Evening star., 1903-08-01
THE THE AT E R.

Lovers Of melodrama have a distinct ad-
vantage over the general run Of the the
ater-goers. for their season Of enjoyment
will begin on Monday evening next while
the other class must wait good many
weeks before going TO the play. The Acad-
emy is. as usual. the first In the field. and
announces "Pennsy1vania'' as the opening
attraction. Academy patrons are familiar
! with the piece for 1t was the inaugural
Offering last year. . ~
The burlesque season at Kernans Is an
| nounced beginning one week from Mon
| day. The house has undergone extensive
| repairs and renovation and should maintain
| its usual popularity.
Mr. Charles Frohman is back from Lon
| don and according to an interview in tho
Morning Telegraph is going to be very
busy man during the coming theatrical
| season. He says that both Maude Adams
and John Drew will probably appear first
outside OF New York. although he has not
yet decided upon play for either. He
then continues:
Edna May is just now enjoying her vaca-
ton, but The Schoolgirl is running along
to overfiowing houses. nevertheless. ex-
pect this musical piece to continue for an
other year in London. and at the END Oh
that period it will be brought to America.
with Miss May at the head of the cast.
There has been misrepresentation about
MISS May 8 coming 10 America tnlS year
with Three Little Maids 1t Is Maggie
May. and not Edna. who is one of the prln-
cipals in this cast. The central figure OF
the Three Little Maids company is G. p.
Huntley, who is easily the most talked Of
comedian in England. and will, am sure.
make a strong impression here.
William Faversham and Julie Opp will
appear under my management In New
York in 'Herod from His MaJesty's Thea
ter, London. This enterprise. however. will
not interfere with Mr. Faversham's regular
starring season, and will not prevent the
production of an entirely new play in which
he is to have the leading role during the
season.
William H. Crane. who Is now In Carls-
bad. is to be here toward the middle Of
August for rehearSals OF The SpenderS.
which has been dramattzed for his use by
Edward f. Rose.
Annie Russell will begin her season with
a continuation of Mice and Men, but an
other play will be provided for her use with
a New York opening later on. Fay Davis.
just now indulging in a summer siesta in
Switzerland. Will be here in September IN
readiness to rehearse the leading part In
Lady Roses Daughter.
Edith Mathieson, who was very successful
last year in 'Everyman." will make another
tour in the same play, and before the c.ose
of the regular season. will be feature of
an imposing Shakespearian revival.
Clara Bloodgood. as the jealous heroine
OF The Girl with the Green Eyes. will
make a round Of the other cities coming
into New York in due course to present an
| untried play by Clyde Fitch. under my
management.
The Girl from kays.' very great sue
cess at the Apollo in London. Will be first
produced here at the Herald Square Thea
ter during November. George Edwardes is
interested with me in this venture and also
in The Three Little Maids
II have arranged with the same manager
for the musical piece which is to open the
intx 7 in, hnr
as well for Nine. Sherry. work OF
similar character.
Il have purchased from Ivan Caryl and
Seymour Hicks the piece which is to be pro-
duced at the Adelphi N September. and
have also acquired George Jessup and Sgd
| ney Jones My Lady Molly All of these
will be made known in this country soon
as available.
Among the other foreign attractions
coming in this direction under contract to
me are Sir Henry Irving in Dante to the
Broadway Theater in November; Mrs
Langtry. to the Savoy Theater. September
6. in a comedy being staged for her
by Charles Hawtrey; Marie Tempest in
The Marriage Of Kitty about the end Of
November. to the New Hudson, and Mile.
Wiehe. a French actress Of great fame in
comedy. drama and pantomme
Il have also new, plays by Henri Lave
dan. the author of 'Catherine;' Henri Ba-
| taille. this one written for Nine. Rejane: a
one-act piece. entitled The System of DR..
Goudron.' adapted for this country by
Richard Harding Davis: a drama tia ton by
HaddOn Chambers from the French LIE
Tour Pierre Berton's 'Yvette to be shown
during the season at the Garden Theater;
La Rabouilleuse, which has had a run Of
more than 100 nights at the Odeon. and a
comedy by Nine. Fred Gresac, one Of the
authors of The Marriage Of Kitty This
is called The Third Moon, and is played
in Japanese scenes.
The German stage this season contrib
uteS single comedy ba
Passenger and a farce called The Noun
tain Climbers. The first mentioned is by
the authors of The White Horse Tavern
the other piece having been written by the
same people who originated Are You a
Mason?
From England have acquired The Ad-
mirabie Crichton,' by ]. M. Barrie. which
passes its three hundredth performance in
London tomorrow. and which will be
played by William Gillette in America.
have still another play from Mr.. Barries
pen. and this also will have a New York
opening during the season."
Mr. Hawtrey is to open his New York
engagement at the Criterion Theater in
The Man from Blankney's.' Other English
pieces are the melodrama. The Best of
Friends. by Cecil Raleigh, to be intro
duced at the Academy in October; the new
Drury Lane play of the coming season;
Cousin Kate, by Hubert Henry Davies
to be presented at the Hudson Theater
with Ethel Barrymore the star: The
Golden Silence. by Haddon Chambers. in
which Virginia Harmed will resume her
tours; Cheer. Boys Cheer an English
sensation scheduled for the New York
theater after the run of Ben Hur' The
WMtewashinS of julia by Henry Arthur
Jones. and other works by Jerome X Je-
rome. Anthony Hope, George Fleming
Henry " Esmond, Justin Huntly McCar-
thy. X. {. Carton. Capt Marshall and Ste
phen PhllhpS-nOt TO overlook Arthur Wing
flnero s latest drama. for which | control
the entire English speaking rights.
american authors, too, are contributing
to my store of stage material William
Gillette Is at work upon the manuscript of
new comedy for my use, and Augustus
Thomas is similarly employed under an
agreement for delivery by September l.
clyde Fitch is engaged upon a comedy
for me. and Richard Harding Davis has
completed and turned in his new piece
called 'Ransom's Folly Gladys Unger, a
young American girl has written a play
called Richard BrinSley Sheridan which
l have accepted, and | have also arranged
to produce plays by Mrs. Burnett Paul NJ
Potter and Edward T.. Rose
The new season will find me with be-
tween seven and eight hundred employees
IN Great Britain, including all the very
pest leading actresses. These are Irene
Van Brugh, re-engaged for two years at
f nrly tor