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er's attorney. says that Frank Mckee has
the first claim on her services.
Idalene Cotton of the vaudeville team of
Long and Cotton is critically ill in Chicago.
Whose Baby Are You?' with May Vokes
as the star, will be road attraction next
season.
w. W. Randall is to manage Frederick
Warde in his tour of the south and west
next season.
Peter F. Baker. the German dialect come
dian, is in Toledo hospital suffering from
typhoid fever.
Ben Hur" will be presented in Australia,
England. the United States and perhaps
France next season.
Sarah Bernhardt's London season has
been a fiat failure. The Britishers did not
appreciate 'L'Aiglon."
Notwithstanding the adverse criticism on
the opening night. The Toreador' has
scored a big hit in London.
Grace Van Stuldford will continue in
Vaudeville next season, Notwithstanding
several offers for the operate stage.
The Rogers Brothers began rehearsals in
New York last Tuesday. Next seasons
company will comprise eighty people.
Richard Mansfield will confne his work
to the larger cities and long engagements
next season, being averse TO travelling.
Wilson Barretts The Christian King
Will be presented in Australia next month,
one year ahead of the London production.
Harrison Grey Fiske is going to law in
London to protect the interests of his wife,
Minnie Maddern F'iske in Becky Sharpe
NJ. tD1uplip has revived ''ITpcla Toms
Cabin in Paris with great success. He
has added several new characters to the
play.
Creston Clarke will produce Hamlet
the coming season, using the costumes
Worn in the piece by his uncle, Edwin
Booth.
The new musical comedy in which Lulu
Chaser will star next season will be
named Dolly Warden" by Manager Fred
Whitney.
The Turkish minister to England has sue
ceeded in having a piece called Secrets Of
the Harem' prohibited in London by the
lord chamberlain.
Heath of Mcintyre and Heath met with
an accident in a trolley car last week in
Brooklyn, and is now confined to his bed
with Spraned ankle
Francis Wilson will be the star of Tine
Strolers'' tour next season. The piece
will be altered to make the leading
role more prominent.
Helen Bertram has thrown up her part
with the Delmar Opera Company in ST.
Louis and Laura Mllard has been en-
gagged to take her place.
Should the weather prove at all favora-
Bile it is expected that majority of the
New York thaaterS will be opened for bust
ness by the last of August.
y play called Fortunes Bridge" a melo-
drama supposed to have been written by
the late Charles Coghlan may be given a
trial in Denver next month.
Digby Bell has been engaged to sing the
role of "ko ko' in the Castle Square Opera
Company's production of the "Mikado' at
Manhattan Beach next month.
Madge Lessing has made hit in
a London music hall singing songs on sim
liar lines to those adopted by Fay Tenn
pleton at Weber & Fields last season.
Viola Gillette of The Fortune Teller"
company, which recently closed in London.
may go to Australia. Manager William
son of that country has made her a big
offer.
Bertha Clay's Dora Thorne'' has been
dramatized and will be presented on the
road by two companies next season under
the management of f. A. Schiller of Chi
CagO.
George Edwardes the London manager,
insists that he will produce Three Littl.
Maids early in the fall. with Edna May.
Ada Reeves and Evie Green in the prin-
cipal roles.
The latest report from New York is to
the effect that Sam Shubert of the we'll
known Shubert Brothers who control sey-
eral theaters. is shortly to be married to
Lulu CHASER.
Jessie Miward has been kept busy hold
ing receptions since her return to London
She is undecided whether to- use The
Climbers or In the Palace of the King"
as her opening piece.
Ross Snow will have the part of Happy
Hooligan' in the farce comedy of that
lame next season. Walter Jones was
spoken of for thu part. but Shows engage
nlent settles the question.
Maid Marian" a sequel to Robin
Hood" written by Reginald De Eoven and
Harry B. Smith will be presented by the
Bostonians next season. the premier taking
place at Philadelphia November l.
Sadie Martinot's play next season will
deal with the troubles of d music hall
singer who marries lord. Clyde Fitch is
the author and it's first production will
take place in Philadelphia about Septem-
ber !.
The theatrical business in Buffalo has
been decided frost and several play
houses will close down for the summer.
The regular season. instead of starting the
LIST of August, will not begin before Sep
tcmber.
Otis Skinner has secured the rights to
George II. Boxers story, dramatized hv
William Young, called Francesca de Re
mini and will make an elaborate revival
of it early next season. This is Lawrence
Barrett's old play.
Louis Mann and Clara I.ipman threaten
to appear in Shakespeare season after
next. Mr.. Mann playing 'Shylock and
Miss Lipman 'Portia.' Nat Goodwin is
responsible for this. Eddie Foy believes
he would like to play ''Ingomar''
Leslie Stuart. who wrote 'Floradora" and
The Silver Slipper is already a rich man
as result of these two productions. John
c. Fisher, the manager who controls the
first named piece in this country. had a
long consultation with Mr. Stuart the fore
part of this week in London. and arrange
ments were completed for new piece.
George Hemple. theatrical manager
who for a brief period directed the fortunes