The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-22
PLAYS and PLAYERS,

PLAYS and PLAYERS,
Ada Rehan will fcturn to America late in
August. She is spending the summer at her cot
| tagc on the Irish coast.
| Thomas Brown. the whistler. has been engaged
| by Frank Mckee to play part in support oi
! Peter F. Daley in Augustus Thomas new com
| edy, champagne Charley"
| Thomas Evans, who made hit as the sporting
editor in Miss Print last season, has been en-
| gagged by Klaw g. Erlanser for their comedy
company, appearing with Gus and Max Rogers in
| 1.-The Rogers Brothers in Washington"
Rich & Harris, who will manage Andrew Mack
| in his tour in '''lom Moore next season, have
| engaged George +. Nash Theodore Babcock
| Myron Calico, Eddie Heron, Frank Maync, r. J.
| Dillon, Giles Shine, II. 7. Stone, Thomas Jack.
| son. Josephine Lovctt, Margaret Fielding, Jane
| Payton and Susie Wilkinson as the principals OF
| his supporting company.
Mary Manncring and James X Hackctt are
| spending a month in the south Of France. They
will finish their vacation tour abroad with a four
weeks yachting cruise through the Mediterranean
| Miss Manncring Will return to America the last
week in August and begin rchearsals Sept. . ior
her second tour in ''Jance Meredith"
| Gus and Max Rogers have become extensive
| real estate owners in New York. The past week
they purchased $4,000 hat-housc in the Harlem
district They now control realty valued at more
than S25O,OOO. Under the management of Klaw
Erlanger these German character comedians
have literally picked up money in ''Wall Street,
and Central Park and developed into real men
| Of affairs.
Frank McKce's special company presenting
'Janicc Meredith will be in no sense NO 81
III the general acceptance OF that term. The
production will be fully as elaborate the origi.
nal and the company will be composed of artists
OF established regulations. The part of ",Ianice
Meredith will be played by Amy Ricard who
made hit last season as ''Tabiha Drinkcr' In
Mary Manncring support.
Frank Mckee has secured the rights to Ram.
scy Morris new play, Ninety and Nine" This
piece, which takes its title from Evangelist Ira
Sankey's celebrated hymn of the same name,
| treats Of life in two small Indiana villages and
will employ cast of thirty people and large
number of supeinumcrar,s 1t will nc one of the
important productions of the coming metropolitan
season.
klaw Il Erlan"er will make an elaborate pro.
duction OF Harry B. Smiths musical comedy,
which will he called ''The Liberty Bellies" The
| initial presentation will occur at the Chestnut
Street thcatcr in Philadelphia, Sept o. large
company is being organized for this piece, which
is very original and unique in its construction.
Among the more important people already on.
gagged are Cyril Scott John Slavin. Eta Butler,
the comcdienne and mimic and Sandol Milliken
Frank Mckee will call the new comedy by
Augustus Thomas in which he will start Peter
+. Daley next season, "Champagnn Charley"
This piece is written on more "legitmate'' lines
than anything in which Mr.. DALEY has vet been
seen. Mr.. Dailcy'S part will be that Of young
society man who becomes wine agent and in.
cidentally the ''angel' for theatrical produc.
tion. Mr.. Mckee is satisfied that Mr.. Thomas
has fitted Mr. Daley splenddly in the character
he has created for him and will surround his star
with one OF the strongest companies organized
for the coming season.
klaw & Erlanser have arranged with Jacob
Lift to present the Drury Lane fairy cxtraya-
canza, "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" at
the Broadway theatcr in New York for rum
beginning Monday, Nov 1. Mr. Lift is now in
London and the contract completed by cable
last Monday. This is one OF the largest produc
tions ever made at the Thcaer Royal, Drlry
Lane, and will be staged in this country with
all the original scenery, including the famous
CRYSTAL naIace scene the beautif,u costumes and
the intricate mechanical, effects ,hot ,ttrortoJ
so much attention in london ,,.t roor Tha
mounting Of ths production At the Broadwoy
,hoa,or ,,;n roor;ro sxto, sya .I,orations an ~
stage These viii he made durin, tho summer
,onos, Moro ,h,n ,h,oo h,,,Iroa ,oI ;,, =,
employed in this presentation. Joseph Brooks,
his entornriso i, now in rncI,nd snnar,i, linz,
,hn ,rrancsmonts ,or rho shinmon, y, ,hn rrolrn,
,inr 70 Amer;c, in h,,v Tho o,uinn,ant I'm n,
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