Evening journal., 1904-09-30
Theatrical Notes

| THE Winters Tale" at New Britain,
Conn, Saturday night. The formal
opening viii occur at the Broad Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, on October 10.
A very large and very fine company
has been engaged to support Miss ALI
len this season, and the production is
said TO be very massive and magnifi-
cent. The play was staged by Frank
Vernon, the well-known English pro-
ducer Of the classics, who was brought
to this country especially for this pur-
pose. The costume plates were painted
by Thomas Heslewood and Percy An
derson, Of London. The following is
the cast of characters;
Leontes .s. ... .......... Henry JeWett
Mamillius, his son e.. .Dagmar De We're
Camlllo '.- ... ...trank Vernon
Antigonus 80. =. .....James l.. Carhart
Cleomenes 80. &C.. Garter Weaver
Dloh '.' '.. '.. ... .......John dunlor
Rogero ... &c. -. .,.Leopold Lane
Priest ... -, -. .,.Walter Maxwell
First Lord -. ... Alfred Hudson, Jr.
Second Lord 80. .., ....... Robert Tate
FIRST Councillor -. ...... Edward Fox
Second Councillor &C.. &c. James Joyce
court OHlcer ... ..........h. Leffler
Court Herald &C.. ... Charles Langley
Officer Of the Guard Frank Righton
A Steward &C.. -. ....James l.. Carhart
Gaoler -. -. ...J. Webb Dillon
A Mariner ... ,........H. l.. Bassett
An Attendant .. Frank C. Bennett
A Messenger Paul Wood
Polixenes, King Of Bohemia
Boyd Putnam
Florizel, his son .. 60. ...James Young
Old Shepherd, the reputed father Of
Perdita &C.. &C.. &c. Leslie Allen
Clown, his son 90. ...Sidney Bracy
Autolycus, rogue 49,. Frank Currier
A Page ... 60, .....Maurice Stuart
Archidamus, lord Warner GLAND
Beggar &c. ... IF G.. Day
Old Shepherds Servant, Lena Lorraine
Mopsa q. -. 80. Evelyn Welding
Dorcas ... &C.. .....Phyliis Younge
Paulina, wife to Antigonus.
zefie Tnbury
Emilia 80. 90. &c. Louise Jansen
First Lady -. ... Florence Randolph
Second Lady -. 80. .... Ella Wood
A Singing Girl 90. 49,. LENA Lorraine
Hermione. Queen Of Leontes, Miss Allen
Perdita. daughter Of Leontes and Her
mione ... ... .........Miss Allen
1.-TWO Little Sailor Boys" the nautical
drama which will be played at Grand
opera House on Tuesday afternoon and
night is said to be skilfully devised to in
terest all classes of theatre-goers. The
great production, which is one of the
heaviest and most spectacular on the road
this season. comes direct from the Acad-
emy of Music, New York where il
achieved a marked popular success.
Theatre-goers Of all classes have man
fested a warm interest in the perform
ance Of Annie Abbott, the little Georgia
magnet" at the Garriek this week, and
her act at each presentation is awaited
with much curiosity. That she is possessed
Of some unusual power is pretty evident,
but whether that power is magnetic. or
hypnotic or of some other nature is a
question that Is being discussed by most
everyone who has seen her. Being able
to resist the combined strength of a dozen
men grouped about her on the stage is
puzzling enough, but when this little wo-
man selects at random small child from
the audience and by some concentration
Of her remarkable will power, or some
other force equally unknown, makes t
impossible for strong man TO lift the
child from the floor one can hardly be un-
willing to give Miss Abbott credit for a
clever piece Of work. As she usually re.
marks after each act 1t is for her audit
enee 10 decide how it is all done and
what power or force makes it possible.
That remarkably successful musical
comedy OF that celebrated character who
has become world-fsmous is illustrated
In the new play Happy Hooligan," by
Frang pumonb and which is taken from
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