The times., 1901-03-17

Josephine Newman viii replace Vir-
glnia Earle in The Gin From T'p
here Miss Newman is a recent dis
coyery. who came into notice through
her clever work in The Burgomast,r"
w. A. Rrady's big revival Of Uncle
rom 'apn - testing the seating ca
PaciN Of the Academy Of Music, New
YORK Last VI ednescay'S receipts for the
TWO performances aggregated over 50. o.
May Edouin, now singing the role Of
Lady HulyrOod in "FlorOdora" Will enter
vaudeville IT the conclusion Of her en-
gaEemeut at the Casino OH March 90. She
viii appear in q sketch entitled Venus
and AdJnis'
Ia the Alice Nielsen production Of The
Fortune Teller in London, the scenery,
costumes. and properties used will be Of
English make. Victor Herbert the COM
poser OF the opera viii conduct the first
London production.
Ella, Snyder, James Z. Sullivan. Claud-
iue SHARP. and Hattie Se,-u,rrI,. y.bo
were members of The Casino Girlr corr
paDy during its successful season at the
: Shaitesbury Theatre, London, have re
turned 70 America.
Diplomacy VIII be revived bv Charles
Frohman'S Empire Theatre Company with
William FuVersham as Henri BeaucIcrc
The play VIII Bee given single perform
ance ia each 81 the cities visited by The
company in their spring tour
The prospects for grand opera I'm Eng
lish next year are even now beginning
to be bright. Henry W. Savage is busy
making arrangements Tor Il season which
will be- conducted on the same ela bot.-tta
scale As ma - ed that Of the past winter.
THE Shades Of the Night % one Of the
conspicuous features Of the Actors Fund
bcne"J given few weeks ago i'm New
York, viii be used as a curtain raiser to
The Lash of the " hip Elsie DeWolfe
viii have the leading role.
William Furst. composer of The Isle
81 Champagne and musical director Of
the Empire Theatre orchestra. has signi-
fed his intention ot writing Number of
one-act 0Berettas with tho view Of having
them sung by prominent prima dOnnas
now lH vaudeville.
J. &. Williamson. tho welI-kuown Aus
traliau manager, has arrived ia America
ana has secured the rights for his coun-
try To when Kuighthood Was in
Flower. II Is said that James * Hack
EFT may 20 out 10 Australia under Will
liamsous direction.
The Only Levy Is the title of the play
in which David Warleld viii branch
forth as star next season, under the
management Of David BslasCO. Marie
Bates, now playing Aunt Rosa with Mrs
Carriers production OF "Zaza, VIII he an
important member Of the company.
Forbes Robertson and his wife. Gertrude
Elliott, viii go To the Comedy Theatre
London. u play during April and May
The house viii then be closed for repairs
and. oddly enough. the first stars 10 Oc-
cupy il ina the fall will BE Nat Goodwin
and Maxine Elliott
Among those engaged for Willard
Speucer's new opera. Miss Bob White.
are Raymond hitchcock. John =. Sl8vin,
William T.. Philu. Thomas Whifeu.
Nicholas Burnham, George Honey. Rich
ard Rcushaw Neill, Jennie HaWley Ethel
Jackson, and Alice Campbell.
new romantic drama entitled King
Washington will be- given its first pro
duction at Aieriden, Conn, Easter Mon
day night The story is woven around
the fact OF General Washington's refusa!
TO be proclaimed King Of America The
play is dramatizcd from a novel OF the
same name.
Jennie Eustace. OF Henry Miller's
company, has been made the guest of
Bostons city council during the engage
ment OF Richard Savage" in the Hub