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

, about fifteen couples participated. Digni
| ned leading men and women. characte
| impersonators, and spirituelle ircc al
| MO their identity under burnt cork an,
| walked as would make many a dusty bell
| turn green with envy.
| The original production of THE Schoo
for scandal was given at Drury Lam
! May 8. III
Fourteen Japanese dancing girls will b,
| a feature Of the Pan-American EXposi
| tton at Buffalo this summer.
Next season Henrietta Crossman viii
take Mistress Nell to the Pacific Coast
John c. Fisher, of Dunno, Ryley and
FISHER, Will go to London to see the new
| musical comedy, The Silver Slipper" for
which he owns the American rights
Pour Etra Aimee" Xantof & Cares
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 Fitchs The Way of the
World with which she opens her star
ring tour.
H. V. Esmonls 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
mas been closed for several years, has been
leased by f. J. Mccullough.
The clever musical comedy. The Mes
senSer Boy. will open the season at
Days Theatre in the fall with James 7.
A Jewish stock company has been added
to the attractions of Chicago. Twins
Theatre has been leased for six years by
Ellis f. Glickman and the season opened
>on the list of May with a production of
Abraham GOldfaden's play, 'Suiimath."
An outdoor performance of LAS You
Like It. will be given June II by the
students of the University of Chicago.
The production Will be under the dir ection
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
was a Hebrew version nf 2drs. Stoves
place with Boris Thomalshefsky as Uncle
Tom, Bessie Thomalshefsky in the role of
Topsy, and Eva was in the Keeping of Miss
Abramovitch.
Maude Odell will star next season in a
new version of Carmen" a strong dra-
matte rendering of the story which BiZets
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, n. Y. She is a Chicago girl and
her rise in a single season TO the top
notch in her profession is in keeping with
the vauuted hustle Of the lakeside me
tropolis.
Sandol Milliken 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 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 Meaiy, 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, Grismer VIII 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's
Julius Caesar next season, with . star
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 latters new
biblical play, Nazareth" to be enacted
by the pupils of Santa Clara College, May
81. 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 a 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-F rou, Peg Wellington" and
'Fhe Country Girl"
Lovers Lane by Clyde Fitch. after
ld2 nights at the Manhattan, has been
transferred to the new Theatre Republic
New York. where it win continue through
his season, with a probable revival next
TALL.
'Betsy Ross" has had n trial in Phila-
ielphia and viii now be entirely re-writ-
en- and presented in new form next sea-
son.
Encouraged by the success of Uncle
Toms Cabin William \. Brady win
hereafter make a yearly production of
N old-tiine success at the Academy of
Music, New York He will also produce
1 big spectacle at this house next No
'ember with an enormous ballet and
dancers imported from Europe.
Foxy Grandpa" a musical comedy.
founded upon the newspaper cartoons
which have delighted many a home cir
lie. will open in New York early next sea-
son. Joseph Hart. formerly Of Hailen &
Hart. and Carrie De Mar Will be featured
N the leading roles.
William A. Brady has applied for q
patent upon an ingenious device by which
real trees. such as the apple trees OF
Lovers Lane can be taken to pieces :;
'or travel and put together with rapiIity
md accuracy in each city visited.
Big prices are being offered for new and !
original plays nowadays. and the supply |
loes not near equal the demand Amelia |
Bingham is said to have offered $4,000 to |
prominent author for a new piece suit |
ibie to her company. William A. Brady |
: willing to invest to any extent in new |
for
trace George, who is to play three |
months at the Theatre Republic, New |
FORK, next season. He already has pur- |
hased three. which are likely to be pre- |
ented during this engagement.
Uncle Toms Cabin will celebrate its
Doth performance at the Academy of |
iusic. New York. with souvenirs May |
g. and will end it's New York run the |
Saturday. II will then make
apid tour. assigning one night each to
few of the large cities. to be followed
y run at the mammoth Auditorium in
,hicago.
ong run at the New York Academy of
iusic next season. This VIII be its third |
extended season in the metropolis-a re-
record for any play.
After the first nights performance of
Lovers Lane" at the Manhattan Thea |
re. New York, the author Clyde Fitch. |
some disappointment at the re-
eipts and was pessimistic concerning the |
ulufe OF th' play. william A Brady |
ofinred him $4,000 in cash TO |
oregO royalties and sell the piece out |
light. Fitch asked for twenty-four hours |
D consider the offer and then declined it,
luch to the managers disgust The roy
lilies for the New York season alone have |
cached that amount and the play is good |
Or four or five years TO come.
Georgetown Orchestra Concert.
The last orchestral concert OF the pres
nt reason will be given by the Genrpe- |