The sun., 1902-02-23

thsrs Elsie do Wolfe has promised to
produce George Bernard Shaw's eccentrfo
Captain Brasspound's Conversion at some
extra matinees.
Annie Russell's prosperous season In the
Girl and the Judge" at the Lyceum may be
out short by the destruction OF that theatre.
Mr.. Frohman's lease expires in March.
and he must vaoate then. Present indica.
tions are that New York will not have tired
Of Clyde Fitch's sentimental drama by that
time,
Mrs. Leslie Carter has no such worry
before her. The Criterion is at her disposal
until next fall, and then Mr.. Belasco will
have the Republic to which she can move.
. 80 only warm weather can @ interfere with
the metropolitan run Of "Du Barry
Blanche Bates also can stay In town
until summer. That was arranged last
week. Nothing has been booked to follow
Under Two Flags at the Academy Of
Music until late in August.
Wllnam Collier continues to act In tho
admirable faroical play, "On the Quiet, at
the Madison Square. where he Is as fully
appreciated as last season The comedy
that Martha Morton has written for him
has been called Tho Diplomat and will
be produced in a month or so.
Kyrle Bellew continues TO kill men on tho
staircase in A Gentleman OF France to the
evident delight OF audiences at Wallack's.
Preparations for the spring revival OF
The Two Orphans" with a cast headed
and Eleanor Robson are being made.
Burlesques OF -Du Barry and a Gentle
man Of France are in preparation at Weber
f1elds's 20 take the place OF The Curl
and the Judge in a month. "Hoity-Toity'
will, OF course. last till the seasons end.
Frank Dauielss speech on the first night
OF Miss Simplicity" has become 30 we'll
known that nearly every audience at the
Casino demands repetition OF II.
Lulu Glasers engagement at the Herald
SuIlIR ia of inIpfinifa ftlrQtiOn M
cessor TO Dolly Warden which ia doing
right well, has bsen announced, but good
guess Is that it will be a Chinese Honey
moon, musical farce that is at present
popular in London.
Francis Wilson has not appeared In 20
successful a play as The Toreador" In
many seasons. He will continue to share
honors with Christie Macdonald and other
players in the bright musical play at the
knickerbociier for many weeks.
There is no thought now but that The
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" will last
out the season at the Broadway. It's great
spectacular effects, lively fun and generally
pretty music make IL the sort OF show that
people enjoy seeing repeatedly.
The Bostonians will stay at the Garden
until the middle of March anyway, aud
perhaps longer. singing and acting in Dc
koven X Smiths tuneful opera OF Maid
Marian It's successor will be a local
melodrama entitled Life. by Anson Pond
The farce of Foxy Grandpa with its
musical ard vaudeville specialties. will
stay at the Fourteenth Street for q run.
Joseph Hart plays the title part and Carrie
de Mar also figures conspicuously.
The New York retains THE Hall OF Fame.
downstairs and -Florodora" in the roof
garden.
Eugene Sandow will head the vaudeville
al keith's, showing many feats In strength.
Eva Williams and JAG Tucker will bring
new sketch called 'Driftwood.' Tom
Nawn will appear in Pat and the Geni.-
and specialtes will be shown by Mitchell
and Bernard, Collins and Hardt, Loven-
berg Sisters, Rosseau brothers and Elwood
A hiraify ballet called -The Birth Of the
Rose" will be the principal thing az Hyde
4 Behman's Midgley and Carlisle will
appear In a sketch, Cook and Sonora in
THE Tramp and the Soubrette.' and other
specialties will be supplied by the Leslie
brothers. World and Hastings, Rae and
Brosche, George II. Wood, the Young
Wright Huntington and his company
will come TO Hurtig X Seamon's 10 act
sketch called Done Brown" In the bill with
them will be Willard Simm' and katheryn
Lnyard. the Todd Judge Family. Galletti's
monkeys, Joe Bonnell. Buoman and Adele,
Will j. Cook and Wolf and Milton.
The Proctor theatres will have A Royal
Box" and vaudeville in Harlem, Peter F.
Daley and other specialists in Newark,
Fifth Avenue ard Flo Irwin at the Twenty
third Street. She will appear in 1888 In
the Morn"
Rose Sydells New London Bellies Is the
name Of the party that will play burlesque
and vaudeville at the Dewey