Evening star., 1901-04-27
MUSIC

musical comedy. the Columbia for a rcgu-
lar season and the National with single
piece.
The. Lafayette will therefore have the field
pretty well to itself for its first weeks
production minus the people who have
with Mcssrs. Bellows and Long. These
gentlemen have succeeded in establishing
themselves as permanent factors in Wash
iugt"n amUsements and Mr.. Bcrg"r has
found the arrangement with them 50 sat
iSlactory that ne embraced the opportunity
To- duplicate it for another year. The prin-
cipal events to come, outside the stock
company. are the brief cnga cement Of Mrs
Sarah Coweu LeMoyne. Eleanor Robson
and otis Skinner for ''In Balcony at the
New National Theater on Thursday, May
III. \ three nights engagement of Weber
and Fields company may be played. The
Ringing circus looms up in the near dis
tJuCe, with hopes of better business than
that enjoyed by the Buffalo Bill show,
which will have to work hard for a large
part of the remaining season To rccoup the
losses caused by mud and delay.
The attractions for the current week
have not been notable for novelty. The
E0stonfans gave The Sereuade'' and
'.Robin Hood" as the principal pieces and
Viccroy. the last named possibly as
matter of sentiment to prove that. with
al its faults, they love it still. The, Pa
EelHt Of Nations proved to he Il rather
meek dancng-school-like exhibition, whose
main interest lies in the mystery of what
becomes of the SUn0 week which it is
alleged to cost Under Two Flags did
not prove to be good play. but il did It
Zig weeks business nevertheless.
Eleanor Moretti, who is we'll remembered
Hearts are Trumps and The Great Ru-
by has secured a one-act piece from the
pen of l.. II. Sothern. who now seeks to
add To the laureIs which he has 50 brill
iantiy as a traset'ian those of the
playwright. Miss Moretti is very enthusiasts
tie over her new piece, which has the
somewhat lengthy title, Never Trouble
Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You" Miss
Moretti has very glady avaicd herself of
the opportunity to test the new bit of
stage literature which Mr. Berger offers
her III connection with his bill for the
week of May 6. For that week Miss
Hobbs will be the stock company's BILL
and the new piece will be given as an ad-
JunCt. 1t is practically a monologue
the only character permitted 10 share the
stage with Miss Moretti being a pet dog
With the present theatrical season almost
q thing of the past, far as the large
productions that emanate from New York
are concerned. the interest Of the play
goer who follows the track of the popular
stars of the time. must now turn to what
these stellar men and women of the stage
have in view for next season. There are
in promise many interesting combinations
for the coming year. and the fall will wit
ness the advent of number of new people
iuto the tirst-water ranks.
Mrs. Sarah Cowell LeMoyue Is to have
new play for next season by r. Marion
Crawford. author Of In the Pafac. Of the
King, which Viola Allen has used during
tn" past season. and in which Jessie Mill
ward proposes to star through England.
MIR. Crawford is said to have benefited by
his experience with the play of this yearaud
has constructed what many believe Will he
one Of the most interesting stage stories Of
the coming year 1t Will first be produced
in Boston next October.
The play deals with an incident in the life
of Mime de MaintenOn. the wife Of Louis
II Grand of France. and is laid In the latter
part of the seventeenth century. The role
of Nine de Maintenon is said to suit Mrs
IcMoyne admirably
T. II. Sothern will endeavor to recoup the
financial losses suffered carly this season
by extending his tour until the middle of
June. This will be four weeks longer on
the road than was covered by the original
bookings. and means that instead of going
abroad this summer the young actor and
his wife Will remain at their home in New
York city. Sotheru had a bad setback
when he was compelled to abandon his en-
EaSements for several weeks ON account
or an operation to his toe, that member
having been wounded by his own sword,
which fcll from his hard during the duel
in Hamlet He had hardly begun his sea
son afr"sh when the burning of the Grand
Opera House In Cincinnati entaiged the
loss of his scenic outfit and costumes To
quit with q balance on the profit side OF
the ledger. therefore. it has become neces-
sdry To work four weeks longer than usual
SutherH.s season Of 1gO1-1gn2 will open
September :" 1T tho Garden Thcater in
NV 1'fh, Viii. a I,yi..i for 4 few weeks
Of "Iia7.5t" when Cissy LOTUS Will be
Sen rs orLelia. Later in the autumn he Will
PIT on thr now comedy drama called
'Ioyc.ace, which Lawrence Irving has
recently euurl.J, q. Sothcrn's other new
IlEr 'fEr S;arued FIwu." by Justin
I''r q. y Mccarthy. All! be held in reserve
While lae--. is playing at the Garden
mkt September with Cissy Lotus as lead
iaS women p. Nil have opposition in the.
l-r~o" of 1is "-iLa. Nlr=iria Harmed. who
WiI O., =-sgg-j III g- Gl llna tizltion of Alice
OF J.L Nia,el...-.-' JAMES h. Hackett. as
sisted ty i.u-,E-s NaLn in leading fernin-
in roles viii curiug his New York en-
sasemsHt next fsu lie p;tted against his
vifs Ns-v Nar-crirr.
Harry Woodruff. who is well remembered
here Tor his excellent work the past two
Seasons as .re imp in Nat Goodwip.s
'"-sa We W,Ee Twenty -One," is to star
next s+sson- Dat A.s given mp the idea OF
caring Gramariza tion of Monsieur
E'aucai.e,' Jaa novel Hy Booth Tarkfng-
tor. II WI have fIay which is now
L-irs written for him by Eugene Presbrev
a-e AcEus,,. I-.oInas. Young Woodruff
l. EPilS 10 England soon to spend the sum
nvr.
"@rtha Gsi.7ud Will he starred in The
feIcst Lovers. -. opening her season next
S'rltn.'er II the Lyceum. New York. Har-
~ B- stanford is L. be her leading man
ana tH' venture VIII Bt directed h,- DariaI