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usually catchy melody. and besides play
( ing IL six or seven times during its rem
I dition by the Rogers brothers and the
/ Misses Bageard and Sinclair, he gives II
as an overture between the second ana
/ third acts and literally pounds It into the
memories of his audiences. 1t rs amusing
to witness the efforts OF the gallery, from
I which portion of the theatre comes the
/ largest volume of whistltnS- 70 ger
I through the entire chorus The hrsJ hait
I IS easy proposition. nut toWaTu Ihe
/ end Il follows '''The Innocent Maid so
I closely that a good many wander on ana
finish with last year s song. However, tue
second or third time the whistlers try the
/ air without the assistance OF the orchestra
Dn> proves successful, and from
>pt on until even after the last
! fSS> ,,rtain. When Reuben Comes
/ to TO- >ptinualIy haunting every
one.
! Mr.. LEV n2vice at song writing.
ISF Ward nf S''yrN z 'vyerN snS theWs vaSis < Balssr
productions. WIN Ahich comph-
/ MES ne officiated Rty OF mG-
/ sical director in seaS kSls music
/ possesses a striking - en-
! sures a popularity that-N \lst
/ compositions OF a similar tyTN
| Mr.. James Mahoney the wenSFN
/ local player who for the past few wees
has been seen in character roles with the
! Iafavette organization, has been en-
/ gagged by Eugene Ormonde and W after
! Craven for the stock company thty VII
I direct at Syracuse, \. y, tiilS SUNNI
! Mr. Mahoney will essay character fotes
| in the new company and there IS every
/ reason 10 believe that he Will be eminent
/ Iv successful. as he has the necessary
/ training and ability, and has doue eNcep-
/ tfonaIlv good work with some OF the
I more prominent stars OF tne county
! The new company will give its hrst per-
/ formance on May D.
! Cecil Raleigh is said to have written
| onite an interesting story in The Price
j of Peace" which is to go on at the Broad
I way Theatre New York, late this month.
| AS a production of melodrama it is one
/ of the largest that has ever been pre-
! Sented in this country.
There are eighteen scenes in the play
/ the accident ward in st. Thomas Hos
/ pital. the terrace of the House OF COM
mons. a carnival at the Niagara skating
/ Rink a corridor III the House OF COM
mons the childrens playground, Harley
| House Convent, the Cathedral close,
i Westminster Abbey. the conservatory al
| Lord Derwent's house, Carlton House
/ terrace, Lord DerWent's s library, the lobby
/ of the House of Commons, the House OF
! Commons in session, Little SiddlecOmb-
/ By-the-Sea, the villa. Lorpont Bay, on
! board the steam yacht MarigOld, the ex-
/ terror OF the villa, and the Cruel Sands.
| The story has political tinge, nearly
| all of the characters being in politics, but
/ there is a strong heart interest. and some
| scenes which are highly dramatic. When
/ the full strength of the company IS on
I
| an ensemble of go people. The American
! production of the play will be made by
! Jacob Lit. who Is bringing over the en-
/ tire production. scenery, costumes, prop
| critics, and effects. from the Theatre
! ROYAL. Drury Lane, London, where 1t was
! the great melodramatic success of the
/ year.
Richard Mansfield will bring with him
( in Henry V" a more numerous company
! than ever one of the devices used by
the actor for his organization is interest
/ ing At the stage door is a curious regis
/ tration board. which looks like a COM
bination of giant cribbage board and
( list from "A hotel register. At the top it
/ says: Richard Mansfield Company. 1t
/ is in size about three feet by two, and is
! painted black. There are several perpen-
dicular rows of names, with their dress
] ing room numbers, printed by a type
! writer and neatly pasted to the left of
/ two cribbage peg holes. At the top Of the
/ left perpendicular line of holes is the
word in over the right line out" OPP
| posite each name is a peg similar TO a
/ cribbage peg
| in the out holes. AS each member of
/ the company, actor or supernumerary,
/ arrives he transfers the peg opposite his
! name in the in hole. Before the curtain
| rises the call boy comes from time to
! time to make observation of this registry
board. If some unimpOrtant contributor
, to the play is absent no notice is taken,
but if some one with line to speak has
not yet arrived the call boy shows con-
Germ. If it is after reasonable time be-
| fore that person should go on then mes
/ senger is called, the doOrkeeper IS con-
suited for the tardy ones ADDRESS, and he
is sent for. Under these circumstances
the understudy is next told to hold him
( self in readiness.
/ After the play the doorkeeper does not
J go away until every member of the great
/ company has transferred his peg back
/ from the in hole TO the out hole. as
/ he leaves the theatre. 1t is a simple,
thorough, and important system.
A contract has been signed between
Miss Sadie Martinot and Louis Neither
sole, under which Miss Martinot Will
star in Miss Olga NehersoIe's play
| "Sapho," by Clyde Fitch. The entire pro-
duction as used by Miss Nethersole viii
be used by Miss Martinot, and as many
of the original company as can be Sc
/ cured will be engaged The tour viii
commence Monday, March Is, and con-
/ tinue for the balance of the season
Some time ago, before the "Sapho
{ craze began. a version of Daudets novel
/ was written for Miss MartinOt, which in
| cluded the now famous staircase scene,
| Miss MartiuOt declined TO play the role
on the ground that she did not think her
| figure would appear to advantage when
: Jean was carrying her upstairs Since
| then however, Miss MartinOt has fol-
lowed in the footsteps of Miss Amelia
Summerville and Miss Lillian Russell,
( success that she now declares that if
Miss Russell is able to climb a tree in
the current burleSque at Weber and
Fields New York mimic hall every night
she sees no reason why she can't allow
some robust actor to carry her up a
flight of stairs.
Miss Louise Drew, the daughter Of
John Drew, made her professional debut
last week at matinee performance of
Richard Carver at the Broad Street
Theatre Philadelphia. She played one OF
| the minor parts. 1t is Mr.. Drew's inten-
tion to make his daughter a permanent
member of his company. Miss Drew Is
/ the fourth generation of the Drew family
to make her debut in Philadelphia.
Florence Kahn has been engaged by j.
X Hackett as leading woman for next
season, when he will star on his own ac-
count Mr. Hackett Will begin his sea-
/ son at Wallacks Theatre New York,
with a production of Victor Mapes Don
| Caesars Return" This is the play that
! MIR Mansfield had in rehearsal this year
and in which Miss Kahn was cast for the
I role of Mariana, the gypsy girl Now
/ Miss Kahn will have a chance TO create
1 this role after all, as her engagement with
/ MIR Mansfield ends with the present sea-
son.
Miss Eleanor MerrOn, the author of
THE Dairy Farm" is an actress as well
as q dramatist. She made her first APP
pearance on the stage with a company
under the management of Mr.. Eugene
Tomptins, and after playing parts of con-
stantIv increasing Importance for two
+ seasons was engaged by the late Fanny