The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-09
GREENROoM GOSSIP


Grace George is meditating a series of
matinee performances of standard come
dies, among which would be "Divorcons'
and GA Country Girl
1t is reliably stadted that if ARIZONA
succeeds at the Century theater in Lon
don, the arrangements will produce a
number of popular American successes.
Charles b. Hanford is said to have
scored the success of his career as Pc
truchio in '"Fhe Tanning of the ShreW. -
His inpersonation of the part is describ-
ed as ideal in its conception of the roll
licking 6Washbuckler, who tameS his
shrewish wife.
Edward McWade's new romantic play,
''The Land of Mystery" will probably
have it's first production next fall at the
Fourteenth Street theater, in New York,
with Miss Margaret May as the star.
The scenes Of the play ara laid in New
York city and in Central America.
Sidney AinsWorth, who plays Lieut..
Denton in the special company Of ''Ari-
zona," was a volunteer in the late I'M
pleasantness with. Spain and saw active
service in Cuba. When Arizona" re-
Gently played at Mr.. Ainsworths Hone,
in Madison, Wis, the members of his
volunteer company attended the perform
ance in a body.
The new play to be produced by Mil
dred Holland at the Teck theater during
her annual engagement in Buffalo is q
Jordan, entitled THE Lily and the
Prince The story is an Italian story,
the scene of the play being laid in and
near Rome during the time of the Colon
mas. A fine production of the drama will
be made by Manager Edward c. White
and the services of thirty-five actors will
be required In Miss Hollands support.
Guy Bates Post, who has been acting
the part of Lord Carnby in "The Mar
riage Came" at the Victoria theater, in
yrr-Iy
founded on story of the 1900 The
scenes are all laid in New York city
The new play exploits a man and a Wom-
an familiar to many New Workers., and
in one scene will show a duel fought in
private between two we'll known men:
one a railroad magnate and the other an
important officer of a trust Mr. POST
will not appear in the piece, which has
been accepted by manager for produc-
ton in the spring.
Henrietta Crosman's New York season
VIII begin at the Tneater Republic the
first week in January. Her initial play
will be Joan o. the Shoals" written bv
Mrs. Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland, CO.
author of Monsieur Beaucaire,' recent
~ produced by Richard Mansfield Later
III the engagement Miss Crosman will be
seen in a new play by George C. Hazel
ton Jr., author of Mistress Nell" be-
sides which Manager Maurice Campbell
will have other dramatic material fr
readiness. There will be several special
presentations of GAS You Like It." with
Miss CroSman as RoSalind, the elaborate
Julia Arthur production being used.
That Kirke La Shelle is an important
figure in theatrical affairs was evidenced
in Buffalo one Sunday recently, when a
small army of people who We're in his
employ came together The 'sBonnia
Brier Bush" company Of tWenty-six peo-
pie We're at the depot, about to leave
town, when t'hfiss Simplicity. escorfad
by Frank Daniels and nearly 100 sta %
people, came along, closely followed Nv
the Arizona" company Of twentv-fony
individuals. Such a rushing about. hand
shaking, good lucks and good-bys Is NOT
often seen in the dingy old depot at RIf-
falo. For time one could not throw a
stone in the neighborhood without dan
ger of putting one of Kirke La SheIle,s
people temporarily out of business.
Ethel Barrymore, the youngest success
ful star Of the stage, will be seen in Chi
cago at the Illinois theater for two weeks
beginning Monday, Jan. 6. Miss Barry
more will be presented by Charles Froh-
man in Clyde Fftch's Captain Jinks of
the Horse Marines the fantastic com
edy that ran 200 nights at the Garricl<
theater, New York. last year.
The fourth week of Henry Miller's stav
darcy Of the Guards, = began LAST Mon
day. The admirable presentation of This
simple yet natural play has proven 81
acceptable to the public that all arrange
ments as to the termination of its rim
have been abandoned, and all plans re-
garding following attractions for this sea
son have been indefinitely DoStDonod