The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-30

a Little Mary" in the mysterious
play, but she is to be naught but an
influence, talked about but never
seen.
The scene is to be laid in an Eng
lish country house of the present day.
and the story is said to be as whimsi-
cal and fantastic as that of 1.-The Ad-
nirable Crichton." The most interest
ing announcement TN connection with
the play is that H. B. Irvings wife,
the charming Dorothea Baird. who be-
came famous as Trilby, will reap
pear on the stage in this piece. to-
gether with Gerald Du Maurier,I son
of the author of 'Trilby." 1t is under
stood, however, that Nina Boucicault
will have the principal role next to
that of John Hare. 20
Thanks chiefly to the contagious.
frolicking, impudent good humor OF
little Louie F'reear. that wholly unam-
bilious and not especially picturesque
musical comedy, "The Chinese Honey
moon," is to celebrate it's second ami
versary in a few weeks, thus breaking
all records forn.long ~uns without
change of house.; After a preliminary
canter in the country, the play was
brought out at the Strand theater on
Oct. A. 1901, and there it has been
ever since, with nearly the same cast,
and with every prospect Of staying on
through the winter. Established A.
advertisements
course that of ,fCharleys Aunt" H.
Reeves Smith, who, with Sidney VAL
entine is now preparing to make his
bow as actor manager with Clyde
Fitch's play 1.-THE Climbers" actually
played in every performance of Char
ley's Aunt" in London for three years
and nine monthSn He also appeared in
Sweet Lavender" 681 times. George
Edwardes' musical comedies, "a Gaiety
THE Toreador" had an. average run
of two years each, and Dorothy" holds
the record for musical comedy with 931
performances.
The Savoy theater, sacred to the
memory of Gilbert and Sullivan. and
the home ever since of English light
opera, is undergoing transformation
in spirit and in substance. The house
is being considerably rebuilt, and the
company SO long associated with it
has. departed on tour, to return Nov.
6 to another theater, the Adelphi
hitherto home Of where,
under the management Of William
Greet, they will produce a brand new
comic opera.
Mrs. D'Oyly Carte, widow of the
famous Gilbert and Sullivan manager
still holds the acting rights of all the
Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and the
exiled Savoy company will therefore
be cut. off from the old plays. which
Mrs. Carte, will probably. revive al
the Savoy with another company.
Elwyn Barron, whose success as a
playwright led him to give up his
| work as dramatic critic, and come
over to Europe for old worlds to con-
ouer, has picked up his pen again
after taking 1t easy for some time
He put the finishing touches last week
on play which will probably get
| it's first production in America. Mr.
and Mrs. Barron, amuse themselves by
| living in two London houses at the
same time. Both places are charming
and both are equally home" to the
| family, who gravitate back and forth
as the spirit moves: If you don't find
| them in one place. run over to the
| other, less than a mile away.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell Is going tc
| produce three new plays on her pro-
vincial tour, which begins Sept Z.
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