The Washington times., 1901-07-14

land regarding Sir Henry Irving's pro-
duction of the same play. During one of
the rehearsals Immediately preceding the
initial performance Sir Henry, Sir Alma
Tadema, and Sir Alexander Mackenzie
were standing together in deep conver-
sation when super sas5iy remarked:
Just about as long as the play VIII run
Reiane, the noted French actress, has
purchased a villa at Bray, Ireland.
Charles FrOhman has arranged to have
a French version of Sherlock Holmes
made for the Paris stage.
Constance Collier and Edward O'Neil
have been secured for the cast of Ben
Hur' when the play is produced in Lon
don
James X. Hackett and his wife. Mary
Mannering, are summering at Cape May.
The new ballet which Alfred A. Aarens
will have at the Metropolitan Opera
House next season will be called ''Inspi-
ration. and $50 people will be employed
Frank Mckee has engaged Rose Bra
ham for Mary Mannerings company next
year.
Next season Lulu CHASER will make a
direction of Fred C. Whitrey. She viii
be presented in a new musical comedy
entitled Dolly Warden
Coquelin has revived Uncle Toms s
Cabin in Paris, and the play is being
literally patrOnized.
Charles Wyndham viii produce q new
play by Isaac Henderson called The
Mummy and the Humming Bird"
Charles Frohmaa has secured the rights
to "Yyette. a new play by Paul Berton,
co-author of "Zaza-" a new piece by
Henry Lavedan. which has not yet been
produced, was also purchased by the
American manager.
Helen Dauvray viii be seen in the reg
ular houses next year.
arf3f La- nv,
debut in ''Adrienne Lecouvreur" at
Booths Theatre. New York, on November
s. 1880.
Eugenia Blair will star next season in
a version of Peg Wofanston-''
Georgia WeIles has sailed for Europe
She will travel through France. Germany.
and England.
The first production in this country OF
Shakespeare's king Lear occurred on
January Il, 1104.
Ralph Stuart will become a star next
season and James Z. Wilson VIII succeed
him as leading man OF the American Ihe-
atre stock company
I.avinia Shannon has been engaged for
a season of six weeks. beginning tonight,
as leading woman of the Pike stock COM
pany. Minneapolis.
Laura MiIiard has replaced Helen Ber-
tram as prima donna of the Delmar opera
company, St. Louis.
Zelma Rawlston will play Rosalind in
the forthcoming open ar pIOuiClAOu VI
AS You Like II" at Asbury Park
II is probable that Lorna Doone" will
remain in Chicago all summer
Robert Morris is now at work recon-
structing the old melodrama Mazeppa-
NJ b Leavitt and George w. Lederer
will send the play out next season Win
a prominent actress in the leading role
William Norris, who scored such sue
cess in the name part of King Dodo'
which is now running in Chicago; retired
from the cast LAST night, ana VIII beSIh
a season in vaudeville tonight IN the
Windy City.
Fay Templeton and Margaret Robinson
have returned from England.
The Bostonians will produce De, koven!
and Smiths new opera, Maid Marian
on November :, in Philadelphia
Lovers Lane" will inaugurate the
eighth week of it's Chicago season tomor-
row night.
Digby Bell has been engaged for the role
of Ko Ko when The Mikado' IS presented
by the Savage company at Manhattan
Beach ia August
Elsa RYAN has been engaged for an I'M
portant role in king Dodo' next season.
Daniel Frohman viii return from Eng
land early in August
r c. Whitney has engaged Richie Ling
Van Renesalaer Wheeler and Mark Smith
fG s,lnnnrt Lulu Chaser in Dolly Var
den
C,orinne will tour England next season
in a new musical comedy entitled a Ro-
mantle Lady.
A musical comedy. entitled The La
dies Paradise" will be presented by Al
fred A. Aarons AT the Metropolitan
Opera House next season. The piece is
the Joint work of George Dance ana Ivan
CaryI
Joseph Wheelock's stellar tour will open
in September at Jersey City. He will APP
pear in a new version of Ten Nights in
a Barroom,' now in course OF prepara-
ton by Robert Griffin Norris.
Alice Chandler will be in the cast of
"A rizona" when kirke La Shelle revives
the play al the Academy of Music. New
York. In August.
George w. Lederer has secured a new
comic opera, THE Three Wishes. adapt
ed from the German by Smith and Eng
lander and il Is probable that il Will be
used to exploit James E. Sullivan as
star next year.