The times., 1901-06-02

some weeks ago; the F'rohman comedian.
win give Are You a Mason?'' Lovers
Lane" will be on view; Ethel Barrymore
viii demonstrate why Gotham took SO
kindly to her initial starring efforts il
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
Amelia Bingham and her excellent com
pany win provide superior sort of per.
formance with The Climbers" "Floro
dora, the big musical comedy success OF
! the season, will set all Washington hum
ming Tell Me Pretty Maiden" and it is
just possible that William A. Brady's pro
duction of Uncle Toms Cabin will
occupy local stage for week. So that
no matter what the season may bring
forth in the shape OF new stage material
for New York, local theatregoers may ex-
pect during the early part of the year
some of the best productions that will be
on tour.
1t is expected that Elsie Dewolfe. who
| has for years been a well dressed mem
Der of the Frohman forces, and who will
next year be at the head of her own com
pany. viii tnaugurate her stellar career
/ in Washington. As heretofore. this city
/ VIII be favored with a number of other
first productions
James X. Hackett has hit upon very
ingenious scheme. He has a new play
| for his starring venture next season,
when he will undertake to manage himself,
| and the piece, Don Caesars Return -
| will be played during the summer
by the Giftin stock company at Rich
mond, and Mr.. Hackett viii thus be en-
abled to get line Its merits. He has
several other plays in readiness for pro-
duction, should the Don Caesar one
prove failure.
! This plan of trying out" plays will
! also be utilized by r Daniel Frawley,
| whose stock company in San Francisco
will present THE Master Of Ballantrae, -
| which L. ]. Morgan intends to use for
| his starring tour next year, when he VIII
| be under the management of the Liebler
company. Mr.. Morgan viii appear In
| the Frawley production. MIR. trawley
and Marie Van Buren will also be IN the
! cast.
Helen Ten Brock. in her column Ia
! the Telegraph writes that Fanny
| Bloodgood, who is working her young
| life away as leading support to Al. II.
| tells a story which causes Sam Ryan,
| comedian, to shed large. scalding tears
| Mr.. Wilson and his company in scenes
and Specialties from their dialect comedy
| of German entertainments. It's a poor
| week when Mr. Wilson, Miss Bloodgood
/ and Mr.. Ryan fail to add to their finan-
| cial repertoire by doing turns before
one ''hund" or another. A few nights
ago The Watch on the Rhine company
| was invited to add to the gayety of a
| voIksfest held by a Milwaukee turn YER
Elm. Mr.. Wilson's Dutch songs and
stories won considerable applause; so did
! Miss RloodgoodS wooden shoe dances
| and Piattdeutsche madchen specialties
| and Mr.. Ryan's Celtic comicalties were
received with stolid delight by the merry
Teutons who were paying the bills
| After the entertainment the trio, espe-
cially Mr.. Ryan, were given the freedom
of the beer kegs the Rhine wine casks
and the Mai trank hagons Of the verein.
| In fact, al Milwaukee was theirs and the
! Ryan anew no bounds He absorbed deep
potions of the three beverages.
/ When the entire vereiu lifted up its
| united voices and began to sing "Wacht
am Rhein," change came Ger the spirit
| OF his dreams. His chin sank upon his
! bosom and deep, convulsive sobs shook his
: manly frame. Tears plashed unheeded
/ into his stein and he yielded nnreservedly
l to woe.
what's the matter, sam?" asked Miss
/ Bloodgood during pianissimO lulI in
IT'S a shame, begob, that's what the
] matter" sobbed Mr.. Ryan. Here be I.
/ the only Irishman in the crowd and al
these Dutch minstrels tossing it to me
| a-singing Watch Sam Ryan!"
! GeoGrey Stein. a weil-known local ac-
/ tor, VIII return home this week. after a
most prosperous season with Henrietta
! Crosman in Mistress Nell" Mr. Stein
has been with Miss Crosman all season.
/ being the only member of the original
! organization who was retained when the
J
Z for what proved to be the most suc-
/ cessful engagement Of the season. He
has played several of the principal roles
I and, in addition, has acted as stage man
I ager of the production Mr. Stein VIII
! rehearse the road company that will pre-
I sent Mistress Nell throughout the
smaller cities Of TIE country next season.
I The Washingtonlan has come in for q
1 wealth Of uncommonly fattering press
! notices for his work with Miss Crosman
! and has won a position among the very
J a-k .r1NTf
| Ridge Waller, the popular Treasurer of
! Kernan's Lyceum, win go TO Buffalo for
| the summer where he will have charge
| OF the finances OF Manager Kernan's new
| Lafayette Theatre.
Mrs. Fiskes press agent writes that the
popular independent actress will open the
| Manhattan Theatre New York under her
/ husbands direction, in September and
| during the fall and winter will play an
! engagement there that promises unusual
dramatic activity. The first production
viii be play by Anne Crawford Fiex-
ner, entitled Miranda of the Balcony"
/ founded on A. +. w Mason's novel of
/ that name, the dramatic rights to which
were secured by Mrs. Fiske several
months ago. 1t is described as a strong.
1 wholesome story of modern life under
! novel conditions. Its strength lies largely
/ ia its originality and nnconVenttonaiity.
! IL deals with English life contrasted with
J the peculiar sociality of a remote Spanish
! town and the medieval conditions OF
] Morocco rs they are. but superhciaily af-
4 fected by European contact. the scenes
| being laid in those three countries. the
| characters are strong and diversified, the
| movement is dramatic. and the places Of
! the play lend themselves to picturesque
! scenic treatment. Mrs Fislte viii play
/ Miranda The novel is absolutely re
moved from the problem story. and, Of
! course, the play will in no sense be a
! problem play The drama has much char
acteristic comedy.
/ The second production at the Manhat-
| tan viii be a historical costume play Of
! dramatic force and literary flavor. with
| unusual picturesque and archaeological
! features Gates and Morange who made
| the scenery for Becky Sharp, are now at
! work at the Manhattan on the scenery for
| Miranda of the Balcony" They also
| have finished the scene models Tor the
| second play, the costume designs Tor
| which have just been received from Percy
! Anderson. of London. who designed the
| Becky Sharp costumes.
| The announcement that Harrison Grey
| Fiske has secured the Manhattan Theatre
/ for a term of years and that 1t Will
hereafter be the professional home of
! Mrs Fisxe, with a suggestion of it's
| policy of giving a preference to American
plays. all other things being equal. seems
/ TO have turned the attention of native
| authors in the direction of the new en-
| terpriss Mrs. Fiske's plans as to plays
| for next season had already been matured
| before this announcement was made. but
| there evidently will be no difficulty in
| securing an abundance of frst-class
| material for future use at the Manhattan.
! In fact, the management already an
| nounces several plays already written
| and secured. as well as several in pros
pect, from eminent hands In addition to
| the two plays IN preparation, the
| Manhattan management has one by John