The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
Wadsworth Harris, Thomas Coffi
Cooke and Louia Gale.

Cooke and Louia Gale.
w. NJ. Wilkison has secured from
Charles Frohman the rights to Leo
Trevor's comedy drama Brother Off,
GERS" and will soon send 1t out, star
ring Howard Gould, in the part of
Lieut.. John Kinds. Brother Officers"
was one of the most pronounced hits of
the New York Empire Theater last
season, where it was put on for three
different engagements, with William
Faversham, who is now starring in "A
Royal Rival" in the role in which Mr..
Gould will star. Manager Wilkison has
secured the original scenery used in
the Empire Theater production.
"a Poor Relation" Sol Smith Rus
sells great play which will be seen
at the Theater shortly, will easily be
one of the welcome events of the pres
ent theatrical season, and is only made
possible by the continued illness of the
comedian himself, which has necessi-
tated his retirement from the stage for
the rest of the season, and prevents his
playing his regular engagements. His
manager, Fred c. Berger, has engaged
Mr.. Frederick Summerfield, an actor
whose humor is of the unctuous order.
and whose pathos is of the quiet, I'M
demonstrative character that always
challenges attention. and who above
everything was selected by Mr.. Rus
sell himself as his successor. Mr..
Berger has also retained the entire
supporting company, and has arranged
tour of cities that perhaps would
never have had an opportunity of see-
ing this clean, high minded play that
in the past twelve years has servei to
firmly land Mr.. Russell as deeply in
the hearts of the play-goers Of the
country as RIP Van Wrinkle" has Joe
Jefferson. William Dean Howells has
written of "A Poor Relation" that II.
is a poem In laughter and tears"
Daniel Frohman has accepted for
production. a play by Grant Stewart, a
member of his stock company, which
will present Lady Huntworth's Ex-
pertinent" here soon. Mr.. Stewart has
written a number of successful vaude-
villes, as well as a comic opera now
being presented by prominent star.
The Klaw & Erianger Opera Com
pany, headed by Jerome Sykes in de-
Koven and Smiths Foxy CUTLER" is
an announcement for the near future.
This is one of the largest comic opera
organizations in the world. end travels
by special train exclusively. In :he
list of supporting artists, are Miss
Eleanor Kent, Miss Grace Cameron,
Miss Almira Forrest, Miss Marian
Bent. Miss Lillian Seville Miss Msrie
Christie, Mr.. julius Steger, Mr.. AdcIph
link, the lilliputian comedian, Mr..
Harry MacDonough, Mr.. Louis Cassa-
want and others. A special orchestra
under Sig. A. DeNovellis is also a part
of the organization. Foxy CUTLER"
has created Juror whe ever Il has sp-
peared. Its music Is the best that Mr..
deKoven has yet offered. and MIR.
Smiths book Is wittily clever. hlaw
& Erlanger announce some stage set
tings of unusual beauty.
In a little handbook of information
issued by William A. Brady TO adver-
tise "way Down East appears an ex-
ceedingiy witty comment on the va
frances of what Lord Beaconsfield call
ed "ruleless English" This comment,
which takes the form of a verse, is suf-
hciently clever to merit repetition. II
follows:
Wen begin with a box, and the plural
is boxes.
But the plural of OK should be oxen, not
oxes;
Then one fowl is goose, but two are
called geese.
Yet the plural of mouse should never
be meese,
You may find lone mouse or a whole
nest of mice.
But the plural of house is houses, not
hice;
II the plural of man is always dubbed
men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be
dubbed pen?
The COW in the plural may be cows OF
kline,
But a COW. II repeated, is never called
kline.
And the plural OF vow is vows. not
vine. a
II speak OF foot and you show me
your feet.
And / give you a boot. would a pair
be called beet7