The Washington times., 1903-07-26

Lake Sunapee. There they viii renearse
the Shakespearean comedy. This ar
rangement carries out Miss Crosman's
plan 70 spare herself and her fellow
members the discomfort of long
period of rehearsing in New York in the
heated term. BY this scheme Miss eros,
man need not return 10 New York until
she is ready to supervise the drilling of
the chorus and the army of supernur.-
eraries.
The Rosalind spear which Henrietta
Gresham Will carry in the Forest OF Ar
den in her revival OF las You Like It.
next fall has a history 1t was the
property Of Adelaide Nelson and was
used on the stage by that eminent ar
tiste. 1t was obtained in Paris by a
friend of Miss Crosman who presented
it to her. 1t is a valuable and beautiful
piece of workmanship. The haft is Of
rosewood; the head of Furnished brass
On the handle Miss Nelson's autograph
is worked in fac-simile il. gold wire.
Clyde Fitch is writing a new play
based on Dickens "Old Curiosity shop. ."
in which Nr. Dillingham; will star Mile
James. Fitch's Her Own Way will be
used by Maxine Elliott.
Mrs. Langtry is now in London. She
is kept busy in whirl of social obliga-
lions. but at the same time is fndirg
opportunity to- prepare for her return
to America Mrs. Langtry comes back
early in September. and will open her
season in New York about the middle Of
the month. She now plans to present
Mrs. Deering's Divorce" during this en-
Gagement Following this she will go
on a long tour, which includes every
large city in the country. and a trip to
the coast. Mrs. Langtry will he under
the direction of Charles Frohman.
Manager lowering has engaged for Or
rim Johnson's leading, man. in Hearts
Courageous. John T Sullivan. who will
play the part of Captain Jarrat. a mem
Der of the staff Of Lord Dunmore. gov
ernor OF the colony OF Virginia In the
announcement of this fact Mr.. Lever
ing states:
Mr.. Sullivan is we'll known through
out the United States as an actor of ex-
cellent ability. He began his stage
career with the late Mile. Rhea. whose
leading man he afterward became. Mr.
Sullivan has also been the leading man
with the late Edwin Booth, Nine Mod
ieska. Mrs Fiske, Richard Mansfield
and a number of others. He has filled
similar positions in many of the com
panies of Charles Frohman. Mr. Sulli-
van has had as wide and as varied a
stage experience as any of the promi-
nent actors at the present time. both
in this country and in England. For
more than two years he was prominent
in London. part of which time he was
Richard Mansheld's leading man. when
he gave his great Shakespearean revival
in the English metropolis. While in
London he was the leading man for 2
number OF other OF Englands promi-
nent stars.
/ Beerbohm Trees scheme for the es-
| Establishment of a school of dramatic art
is steadily approaching realization. No
body" he said, will be admitted to the
school for mere payment Of d fee, pc
cause nobody viii be accepted as a sta
| dent until he or she shows a fitness for
the stage. and for this purpose there
will be a kind OF examination. a trial. Ia
be passed before admission is granted. 81
Mr. Tree is being deluged with letters
correspondents from all parts Offering
suggestions; but the scheme is not on,
/ that can be hastily settled
A contributor to Notes and Queries
narrates that, while inspecting the ac-
count books OF the corporation of Bris-
toll. he alighted upon entries relating q
dramatic entertainments in the reign o
Elizabeth. The municipal theater, % ap
parently, Is not so new an idea a;
some OF its advocates imagine. for tn
records show that there were civic pay
ments to players in Bristol as far bacl
as the reign of Henry VIII, although
they were more frequent In the days o
Elizabeth. In October, 1877. my Lore
OF Leicester's players" iourneyed dow
TO Bristol and gave a performance. Mex
year the visits of six companies az,
recorded Lord Berkeley's playing
what Mischief Waiteth for the Hant
of Man" and Lord Shefheld's a piece
with the more modern sounding title o
THE Court of Comfort" This Bristo
lead might be worth following up. OIL,
municipal records might solve sons
long standing problems.