theater, is at the head of the company
/ Next season Sadie Martinez, now play
! ing "Sapho' with the Olga Nethersoie
! production. Will be seen in new play by
/ Clyde Fitch called The Marriage Game
/ Alice Nielsen will continue as a star
! next year Victor Herbert will furnish a
new. opera and either Klaw & Erlanger
! or George W. Lederer Will direct the
/ tour
Carrie DeA1ar and Joseph Hart have
| been engaged for the leading roles in
| Foxy Grandpa" the new farce comedy
which W. A. Brady will send out next
! season.
\ play entitled ''Nicandra." by Russell
! Naun. VIII be produced in London by Will
! lie Edouin and Herbert Sheath. Mrs.
/ James Brown Potter will enact the lead
I ing role
/ Hoibrook Blinn. who has been playing
| the villain in ITO Have and to Hold" has
sailed for England, where he will appear
in Capt. Basil Hoods new play, Sweet
I and Twenty.
At the Jaunauschek benefit. which will
| take place at Wallacks Theatre, New
York, on April T. Viola Allen and Ed
ward }. Morgan will appear in the third
act OF The Christian
The stock company at the Grand Opera
House. Memphis, Tenn, is giving a series
of Sardou plays. with Melbourne Mellow
ell in the Leading roles. The Fanny Dav-
/ euport productions are used.
William Collier will continue to appear
in "On the quiet next season. He viii
hc under the management of Jacob Lift
who has purchased the comedy from w.
G. Smythe. Golfers present manager.
, Arthur Sidman will star next year in
an original play entitled York State
| Folks He will be under the manage
ment OF Fred Il. Wright with whom he
has signed contract covering a term
Of years.
Julia Marlowe wiz continue to play
w hen knighthood Was in Flower until
June. She viii then go to Germany, where
if is her intention to study the methods
OF the German Court theatres.
Autut Henry Irving's announcement
that he will revive "Coriolanus' in Lon
don next month it is stated that r. u.
MacLean viii give the play an elaborate
production in this country next year.
THE Sacrament Of Judas given in
England by Mrs. Patrick Campbell and
Forbes Robertson, Will form q part of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Whytals repertoire
during their spring tour. IL is in one act
America viii await with doubt and anx-
iety for the yisit oT an -ali titled Eng
lish dramatic company which Is threat
cued. The Earl OF Russlyn. known pro-
fessi0ualy a. James ErskiEe VIII lead
the troupe which VIII include Countess
Russell and Lady CiancaTty. the latter
remembered here as Belle Billion. II they
arc not ions-distance swimmers it might
be suggested that they fetch their own
canoes.
A IT, chamberlain las released Sam
BERNARD from MS contract to appear in
The Pima Donna. the musical piece
which the former viii soon produce Next
fan Bernard goes TO " cher q Fields Tor
two years and f.lriug that his appear
aErr under another manager during the
intervening time would interfere with his
success 1T the buri-sque house. he sought
tn Do released from his contract with
Chamborlyn. \ lawsuit hove in sight but
il will amount 90 nothing now. In view
Of the Boston managers action IN freeing
til comedian.
Miss Jessie MiiIward, who was brought
20 this country by Charles Frohman to
becom" the leading woman Of the Empire
Theatre Stsck Company, was originally
engaged but for one season. The engage
meut was AN experiment on her part. as
She did not know how She would like to
I'VE IN America, or with what measure of
success sh" would meet here. The ex-
pertinent turned out satisfactory for both
herself and her manager. She won great
success. Il great many friends, and liked
America 50 well that at the end OF her
first season she was re-engagod In Mr..
Fruhman and is at present ia her third
season with the Empire company.
Now she is determined to return to Eng
land Tor a short while at least. aud when
the present season of the Empire closes
she Will sail for home to put into eNecu-
ton plans that have been made for her
ranged to head an organization next fan
ia which she viii make tour of the Eng
fish provinces. 1t is her intention after
playing throughout England TO return To
America, and il il expected that this new
visit VIII be under Charles FrohmIns
direction.
Miss Aiillward in the mean time viii
continue 20 play at the Empire Thee ire
throughout the run OF Mrs. Danes De-
fence" which will be brought to an end
on March -. She will not appear in
Brother Officers. which is to be pre-
scented al the Empire for two weeks, be-
ginning April ].
" men. however. the Empire star cast Of
Diplomacy appears ia the SardOu play
Miss MilWard will have the role OF
Countess Zicka, and these performance
are the last in which she Will bc seen
ia this country FOR the present.
IN this cast will also he seen William
Faversham as Henry Beauclerc Charles
Richmau as Julian Beauclerc. Margaret
AnRim as Dora, Edwin Stevens as
Baron Stein. Guy Standing as Orion
Margaret Dale as Mion. and Ethel IIor-
mic as Lady Fairfax. Mrs Thomas Whit
fen has been engaged 10 play the Mar
quise aud other leading members of the
Empire company VIII appear