The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26
AMONG THE THEATRES.
BY ALoNzo NEWCOMER.

New York. October 25.-Tme theatrical firm of Klaw & Erlanger and Marcus Mayer have brought over from London to star this season a young man-one Martin Harvey. He is great London favorite. equal to the late William Terriss in the hey day of his popularity. He has fine. sympathetic voice, great dagree of dra- matic finesse. magnetism and method. He will appear in piece in which he made his hit.
 By the way, he has been here before. But his "ehance" had not come then. That reminds me of the now celebrated Richard Mansfield. who I understand has produced a "a new Brutus." His chance had not come some years ago, at what is now the Manhattan theatre. D'Oyley Carte's English company produced 4 musical comedy, Les Manteaux Noirs. D and a practically unheralded actor filled what was intended to be a small part in the play-that of the miller But he did it so cleverly that during the en- tre'acte those in the lobby asked who he was, and, though nobody seemed to know, the general remark was that he was "a deyilish good actor anyhow and nightly amusing; that if he got a chance some day he'd turn out to be a great actor"
 The chance" came not long after at the Union Square theatre. when Mr stoddart suddenly relinquished his role m a Forthcoming production and MT. A. M Palmer, at his wits end to provide substitute hurriedy. promoted this lit tie Known "develish good actor" from a o 44.- part that of Baron Chevrial, in "A Pari- sian Romance" The day after the prem iere MT. Richard Mansfield was famous.
 It was much the same story with Mr Martin Harvey, one of Englands fore most romantic melodramatic actors of to- day. When Sir Henry Irving was here some seasons ago MT. Harvey was in his company. He filled small roles but 1t was noticed that though he had but little to do in the scheme of the play he did that little we'll He was pains taking and effective, even with tho incon- siderable share accorded him in the even ing's work He did not set the lell9.es talking, as did MT. Mansfield, but close observers noticed that there seemed to be the right stun in the young fellow Be sure to tell this to your companion at the Herald Square tomorrow evening. Probably she will think you were the close observer referred to, and it will be pleasant to hear her say, "Oh, MT. Smith! To think that you picked him out as great actor so long ago!' It will make you a theatrical prophet in her family ever afterward. But that is an other story.
 MT. Harvey's "chance" came, as did Mir. Mansfields. And the morning after MT. Wills adaptation of Dickens "Tafe of Two Cities" had been produced at the London Lyceum, three years ago, even the most hypercritical of the London critics-these gentlemen who go to the play to see what the mischief is up now declared that "The Only Way" was < great play and that one Martin Harvey, very young man who has dared to play Sydney Carton, was one of the best TO- mantle actors that London had seen in many day. From that time on he was made. He became popular ravorite.
 MT. Harvey comes now to fill an en- gagement here. His first play will be that in which he first won stellar honors on the London stage His English com paly is with him, including several ac- tors and actresses who, like MT. Harvey were here with Sir Henry Irving, such as Mir. William Haviland, who will play Jean Defarge; MT. Fuller Me1lsh, the MT. Stryver of the play; Mss Amy Cole. ridge, who is to be the Lucy Manette and Miss de Silva, the original Mimi oi the production.
 Few comedies have had a New York success equal to that which was scored by Mr. Robert Marshalrs His Excellen- cy the Governor" when it was first pro- duced here at the Lyceum theatre, three seasons ago. It was revived Monday night at the Garrick, with Miss Jessie Millward in her original role of Stella. and MT. James Erslline (the Earl of Ros- slyn) as Captain Carew. By the way it was in this play that MT. Erskine" made his first professional appearance in Lon don as Captain Carew, which he will play here. Miss Beatrice Irwin was the Ethel and MT. Ditrichsten the Baverstock. After two weeks, the company will go on tour.
 Lily Langtry has written a play for herself which New York will probably get a view of before London does, as she has cabled to Charles Frohman that she will produce it in addition to Mile. Mars at the Garrick in January. It is in four acts. J. Hartley Manners an actor in her company, helped her to write it. Virginia" is the name used at its Manchester production, week or so ago, but new title is under consideration for future performances. The programme did not name the authors, and not until the fall of the final curtain. when the drama made a success, did Mrs. Langtry come forward, leading MT. Manners, to say that they had written it.
 Mrs. Langtry enacts a duchess whose marriage to man much older than her. self was sacrifice to her mother and brother. Her husband is suspicious ana jealous, although without cause. So vir- ginia decides to punish him, and starts a