The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-20

nv Mr.. warde in the London production. He
is grandson Of the famous English comedian,
"Old Tom" Hadaway.
The complete cast of Klaw & Erlangcr's pro-
duction of Harry y. Smiths new musical com
edy, "1he Liberty Bellies includes the follow
ing players: Eta Butler Sando Mliken, Aug
usta Close, Edna Hunter Lotta Faust, Pauline
Chase. Grace Kimhall. Edith Barr, Marie TNohcy,
Dorothy Lester, Helene Lucas CrsSie CarlySlc'
Cyril Scott, John Slavir, Harry Gllioil, j, e.
Narlowe, D. NJ IomSdcu. L. ID. wharton, Vat
r. CafFerty. Violet jewell Laura Stone, Elsie
Ferguson and Esther Lyons, The first perform
ancc will occur in Trenton, y. j., september
T. september o two.wccks engagement VIII
begin at the Chestnut Street thCater in Phlla'
dcpha, followed by a week az the Columbia
Theatre in Washington. September 80 the New
York run opcns at the Madison square The
atrc.
"Thc Bostonians" will present robin Hood"
"The Sercnade" and THE Niccroy' till they
put on their new De Kovcr and Smith opera,
"Maid Marian" in Philadelphia November 4.
The new members of this company Allen
Hickey, basSo Of unusually powerful voice;
Allen Parr and Vernon stiles, tenorS; william
McD. Dorrngton, a young baritone, and Ger
tuldc thinner, a lyric soprano Of great promise.
The organization will number seventy people.
The Klaw 4 Erlangor Opera company, headed
nv Jerome Sykes, presenting DcKoyen and
Smiths "FoNy Quillcr" will make very "a
tensye tour Of the country the coming season.
II will open in Rochester September II, and
play through the Northwest, reaching Minneapo-
lis and ST. Paul 'he second and third weeks in
October. From there it will 90 West as far as
Kansas City ard then play through the South.
reaching New Orleans December |.
The first presentation OF John J, McNllW's
new farce, "Tho Rogers Brothers in Washing
ton" by the Klaw Erlangcr Comedy com.
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star Theatre in Buffalo Monday night, The COM
pany will be the largest cvcr in yaudo-
willie rarce-scvcnty people The chorus will
consist of thrty-seycn girls and eight male
voices. a record number Thcse young women
will prove an attraction tn themselves,
It i, now known to be fact that the originll
NJ the character Of Champagne Charley IN
Augustus Thomas new comedy in which Frank
Mckee stas Peter r. Daley the coming season,
is Harry Lchr. This circumstance has hrcn
hntcd at several times because the leading char
acter in this comedy is a society man who acts
as wine agent. The character Of the matinee
Girl" to be played by Ada Lewis, also has
its prototype in wcll'known society woman
who is a conspicuous figure AT afternoon per
fornances at New York theatres during the
season, Indeed, it il said, most Of NJ Thomas
characters in this comedy are taken from lie"
and several will he readily recognized
James T. Powers and the company 70 appear
in Tho Messenger Boy az Days Theatre in
September began rchalrsnls last Monday. Mr..
Powers is highly pleased with his part ot the
Boy" the possibilities Of which he saw during
his spring visit 10 London,
Pat Rooney, ir., and Emma Francis Will intro
ducc a very novel dancing specially in THE
Rogers Brothers IN Washington Those young
people are ,No ~ the greatest dancers m the
American stsgc-and by tho way, they are re.
ported engaged.
Amy Rcard's support in Frank MoKec's spc.
cia production Of "Janice Meredith" in which
she will play the name role viii he Carl Eek
stron Neil Florence, willard Perry, Daniel J.
Mscy. Louis Egan, O. y, Italian, Arthur De
Voy, William Morris, Z, G. Seiiert, Jessie Bur
nett. Margaret Mohatt and Rose Braham.
The following players compose the company
that will support Peter r, DALEY in Augustus
Thomas new comedy Champagne Charley"
George 4. Reane, Frank Lane, W. 4. Mcconnell,
Brigham Royce, Thomas Brown Edward Garyie,
Max Hoffman, Christie Mcdonald, Lansing Row.