The Washington times., 1902-05-04

and the season has been continued.
| j. II. Gilmour and Harry Woodruff will
head the cast of The Suburban. new
melodrama by C. T. Dazey. which will be
produced Tuesday night at Mcvicker's
Theater. Chicago.
The County Fair" is one of the strong
est attractions now appearing in Boston
and Neil Burgess enacts the title role
witt all the eccentricities which brought
him into prominence many years ago.
Annie sutherland is the leading woman
OF the Columbia stock company. Chicago.
and is playing a variety of roles. Las.
week Miss Sutherland appeared as Bossy
IN Texas Steer" and this week she
will interpret Viola Aliens old part in
TIE Christian"
The Percy Haswell stock company clos
ed its season at the Lyceum Theatre. Bal
timore. last Saturday night and left for a
short Southern tour
Calve will not return to this country
next year. but will be member of the
metropolitan forces season after next.
She came to this country last fall under
a contract which guaranteed her fifty
performances at s., 500 performance.
Nine. Modjeska's season closed last
night at Orange. ". j., and she declares
that she has retired permanently froom
the stage.
Next year, 1t is said, Richard Mansfield
will confine himself to shakespearean pro-
ductions and his repertoire will include
Julius Caesar "othello,'' The Mer-
chant of Venice" Richard ILL.," and
Henry W.
Mrs. Robert T. Haines' play. Hearts
Afame," which was recently returned to
the authoress by Amelia Bingham, who
forfeited $1,000, advance royalties, will be |
brought out May 19 at the Garrick Thea
tire. The engagement is for only one week, |
but IL the play scores a success 1t will be |
transferred to another theatre for |
longer period.
Henry Miller will conduct stock COM
pany at the Grand Opera House, San
Francisco. this summer, according to his
usual custom. Jennie Eustis will be
member of the company.
Dore Davidson will give an authors
matinee of Little Miss Mouse at Wall
Ethelwyn Hoyt and ]. Harrison Hunter
will play the principal roles.
The Face on the Barroom Floor was
recently copyrighted at the Library Of
Congress" by Edythe Totten, who appear
ed here in the early part of the season in
the leading role of The Volunteer Or
ganist." The play is said to be a pas
toral drama In four acts and may be pro-
duced next season.
E. Melville Baker, who came promi-
nently before the public this season as
the adapter of the Foxy Grandpa" pic
lures TO the stage. has written a new ,
musical comedy entitled "A Gentleman
Bandit; or. Royal Ransom The mu- !
sic will be furnished by Clifton Crawford
md the comedy will be brought out early /,
1ext fall. ;
II is said that when Robert Edeson in
season his wife, Ellen Burg will be his
eading woman. Miss Burg has not done ,
my stage work for several years Ede-
on will retain Soldiers of Fortune" {
E. s. Willard Will sail for England '
arly in June TO spend the summer, but ,, ,
viii return TO America in September to ,
naugurate what may be his last Ameri- b
an tour for several years. as he is un- :
er contract to appear in London in 1903 J
nd may decide to continue in his own !,
ountry for some time. His repertoire 7
ext year Will include the plays which
e has presented this season and sever
] new ones. as yet unfinished.
Henrietta Crosmsn has accepted
ew play by Eugene Presbrey, entitled
The Ways of Susan" II has not been
lated when Miss Crosman will present y
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ONE time during her next seasons tour.
Elsie DeWolfc closed her tour in THE G
FAY OF the World in Brooklyn last {
ight. after a very successful season in al
nd around New York. Miss DeWolfe's d.
,cial prestige gained for her what her
of dramatic art never could.
Beerbohm Tree will not come 10 Amer :,
"a next year. after all. II was said q
nat he would visit this country TO pre- d,
mt Stephen Phillips play. Ulysses" &C
At he has concluded not TO carry out his ~ ~
-iginal plans. and the play will be given ca
ith an American star and supporting CT
,mpany. ju
Mrs. Leslie Carter will close her tour a. al
"Du Barry" May %, and when the
ason opens at the Theater Republic in si
.ptember Mr.. Belasco will present .Du tn
lrry" as the initial attraction. IN
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When ST. Peters Is Illuminated. ", ~
OF religious illuminatiGns in Rome that ST
ST. Peters is the most magnificent, but tn
now seldom seen. Before the fall of the as
Power the whole facade and ri,
en- the immense cupola were outlined an