The Jersey City news., 1904-10-21
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will remain at the Lyric for four weeks
The properties to be used by Ada
Rehan in her Forthcoming presentations
of ''The Tanning of the Shrew," The
School for Scandal and .The Country
Girl probably are the most valuable
ever utilized on the stage. The fact is
due not to their first cost, but to asso-
cations which would make them worth
while to any collector of relics. Nearly
every article to be shown belonged to
the late Augustin DAILY, many of them
having served at first performances in
his theatre of plays destined to become
Immortality associated with the house.
A screen intended for THE School for
Scandal" for example, was imported
from Japan by Mr. DAILY and kept in
his drawing room until he was ready to
do Shcridan's comedy. The scenery to
be used by Miss Rehan is quite new,
having been built this summer under
the direction of Sam S. Shubert.
Edward Terry. the celebrated English
comedian. whose American tour in THE
House of Burnside" begins on january
s. at the Princess Theatre New York.
was born March 10, 1914. in London.
In 1868 he made his first appearance on
the stage in the character of Norwood
in "The Lottery Ticket"
Then followed provincial pfelimi-
nary professional canter extending over
four years, at the end of which period
the young actor went to London, and
made his first bow in the metropolis
to transporting audience at the Surrey
Theatre in September, 1867, when he
appeared as Finnikin Fussleton in "a
Cure for the Fidgets.'
Late in the same year Mr. Terry mi
First Gravedigger in Hamlet" bu it
was not until August, 1869, that he Sc
cured his first opportunity of really
showing of what stuff he was made in
the amusing role of the King of Toledo
in Byron's burlesque, "The Pilgrim of
Love" At the Strand, where he went
the following season, Mr.. Terry's cresl
tions of Kalyba in .'Sir George and a
Dragon Polyphlosboio in Orion;
Calino in Nemesis; and the Widow
Sheppard in little Jack Sheppard; as
we'll as Cassidy in sOld Soldiers; Joe
Sally in dolly Delusion";; and Captain
Ginger in Weak Woman paved the
way to little greater popularity to be
won during long engagement at the
Gaiety.
This engagement lasted until 1884, dur
ing which, time the comedian was seen
as the King of Spain in Little Don
Caesar de Bazan;" Deyilshoof in 'The
Bohemian Girl; Mephistopheles in Lit
tie Doctor Faust and as Jeames in Mr..
Burnand's comedy of that name, found
ed upon Thackeray's 'Jeames's Diary"
Mr.. Terry opened his own theatre in
London on October II, 1887, Since when
his most successful productions have
been Sweet Lavender Ny Cousin, y
"The Woman Halter" and his present
vehicle, The House Of Burnside
"a Game Of Hearts, play written
for popular prices By Claiming Pollock,
who wrote Wilton Lackaye's greatest
success, The PITT began its third sea-
son recently at the Baker Theatre, Roch-
ester, n. y. The piece scored an em-
phatic success, and is likely to be among
the biggest meney makers in its class Of
entertainment. The race on machine
belts is the sensational feature of the
| play, aud it is said to be most Startling.