The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

other player IN years His makeup
is so grotesquely original and his style
so intensely eccentric that he forms a
favorite mark for .cartoonists and
photographers. Quite likely Mr.. Froh-
man is astute enough to have fore
seen all this. At any rate the produc-
ton has established a remarkable sue
cess.
Frank Curzon, the visiting London
manager, who controls a dozen or
more theaters, paid David Balasco a
splendid compliment in a recent in
terview by pronouncing him the
greatest stage manager in the
world" .ss.. Il. "a =.
1--WE have some great producers on
our side" said Mr.. Curzon, "but,
after witnessing performance Of
The Darling Of the Gods and seeing
the arrangement of colors and the
careful attention to details, I must
admit that he is the superior of any
stage manager in London
George Fawcett's third annual
play contest, which carries a possible
prize of $1,000 and royalties, is already
attracting wide attention. Many
manuscripts have poured in upon Mr..
F'aWcett at Chase's theater in Balti-
more, his headquarters, and requests
for information as to the contest are
more numerous than ever in the past.
The success of last seasons prize win
ner, The Favor of the Queen" in
which Miss Percy Haswell is to star
this season, did more to stimulate in
terest in this contest than anything
else. ss z.27 =
An unusual condition was developed
In local theatricals recently, when F.
Ilegfeld, Jr., announced gserious
dearth of chorus men He declared
that he was unable to find chorus men
of sufficient size and proper presence
to appear as German officers in his
production of "The Red Feather"
Heretofore it has been the chorus girls
who have been cornered, and Mr.
zlegfeld has genarlly manipulated the
corner.
Fred Hamlin and Julian Mitchell
played a trick on the patrons of t'The
| Wizard of or" recently. David Mont
gomery and Fred Stone, the Tin
Woodman and Scarecrow, respective.
! ~, were out of the cast, and without
announcement Of any sort the man
agement engaged a team known as the
SWor Brothers to fill the vacancies
So cleverly did the Swor Brothers imi-
| tate the originals in their make-ups
that the audience never learned of the
substitution until week later, wher
Montgomery and Stone returned to the
cast.
William H. Crane and N. G. Good.
win sitting in the Lambs club recent.
~, talking about the prospects of the
new season. An attendant came up tt
Goodwin and handed him card
Tell him can't see him. said thu
comedian.
The attendant departed with thu
message, but returned again in a mo
ment.
Hes a reporter and says he mus
see you, Mr.. Goodwin
"Oh, that's all right" said tn,
ruddy-haired actor. go back and tel
him that We're still living together
Kahryn Kidder believes she has
success in Lady Calmore's Flirta
tons, and said yesterday that the ney
1 play afforded her the opportunity sh
had long desired of playing societ
woman.
I've been cast for almost every
thing else in my career said she, g.'be
] ginning with the clinging, sentimenta
person in sNordeck,' going to Deares
4 in Little Lord Fauntleroy,' then tn
awkward person in Madame Sa
Gene. I've been French historics
g personages, wild daughters Of revolu
tionary time, not to mention hundre
4 other characters played in stock.
Now I've got the part I want an
the play shows evidence Of being a go.