The Washington times., 1901-08-25

writer. and Lettie Kennble matinee girl
Christie Mcdonald will play Dorothy
the admiral niece. % She and Mr. DALEY
as the wine agent. will carry both comedy
and sentimental interest.
Nine. Lillian Blauvelt. the concert
singer, who has spent the summer in the
woods of Maine, sails for Europe early
in September. Her concert tour abroad
begins in Dusseldorf. Germany, October
| Is She will sing in Germany and Great
| Britain till December 81 January l she
| will sail for America and remain here till
the following April. when she will again
| go to Europe.
Speaking of returning to opera, Mime.
| Blauvelt says the temptations to do so
| the past three years have been very many,
| but she has resisted them ALL as she pre-
| fers the freedom of the concert stage In
| opera an artistic Is confined to few cities
| each year, while in concert one may travel
| the world over. Besides this consideration
| the latter field is less fatigung to the
| voice and more remunerative Nine.
| Blauvelt also announces that in future
! she will be her own manager In America
| as she has been in Europe She has moth
| ing to complain of in reference to Amer
lean managers. but believes that, with
concert engagements. an artistic can do
| better dealing directly with the singing
| societies.
Clyde Fitch is fast proving himself one
of the most prolific of American drama
lists and one of the chief attributes of his
plays. and one which readily recon-
mends itself to theatregoers is the spice
of novelty which always distinguishes his
productions. One of his latest and best
efforts is said to be ""Tire Marriage
Game" in which Louis Nethersole will
present Sadie Martinez as a star during
q OLE Iitt
known of the plot, the title is suggestive
of many possibilities in treatment
The play has for its model a strong
French work by NJ. Emile Angler, which
that author wrote and dedicated to his
lifelong friend, Meissonier the cele-
brated artist. THE Marriage Game" is
saidsto contain situations of intense dra
matte interest. novel and thrilling in their
conception, while through the entire play
runs vein of delightful comedy which
Is distinctively characteristic of the au-
thor's brilliant mind When interpreted
by Miss Martinez and the company which
has been selected to support her, 1.-The
Marriage Game" should be among the
successes of the new season, and much
interest is being manifested in the pre-
miere production which will occur at the
Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Sep
TENDER %.
Edwin Arden has been engaged for the
role opposite to that played by Miss Mar
tinot. MIR. Arden-s splendid work as
Prince Metternich in Il Aigion'' last year
in support of Maude Adams is still re-
membered as one Of the most artistic Gre
atoms of the season, and his engagement
for the leading role with Miss Martinez
will be of local interest in view of his re-
cent association with the Lafayette stock
company.
The roles in 1.-The Marriage Game" and
the players who have been engaged to in
terpret them are as follows Lady earn
by, Sadie Martinot; Duke of Montrose.
Edwin Arden; Lord Mayfair. AL s. Lip
man; Lord Carnby. Frank Sylvester; Fay
Hawlsins, Mrs Mckee Rankin; Duchess
of Montrose. JeffreYs Lewis. Johnny Big
Wright.
This season Paul Gilmore will be seen
in the leading role of. Lost River" Jo-
seph Arthur's pastoral melodrama. which
was one of the successes in New York
last year. Mr.. Gilmore Is a young ro-
mantle actor who is steadily working his
way to the front. having starred in The
Musketeers' and previously appeared in
many of the plays with which the young
er Saivini had been identified When
Henrietta Crosrnau played her second
New York engagement in Mistress NeII''
last season Mr.. Gilmore was specially en-
gagged for the role of King Charles II and
scored a success. ~
Like many other actors. Mr. Gilmore
has had his share of mi5fortunes. which
seem to overtake members of the profess
sion at one time or another. While in
Phoenix, Ariz- last year he was shot in
the foot through the accidental discharge
of a pistol in the hands of a careless
property man and was Obliged to cancel
his engagements for the following three
months. Close upon this unfortunate oc-
currence all of his effects to the value of
over 5000. were destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Giimore's capabilities should fit
themselves easily to the leading role in
Lost River" which will be under the
direction of Jules hurry, who has pur-
chased all the accessories of both COM
panies which presented the play last year
and will combine them into a single pro-
duction.