Evening journal., 1901-12-16

opera, Maid Marian, "a sequel tOl
their famous success. robin Hood,
lat the Grand Opera House on Saturday.
December 2. very strong cast has
been engaged for this production,
which will include many of the old
Bostonians' favorites and several new
artists OF acknowledged ability. Adele
Rafter. the dazzling young beauty,
whose excellent oontralto voice was
widely praised last season, win sing
one of the most important roles of the
new production Miss Rafter Is a ma
tive of Dunkirk, N. ", and her musi-
cal education was completed under
Sbrlglia, OF Paris.
Miss Viola Allen will accompany Mr..
and Mrs. Hall Caine to Rome in the
spring with a view OF studying 'atmos-
phere' for the coming production Of
"The Eternal City"
The present season will probably be
the last that James O'Neil will play
Monte Cristo." arrangements having
been made for him to produce The
Christian King the coming season,
the play recently written for him by
Edward b. Rose. of the London Times.
Frank Daniels new piece. ''Miss
Simplicity" Is a musical comedy. THE
Wizard OF the Nile" "The Idols Eye. %
land "The Ameer" were straight comic
operas. Daniels recently intimated to
an interviewer that he liked musical
comedy better than comic opera. II
this Is true. It Is probable that the
comedians preference Is accounted for
by the fact that the new piece is draw
ling even larger business than his for
mer successes. and reports from the
cities where he has appeared this year
verify his supposltion. But his ad-
mirers care very little about this, II as
reported, the fun and the music and
the pretty girls are up to former
Daniels standards, and II the exigen-
cies of the rotund comedians new role
allow him to do such things and to
say such things" as he has been able
to do in the other pieces associated
with his facetltous career. Daniels
appears at the Broad Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, on next Monday.
N. G. Goodwin has cabled Klaw &
Erlanger from London to book a route
for him and Maxine Elliott to open
January 20. They will begin theil
tour in Brooklyn borough on that date
presenting When We Were Twenty
! One"
Through temporary illness Walter
, Hale has been compelled to relinquist
the part OF Colonel Jack Brereton In
. support of Mary Mannerlng in Janice
Meredith" Robert Drouet, who ere
, ated this character in the origlna
+ production has resumed this role Mr.
Drouet is an exceptionally talente,
/ leading man, excelling in romanti'
characters. and made a most Favorable
impression last season as the hero o
s Paul Leicester Ford's story.
Francis Wilson will begin rehearsali
/ Of his part in Nixon & Zimmerman
t coming production Of the latest Lon
I don Gaiety Theatre hit, THE Torea
b dor" next Monday Mr. Wilson will
10 however. continue with "rhe StrOl
r lers" till the opening Of "The Torea
r. dor" its proximity to New York rem
4 dering this plan impossible. The pro
r. duction will receive It's American pre-
s miere at the National Theatre. II
3 Washington, December 80. Januar!
D 6. It will open for a run at the Knick
erbOcker Theatre in New York.
Mr. Wilson will play the part o
r. Gigg. a tiger" who loses his position
? and who answers the advertisement o.
, a man who desires to secure ferc,
ID ~ 10. 1aff frr hull -HfaItf tor
lGigg believes that he possesses all tn,
herceness required in tiger while
E the advertiser thinks his responder
e has a royal Bengal for sale On this in
[ cident humorous story is erected
which. from time TO time,places Grigg
- the littlo human tiger, in very conf
r cal complications. In one situation
, where the scene is laid in Spain, Gigi
e is taken for the real toreador and Il
feted and feasted by the entire city
r George J. Appleton. manager for N
c. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott, cableC
Klaw e. Erlanger that the last per
formances of these players in LondoI
p were ovations and that they had hat
"a their choice Of three theatre.
D.. offered them to continue their Londol
=. run. Mr. Goodwin's lecture befor,
] the Play-Goers Club of London OF
"The American Invasion" especiall.
his reference to Americans losses fl
London and Englishmens success
r over here. undoubtedly proved inter
= esting and somewhat instructive to hi
e listeners AS a matter Of fact, but tw,
or three English artists have failed il
America, while a real American sue
g cess in London is a nine days wonde
- both TO Englishmen and American
MANAGEMENT. Mr. Goodwin's LOndoi
venture this season has cost him owe
100000.