The Washington times., 1901-07-21
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i ment and nowadays this amounts to much
| more than real talent, so Miss Galland
| may prove to be one of the paying stars
that will adorn the native stage next
season
| The longest and most successful engage
| ment played in New York the past season
\ by comedian was that of William Coliier
| in "On the Quiet" at the Madison Square
| Theatre. Mr.. Collier gave his 1Soth per
| formance June %. He will rest at his
| summer home until September, when he
in ION the Quiet" which, by the way. is
said to be the most successful comedy Au-
| gustus Thomas has ever written.
Jacob Lift claims to have paid c T.
| Dazey, author of In Old KENTUCKY,
| s120 O00 in royalties since the play was first
produced nine years ago. new produc-
| ton is being prepared for it for the COM
| ing season.
Jacob Lift returned from Europe last
week with the manuscript of Cecil Raj
eigh's new play, THE Queen of Society,
! the theme of which was suggested to the
author by the career of Mrs. Langtry.
| While in London Mr.. Lit made contracts
| for plays with Henry Hamilton and Fer
gus Hume.
| Andrew Mack in Tom Moore will open
| his season in New London August. Is,
| coming to the Herald Square Theatre IN
New York August 81
director of music for the Klaw & Erlan-
] ger opera company in Foxy Quiller next
| season
The Augustin DAILY Musical Comedy
season at the Harlem Opera House Sep
| tember %
! Rehearsals of the company to appear in
| ''Ben-Hur" next season will begin at the
| Broadway Theatre August 5. under the
direction of Ben Teal.
Frank McKee's special company. pre-
senting Janice Meredith, will open its
season at Asbury Park September IS.
| The name part will be played by Amy
Ricard. .a
Frank Mckee has definitely decided on
The Tanning of the Shrew" as the
Shakespearean production in which he
viii present Mary Mannering and James
X. Hackett in special joint-starring tour
next spring, covering a period of six
weeks.
= KIaw & Erlanger have engaged Aime
Lachaurne as director of music for Harry
B. Smiths new musical comedy. THE
painted by Ernest Albert and Special
properties will be provided by Edward
Seidel of the Metropolitan Opera House
Maurice Levi, the music director of
Klaw * Erlanger's Rogers Brothers Conn.,
pany. has returned to New York from
Mount Clemens, where he has been at
work on the score of John j. McNally $.
new vaudeville farce. The Rogers Broth,
has written a new number. companion
piece to THE Innocent Maid" and When
Reuben Comes to Town.
Klaw g. Erlanger have engaged Robert
Taber to play the title role in their Lon
don production of -'Ben-Hur. to be pre-
Sented at the Drury Lane Theatre, April
s. 1892. Joseph Brooks, representing hlaw
< Erlanger, now in London, concluded
contract with Mr.. Taber- last Monday
John J. McNally, who has just finished
the new farce, The Rogers Brothers in
Washington" in which the Klaw 4 Er-
hanger Comedy Company ana the Rogers
i,rotherS appear next season, says that II
a man desires a really serious occupation
he should go into dark corner for three
months and try to write comic lines Tor
funny show
..'rhe Bostonians" open their season at
Atlantic CITY August 26. This organiza-
tion will be larger than for several years
and will number among its members very
prominent artists. Later IN the season
smith opera, Maid Marian 4 sequel to
Robin Hood" Rehearsais of this opera
will begin in September. ana a most
elaborate production viii be made OF IL
Mary Mannering returned from Europe
quite unexpectedly on Friday. She
had planned to remain abroad till
the latter part of August but clrcum-
stances arose which required her 10 cur
taiI her contemplated visit 10 the south
of France and yachting trip through the
Mediterranean. Miss Mannering cab!ed
Mr. Mckee her eonsratuiatlohs When ne
secured George b. McCutcheon'3 ''Graus-
tark" as a future play for her
Nixon K Zimmermans production Of
The Messenger Boy" will open the reg
ular season at Days Theatre in New
York the second week in September. Ben
Teal will direct the final rehearsals. The
principals engaged are James r. Powers
for the title role. Georgia Caine for Norsl-
the female lead, and May Robson. GeorGe
Honey. Jobyna Rowland. Rachel Booth.
Harry Kelly George De Long. Harold G.
Crane, Hattie Waters. Agnes Weyburn,
Helen Chichester, Leonora Krum, ana
Agnes Blake.
Ben Teal will begin the rehearsals of
the Klaw & Erlanger comedy company IN
John j. McNally's new vaudeville farce,
The Rogers Brothers in Washington. 20
the stage of the Knickerbocker Theatre,
Monday July s. The organization viii
number eighty people. The principals arc
Hattie Williams, Grace Freeman Jean