The colored American., 1901-04-20
AMONG THEATRICAL PEOPLE.
BY HERBERT GIBSON.


play here, sna have uenouAced II seV-
ere4y. l asked Southern chap Inat ha0
seen the play how dId he Ike Il? He
replied IN an angry mood, Il don't IlKe
Is al al, ;" an0 every WOIu he salQ = as
Ice cOAled. The company viii also 60
TO London Enere IL WlO al pear st the
DpTy Lane Theatre.
The Star Theatre ID this city where
CoIe ana johnson presented a trIp t.
COOnIOWn' a lev Neeks ago, Is 10 be
toIR down next WEEK anu all The COL
Cteu cOmIanzss that have AeIped IL
maze lis y alIs ring with JOY VIII pei
turm hereafter III LIE GIand Opera
House.
Black PATHS Troubadors have re-
rurLeo frUm ILelr long Western IOui
ana viii play ST Carnsle, Pa, ApII.
20sn, 1hey are booked 10 appear st The
Academy OfD1usIc, Washington >. G.,
shortly.
South Before the War" played last
week Al EIIzabeth, New JeIsey.
Martins Uncle Toms CABIN" CON-
pany played ole night LAST week 81 the
Empire Theatre, AIIanlIc Cny, New
Jersey. 1t 9as Oily three years agO
that colOIed aItractlLns y ere not WaLI-
Cd 81 this theatre yet the managemeut
Is sorry that they ala nUI book IhIs al
lracuOn for one - eek instead OF Ole
night.
BIuy Farrell who held the cham
pIonship tor cake-TsIkIEg go long IL
tnls country Is making tne MT OI nis
nie IN London, Euglano, where he IL
knOwn as the Creole Comedian be
nas written sever Al lew songs, one en-
uued ''AUu Foot sam" has proven ~
Dc the Teal thing.
Isn2m's OctOrOOns will be seen shori
Iy A. Kernan's Theatre, Washington,
ID. c, II King RasIush they vii open
the ROof GARDEN season IN Lew EoEA
City sl the Madison square Garden.
smith ana johnson, billy EnglI=h.
Billy Miller, Hampton aid JOnnsO-,
Musical Mokes, and Harry 2nd Sadie
BIittun ale the brightest hgnts OF ILs
company. Madame Flower and Mss
stella Wiley ale TepOrted TO have JoIDel
his company, but The air l. tuL o. Ie-
ports these days.
England has s theatrical EOciatN
called he ''Waser Rals" and 8 sOcIe-y y
n as been organIZeu II this city BY IA
dies under The name or the White
AIce.' 1he ''W hite Mice have declared
that they via stand Dy the ~ mle
Rats" and think II the Black Cas-,
The BLACK Mice" the Pole Cas-"
aud the Brown Reaches" would uuIry
up and organize into one society tnes
could render II very unpleasant for the
''W ster RaIs, " w hiIe Mice" aLd Enx
~ hite Rats
Not one cclorsd performer has zp-
pesred 81 the Roster and Balls Theztrs.
this city, since the house Dss been IL
tested with such odd looking Rats. "
0on'E know whether It Is that the
Rats don't Nsnt the cClored UeI-
former or the colOred PERFORMER =
afraid Of the "Rsts. Up 10 the time
The w mite Rats" took chsTge OF LIZ
theatre colOred talent wss slwsys Oh
the program esch week.
Herbert Gibson made his last public
appearance IS s Cake vslksr s. the
Grand Central PslaCe, New YORK Civ.
saturday evening. April 18th. He "a
assisted By Miss Mabel Cook Of tie /
famous Cook Sisters" Of Boston, Mass
Cake wslking Is : novelty Of the pssr /
Il Is very popular 81 throueh /
New Jersey sud many Osher states.
Nj hId Cole, Vel knowD sII OTar /
" sshinKJon deserves gTest credit foE 4
rs fancy cske walking. He takes psrt 4
n su the the leading cake walks IN The /
,lFy. He Is CT gaged &c sppsar 81 SQlsz- +
=r's Harlem River Park next month 1
70 walk against the champions.
HERBERT GLBSON. /
CORRESP0SDESFs WANTED. /