The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-01
Things Doing in
Gotham Theaters
Special to The Globe.


NEW YORK, Jan. 81. - Inside the
next four weeks Charles Frohman, the
busiest theatrical manager in the world,
will sail for Europe upon his annual
tour, which will be devoted as usual to
the purchasing of plays, engaging of
actors and achksses and launching of
new schemes abroad. He said yeSter-
day that he would make no further
productions in America during the cur
rent season, expressing at the same
time his satisfaction with what he had
already accomplished in the way of
presenting new entertainments in this
country and in England. His list of
plays in New York includes: 1.-THE
Mummy and the Humming Bird"
Iris" THE Country Mouse" Every
man." 'Imprudence," 1.-The Girl With
the Green Eyes, Mice and Men" and
1.-THE Unforeseen" while in London he
has put forward Quality Street" "The
Admirable Crichton," "Three Little
Maids" and 1.-THE Marriage of Kitty"
besides sending out a round dozen
travelling companies in Sherlock
Holmes" and other plays. Among his
successful stars in this country are:
Charles Hawtrey, w. H. Gillette, w. H.
ginia Harmed, Ethel Barrymore, Will
liam Faversham, etc. Over and above
all this Mr.. Frohman is directly inter-
ested in the active management of sew
en- New York theaters and five London
playhouses, also being in partnership
with Messrs. Rich and Harris in three
theaters in Boston. Mass.
'"The Ninety and Nine" Is to remain
q 90,
only, coming directly back at the end
Of that time to the Academy of Music,
where in all likelihood it will stay until
the end of the season. It will be played
for two weeks in Boston and a similar
length Of time in Philadelphia, and
during it's absence "FIorodora,"
sumptuously revived, will take its place
at the Academy. Frank Mckee, pro-
prietor Of 'The Ninety and Nine" and
E. G. Gilmore, manager of the theater
where the piece has been running, re-
gretfully admit that they were not suf-
ficiently 'sanguine as to the drawing
power of this work when they allowed
the Messrs. Fisher and Ryley to mako
a contract breaking the run. The mat
inee and night receipts Of last SaGhr-
day. when Ramsay Morris melodrama
took it's temporary farewell, exceeded
$4,000, which, at popular prices Of adj
mission, shows that both audiences
were numerically enormous.
Before Nine. Duse sailed away to
sunny Italy she took occasion to at
tend matinee performance Of 1.-THE
Cavalier" at the Criterion theater, In
order to crafty her desire to see Miss
Marlowe once more upon the stage.
When the Italian actress was last In
this country she was greatly taken
with the beauty and genius of Miss
Marlowe, whom she urged to visit her
own country, and in fact to make a
general tour Of Europe. She pointed
out that all Shakespearean plays were
we'll known even in the lands where
English is not spoken, and gave 1t as
her belief that Miss Mar1owe would
make sweeping success over there
not alone artistically, but in a nnancial
sense. 1t was interesting to watch
Mime. Buses expressions of enthugs
asm during the performance of "The
Cavalier" While the action was going
on she remained back out of sight IN
the private box-placed at her disposal
but every time the curtain came Down
she leaned forward over the rail-, clap
ping her white gloved hands vigorous
~, while an expression of the beenass
animation irradiated her finely drawn
countenance.
3. S. Willard is so much pleased with
his newly purchased play, Ia Chate-
laine," which is having remarkable
run at the Paris Theater Renaissance
that he has effected by cable an agree
nent under which the next two
dramas from the pen of Alfred Cap1s
are to become his property in all Eng
h-speaking countries. La Chate-
lame" Is to have an immediate pro-
ducuon by Mr.. Willard in FhiladeIphss.
by Louis N. Parker, reached America
only ten days ago, but was promptly
placed in rehearsal, while the scarlic
artists were already pretty well W
with their tasks, having been provided
with models from Paris SONS time
before the work Of translating the play
itself was undertaken.
The Messrs. Weber and Fields en-
phasized their friendly>regard for De-
Wolf Hopper by sending an immense
floral remembrance to him upon the
opening night of "Mr. Pickwick" al
the Herald Square theater. The
piece was in the shape of a horseshoe
and was accompanied by written as
surances of good luck wishes to the
comedian who had been paid a ire
mendous salary for two years by the
music hall managers. "Mr. PfckWick''
has assuredly made deep impression
upon the favor of Broadway for the
Ahedler mas peen ulled to repletiOn at
every performance and there has been
an almost unprecedented agreement
among the newspaper critics regarding
Its high quality as musical comedy
and the perfection of its Interpretation
by Mr.. Hopper and the members OF
his supporting company.
When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" will remain in New York for
another fortnight, and will then take
up its travels through the big cities
Elsewhere, closing its season in Nav