Evening journal., 1903-09-12


legions Of the little actress friends will
hope for heartily. And what sort is polly
Primrose?" They hope the name is an
index Of the play-pert, bright pure.
cheerful girlish and attractive.
Richard Mansfield viii begin rchearsals
at once Of "Old Heidelberg" a new ver-
sion Of the German play bearing corre-
spending name in that language. The
drama attracted favorable comment when
produced az the Irving Place Theatre
New lors. An English version, entitled
"fieidclberg, was brought out by Aubrey
Boucicault at the Princess Theatre, In
the same city. last winter, with Indifferent
success. Mr. Mansfield IS to use the play
when ne opens the New Lyric Theatre
New York, October p.
Charles Hawtrey has arrived in New
York and next Wednesday he viii begin
his season in "'rhe Man from Blansley's''
at Inc Criterion Theatre. New York.
Anna Held and her company will begin
rchearsals of 'Mamzelie Napoleon" next
Monday morning. Joseph Herbert. Dan
MoAvoy and Mathilde Cottreli are among
the principals.
Joseph Jefferson will begin his annual
tour In Chicago on September 30. His
repertoire is TO comprise Rip Van Win
kle. The Rivals. Lend Me Five shillngs,
and The Cricket on the Hearth.
Miss Ethel Barrymore has sailed from
London for New York on the Oceanic car
rying with her a prize won by high diving
Mackenzie the champion woman SWIM
men Of the United Kingdom. Miss Barry
more was the guest Of the Duchess Of
Sutherland. who recently gave her patron
laEe 20 an aquatic festival at Golsp.c
Lady Constance Mackenzie and Miss
Chaplin who were also guests at Dun
robin Castle, gave an exhibition of their
nn.utorial lrowess which fired Miss Bar
rymore to emulate, and indeed to exceed.
.he British experts The exhibition by the
American girl was not on the program.
but she borrowed costume from Lady
Constance Mackenzie, and to THE sur
prise OF everybody plunged irto the
water from height considerably greater
than the British champion had attempted.
Lady Coastance's dive was from a height
of thirty feet, Miss Barrymores from a
height Of hfty feet, and spectator. from
whom I have the story. says .he Ameri-
can eirrs dive was as clean a piece Of
work OF the sort as one could hope to see
performed by an amateur.
, Bruce AIcRae who will be the leading
! man in cousin Kate" a comedy which
Charles Frohman has bought specially for
, Miss Barrymore, also sailed on the Oce-
anlc.
. No play which has been offered to the
= public since the time of "rhe Prisoner
I OF Zenda." has made a more phenomenal
success and a more lasting impression
upon the theairegoing public than "Thf
{ Pride of Jcnnico" which will be pre-
serted here for the first time on Sepiem-
her II at the Lyeeum.
Undoubtedly one Of the largest popular
priced attractions coming 10 the Lyceun
this season. is 1.-THE Factory Girl Tws
special cars are required 90 transport The
scenery and properties alone. The com
rany consists OF more than thirty we'll
known actors including a bevy Of pretty
airis and some popular. vaudeville head
liners. The engagement will be for tbs
latter part OF next week starting Thurs.
day, September II.
Uncle Toms Cabin" the old standby
8 will lie the attraction at the Opera House
{ on Meaday afternoon and evening and 4
r viii draw two Of tho largest audiences Of
the season. II always does.
"A Idfcs Mistake. which will be pre-
sented at Grand Opera House this az
< fernoon and night IS n dramatization OF
the book OF the same name by that mucl
{ read aufhor-Charies Garvice, and no on'
q OF his legion OF admirers as writer o.
p ENJOYABLE fiction will want 20 miss th..
opportunity OF seeding his most popular
work IN play form. 1t IS a domestic dram'
pure. clean and uphftng-a story Of th'
heart dramatic in scene. intense in in
tcres, and we are promised a perform
ance of it at the hands Of most talente,
players
D Miss Viola Allen. who is 70 play the
! role OF Viola IN Twelfth Night and
viii he in Wilmington on November -
is enthusiastic over the role. She Is
named for Shakespeare's delightful
q heroine and says it always has beer
{ her dearest ambition 10 assume the
Z character.
q kltiW ana IfllngerS New AFllSief'
1 dam Theatre. New York will open #
October with n. c. Goodwin IN this
firms production Of "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" as the initial attrac.
ton. This piece viii be staged mos
deliberately. In one effect alone more
2 than 5000 incandescent electric lampl
win be used
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt opens hei
Paris theatre early In September will
ia Legende du Occur" by lean AL
Q card. The divine Sarah herself makes
> her entree later in "Plus cne Refine.
and she will afterwards produce Iris
a and Sardous "sorciere."
Miss Bob White" the charming 1T
= tie opera written by Willard Spencer
a former Wilmington man. win be pre-
sented at the Oaera House next Tues
day NIGHT and the indications are tina
d there win he n large audience.
s Miss Cecilia LOTUS win be F. n
Sothern's leading woman IN 9TH
proud Prince which. by the wav. wal
y written bv Justin Huntlev Mccarthy
who was once the husband Of Miss Lof
" t''s.
Not ~. Wlis who stars this seasoi
= '~' - Son - Pest" is best known ~
n 7'he Hon0v T~or'o af 7-~..Soviro. .'rhi
u 81 not Ho.~ovar. Mr. Willis 0'aiden -
FORT ~ bcidir~ the contre ~ 'he staV
for three hours ~ stretch. He siarre'