The Washington times., 1901-08-04

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Mr.; Fitch and augustus Thomas appear
to be the only American dramatists that
are engaged in active business.
Ada Lewis. known to followers of the
atriCal matters as the original tough
girl" will he member of Peter r. Dali
ley's company in champagne Charlie"
Miss Lewis has not been before the pub
lie since the death of her husband John
| Parr, formerly the tenor of the Rogers
| brothers organization.
Robert Peyton Carter has been added to
| the cast of Lorna Doone" at the Grand
Opera House. Chicago. Ill.
There will be a Haverly's minstrels on
| the road next season, although the popu-
| lar Col ]. H. Haverly will not be at the
helm.
The one hundredth performance of "The
| Devils Daughter" was celebrated at the
! Court Street Theatre. Buffalo. last We'd
! nesday night, Appropriate souvenirs COM
memorated the occasion.
| Louis Mann and Clara Lipman will
| present "F'rou Frou' at their Wednesday
| matinees during the coming season Miss
| Lipman will. of course play the chief
role and Mr.. Mann will forget his Girl
| from Paris" dialect for the afternoon and
| appear as Brigard. The dual stars will
| confine their money getting evening per-
| iormances, however. to a new play by
Paul Potter. which is as yet unnamed.
| The Founders is being presented in
London under the name of Kitty Grey
|
| decided success.
Miss Walker of wooIoomooioo'' is the
awful name of a musical comedy that the
| Shubert Brothers threaten to present in
TINS country. 1t is of foreign make and
Is said to have scored a success abroad.
| Alice Nielsen wants to sing in grand
| opera in London.
Myron Calico, who was a member of the
| frawley stock company during its local
| engagement. will be a member of Andrew
| Macks production of Tom Moore at
the Herald Square Theatre, New York.
| next month ...5-..f..
| Put Me Off at Buffalo" is the title of
a farce comedy that will be buried at the
good people of Ohio late next month.
Louise Cunning, who sings Scotch
| songs An the vaudeville houses, sailed for
London this week to fulfill engagements
| that viii occupy her talents for the next
| eight weeks.
THE Belle of New York. will be on
the road again this season. The season
will be opened at Chicago early in Sep
| tember- r. j. Connolly will continue to
| play lchabod Bronson, in which role he
/ appeared with great success during the
major portion of the London run of the
piece and in this country after the re-
| turn of the Lederer organization. Even
conceding that Dan DAILY is entitled to
! the word 'inmitable," theatregoers al.
| over the country show decided prefer
ence for Mr. Connolly in the part of the
| Cohoes reformer.
Sadie Probst well-known soubrette.
has been engaged for the Lederer-Leavitt
revival of ''Mazeppa" that will be sent
| out this season.
| "At Cripple Creek" is the name of
new play that will be produced during the
| coming season.
| Arnold DAILY, well known as a talented
! juvenile actor whose appearances in this
| city of late years have been with Froh-
| man rganiZations, has sailed for London
to join n. C.. Goodwin's company in
When We Were Twenty-one."
| The Barnum & Bailey circus will COM
mence what is expected TO be a years
! engagement in Paris next October.
r. ID. MacLean and Odette Tyler will
commence their rehearsals at the Great
Southern Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, this
week.
Joseph Weber. of Weber Sc Fields, is
home from a European trip
Amelia Bingham's season IN The
| Climbers will commence at Philadelphia
October Z.
Otis Il. Thayer and Minnie Allen have
been engaged for the company that will
support Adelaide Thurston in Sweet
| Glover" Miss Allen will be remembered
by local theatregoers as the young wo-
man who appeared at Chase's in Ciaxton
| Wilstachs bright vaudeville sketch, en-
| titled The Bifurcated Girl"
| The coming tour of Viola Allen in IN
the Palace of the King VIII take the ac-
| tress and her company to the Pacific
| Coast.
Louis Nethersole has engaged A s.
! Lipman to play the leading male role in
| The Marriage Game. in which he Will
present Mrs. Nethersole, otherwise known
as Sadie Martinot, during the coming sea-
| son.
Jessie Bartlett Davis will continue to
shine in vaudeville
success in this country and London,
| The Casino Girl is offered for sale.
Blanche Bates gave a special matinee
performance of 'Hedda Cal in San
Francisco last week. Among the spec
tators was John Ibsen Stousand, a
complmented Miss Bates very highly for
the artistic worth of her performance.
The Bellows Stock Company will COM
| mence its next season at the Lafayette
Square Theatre, September 30.
Jefferson De Angels company will this
season include, besides the comedian,
| Henry Norman. who was seen at the Co
lumbia last June in The Geisha,' Helen
| Byron and Emily Francis. William T.
Francis, who wrote the music for The
| Royal Rogue, will once more occupy the
conductor chair.
Broadhurst and Currie have engaged
Beatrice Mckenzie for the company that
will support Charles and Dan Mason in
'AdoIph and Rudolph
There will be two travelling companies
presenting "Florodora" this season. The
original organization is expected to re
main at the Casino. New York, until cold
| weather. and perhaps all season.
Ed Redway has arrived from London
| for rehearsals for The Chaperones," to
be presented by Frank Perley's come
dians.
Joseph Herbert. who, during the early
career of the Alice Nielsen company in
London. was a member of that organiZa-
| ton has arrived in this country with his
wife, known professionally as Billie Nor
| ton.
| Harry Mann, the late manager of the
| Knickerbocker Theatre, New York. and
until his death an important figure in
| Gothams theatrical circles. left an es-
| tate valued at only $1,000 He was gen.
orally reputed to be well off before his
| demise revealed the real condition of his
business affairs.
Maude Adams will give occasional per-
| formances cf las You Like It. during
the coming season
Joseph Hart has a new vaudeville
sketch called "A Duel by Proxy"
Edwin Arden who during his career
| in this city leading man of the Lafay-
| ette stock company, became immensely
popular with local theatregOers. is spend
| ing portion of his summer in New York.
after which he will occupy his cottage
near Sea Girt. N j. His plans for the
coming season are as yet undecided, al
though there are many persons in this
| city who hope he will once more head
the Lafayette company.
Gertrude Quinlan has been succeeded in
king Dodo'' by Louise Montrose.
Daniel Frohman returned from London
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