The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-12

1 PANeA was a FdhG-W1lk IN Hhlc
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| ned leading men and women, characte
| lmperSonators, and spirituelle irc cnues a
| mo their identity under burnt cork an
| walked as would make r1any dusty bell
| turn green with envy.
| The original production of THE Schoo
| FOR scandal was given at Drury Ian
! May 3. III.
| Fourteen Japanese dancing girls will b
| a feature Of the Pan-American Exposi
! zion at Buffalo this summer.
| Next season Henrietta Crossman viii
| take Mistress Nell to the Pacific Coast
| John c. Fisher. of Dunno, Ryley. an,
| lsher, will go to London to see the new
| musical comedy. The Silver Slipper fo
| which he owns the American rights
| Pour Etra Aimee" Xantof & Care.
! comedy which was recently produced
! with success in Paris, has been secured
! by George Lederer for America and Eng
! land. Elsie De Wolfe may have the play
to follow Clyde Fitch's The Way of III,
| World. with which she opens her star
ring tour.
II. Y. Esmond's new play. THE Wilder
ness. which has been one of the successes
of the London season. may be used next
year by Charles Frohman for John Drew
The East End Theatre, Pittsburg, which
has been closed for several years, has beer
leased by r. J. Mccullough
The clever musical comedy. The Mes
senSer Boy will open the season al
Days Theatre in the fan with James T.
Powers featured in the title role.
A Jewish stock company has been added
to the attractions of Chicago. Irwin s
Theatre has been leased for six years by
Ellis +. Glickman and the season opened
on the LIST of May with a production of
Abraham Goldfaden's play, Sulimath.
An outdoor performance of ''As You
Like It will be given June II by the
Students of the University OF Chicago.
The production Will be under the direction
of Frank T. Wallace of the Otis Skinner
company.
OF all the Tom" shows which have been
chronicled up TO date probably the most
unique was that which was recently given
at the Peoples Theatre, New York, 1t
place with Boris Thomalshefsky as Uncle
Tom, Bessie Thomalshefsky in the role of
Topsy, and Eva was in the keeping of Miss
Abramovitch.
Maude OdeIl will star next season in a
new version of Carmen" a strong dra-
matte rendering of the story which BiZet' s
music has made immortal in opera. Ar
rangements are rapidly progressing for
her tour to open in Washington Novem-
Der II.
Mabel Pierson. who, having regained
her health, has resumed her place as
prima donna soprano with the Bostonians,
is going to figure in like capacity this
summer with a stock opera company at
Syracuse. y. \. She is Chicago girl and
her rise in a single season TO the top
notch in her profession is in keeping with
the Wanted hustle of the lakeside me
tropolis.
Sandol Mnliken will probably continue
next season as leading woman with JEFF
fersOn De Angels in "A Royal Rogue
and whatever new opera he may put on.
This has been her first season as a lead
ing woman in musical comedy. and she
has more than realized the predictions of
her most optimistic admirers.
Emily Wakeman's extraordinary hit as
Molly Mealy, the eccentric spinster, in
Lovers Lane now transferred from the
Manhattan Theatre TO the Theatre Re
public, New York, has won for her col
UmnS of laudatory articles in the papers
of New York and other cities. Her work
has been acclaimed the superior OF that
OF any American character actress.
Joseph r. Grisgner wilI shortly make a
European tour in the theatrical interest
OF William A. Brady and himself.
William a. Brady is ambitious to make
an enormous production Of Shakespeare
cast Of modern actors, and none of the
old timers representing the "palmy
days period
Joseph r. Grismer has gone to San Jose,
Cal. TO assist his friend, Clay NJ. Greene,
in the presentation of the iatter's new
biblical play, Nazareth" to be enacted
by the pupils Of Santa Clara College, May
Is under the auspices of the Catholic
clergy who conduct the institution.
Phoebe Davies, Ernest Hastings. Mile
VIII likely be among the players who will
be sent TO Australia year from now to
present Lovers Lane and Way Down
East
During the engagement Of Grace George
at the Theatre Republic. New York. next
autumn. special productions with star
casts, will be made Of Twelfth Night
- Frou-Frou, Peg Wellington and
''The Country Girl"
Lovers Lane. by Clyde Fitch. after
l02 nights at the Manhattan, has been
transferred to the new Theatre Republic
New York, where il viii continue through
ms season, with a probable revival next
fall
BETSY Ross has had a trial in PhiIa-
ielphia and viii now be entirely re-wrir-.
ten and presented in new form next sea
son.
Encouraged by the success Of Uncle
Tom Cabin, William \. Brady viii
hereafter make yearly production of
ar old-tilne success at the Academy of
Music, New York. He viii also produce
a big spectacle at this house next No
tember, with an enormous ballet and
principal dancers imported from Europe.
Foxy Grandpa" a musical comedy,
founded upon the newspaper cartoons
which have delighted many home cir
ele. viii open in New York early next sea-
SON joseph Hart formerly Of Hallen &
Hart. ahd Carrie De Mar viii be featured
in the leading roles
William A. Brady has applied for 2
patent upon an ingenious device by which
real trees, such as the apple trees OF
Lovers Lane, can be taken to pieces !
for travel and put together with rapidity
and accuracy in each city visited.
Big prices are being offered for new and
original plays nowadays and the supply
ioeS not near equal the demand. Amelia
Bingham is said TO have offered $4,000 TO
prominent author for new piece suit
able 10 her company. William a. Brady
5 willing TO invest TO any extent in new
pieces until he secures the right one for
Grace George, who is to play three
months at the Theatre Republic, New
York, next season. He already has pur-
.hased three which are likely 10 be pre-
'ented during this engagement.
Uncle Toms Cabin will celebrate its
Goth performance at the Academy of |
Music New York. with souvenirs May |
B. and will end it's New York run the !
apid tour, assigning one night each TO |
few Of the large cities. to be followed |
" run at the mammoth Auditorium in /
Chicago.
Way Down East viii have another
ong run at the New York Academy of |
iuslc next season. This VIII be its third |
extended season in the metropolis re-
record for any play.
After the first nights performance Of
Lovers Lane at the Manhattan Thea
re, New York, the author CLYDE Fitch
expressed some disappointment at the re-
eipts and was pessimistic concerning the
offered him $4,000 in cash TO |
orego royalties and sell the piece out
light. Fitch asked for twenty-four hours |
o consider the offer and then declined il
much to the managers disgust. The roy |
lilies for the New y Orak season alone have |
cached that amount and the play is good |
or four or five years 10 come.
Georgetown Orchestra Concert.
The last orchestral concert OF the pres
Mt season will be given by the George
own Orchestra at the National Theatre. |
n the evening Of Nav - Tbfc r,oDt,Ior /