The age-herald., 1901-08-25
PLAY SEASON
 OPENS TUESDAY Many Big Attractions to be
 Seen Here
BOOKINGS AT JEFFERSON
Janice Meredith, Viola Allen, Adelaide Thurston and Other New Stars, Florodora and Foxy Cutler
 to Come.

The season at the Jefferson Theatre will open on Tuesday night with Hermann, the magician. The bookings indicate that. large number of excellent attractions. including everything from farce comedy to tragedy, are to follow
 There will be many new attractions that are bound to make good successes on ac- count of the reputation of the actors, and several old ones that always draw crowd ed houses.
 Among the latter class will be Joseph Jefferson, in whose honor the handsome playhouse was named. His bill this season will probably be Send Me Five shillings' and 'The Cricket on the Hearth" James O'Neil will be seen in a spectacular re- vival of Monte Cristo.
 A Period of Opera.
 Following Hermann. the Boston Synic Opera Company will be seen in produc- tion of 'The Idols Eye, and possibly an> other opera.
 Mason and Mason the German dialect comedians, will be seen for the first time as stars in their new play, Rudolph and
 
 resented by McFadden's Row of Flats.
 Many plays which have been seen here before, and which left a good impression. will be again repeated. Amongst the number will be "Quo vadis," Arizona, Evil Eye, Nathan Hale', Human Hearts Way Down East, "The Lit tie Minister, Sorrows of Satan, "A A
 Some of the New Ones.
 Plays that have never been seen here before will be "The Gay MT. Goldstein," with Mary Hampton, George C. Boni- face. Jr. and Thomas J.. Keogf1 in leading roles; Sweet Clover', with Adelaide Thurston as the star; "The Pride of Jen- nico', Lost River, Sag Harbor', the last play of the late James A. Herne, and Captain links of the Horse Ma rines'', introducing beautiful Ethel, Bar rymore. This play has the record of an entire season in New York City, and Miss Barrymore made most pronounced success. :
 The stars who have made a reputa. tion here will include Richard Mansfield, Rose Coghlan, Lewis Morrison, Harry Glazier .Denman Thompson, in "The Old play; Al H. Wilson in "The Watch on the .Rhine," Stewart Robson in "The Hen rieta", Ward ands.Xokes, Eennessy Les, royle, Mclean and Tyler. tin sa' Shakes perean production; Madame SModjesk, and Louis James In Henry vIII'; Herbert Kelcey and Fife Shannon, In new play Afo Clarke, Frederick Wardes as "Kfng Lear; Clay Clement. Black Patti, Murry and Mack, and Eugenie Blair.
 The stars new to this city will be Ade- laide Thurston in Sweet Clover;" Ger trude Coghlan, Viola Allen, in "The Palace of the King" Blanche Walsh, in More. than Queen;" Ethel Barrymore, in Captain Jenks of the Horse Marines and Mary Mannerind, in Janice Mere dith."
 Of course Al G. Fields minstrels will be a feature of the season. A year with out a visit from the Al. G. Field aggre- gation would seem decidedly queer year in theatrical affairs. The other minstrel companies will be William H. West, Haverlys and Richard and Pringles.
 
 The Musical Events.
 In musical events the Klaw and Erlang- CT Opera Company, starring Jerome Sykes in Foxy Quiller." will easily take a prominent place The Burgomaster'' will be seen for second time. Francois Wilson will present "The Strollers." This opera has been running all this summer at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York City, anG has met with great suc- cess The Japanese opera, San Foy." which was first introduced at Daly's The atre in New York, will be a feature, as will also the current New York success, "Florodora' Other musical events will be '"The Wizard of the Nile" The Girl from Maxims,'' "A Runaway Girl" and "The Belle of New York
 Sousa's Band and hines and his band will furnish the string music.
 Foxy Grandpa" which has just met with such success in Atlantic City and Buffalo, will furnish farce comedy amusement. One of Daniel Frohman's strong stock companies will be feature of the season.