The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-28

in as many years, has played to stand- ing room only at the Olympic Theatre since its opening. and negotiations are now pending for an extension Of its run into the winter months. Three companies are now playing this piece in different sections of the country.
 Klaw & Erlanger will be the most important theatrical patron Of the railrods the coming season. When their Mother Goose" company leaves for St. Louis, where they will open at the Olympic Theatre September 4th, they will require seven 65-feet long spec ial baggage cars, and accommodations for 3SS people. When the "Ben-Hur" company leaves for Milwaukee, where 1t opens September 5th, they will re- quire nine baggage cars and transpor- ation for 225 people. The tours Of both these companies during the sea- son will be very extended and their transportation will add thousands to railroad earnings. Besides these. Klaw & Erlanger will have six other big companies en tour. Klaw & Erlanger's companies are the largest touring or ganizations in this country.
 A. B. Raymond's two Arizona" com
  gust 8th.. under the stage management of Ben E. Deane. Arizona" (main) opens August 25th., at Erie, Pa.. go- ing direct to the coast. Arizona" No. opens August 24th. at Elizabeth, N. J., playing New York State, New Eng land States. thence West and South. Joseph Brooks. associate f Klaw and Erlapger. arrived from London and the Continent on Wednesday, He spent the past three months abroad and in that time made many important contracts for this firm. He brought with him the models of the scenes and costume plates for Sergeant Brue." the latest London musical comedy hit, produced at the Strand Theatre It proved so great a success that 1t was recently moved to the Prince of Wales Theatre to prolong its London run. Klaw and Erlanger will soon give the piece an American hearing.
 After visiting the Worlds Fair Tim Murphy made an all water journey to New York for rehearsal. going down the Mississippi to New Orleans and then by sailing up the Atlantic coast. He Is to produce two plays within the first week of his session which begins August 29th and will use them both all year. One of them is Two men and a Girl" by Frederick Paulding; the other Is When a Man Marries' by A. c. Bishop.
 N. c. Goodwin will sail from Eng land September 7th, and will begin rehearsals of his comedy. The Usurp- er," by I. N. Morris. on Thursday, Octo- Der the 18th. He will open his sea- Snn'a a Monday. October Sd. His New York engagement will be played at the Knickerbocker Theatre. beginning Mo- vember 2Sth. After his New York run he will tour the principal cities, playing the Pacific coast late in the spring, ending his season the latter part of June. His entire company has been engaged and will present a ros- ter of very strong names. William H. Post has been re-engaged as his stage manager.
 Rehearsals for the Frederick Warde and Kathryn Kidded Company began last Monday at Wagenhals and Kempers studio in Orange, N. J. The organization will present Stanislaus Strange's new play "Salmabo" for which Wagenhals and Kemper have provided an elaborate scenic produc- tion. Rehearsals will be held daily until September when the season will open in Buffalo. Among the more inn portant people of the large supporting company are Wadsworth Harris, Thomas Coffin Cooke, Miss Ina Brooks. Dudley Kellerd. Augustus Belfour, and Master William Burris. MT. Warde and Miss Kidder will be seen here ear- ly in tn season.
 A widely known London antiquarian has been engaged by Klaw and Err lang to seek authorities for designs of costumes and 'armor for their com ing production of Gen. Lew Wallace's "A Prime of India" A baulous amount of money will be expended in the mounting of this play. All the scenes of the story are laid in and about Con- stantinople at the timo of it's conquest by Mohammed.
 Amelia Bingham opens her coming season on September 9th. Hex tour will include the south and middle west. Sh will present her great New York successes. The Climbers" "A Modern Magdalen." 'Frisky Mrs. Johnson" Clyde Fitch's clever comedy. "Olympe" and The Vital Issue" Miss Bing- hams tour is so arranged that she will return to New York immediately be- fore the holidays.
 John J. McNally has completed the scenario of "The Ham Tree" the mus ical farce in which Klaw and Erlan- ger will star the famous black face comedians. Mcintyre and Heath, the season opening year hence This Will be one of the largest productions In this field of amusements that Klaw and Eralnger have ever made. They have already begun making engage ments for 1t.
 De Wolf Hopper will go on tour in his greatest success. the Goodwin Morse opera Wang" The prima don- ma being Miss Nella Bergen.
 Herbert Kelcey and Eme Shannon will be seen in a play dealing with German Military life, bearing the title Taps"
 Miss Ada Rehan becomes a member of the Shubert forces this season and after a run in New York will be sent en tour in repertoire of the classics Including The School for Scandar and The Country Girl"
 Two "A Chinese Honeymoon" comx panies will tour both in tho east and west and should no doubt duplicate the success they attained last season.
 Mabel Bert who created the charac- ter of the Mother of Hur in Klaw and Erlanger's Ben Hur," will continue in this role the coming seanson Miss Bert has played this role more than 400 times