The Washington times., 1904-07-31
New York Doings.
Anticipations of the Opening
Are Already in the Air.
Some Forecasts.

the subject OF vast amusement enter
prises Of various descriptions In addI-
ton to the immense park with its myr-
lad OF amusement enterprises that Is
TO cover the entire space between the
Manhattan Beach and Oriental hotels.
there is TO be stiIi another similar affair
to the south OF Manhattan Beach,
stretching clear to Brighton Beach.
This will leave coney Island practically
covered with summer recreation places
in their entirety and splendor far out
stripping any Worlds Fair thus far re-
corded
But the park plans are by no means
confined 10 Coney Island. y young man
called Chick" Clark. from Pittsburg
who some time ago inherited "a fortune
estimated 10 be away up In the millions,
has conceived the notion that the me-
tropolis is huEgering for an enormous
show place away up on Washington
Heights. and has organized a corpora
ton capitalized at $4,000 wiki the mis-
sion Of supplying this long felt want
II is understood that Mr.. Clarks rep
resentatives have secured options upon
real estate sufficiently extensive In area
for the purpose in view. and that build
ing operations will be begun in the early
fall With all these facts before US
GENES the news that James a. Bailey
has been looking over the resort known
as Steeplechase Park, down at Coney
Island. with the purpose of establishing
an all-sunnmer Barnum & Bailey show
at that point.
All these enterprises. without excep-
ton, were kindled to life by the literally
tremendous success OF Luna Park last
year. In fact, II it had not been for
the ssgacity. foresight. and venture
some spirit of Frederic Thompson and
Elmer Dundy. it is much more than
merely probs bic that Coney Island at
the present writing would still have been
given over TO hoodlums and the limited
number of better-cIass visitors who take
pleasure in Summing excursions.
It Is related by these managers them
selves that they had an extremely mar
row escape from disaster before their
establishment was opened for business
at all They had invested. not alone ali
their own money. but all they could
rake and scrape from other sources. so
that when the opening day came all the
cash they had with which to make
change at the different gates amounted
to s25. But the money came rolling in
from the very outset with immense vol
now rich men with unlimited credit
The first or the seasons offerings IN
the playhouses is now on view at the
New York Theater, under the title OF
The Maid and the Mummy" This
piece. which came TO town at the open
ing of the week, Is the work of Richard
earle and Robert Hood Bowers, and it
has been running for some time past in
Chicago. where II was originally pro-
duced. The story OF the musical tribe Is
wound around a fictitious mummy
palmed on by mischievous characters
upon physician who wishes to make
some experiments in the interest OF sci
ence- OF course, there's a love affair be-
tween the doctors pretty daughter and
an English nObleman. As for the rest
there are musical numbers and special
Ties almost without end and there is a
good deal OF nonsense of the trivially
1ocund sort well suited 10 the time OF
year when people Ike TO indulge IN
thoughtiess meTiment Mr.. earle has
shown himself TO be very clever in put
ting together shows OF this kind. first
with The Tenderfoot" and now with
Tho Maid and the Mummy" The
cast at the New York Theater includes
Richard Carroll. Edward Garvie. Louis
Wesley. Margaret Mckinney. Annie
Yeamans. Janet Priest. Madge Vincent,
and large number OF slightly and
graceful choristers.
There Is certainly going TO be trouble
for Lew Fields and the Messrs Hamiin
g. Mitchell over the contract binding Ma
re Cahiii 10 this nagement for the
coming season Henry B. Sire. through
his counsel. Franklin Bien, has notified
the firm that he claims a partnership
with Daniel V. Arthur In Miss CahflI rs a
theatrical attraction. and will undertake
injunction proceedings II she attempts
20 appear In public for any other con-
Germ. Mr.. Sire and Mr. Arthur are
already In litigation over Miss Cahin.
and this viii be stil1 further complicated
by the transfer Of the actress from Mr..
Arthur's direction TO that OF Fields,
Hamlin & Mitchell. Notice OF the m
tended injunction proceedings IS gfvcn
thus far IN advance purely as an act of
courtesy on the part OF Mr.. Bien. 50
that the defendant need not be taken
unawares ct the last moment.
Charles FTOhman evidently does not
feel any apprehension on the ground
that there is lack OF stage material for
next season. He IS out with a formal
announcement that he controls some six
~ plays new to this country, in addition
70 round thirty stars The works he
announces for production have been Sc
cured from Augustus Thomas. Henry
Guy Carleton. Sydney Resented. Paul
Potter. Madeleine Lucette Ryley. A. W.
Pinero. ii. V. Esmond. Clyde Fitch.
Henry Arthur Jones. r. c. Carton J
NJ. Barrie Haddon Chambers. Robert
Marshall Louis y Parker. w. W. JAG
obs. and several other welI-known writ
ers % American and European origin.
The star list includes Sir Henry Irving.
William Gillette. Sir Charles Wyndham.
Annie Russell. Ellen Terry. Francis
Wilson. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Edna
May. John Hare. William Faversharn.
Maude Adams. Virginia Harmed. John
Drew. Seymour Hicks, Mrs Gilbert. IL
laline ferris. w II Crane. Irene Van
Brugh. Ethel Barrymore. william Col
Her, Julia Marlowe Sam Bernard. E. H.
Sothern. II. b. Irving. Marie Tempest
Clara BloOdgoOd. Mrs LangtTy. Hattie
Williams. Henry Miller. and Fay Davis.
Not so many years ago a manager who
even dreamed Of conducting such CO.
FOSSIL business would have been regard
ed as a Wild impracticable dreamer.