New-York tribune., 1902-07-23
WHAT FROHMAN BRINGS
ARRIVING FROM EUROPE. HE TELLS OF
THE WINTER PLAYS.

Charles Frohman presented the S. Kron-
prtnz Wilhelm in Port yesterday, and stepped
once more on New-York soil, after an absence
in London, Paris and other European cities of
nearly six months. He announced that he was
no longer the Napoleon of the stage but its
Alexander, for he looking for new worlds
to conquer or something to that effect. What
he said was: my time has been occupied with
work. and think I may say that have carried
the banner of American dramatic art further
than it has ever been carried before. Having
securely established the work of American
players and playwrights throughout England,
propose to continue my work through Germany,
the Continental cities, Australia and South
Africa, besides giving to America the best work,
stars and artists that may be found in the
world"
The American public has not been kept en-
tirely in the dark as to Mr.. Frohman's plans
during the last six months. but many Of the
announcements that he made gave additional
and more definite information, and gave sum-
mary of a good share of the coming winters at
fractions
MY big production of Ulysses" said Mr..
Frohman, will be given after the holidays,
probably at the Garden Theatre. This is the
largest production that London has made this
season. and 1 will give it here in its entirety
having secured it from Beerbohm Tree.
AAiSAANA4S
rice Grau) propose that a company Of French
artists shall try the possibilities of success in
this country. Besides this, l shall bring back
Henry Irving, Ellen Terry and arrange for the
appearance of Charles Wyndham, George Alex
ander, John Hare, Charles Hawtrey, Mrs Lang
try, Beerbohm Tree and Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
number of these stars will appear here this
season.
Miss Maude Adams. who is now in switzer-
len III Mill ~, pToi1
will then play Rosalind in AS You Like It.
and also produce L'Aiglon and The Little
Minister besides entirely new play.
Il shall also bring over from London to this
side with George Edwardes, The Three Little
Maids with the entire organization. have
also secured the comedy The Country Mouse
which has been running in London; also from
Charles Wyndham Isaac Henderson's play The
Mummy and the Humming Bird. the Partisan
sensation called The Telephone and Henry
Arthur Joness new play. which he is TO pro-
duce in September in London, and which l eX-
pect TO produce in New-York under his personal
direction. l nave also the play by Anthony
Hope called "Pilkerton's Peerage and the Lon
don pantomime seasons attraction Blueben,'
The Two Schools the play by Alfred Capus.
which was the success Of the Paris season: the
new play by Pierre Berton (author OF 'ZazaD:
also a oramauzation OF Anthony Hopes story
The Philosopher and the Apple Orchard and
a dramatization of Peter Dunnes Mr.. Dooley.'
made by Edward Rose"
The play with which Miss Barrymore Will
has not yet been decided, either, whether Will
lam Faversham will appear in October. in Gill
bert Parker's dramatiZation Of his novel, THE
Right of Way" in play by Paul Pot
ter. Nor have the plays with which John Drew
will open the Empire been selected. William
H. Crane, who is to open the Criterion with
David Harum." will also be in what Mr..
Frohman calls IAN entire new comedy" before
the production Of Pineros Iris" with Miss
Harmed, Miss Spong and Oscar Asche, of the
original London cast, who has been loaned" by
Beerbohm Tree Charles Hawtrey viii open in
the fall with "a Message from Mars" to be
followed by THE Man from Blankley's." William
Gillette will play Sherlock Holmes" for four
weeks in November at the Knickerbocker, and
next season is sure enough going TO take a fall
out of Hamlet. Then he will return to England.
Later in the season Mr.. Frohman will produce
Clyde Fitch's play The Girl with the Green
Eyes, in which Mrs. Bloodgood Will play the
principal part, and In November he plans TO
present a new comedy Of Clyde Fltch's called
THE Bird in the Cage" and entirely new
comedy by Jerome K. Jerome.
The old English morality play Every Man."
which 'Our Alexander is to bring over soon with
the London cast he speaks Of most enthusiastic
cally as an exquisite piece Of art. His first Ger
man ventures will be translation of sherlock
Holmes" and Three Little Maids"
Such are a few of Mr.. Frohmans announce
ments Verify, the art strings Of nations are in
his hands.