The Washington times., 1901-07-14
Cast of Characters:
BRIEFLY TOLD.


NJ. Rostand who wrote "Cyrano de
Bergerac" and .'L'Aiglon." promises to
make a tour Of the United States next
spring.
THE Casino Girl" is being presented
at Atlantic City with a good deal of sue
cess, James r. Sullivan continues in the
chief male role,
Sousa's Band is playing at Manhattan
Beach for the first time in two years.
Lulu Chaser has gone to the Catskills,
where she will spend several weeks. Next
season she may be starred in a musical
piece by F. c. Whitney.
The Bonnie Brier Bush with J. II.
Stoddard in the principal role, will be the
opening attraction of the Republic The
atre, New York next season. The first
Der 3.
Sweet Clover is the name Of the new
play in which ClaXtOn and Frank VIII
stach viii star Adelaide Thurston. The
season will commence at Norfolk. early
in September and the South will be toured
before the new attraction is headed for
New York.
A rumor that George Appleton. mana
ger Tor N {. Goodwin, was blinded on
the Fourth proves to be erroneous. Mr..
Appleton writes that he stiIl retains his
sight and Is able TO detect real currency
from stage money.
r. d. MacLeau has completed his com
pauy by the engagement of Frank Hen
mig. who was formerly a prominent raem-
Der of Thomas W Keene's company.
,Coriolanus and King John" will be in
Guided IN Mr.. MacIean's repertoire. His
leading lady win be his wife. Odette Tyler
Burton L. Emmett, formerly business
manager FOR William Gillette, will pilot
Marguerita Sylvia around the country in
The Princess Chic next year.
Raymond Hitchcock will replace William
Norris In the title role in the Pixley-
l.udeTs' musical piece, king Dodo' at
Chicago Monday night. Mr. Norris will
take dip into Windy City vaudeville on
the same evening, and next season will be
once more seen with Viola Allen as
Adonis the hunchback, in In the Palace
Of the King.
Barney Fagan and Henrietta Byron are
still in England, playing the music halls
with great success.
Jessie Millward seen here last season
with the Empire stock company. will pre-
sent The Climbers and I'm the Palace
of the King" in London. After an absence
Of three years in this country Miss Mill
ward seems to have lost none of her pop
ularity at home
The roof garden of the American Thea
ire will remain closed for the balance of
the season A venture TO present vaude-
vile up in the air resulted in dire failure
and the manager Of the house. Henry
Greenwall decided TO close the Ameri-
can ROOF rather than damage the reputa-
uon OF his property any more by leasing
the roof garden privileges to some person
VINO might prove unreliable.
The vaudeville team, of Belmont and
weston Is no more, IR the future. MT
Belmont and Robert North will double
up in the variety business.
ldaiene Cotton. who played at Chase's
few weeks ago with her husband. Mich
olas Long. Is i'll in Chicago. 1t is said
she is in critical condition.
On account of trolley accident 10 Mr
Heath. the vaudeville team of Mcintyre
and Heath have been compelled to lay of
for couple of weeks.
Rehearsals for The Rogers Brothers
in Washington the new McNally farce
IN which the German comedians Will be
seen this season, were Commenced under
the direction of Ben Ted at the knicker-.
booker Theatre New York, last Monday
morning. The tour Will commence at
Buffalo about the middle Of August and
after two weeks at Buffalo and similar
term at Atlantic City the production VIII
be t"krn TO New York for a run at the
Knickerbocker Theatre.
Geoffrey Stein. the well known Wash
ingtOnian who Will play one of the prln-
cipal roles with Henrietta Crosman in
Mistress Nell" next season, Will go TO
New York early next month TO rehearSe
the company that viii pre- sent the George
HazletOn piece in the one-night STANDS
bir. Stein will continue to direct the
stage for Miss Crosman next year
Mr.. and Mrs Otis Skinne Slre spending
their vacation at COnoVer, WIS., Where
the actor has cottage.
Claiming Pollock, the genera. press
r,Preso ntativc for William 4. Brady, Is
. his home. this city. for the summer
Broadway rimorists have Lulu Chaser.
he pliml donna soubrctle, ana sam >.
-hub5rt. manager of the Herald square
=. hestre. engaged TO be married. MT
hubert was. until n few years ago, the
treasurer of tn. Weitine Opera House.
al Syracuse. and since his entry INTO the
managerial field, by means OF the doytiah
farces in one night stands. and more re-
Gently with the Herald Square and numer-