The Washington times., 1901-07-28

ed to play the village minister, a part h,
| deemed admirably suited to his style Of
work. He made very fiattering offer fol
the use of the Fitch comedy, but Mr.
Brady concluded that he would produce
the piece in the English metropolis him.
self.
The entire scenic equipment for "Ths
Messenger Boy has been imported from
London. The piece will have its first pro-
September James T. Powers will have
the chief role and will have the assistance
| of remarkably strong company. The
| Messenger Boy enjoyed two years run
| in London and Is expected to prove al
| most as popular in this country.
The Grigoatis aerial troupe have been
| engaged for the klaw & Erlauger produc-
tion of THE Sleeping Beauty and the
| Beast" the big Drury Lane extrava ganza,
| which will be presented at the Broadway
| Theatre in November.
| Louis Mann and his wife. Clara Lipman.
| are enjoying tour through Germany and
| Switzerland.
,yill A. Mcconnell. formerly we'll
known advance agent and manager, will
play the role of n theatrical manager in
Peter F. Dailey's production of Cham
| pagne Charlie.
Thomas Evans, who will be recalled by
local theatregoers for his admirable work
as the bookmaker IN Willie Golfers play
Mr.. Smooth two seasons ago will be a
| member of the Rogers BrotherS IN
| Washington organization.
| Rehearsals for THE Chaperones." the
| new musical comedy that Frank Perley $
! comedians will present this season. Will
commence next week The ChaperoneS
will employ over one hundred persons.
| There are nineteen speaking parts and
| twenty-seven musical numbers.
| Eugene Cowles, the popular basso, is
advertised by a Chicago manager as
about to appear in vaudeville, but Frank
Do rhlr, ta rrnG ar
contract for this season. announces that
| the singer Is at his home In Derby Line.
\ VT, and has no thought OF going in for
the continuous style of stage entertain
ment
| Digby Bell is spending his summer at
| Milford, Pa. Heswill be seen with THE
Chaperones" this season..
| Manager Harry Davis will conduct a
| permanent stock burlcsque company at
| his Avenue Theatre. Pittsburg, duriTg the
| coming season. Among those who have
| been engaged for the organization are Sam
Ryan and Tom Lewis, who were seen at
\ Chase's in their laughable act last win
| ter.
| Creston Clarke has purchased cottage
at the Delaware Water Gap.
| j. II. Stoddart, the veteran actor, who
will be starred next season in a dramatic
version of Ian MacLaren's Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush,'' is studying his part
at his summer home in Sewaren. N j.
The tour of York State Folks" Arthur
| Sidman's new play, will commence at
Philadelphia September 16.
H. Reeves Smith will use "a Brace Of
| Partridges," THE other Mans Wife,
and My Oldest Friend this season
| George W. Lederer and NJ. B. Leavitt
| will revive "Mazeppa" in the fall and
Vernona Jarbeau VIII be seen in the title
role.
known to the. theatrical world as the
| Forepaugh $4,000 beauty" will be the
| principal member of The French Spy"
! company. which E. f. Rice expects to
| send on the road next month
/ Otis Skinner and John Drew were both
in the cast of the original production of
| "a Night or at Days March 5. 1885.
1 Lovers Lane will terminate its Chi
eago engagement August 4, after playing
| to large audiences for over ten weeks.
William Owen will play the role of
| Paelo in Otis SINNERS production of
| Francesca de Rimini"
THE .Burgomaster'' is entertaining the
/ theatregoers of Boston during the sum-
mer, and REPORTS from the Hub are to the
effect that the fremont Theatre is nightly
filled with a warn but well pleased
| crowd 9-~rf' sfp
| Charles and Dan Mason will be starred
| this year in farce entitled .Adolph and
Rudciph. and will endeavor to emulate
| the examples of Weber and Fields and the
Rogers brothers and gather large guam
| titles of national currency. Their tour
VIII be directed by Broadhurst & Currie.
Hope Booth. the young woman who ap-
| peared at the Bijou in the spring in a
series of artistic poses. contrives to keep
4 herself pretty well in the public eye dur
ing her summer vacation. The latest of
a half dozen stories anent the actress is
| to the effect that she is i'll, but not seri-
ously.
| A copyright performance of The Auc-
| tioneer' the new play by Lee Arthur and
| Charles Klein, in which David WarfieId
will be starred this season was given in
London last week. Mr.. Warfield's season
will commence at the Bijou Theatre, New
| York, early in September.
Rose Melville will continue to use isis
Hopkins another season.
Manager Walter Clarke Bellows pre-
sented '.Under Two Flags"-the dramati-
| zation that was seen at the Lafayette
| last season-at Denver last week and
| Blanche Walsh played Cigarette with a
great deal of success.
Charles E. Evans. who is best known
| to theatregoers for his work with the
| late "Old Hoss'' Hoey in "A Parlor
| Match, secured play, entitled John
Doe during his vacation, which was
| spent principally in London.
| Nanette Comstock, who was Otis Skin
ners leading lady last season. will be
the principal feminine support with John
| Mason in The Altar of Friendship The
| first performance will be given at SYRIA
cuse, September ..
| In Old Kentucky" seems destined to
go on forever, for the announcement is
| made by Manager Lift that the Deazey
piece viii be sent around the country for
| another season. The success of the play
| last year was remarkable, according to
the claims of the management.
Willie Collier will take "On the Quiet
| to the Pacific Coast during the coming
season. HIS supporting company will be
| practically the same as last year.
Yvetta Guilbert has attracted considera-
| bic attention to herself of late by an
nouncing that she is writing novel that
| will picture the life OF the average music
| hall artist.
E S. willard. who is vastly more popu-
| lar in America than in his own country,
! England, announces that he will socn
| erect a handsome theatre in Regent Cir
| Gus. London, presumably out OF the
profits of his numerous American tours
"Charleys Aunt is enjoying revival
at the hands of Comedian Peniey, who
| first showed it to London audiences.
The Lyceum and Lafayette Theatres
| at Buffalo, have closed their doors on ac-
| count of a lack of patronage on the part
| OF visitors to the Pan American EXPOSE
| ton.
Clara Lane, well-known to local amuse-
| ment lovers, is at the head of i summer
| operatic company in Pittsburg.
Melbourne Macdowell is playing the re-
pertoire of his late wife, Fanny Daven-
port, on the Pacific Coast, with Florence
Stone as his principal support.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rogers, after their
season with the Lafayette stock COM
pany, will spend the next -Four weeks at
Block Island.
George AIDE, who writes fables in the
jargon of the day. is said to be at work
on the libretto of a comic opera
Mabelle Gilman has been engaged by
the Sire Brothers for their company at
the New York Theatre.
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