The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
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From present indications Anna Held
will remain at the New York Casino
during the coming summer. The lease
of that theater, which is now held by
the Sire Brothers, will pass into the
hands of the Shuberts on May /. Ne
gotiations have been on the way for
some time between Florenz Ziegfeld
and the Shubert Brothers for an ex-
tension of the present engagement, and
it is now practically settled that Miss
Held will be permitted to remain there
until the opening of the fall season.
New York is to lose another of its
famous theaters next season, accord
ing to all accounts. The latest house
doomed to destruction for mercantile
purposes is the coy Lyceum Theater.
1t is reported that big insurance
company will build on the site, and
that is the last season of the Lyceum.
1t has enjoyed a splendid reputation
in Gotham's theatrical history for
many seasons, and has been the scene
of many clever performances. Under
the management of Daniel Frohman
It. has enjoyed a most exclusive Glen
tele, and has been the home of some
notable theatrical companies. Here Il.
H. Sothern scored his big hit in Goth
am, and afterward played his starring
engagements.
There has been something of a temp
est in a teapot stirred up week ago
BECAUSE a Milwaukee woman's club
was reported to have Cancelled Clara
Morris lecture date there because she
was an actress. 1t turns out now that
the whole thing is clever bit of work
by publicity promoter lacking de-
cgGQdlV in nf
Norris was never booked in Milwaukee
by the club mentioned, and of course.
under the circumstances, her date was
not Cancelled.
The new Theater Royal in Athens
has recently been completed and inau-
gurated. The building cost a million
francs, which sum was subscribed by
a number of wealthy Greeks during
the last fifteen years. The company
composed of twenty Greeks, is paid by
the King, who has taken a keen inter
est In their training as we'll as in the
construction of the theater, which will
be a notable addition to the public
buildings of modern Athens. The thea
ter is capable of holding nearly a thou
sand people. 1t is a fine building, and
the stage is admirably designed.
JUS ohihHer seems 10 nave duplicated
his road success with Francesca da
Rlmini' in Gotham. Few actors an
pcaring there in recent years have been
more highly commended, and while
some of the reviewers seem to think
that Francesca da Rimin'' is a little
out of date for modern audiences the
general tone of their criticisms is most
fiattering to the star and his big pro-
duction of the famous tragedy. 1t looks
as ii Mr.. Skinner will have a prosper
Gus stay in the metropolis.
An unknown werk by Mozart has lust
been discovered in Paris, entitled
"OuVerture a Grand Orchestra, par Mo-
cart, a Paris PImprimere du Con-
servatoire. Faubourg Poissonniere. No.
1872" 1t has been performed by the
orchestra of the Conservatoire.
"Frocks and Frills" is the new play
with which Daniel Frohman opens his
winter season at Days Theater
Tuesday evening. AS the title indi-
Gates, ii is light comedy, dealing
largely with dresses, fashions. society
and millinery, and the third act shows
a dressmakers establishment in full
progress. The play has been adapted
from the French by Sydney Grumpy.
and will employ in its representation
Hilda Spong.
Mr.. Mansfield has achieved a char
acteristic triumph as the fascinating
barber prince and when the cele-
brated actor finally gives the long
planned revivals of his series of sue
cesses "Beaucaire' will be found one
OF the most popular Of his repertoire.
These are his last appearances in the
East in this role. for he does not play
in Harlem or Brooklyn, but with his
entire organization leaves for a tour
which will last into July.
1.-THE Old Homestead 10 be here
soon with Denman Thompson at the
head of the cast, is TO be next weeks
play In the Chestnut Street Theater.
where IL was first acted In Philadel-
phia in January 1887
Aubrey Boucicaut who is the Paolo
in Otis SINNERS revival OF Francesca
da Rimini." has IN his possession the
uncompleted manuscript OF an original
work on Shakespeare by his father the
late Dion Boucicault.
THE Evil Eye" which viii be seen
here soon. has enough of the evil IN
II 10 sustain the time honored theme.
but aside from that. IL Us a case Of
Laughter holding both his sides The
piece is full Of jolly good humor from
first 10 last. and in addition 10 the
set situations OF the old production,
there are scores Of rolllchng gcsts