Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
FOOT LIGHT
FLASHES

Eleanor Kent, tne pl11nns1 uo1.. u,1;n ..rrhe
Billionaire," is a pupil OF Duvernoy' ~ -
Paris She made her first DOW ~ .. 81 a.
American audience under the 1 I1Ia,r
ment Of Henry w. savage as Hiso -
"Lohengrin" in ST. Louis.
Both the book fame Of Quincy Aoaii.s
Sawyer" the publication OF when pr pre-
coded the dramatization by apo 9t n Is
wears and the present success OF tne plds
become all the more Interesting run
the fact that the publishing OF the noset |
was the experiment OF a Beac e1 S 81.
Young woman of Boston, CAIRO ~. ClaIh,
Who made something like $4,000 in one
year out OF the venture ,ora an.
Among the more prominent players en-. |
gagged by George e: Iyle1 70 3hs su Rpdi.
s Sci johnson, Gertrude Gheen, Ada
Dwyer, James E.. Wilson. L snirls P SegS'
Forrest Re6nson aa aqrtFed from Paris
October goth, after an absence OF seven
months, part Of which time vas sp 'sfa
travelling in the Continent WITH ms P W,rE
for the present Mr.. Nethersole has come
to arrange Miss N1artinots ensagemeh.s
for the present season. He reports ina
Olga Netfersoles tour o. En abanomena l
success She is to open IN Lon lae' carry
in January with a new PRODUCTION.
Mrs Osborn's New 3 dorR pla sSbeduI
time and it was discovered that l., woman MAJ
can conduct theatre after all. The
playhouse itself has been very taste1ui.y
and cerise, and with the addition OF new
boxes, new proscenium arch. ana an eS-
tension stage the playhouse, AFTER an, -, -
real theatre. Certain critics IN the s ave
lence who looked for serious unfolding
of dramatic plot quickly fell by tne
wayside. The title Of the musical com
edy, Tommy Rot" is well chosen. IN
every sense of the word the production
and the performance are brisk. bright.
and buoyant. There is almost a super
abundance Of pretty girls. but that IS
fault that New York is ready to Tor
the talk Of the town last summer through
her singing of 1.-THE Good Old Summer
Time" in The Defende :Iorn makes ut the
and her undoubted theatrical instinct. She
sings a song called boo, Boo, Boo" quite
oo Tma and q her parody
Virginia Harned's Iris is. thorough
adroit The Hengler sisters dance ever
more lightly and gracefully than tney
Drina De Wolfe, Evelyn Florence Nesbil.
Grayce Scott, Alfred Hickman, and
Fletcher Norton all contribute what base
"The Silver Slipper" opened at the Hy-
perion Theatre. New Haven. October 2st
Edna Wallace Hopper. Cyril Scott ,,; sam
Bernard Daisy Grssn ana Ma1d aga v 9i1ae5s
Slipper" is bv the authors Of ..Florodoro,'
and is under the control of John c. Fish
| er. "Florodoro's" manager. The Silver
Slipper" has been sAmericanized by Clay
| NJ. Greene, the Shepherd of the Lambs
Club and when it is noted that there are
precisely two hundred and thirty-one per-
the production it is easy to gain some
| idea Of it's magnitude The reports from
the City Of the Films indicate that 1t. It will
! 11 a N
| Broadway Theatre October 9th.
One Of the most gratifying spectacles on
| the American stage to-day is the very ex-
| traordinary friendliness, not to- say en-
thusiasn, shown everywhere for those
dart Oar "a! and Mrs 6. II: Gilbert. The iattel
brated charmingly in Annie Russelrs com:
pany. and Mr.. Stoddart is still playing
! in the West to remarkably fine business.
states bs R bis R1sT MEe fe She nha
| ago in Salt Lake City his performance
| Of Lachlan Campbell In that play so
| stirred the audience that after the last
act it arose and gave him three rousing
/ cheers.
| It has been suggested to Jules hurry
| that with such stars at his command as
Lewis Morrison, Rose Coghlan. Kathryn
kidder, and Paul Gilmore-au Of whom
! are now touring at the head Of their
respective companies under his manag e-
1 ment-it would be comparatively easy for
-
! preston has it, with spring tour of an
all-star cast. Mr.. hurry is merely think
ing it over.
curing from Frank w. Sanger and Will
/ liam Greet the sole rights of 1.-THE Sign
4 OF the Cross" and and placing it In new
territory in one night stands is becoming
more and more apparent. It has been de-
. n1onstrated that the people in the small
er towns are as anxious as were the in
habitants Of the larger cities to view
TINS standard drama from the pen OF
Wilson Barrett
Henry W. Savage and George AIDE sail
ed for Paris October 21st, for q six
weeks MessS stay; Mr. Ade has just com
gone to the other side to secure local
! color for the production.
w. J. Ferguson and Rose1le Knott are
now featured by Amelia Bingham at tbs
head Of = Modern Ma gdalen'' company. :
David G. Proctor, who graduated from
the Stanhope-Wheatcro Dramatic School
only few days ago, was Immediately en-.
gagged by Frank Mckee to support Mary
Mannering.
Charles Frohman has arranged to have
Mrs. Sarah sCowell LIE Moyne follow Mrs
Campbell at the Garden Theatre. Mrs. LIZ
on Monday. November 10th. appearing il
She will remain for three weeks;
Il is pleasant to note that in his current
/ production OF MIR. Pickwicl1'' De Woi1
Hopper is stirring strenuously to preserve
a Dickensesque atmosphere-that is to say
), he Is encouraging the members Of hi.
support, and incidentally himself, to avoit
) horseplay and clowning There were :
number of years that both De Wolf Hop
per and Nat Goodwin used to stand II
), their own light in stepping outside tht
! picture. and 1T Is one sof the best sign!
Of the times that they have both reform
. ed. Ten years ago who would have pre-
f dicted Goodwin as Shylock and Hoppe,
II as Pickwick?
t.. Genevieve Haines's modern societ,
! drama. Hearts 9Af1ame,'' has finished 1T:
!; remarka BILE run at the Biiou Theatre
q New 7 ork, giving way to j. E. Dodsor
and Annie Irish. Mana gerHW N. Law
! renee has booked the play for seyera
3 weeks in cities in New York State New
{ England Canada. and nearby with q,
! the principals that scored SO lleaviI,
| Throughout the metropolitan run In thei
! original roles. Fred Grant 7 Dung fo
: five years meter OF public interest 70,
q The Sign Of the Cross, = Is now bushes!
/ manager for Mrs. *Haines's piece. -
J, Nfalter HYager, manager of Louis Mar,
j in och the Consul . believes that ST
. Everett r. Reynolds can have a business
s interest In two edians-De wolfsHnn
/. per and Jefferson De sAngelis-tfe ere Ii =,
: reason why Mr. agers cannot do like
!. Wise. That IS why heE secured the All,
{ rights to The New Clown from Cha Rs,
/ isfrohman.a dis about to- send outssDaI
! isDaIy In the I'll tile part When the snjec,
/ was originally produced James sLea1Fin
/ Isney was utterly rniscast al the Glow
!. I1Ad anyspoaaM6o 61x necna thats nhsrNstas,