Evening journal., 1903-09-19

IOio WIN Jerome sykes IN Ine Billpn-
aire."
The women members OF the exceptional
" strong company that VIII appear with
Miss Henrietta Crosman n the Opera
House in her forthcoming revival OF "As
You Like It," are Frances Whitehouse,
who viii play the part Of Phoebe; Maude
Winter as Celia, and Bessie Baldwin as
Audrey.
This season corse Payton has contract
ed for many of the recent New York sue
cesses For this contract he paid a big
price, bat through II, Is enabled to control
the production or these plays az popular
prices. The Corse Payton Stock Com
pany will open a weeks engagement at
tho Grand Opera House on Monday pre-
senting Henry c. DeNille's stirring play
'grhe Lost Paradise" as the initial attrac-
tlon and the theatre goers Of Wilmington
will have an opportunity 70 witness a
series OF thoroughly metropolitan pro-
ductions at a moderate price Of admis-
sion Matinees will be given daily COM
menclng Monday.
The scenery and costumes for Major
Andre. the play In which Arthur Byron
viii appear as star at the Savoy The
atre in New York in November, have been
inspected and approved by Clyde Fitch
author Of the play, and Manager Frank
Mckee The sketches for the scenery
were made on the historic spot near Tar
rytown and other points on the Hudson
that figure IN Andres romance.
No. 1,rt 4, -.
new play, "rody Berinthia's Secret.
which was produced recently in Detroit
Mich.
James Young. Il is said. looks like
Viola Allen and that's why he has been
Engaged to play Sebastian to her Viola
IN Twelfth Nght.' They VIII appear
here on November y.
Among the most successful plays OF
tour today is Hall Calne's great drama
"The Christian" adapted from his IN,
nous novel OF the same name. This at
traction VIII be seen here at the Lyceun
! Theatre commencing Thursday, October
l. with Miss Blanca West as Glory Quayll
and Ilonel Adams MS John storm. The or
irinal scenery and stage effects as seeI
in New York where the play had a run O
no nights viii be used.
Grace George Is the owner OF one OF thu
) most valuable dramatic libraries IN tn
world. Among the volumes In the colicc
! tion are complete sets of the works O
, christopher Mariowe. Beaumont ant
. Fletcher Congrcve and Other early
English playwrights.
E The theatre -goers OF Manhattan Is.
2 land and visitors to the metropolis have
voiced their approval of the new comic
opera. "A Princess Of Kensington,'
now running at the Broadway Theatre
New York, IN no half-hearted way. il
ls a long time since Broadway has hal
a genuine comic opera and "a Princess
of kensmgton" comes as q positive re-
lief after the many so-called 'musica
comedies Chat have been the vogue re.
Gently. It's dainty musical score, it'
amusing hook and its plethora of pretty
girls, and The gorgeous costume anC
scenic display combine 10 afford thl
theatre-goer a superb musical treat
y Paula Edwards viii be seen mex
month az the isrnad Street Theatre
Philadelphia, IN Nixon and thinner
mans production Of 'Winsome Win
nie,' musical piece by JacobowsiS,
$ and Paulton, composer and librettist o
"Erninie."
O Discussing his American experience
d, with a London interviewer, r. S. VII
d lard is credited with saying:
While playing in The Middlemar
& IN Pittsburs nj the point where Cyru
/. Blonlarn says ne is IN want OF money
q. coin fell ON the stage. discovere
s II was a half dollar Wishing 20 pre-
4. serve it, / had it sent into the city witt
Il Instructions 10 the ensraver TO rub on
n side smooth and TO engrave on IT Fror
n sympathetic god to cyrus Blen
= l0arn.' When the coin was returned
found the cngraver had rubbed out nd
Il quotation marks ana had substituted
capital 6 Ter a small onet"
What's the Matter with snsan?" /
r the title Of the new three-act farcica
= comedy, by Leo Ditrichstein IN whic
Henry B Harris will present Alic
h Fischer this season. The scenes OF tn
5, comedy are laid at West Point and tn
!. types are those OF rural New York Mi
D; Harris is negotiating with several well
known comedians for the cast for Mis-
s Fischer's supporting company. What
the Matter with Susan?' win have il
first New York hearing at the Bio
Theatre January 20. when Miss Fische
win begin an extended engagement.
David Warlield has returned iron
califdXnia, where he spent the summer