The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
IEROHMANHERE;; HISNEWpLAYS
ruE MANAGER BACK AFTER SIN
MONTHS ~ EUROPE.
,.s Arranged to Produce the Works OF
Many American and Foreign Authors
Gillette TO Have the New Barrie
p,a,--SeasOn Of French Drama.


y, months, and he brought back with him
biz budget Of theatrical news.
Since he went abroad three more thea.
,,ss hive been added to those he controls
!. this city. while in London in the coming
season he will be interested in seven play,
houses. Mr.. Frohman said soon after
landing Yesterday
NV English plans are completed
the principal thing now Is my American
season and the carrying out Of the plans
Already laid Some Encouragement will be
necessary, owing TO the delay in the COM
nletion Of the work on the new theatres In
New York, and this arrangement Will be
made public in few days As for the
season here, let us begin with the American
authors first.
civilian Gillette ia at work on new
comedy for me and Clyde Fitch is writing
II new comedy which will be produced
this season. Augustus Thomas is at work
on third. which he will deliver to me by
Sent /. Mr. Thomas. by the way, intends
TO stay abroad fully year.
There is new play by Richard Harding
Davis entitled 'Ransom's Folly. which
has been completed and which l have ac-
cepted; new play by Edward f. Rose,
written to my order; new play by young
American girl, Miss Gladys Unger, entitled
Richard Brinsley Sheridan which l Sc
cured in England; new play in five acts
Inv Mrs Hodgson Burnett. and new play
by Paul NJ, Potter.
Now for the English plays. First, there
is The Admirable Crichton' by j. Nj.
Barrie, already past its 3OOth performance
in London, and in which l will present
William Gillette. have also another new
play by Mr. Barrie, which will produce In
New York this winter Then there is The
Man from Blankleys,' which will be given
by Charles Hawtrey, who will open his
season at the Criterion; new play by
Jerome X Jerome; the drama The Best
Of Friends, by Cecil Raleigh, which l
produce at the Academy of Music about
the middle of October; the new Drury Lane
drama. which have secured and which
is to be produced at the Drury Lane Theatre
in September; new play by Anthony
Hope; Cousin Kate by Hubert Henry
Davies, which I produce with Miss Ethel
Barrymore at the New Hudson Theatre;
a new play by Haddon Chambers, entitled
The Golden Silence in which Miss Virginia
The Garrick Theatre, London. on Sept: /;
the drama Cheer Boys, Cheer, which l
hope to produce at the New York Theatre
after the run Of Ben Hur'; a play entitled
'Gipsy,' by Sydney Grundy; a new play
by Henry. Arthur Jones. entitled White
Fleming of Mrs. Humphry Wards novel
Lady Roses Daughter In which Fay
Davis will appear; a new play by Henry v
Esmond, also one by Justin Huntly
Mccarthy; a new play written by r. G
Carton, the author Of Lord and Lady Algy,
and s hsM play 1S by CAPT Msssha bx ssDhsr
Phillips, at the Garden Theatre In Sepiem-
Der, and have secured the entire English
speaking rights Of the latest play written
by Arthur Wing Pinero. which is not yet
named.
The az Tn Three se' Little Maids.' TSs ' entrs
English compGhy will arrive in August,
and will open early in September at DAILY .
Theatre Then there is The Girl From
Rays which I shall make my first pro-
dlction at the Herald Square Theatre in
nv Ivan Caryll and Seymour Hicks, and
have also secured a new piece by. Sidney
Jones book by George Jessop(. the COM
poser Of The Geisha entitled My Lady
Molly and new musical piece entitled
Nine. Sherry
Il have arranged the tours in America OF
Sir Henry Irving in Dante, who comes to
Marie Tempest In The Marriage of Kitty,
which will be seen for the first time in New
York about the end of November at the new
Hudson Theatre. and Mrs. Langtry, who
returns to New York to open the Savoy
Theatre on Sept. 9 in new comedy. This
season il the beginning of my production
Of French plays in the United States. To
commence with, have secured French
company headed by Nile. Charlotte Wiehe.
This organization will arrive in New York
H. October.
In addition to these French plays l
have secured The, Soroeress, by VIC
toren Sardou, which will be produced by
Madame Sarah Bernhard in Paris; a new
play by Pierre Berton; new play by Pierre
Wolf also La Rabouilleuse the success
o. the OdGon Theatre, new play In which
am greatly interested, from the fact that
II is novel and original In its idea, by Madame
Mss uTesaS Ih9 eut oosd G caeS
THE. Third Moon All the scenes are
laid in Japan.
Il have also new play by Henry Lavaden,
the author of Catherine; new play
written for Rejane by Henri Bataille, the
dramatzer of The Resurrection and a
was pro duced at the Theatre de la Renais-
sance by Lucen Guitry called Gran
9uebille.' and one-act play entitled The
system of DR.. Goudron,' which has been
dramatized for America by Richard Hard
ing Davis. Then / have a dramatization
made by Haddon Chambers from the French
'le D4tour' and the play Of 'Yvette
written by Pierre Berton, which | shall
produce during the season at the Garden
Theatre here.
From Germany / have a comedy by
The authors of the White Horse Tavern,
entitled The Blind Passenger and new
iarcical comedy by the authors of Are
You a MasonT entitled The Mountain
Climbers
John Drew will begin his season outside
New York in one of the two plays that
have for him. One is written by an Ameri-
can and the other by an English author,
and | am most anxious to open the New
Empire Theatre with the American play.
Miss Maude Adams will open in October
and come to New York early in December.
| have not vet decided as to her opening
play 1t will not, however, be a Shakes
peartan production.
Miss Edith Wynne Mathieson, who il at
present in England will return for another
tour in 'Everyman' and will be In a Shake
spearihn production before the close OF the
coming season. William Crane will reach
here from Germany about the middle of
August and will open In The Spenders, ,
dramatized by Edward f.. Rose. Miss
Annie Russell will continue in Mice and
Men, but will return to New York during
the season in new play. William Faver-
sham will appear in New York in an entirely
new play, and in this connection may say
hat after the run of Ulysses to which
have already referred, I shall produce
stephen Phillips play 'Herod,' which was
played at His MaIesty's Theatre in Eng
nd In t,I, 4