The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-09
STAGE NOTES.


Anna Held's play next season will be a
second edition of "Ninitch," from which
1.-THE Little Duchess" was taken.
The story of 1.-THE Rogers Brothers in
Harvard" Is the most humorous John
j. McNally has yet written for Rogers
Brothers.
Weber & Fields, backed by Chicago
| capitalists. are to build a theater in the
Windy City, at which their style of pieces
will be played exclusively.
Frank Bush, the we'll known Hebrew
character actor, has become favorlte in
England and has signed contracts which
will keep him abroad for the next five
years.
my Lady Molly" by Sidney Jones and
George Jessup, is a comic opera in two
acts. set in the time of George III 1t
will have its first London production late
in September.
Edgar Davenport and Olive Oliver will
be among the Charles Frohman forces
next season. Mr.. Davenport was recent
ly leading man for Grace George in I'm
der Southern Skies"
Henry B. Sire. the we'll known New
York manager, has accepted a new musl-
cal satire on dermatolosy, "rhe Beauty
Doctor" by George Hobart and Herbert
Kerr, in which he will star Marie Dress
Ter next season.
Last Monday Klaw & Erlanger began
rehearsals of their company that will pre-
sent the unique musical comedy, 'The
Liberty Bellies" en- tour the coming sea-
son. This organization will open at the
Chestnut Street theatre, in Philadelphia,
Sept 8.
The manuscript of "Cruel London" one
of Frank Harveys best melodramas, own
ed by Kate ClaXton. was lost over five
years ago. Last week while rummaging
through some chests Miss Claxton came
ha MIA Nli11 0hah ha
one Of next seasons attractions on the
road. When last presented "Cruel Lon
don' was a big success. but was retired
on account of Miss Claxton's illness.
Mark Twain and Lee Arthur have fin
ished the first draft of their dramatic
version of Mr.. Twains famous story.
'Huckleberry Finn" It was not known
Twain had taken any active part in the
writing of the play. He enterede into the
work with great enthusiasm and took
as much interest in it as If he We're a
young author with his literary spurs yet
to be won.
Adele Rafter the young contralto who
attained considerable fame with 1.-THE
Bostonians," will play the principal boys
role In Klaw & Erlanger's coming pro-
duction of "Mr. Blue Beard the latest
Drury Lane spectacle, which they will
stage in January, when their new thea
ter the New Amsterdam, is completed.
Miss Rafter is the daughter of Rev. DR.,
Rafter, a leading clergyman of Dunkirk,
N. ", and left the church choir for the
stage, go ,rr-'. H4u tu tHpu"un, "r
Marcus r. Mayer. who will represent
Klaw & Erlanger In the direction of the
coming American tour of Martin Harvey,
arrived from England Saturday, Aug y
where he had been for three months in.
connection with the foreign business of
tI,tG Hntf Aln. InN nn.ata god fAr ~
American tour by Forbes Roberts and
Gertrude Elliott in 'Miee and Men," sea-
son 1904, and also signed contracts with
the manager of Nine. Rejane for, her ap,
pearance in this country the same season,
Robert Edeson will make his stellar
appearance in this city at the Lyceum
theater i'm November. under the direction, y,
of Henry B. Harris, in Augustus Thomas
stage version of Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers of Fortune" which ran so suc.i
cessfully at the Savoy theatre last year.
that 1t will reopen the season there OH
September l for return engagement OF
five weeks. Mr.. Edeson will bring the
entire production and will be supported
by the original cast during his engage.
ment here. ,ut HT"'' tsnit ~
Frank Mckee, who has been making an
extended tour of Europe, accompanied by ~
his wife and daughter, and L.. u. Phelps !
sf his business staff, will return to Amer
lea the latter part of this month. Two
important enterprises will claim his at
tention Immediately on his arrival-the
production of the new play by Clyde Z.
Fitch, in which Mary Mannering will
open her third season as a star in Oc-
tober and "Ninety and Nine" Ramsay
Morris new religious play, founded on
the sheme of Ira ID. Sankey's famous
hymn, which he will present at the Acad-,
emy of Music, in New York. Oct. 6. The
latter wIll be one Of the most important
productions Of the coming season.