Evening star., 1901-04-24
ANU SEMENTS.

ROSEDALE Next Monday evening
the Lafayette Square Stock Company will
make one of the most important produc-
tions Of the year, the event marking the
Introduction of new stage director and
several new players. The play selected
by Manager Frederick G. Berger for this,
the twenty-eighth week of the stock COM
panys existence, is "Rosedale'' Lester
Wallacks famous drama, which has be-
come a classic, and has formed a part of
the repertoireS of many famous stars since
Naliacks day. William Seymour, who has
staged most of the big productions by
Charles and Daniel Frohman in the past
five years, comes to the Lafayette as stage
director. and will give the familiar Rose
dale an elaborate scenic setting and a
carefully rehearsed performance. John 4.
Sullivan, who has won great popularity
during the winter as an interpreter of
villains, will become leading man of the
company next week, and those of his ad-
mirers who have felt that he should long
ago have had such opportunities, will then
have their desires fulfilled. Mr. Sullivan
will have his first opportunity to portray
thoroughly upright and honest character
In the role of Elliott Gray. Miss Percy Has
well, who continues as leading lady of the
company, will be the Rosa Lee. Louise
Macintosh. Effie Darling. Robert Rogers
Frederick Sullivan, Theodore F'riebus and
William H. Conley remain with the COM
pany. New members who will Join the
organization are Clara Emory, talented
young actress who was with Olga Neither
sole last season; Wright Kramer, who was
seen here recently with Ada Rehan; j. l..
Coleman of the Murray Hill Stock Com
pany, New York; Myron Leffngwell, Hor-
ace Newman and Violet Kimball.
VAUDEVILLE AT CHAsE's.-As the at
traction for next week Manager Chase has
engaged The Girl With the Auburn Hair"
presenting the spectacular novelty en-
titled. "A Sermon in Song" 1t is esti-
tod hat Ia haN 70
hear The Girl With the Auburn Hair
than ever assembled to see Ching Ling
Foo, Cissie Lotus or any other big card
exploited in the vaudeville houses. The
With this great production are of unusual
character. The pipe organ is a special pat
tern, adapted to all climates. and weighs
100 pounds. Owing to the elaborate
changes made in the act it's second sea-
son has been more successful than it's
first. The public appreciation of the
Keith spectacle, THE Pageant of the Ma
tiOns,' has been So great that Manager
Chase will retain it another week, and it
will take second place on the bill. Addi-
rional interest and variety will be lent to
the bill by Charles r. Sweet. the musical
burglar. He will give large assortment
of his newest brands of humor. Charles
Leonard Fletcher monologist, long es
tablisbed favorite here. offers a new and
original monologue entitled "Out of a
Job Snyder and Buckley will be seen in
comedy act. and the great American bio
! graph will exhibit twelve fresh. life-like
motion pictures.
ACADEMY OF MCSIC.-The announc-
| ing of the next attraction at the
| Academy means much to theatergoers
| iuasmuch as it will be the first presentation
in this city of famous melodrama that
! has run in England for nearly six years,
| and has just been brought to this country
| for an American tour. The new meIodrama
| is from the pen of the famous English au-
| thors. f. Hill Mitchelson and Charles II.
| Langdon. Among the principal scenic ef-
! fects is glass mandatory with the
| furnaces In full operation. In another the
hero crosses the street on network of
| telegraph wires, a feat which seems al
most an impossibility from a dramatic
standpoint. Every piece of scenery in the
| production is carried by the management
| The company is composed of prominent
| people. whose names are familiar to all
| amusement lovers. The usual Tuesday,
| Thursday and Saturday matinees will be
| given.
| BROADWAY BURLESQUERS.-T first
| appearance at Kernan'S next week of the
| Broadway Burlesquers will afford the pa
| irons of that house an opportunity to wit
| ness the performance of an organization
| which. though it has never played here
| has elsewhere made a favorable ,mpres-
| sion and has been on the road several sea-
sons. 1t promises an entertainment calcu-
lated to possess all the merit of freshness
as well as all the features which delight