Evening journal., 1901-06-21

Thomas Evans, who made a hit as
the sporting editor in Miss Prinnt"
last season, mas been engaged by Klaw
& Erlanger for their comedy company
appearing with Gus and Max Rogers
in "The Rogers Brothers in Washing
ton"
Rich & Harris, who will manage An
drew Mack in his tour in Tom Moore
next season, have engaged George f.
Nash, Theodore Babcock, Myron Calico,
Eddie Heron, Frank Mayne, r. j Dill
Ion, Giles Shine, II. p. Stone, Thomas
Jackson, Josephine Doye,t Margaret
Fielding. Jane Payton and Susie Will
kinson as the principals OF his support
ing company
Mary Mannering and James X.
Hackett are spending a month in the
south of France. They will finish their
vacation abroad with a four weeks
yachting cruise through the Mediter-
ranean. Miss Mannering will return to
America the last week in August, and
begins rehearsals September for her
second tour in Janice Meredith"
The critic of the New York Evening
Journal says that "San Toy was a sue
cess. and smashed the tradition that ito
break prosperous run and then return to
the same theatre the same season means
disaster" because this delightful musical
comedy IS an excellent example Of 81
worth of amusement. tits tuneful. enter
tanning in its story and was well acted
and well sung. He considered the success
of the piece, 1t is so really meritorious.
scarcely worth talking about, but had il
failed It would have deserved an epitaph
two columns long. The cast OF "san Toy"
for its tour next season will be re-
markedly conspicuous one.
Nlaw and Erlanger have arranged with
Jacob Lit to present the prury Lane
fairy extravaganza. 1.-THE Sleeping Beauty
and The Beast" at the Broadway Theatre
in New York for "A run, beginning Mon
day, November g. Mr.. Lit is now in Lon
don and the contract was completed by
cable last Monday. This is one Of the
largest productions ever made at the
Theatre Royal Drury Lane. and win be
staged in this country with all the beau
tiful costumes and the intricate mechan-
ical efforts that attracted so much atten-
ton in London last year
Louis Mann and Clara Iipman quite
unexpectedly sailed for London Saturday,
the 18th inst, to consult with Paul Potter,
wis wrote the new comedy in which they
viii appear next season. They were origi-
nally booked to sail the Goth inst This
will expedite their return to this country
| by two weeks and considerably further
preparations for the new productions and
rehearsals.
Gus and Max Rogers have become ex-
tenslye real estate owners in Kew York
The past week they purchased s7O.OOl
| hat-house in the Harlem district They
now control realty valued at more than
S25oOOO Under the management Of Slaw
and Erlanger these German character
comedians have literally picked up money
in ''NYan Street and Central Park" ana
developed into real men OF affairs.
Frank McKee's special company pre-.
senting Janice Meredith" win be in Nc
sense NO. ." in the general acceptanc,
Of that term. The production will be fully
as elaborate as the original and the com
pany will be composed of artists of es
tablished regulations. The part OF Jan
ice" vii be played by Amy Ricard, VIII,
made a hit last season as "Tabithi
Drinker" in Mary Mannering's support.
Frank Mckee has secured the rights t
Ramsey Norris new play Ninety an,
Nine" This piece, which takes its It'll,
from Evangelist Ira Sankey's celebrated
hymn of the same name. treats OF life IL
two small Indiana villages and will EN-
ploy a cast of thirty people and a larg
number of supernumeraries It will be on
of the important productions of the com
ing metropolitan season.
Klaw and Erlanger will make an elabor
ate production of Harry b. Smiths ne'
musical comedy. which will be Gale
THE Liberty Bellies" The initial presen
tatiou will occur at the Chestnut-Stree
Theatre i'm Philadelphia. September 9.
. large company is being organized for thi
piece, which is very original and unidu
in its construction. Among the more i'm
portant people already engaged are Cyr
Scot, John Slavin, Eta Butler. the CON
edienne and mimic and Sandol Milliken.
Frank Mckee will call the new coined
by Augustus Thomas. in which he wi
star Peter r. Daley next season. Chan
= lpagne Charley" This piece is written O
e more Legitimate" lines than anythir
r In which Mr.. Daley has yet been see
Is Mr.. Dailey's part will be that Of a your
society man who becomes a wine agen
land. incidentally. the angel" for thea
| rical production. Mr.. Mckee is Statistic
that Mr. Thomas has fitted Mr.. Dale
Il splendidly in the character he has create
4 for him and will surround his star Wi
one of the strongest companies organic
for the coming season.