Evening star., 1901-09-14

and made success.
ITO Have and to Hold will be presented
again this season. but will not start out
until December, when it will be taken
through the southern states.
Theodore Friebus will play the leading
juvenile role in Richard Carvel' this
season instead of creating light comedy
role in Sadie Martinots new play.
Little Alfred Kline, for many years a
prominent member of the De Wolf Hopper
Opera Company, will be the lie Blanc OF
the forthcoming production of EVange-
line
Emmett Corrigan is now playing the lead
ing role in the Chicago production of THE
Explorers" He supplanted Joseph Her.
bert. who goes with Anna Held TINS sea-
son.
Elmer Grandin who made a hit several
years ago in playing Abraham Lincoln in
The Ensign, has the principal comic
part in a piece called THE Night Before
Christmas, now playing the west
Charles Frohman has engaged a new
leading lady. Lucille Flavin, for the chief
support of E. NJ. Holland in "Eben Hol-
den" Miss Flavin made her debut with
Ada Rehan several years ago.
Hida Clark has almost fully recovered
from her sprained ankle and Joined the
Bostonians last Wednesday night in Phlla-
delphia to begin rehearsals for the title
role in Maid Marian"
If William Brady succeeds in his plans to
surround his wife, Grace George, with a
first-class company. he will have three
leading men playing the important roles iE
the new piece to be produced.
Cyril Scott, who was recently let out of
THE Liberty Bellies company, will return
to his old part, the leading Juvenile in
"Fioradora." next Monday night. He will
also have charge of the stage.
Rosamond O'Connell daughter of the
late poet and journalist. Daniel O'Connell.
has made her debut in San Francisco, play
ing minor part in the new religious dra-
ma, "A Voice from the Wilderness.
Laura Moore, who was Francis Wilson s
leading prima donna until she retired to
married life meditates returning to her
old line of work. She recently appeared
with an opera company in Syracuse, her
home.
Mabel Fenton, Mrs. Charles ]. Ross. sail
ed for London last Wednesday and will re-
main abroad all winter In an endeavor
to regain her health. Mr. Ross did not sail
with his wife, but will once more don the
spangles, probably joining New York
company.
Otis Skinner may carry his company and
play, Francesca df Rimni,'' to London
next spring The play is a big favorite in
made such a successful start in the piece
that he believes a favorable reception
awaits him in the British metropolis.
Ormand Butler we'll known in this city
and now on Frank McKee's staff, has been
In Washington the past week securing
copyrights upon several pieces now under
the latter's management. Mr.. Butler will
McKee's companies when the season opens.
Foxy Grandpa's success has been so
imp ediate that Manager Brady Is consider
ing he adyisability of sending out a sec
ond company to tour the smaller cities. AS
soon as a clever man can be secured for
Foxy Grandpa the piece will go into inn
mediate rehearsal.
THE Penitents.'' dramatzation of Hall
Gaines novel, "A Son of Hagar." was pro-
duced for the first time at the Park Thea
ter, Boston, last Monday night. Edgar L.
Davenport and Maude Claire Shaw had the
leading roles. The company Is a strong
one throughout and the play is reported
to have scored a most emphatis success.
New York will have another stock COM
pany, commencing about Christmas time
and it will be located in Mrs. Fiskes own
theater, the Manhattan, where that actress
will play the early part of the season in her
new stage vehicle, Miranda of the Bal
cony." After Mrs. Fiske goes on the road
the resident stock company will be in
stalled
"The Secret Of the Harem." the play
which was prohibited in London through
the efforts of the Turkish ambassador to
England, will probably be produced in this
country. The author claims to have OBJ
tanned an opening at a Philadelphia thea
ter, and October 16 is the time set for it's
first performance. The play was success
NJ tr, lrtf tick,
London after it had been altered to suit
the ideas Of the sultans representative
The members of Chase's Musical Comedy
Stock Company, including Otis Harlan,
Little Chip" John W. Dunno, Mary Mar
BILE and others. have arrived in this city
and are in. daily rehearsal at the Grand
The company opens here September 80,
remaining at Chase's for two weeks after
which they make short tour and return
later for four weeks. The company is
now at work on "A Stranger in New
York"
Reading a brief account of the new play
"A Man of His Word" recently produced
I'm London by Herbert Waring, its similar
ity of theme to our well-known frontier
play, 1.-THE Girl 1 Left Behind" is notice.
able. The central characters are officers
in the Indian campaign, and one, though
guilty of arrant cowardice. is protected by
the hero, who does not want to peach
on him, and gives his word to maintain the
secret. The new play is voted a success
and is the work of Boyle Lawrence, a Lon
don critic.
The fact that n. c. Goodwin Is playing
his success of last season. when We Were
Twenty-One," under a new title, "One and
Twenty" in London brings out the news
that this Is the fourth title Mr.. Esmonds s
play has had. The first name selected for it
was THE Trinity, which was abandoned
on account of the sacerdotal theme sug-
gested. Then THE Watch Dogs was tried
and dropped, because it sounded melodra-
matte, and when We Were Twenty One"
substituted. That seemed too long. and the
final change was agreed upon. This title, 1t
is feared will confuse the playgoers with
Basil Hoods new play, Sweet and Twen-
ty' so there is a possibility that the play
may still live to enjoy fifth christ tening.
From Society to the Stage.
From the New York Sun.
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special envoy to Washington. Baron VIII
helm Won Schwarzenstein, who is now Ger