Evening journal., 1902-04-11

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Dan DAILY, in the latest Of the New
York musical comedy successes, en-
titled 'The New Workers" should
prove a very attractive announce
ment for the Opera House on Mon
day night. This tuneful and witty
production, with it's distinctively origi-
nal star, it's hdg cast, sumptuous sur
roundings and the record of success
which precedes il should go far to-
wards making the engagement one Of
red-letter distinction. The company is
under the direction of George w.
Iederer. who, in "The New Yorkers, ="
is said to have produced one of the
brightest and handsomest entertain
ments of It's class now before the pub
lie.
Kyrle Bellew is a son Of the Rev. l..
G. NJ. Bellew assistant Of the bishop
Of Calcutta, and later chaplain to the
Queen at Westminster Cathedral Nat
ural enough, a career in the church
was contemplated, and the future the
atrical star actually lived the life of
divinity student for some six months
or more. But his own tastes ran in
an entirely different direction, and
led him to choose the career of a sail
or. and being unable to obtain his
fathers consent to such a drastic
change in professions, he soon took
the bit in his teeth and ran away to
sea His start was a humble one. as
he shipped before the mast in the bark
EyOr for a protracted cruise. This
experience. and it was a difficult one
involved many privations and hard
ships for the delicately nurtured lad
but he took to it manfully, and when
at the completion of his first year, he
returned without q change of heart, his
father secured an appointment to Herl
Majesty's steamship Conway for him
and young Harold, as he was then
called, commenced the Life of a sailor
in more hopeful fashion. For three
years he served on the Conway and
at the expiration of his service time
on board that vessel he was offered
the billet Of first officer on a large
merchantmen, and in this capacity
touched at most of the English ports,
in a cruise of nearly four years around
the world. Nearly seven years in all,
he spent at sea He now
owns three boats. seventy-ton
schooner for cruising, a light sloopl
for racing, and the prize Englishl
steamer of the recent Pan-American
Exposition for river and harbor use.
Mr. Bellew is a member of the Royal
London Yachting Club, a presiding Of
iicer OF which is the present Prince Of
Wales. and the Royal Ulster Club, of
which he is one of the executors. Mr.. |
Bellew will appear at the Grand Opera
House, in his latest and most popular
play, "a Gentleman of France on
Monday evening, April q.
David Belascos "The Heart of Mary
land" is to be the dramatic attraction
at the. Opera House on April 25. It'll
will be presented with a perfect and
brilliant ensemble Of realistically
picturesque scenic accessories, and the
cast of the boldly drawn and strongly
individualized characters will be inter-
preted by a company unusually artis-
tic in excellence.
Henrietta Crosman's engagement atl
the local theatre is looked forward tol
already with much interest, and the
atregOers are waiting for the date to
be announced Miss Crosman is surely
THE successor Of Mary Anderson, AIDE
laide Nelson and Ellen Terry, and her
success as "ROsalind' in New York,
where she is now finishing her engage /
men of 100 nights in Shakespeares S
comedy TO crowded houses, stamps herl
as the great artist of the day. Miss
Crosman will present here a double
bill. which has always proved the
most enjoyable in her repertoire.
Nance Oldfeld" and Madeline will
be the two plays given in the same
evening. During Miss Crosman's short
road tour she will live in a private car,
and will not stop at any Of the local
hotels. In this way She does away
with much discomfort OF the trip.
After much corresponding and no lit
tie consideration. it has finally been de-
termincd that Henry Ludlam Will pre-
sent his Shakesperean production I'M
this city at the Opera House on April
2S and %. The plays to be presented
will be selected from a repertoire en-
hracing "The Merchant of Venice,
"Othello. "Richelieu" and other
classic dramas. 1t is promised that
each one of these productions will be
on a most elaborate scale, special seem
cry and auxiliaries being carried COM
plete for every play AS has been an
nounced. it is the intention of Mr..
Ludlam to make these productions the
most notable revival of Shakesperean
drama that this country has witnessed
for many years. Philadelphia critics
have declared that nothing has equal
led Mr. Ludlam's efforts since the not
able productions of Booth and Barrett,
and owing to the advancement and
light effects and stage equipment, he
has been enabled i'm many details to
eclipse any former production. He
has surrounded himself with a COM
pany of forty people, all picked with a
view TO his or her fitness for the roles
to be assumed. The costumes by Van
Horn are new and all historically cor
rect, while the apurtenances. properties
and environments have received the
greatest care and been woven into COM
pletoness and perfection by master
hands. The leading woman. Miss
Edith Lemmert. young and beautiful