Evening journal., 1903-12-11
GOSSIP
OF THE
STAGE

~ i 4 AOA
..yvav Down East comes TO Crane
one-a House tonight and there VIII %,
,,resent one OF tine largest houses OF tht
year including an those who like 10 no
cau the past who tud pleasure in beine
reminded OF the old rboyhood days down
on ,he farni.a and who viii live agaen Tor
a br.ef moment amid rlhe scenes Of days
cong aince gone by. t.Way Down East
has become a classic among the dramas
Of rural afe, because V Is true, true TO-
life and TO nature, and Il is for TINS rea-
son that ut appears destined TO live fof-
ever.
Under Southern Skies" oomss 10
Grand Opera House tomorrow afternoon
ana rasht. wGrr a play lives through I've
seasons and enters upon a third wth
rrowded houses grNeang d. everywheiri
there can be no doub, that il has efteoiu-
awv caught abe fancy of The the@tre-go-
ine public. such a play IS Lotte Blair
parj5er's picturesque drama. 'uuder
southern skies." From Its first presenta-
ton at the Tdeatre Repubhc. tnow fHe
Bsiasco THEATRE. m New York city TIE
play has drawn large and de'igrted audi
ences. Time seems onay to increase lis
popularqty and each succeeding visit
draws audiences that test the capacity OF
the theatres. Few plays of southern lifc
have won such popularity.
There Is a steady and increasing de-
j.
where Isabel Irving and her company
viii appear on Monday night IN WIN ION
ohurchins dramatiza.tion Of his own novel
THE Crisis" The book from which ihls
play was made is TOO well-known to
local theatre -goers 20 need much com
ment. ''The Crisis" was and stll IS one
OF tho really big literary successes Of The
pazt three years. In its novel form The
Crisis had a circulation or rather sale
Of nearly three hundred thousand cop,es.
As q play 81 has served MISS Irving for
Two years, this being her second success-
ful season as Virginia Carvel.
Anthony Hopes novel cap ain
Dieppe," is so fresh in the public mind
that the play which has been adapted
from that delightful romance by the au-
thor OF "rhe Dolly Dlalogues' and Iiar-
rison Rhodes and which will be present
ed for the first time in tlhis city at th.
Grand Opera House on Tuesday nigh
has an especial and timely interest 20
lood patrons Of the drama. John prey
will enact tho tiilc role II comes %
town heralded as the most successful por
rraituro This sterling and popular aotc
has made IA his long and brilliant career
Tho Rogers Brothers I'm Klaw and Er
iangers production Of John J McNaiy'
latest vaudeville farce. "rhe Roger
Brothers in London viii be the 0ttrac
zion az Grand Opera House next Wedn,F
day night. The new piece Is construct
on aimi'ar dimes TO those employed In on
upbuil6lng OF the previous McNally farce
In which ahc Rogers Bruthers have bee
seen throughout which "a ,argc number
very nttraogve and Interesting spcciaitl
are inerpolated. This piece mas been va
apily termed The Laughing Trwe 6
Il seems 90 create a spontaneous lauei
nmnutcl from tho nmo the curilin e'r
until is final fail. Tho organization ~
sclgon Is tlr largest company that hi
ever been seen Gn a production of g..
kind numbering 40 people, siNty-liN
whom arc especially handsome ana a
traciive Young women.
The many patrons OF vaudeville in o..
ony have found much 10 admire in
hin orered at the Garrick Thcatrc IN
week IN addiiion TO a number OF exc.
lent comedy acts There arc two or thr.
iEinsl but unusually meritorous. ",
Mahon's Watermelon Girls conalitute or
o. the real novelties OF this seasons vaut
evile offerings and these twelve grac
ful dancers and vocalists have more tina
come up to expectations. The e'cctr.cl
effects Introduced In the aot are clever
conceived and together with the prtg.
stage setting which the new Garrick OF
fers The number Is one that would d
credit 10 the best vaudeville house an th
land. "rhe Troubles OF BIZ Bnmer
Bachelor" which IS so acceptabiy pr.
scented by Henry Hodge and rhe LIN
May Hall Co., IS bit OF comedy wor
thar cannot fan no bring daughter 10 %
most SERIOUS minded person. Cherry ar
Bates. aho ten clever Minstrel Maids. NJ
Mahon ana Chappelle. the comedians p.
excellence, and several Others contrshu
10 this weeks program. Even in the fa
OF the interest wlrich centres about Chris
mas shopping just at Vhis time the attcn
ance ag the Garrick fas been good an q
week.
With Weis and Meyers From RAJ
10 Riches appearing at the .Lyceu
Theatre for three days and usual ma
fnees comes the greatest OF all Amer
can boy actors, Master Joseph Santle
He has had written around him oi
of the sweetest, most pathetic an
charming Of an OF Charles a. Taylor
efforts. The cast with which the inte
probation OF this charming story is le
is one Of the strongest aggregatipns
metropolitan favorites ever gotten {
gether. Daniel Frohman, the ma
ager. considered this young actor |
greatest "juvenile." During the pa
season Master Santley appeared
James Carey's "Price Of Honor"
good advantage and later on was e