The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-07

Maurice Levi. One employs the starring brothers and two pretty girls as they are most popular-that is glibly relating the adventures of the Reuben and the inno- cent maid, who were on their honeymoon last year. Lee Harrison has dttty about upper Broadway after dark" and Hat tie Williams will sing Pm Lady. Others in the cast are William Gould, George Honey, Eugene Jepson' Pat Rooney, Emil HeuseL James Cherry, J. c. Rigby, Clara Yeva Aymar, Stella Maury, Olive Ulrich, Julia Eastman Pau line Frederick and Lillian Stanford A large and handsomely dressed chorus has been rehearsed into graceful activity by Ben Teal
 Sir Arthur sullivan's last comic opera was new to us at the Herald Square Monday evening, although 1t had run in London and has become merely mem ory there. Jefferson de Angelis is ali add ed value in the American production. "The Emerald Isle is naturally Irish in scene and characters But there would be no plot at all if the characters were Irish. or. at least, not the story supplied by Capt Basil Hood. All the trouble arises from the fact that the Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland is English and that his British daughter loves a patriot of the Emerald Isle But the fakir impersonat- ed by MT. de Angelis straightens every thing out so that words are as harmonic as the tunes composed for them. These airs are what --r Arthur left, but the orchestration is by Edward German. fav- orably known among musicians for his Henry VIII" dances and other com positions. MT de Angelis had to supply most of the fun, but some singers known to be excellent and others said to be dis coveries," are in the cast which includes Kate Condon, Helena Fredericks W. T. Carleton, F. Stuart Hyatt. Edmund Stan ley, Gerald Gerome, Charles Dungan, John Dudley, Frank Belcher. Frederick Logan, Amelia Fields, Edna Burd, Audrey Kings bury and Lois Garneau. "The Emerald Isle' will remain until Martin Haryeys arrival in October to produce "The Child ren of the King
 Henry w. Donnellys Murray Hill or ganization, the pioneer among eut-rate repertory stock companies in New York, started its fifth season Monday after noon. No change in policy will be made this season. Among the favorltes who remain ore Laura Hope Crews, Francis Starr, William Bramwell George Henry Trader, Robert McWade, Jr., N. Sheldon Lewis and Edgar A Wolf The new corners are Virginia Johnson, Alice Har- rington. Charles Hutchinson, Willard Perry and Wayne Carlock. The first play IS OeOrSc ltaZellonS toHltuY nl Mistress Nell" produced two years ago by Henrietta Crossman.
 A new meodrama at the Star, Mon- day, Is called "Only Shop Girl,' and the announcements say that it is "heart to heart talk with every working wo- man" Marie Wellesley Sterling is the author and Lottie Williams Slater is the star.
 The Metropolis will have new comic piece entitled Goldfish Aristocracy." Vaudeville will be introduced.
 The meiodrama of The Village Par son, which was much liked at it's first metropolitan production recently, comes to the Third Avenue for week.
 Corse Payton's Lee avenue theater in Brooklyn opens for the season Monday with Henry Arthur Jones' tragedy of "The Dancing Girl" Etta Reed Payton will play the title role and Richard Cro- lius will be conspicuously placed.
 David Belasco's well-known war drama 'Ihe Heart of Maryland" will be acted at the Grand Opera house this week. Alma Kruger will play the part made fa- nous by Mrs. Leslie Carter.
 
 The lovers of good music will be well provided for. There will be q large num- Der of distinguished musicians brought over this season, and managers declare that the concert stage will be stronger than it has been in years. There will be a little change in grand opera, as few new great singers have been developed and no great operas written.