Evening journal., 1904-03-12

A considerable interest is being taken
in this years Richard Wagner Festival
lat the Prinzregenten Theatre and in
the Mozart Festival at the Royal Res
idenz & Royal Hof Theatres IN Munich
and large numbers of tickets have al
ready been ordered from all parts of
the civilized world,
The Mozart performances last from
the lst to the 11th of August and in
connection with these the Richard
Wagner Festival is to be given at the
Prinzregenten Theatre from August IL
to September IA.
Miss Eleanor Robson's plans for next
season are now fully matured and her
managers, Liebler e Company. an
nounce that she will begin her next
American tour early in December at
the Grand Opera House, Chicago. She
is now appearing to crowded houses in
Israel Zangwills charming comedy,
Merely Mary Ann" at the Criterion
Theatre, New York, in which city she
will IN all probability close her first
season as IA star Early I'm August she
viii go TO London to begin rehearsals
of the zangwlll play in which she is
to play the leading role at the Duke OF
YorSs Theatre for a limited period,
opening about the first of September
and closing in November in time for
her to return to America for her reg
ular season in this country.
"The James Boys in Missouri" will
conclude an engagement at the Lyceum
Theatre this evening, giving a matinee
performance this afternoon.
The bill which closes the week at the
Garrick tonight offers several enter
tanning features, and those who have
not already seen 1t should not neglect
the opportunity which the last two per-
lformances offers.
Frederick Bond. the distinguished ac-
tor, Howard and his comedy ponies,
James Richmond Glenroy and many
others are billed at the Garrick the
coming week.
'The Earl Of Pawtucket," one Of the
best plays seen here this season, played
return engagement at the Opera
House last night. The company is an
excellent one, being headed by Frank
Monroe and Miss Marie Pettes The
aurience was greatly pleased with the
production.
William A. Brady has cancelled all
out-of-New York engagements book
ed for Wilton Lackaye in "The PITT
and announces that the attraction will
remain at the Lyric Theatre during
the remainder of the season. "The
Pits a Hit" and is said to be averaging
about $1,000 a night in the way Of re-
ceipts.
A fortune has been spent for the tur-
key dinners that are served at every
performance of Shore Acres" coming
to the Grand Opera House next We'd
nesday night. This is the twelfth sea-
son for the play. and as there are
about 2S0 performances given each sea-
son, there have been over three thous-
and performances, and as each dinner
costs about ten doll lrs. over 1hirty
thousand dollars nave been spent for
these dinners Still the people who go
to see "ShOre Acres like this scene in
the play and the owners think It is
worth all it costs.
No great romantic play of the last
half dozen years can be recalled Of
which James X. Hackett was not the
star. This distinguished young roman
tic actor has become thoroughly identi-
fed with the romantic field and while
for a time last season and the season
preceding that he was seen in The
Crisis" there was so great a demand
for him again in the familiar romantic
role that he commissioned George II.
Broadhurst of New York to write a
new play. This new play has been
proved to be one OF the greatest Of the
] r,1a
Zenda." All these facts lend an addi-
tional interest to the forthcoming ap-
/ pearance of Mr.. Hackett here at the
Opera House on Monday March IA.
This will be without question the most
important event of the dramatic sea-
son here.
There is something about the person.
al appearance of Kellar, coming to the
Grand Opera House on Tuesday night.
the great magician which is suggest
i've of the supernatural and uncanny,
yet one is at a loss to decide just what
it is. Personally, he is a genial quiet,
reserved sort of man, ever modest in
speaking of his accomplishments and
adventures There is a vein of deep
humor In his composition and he enjoys
many a quiet joke made possible by his
INtAl nlAtlS anu QUICK Drain. lto IS al
ways devoting his thought TO his pro-
fession to which he is a most faithful
student. He is ever inventing new
tricks and Illusions and some of his
most marvellous feats on modern mag
ic are his own invention. He has
travelled all over the world in pursuit
of his studies of magic and necromancy
and has had many exciting adventures
In foreign lands.
Porter J. White will present Faust
= at the Grand Opera House on Saturday
afternoon and night. The entire pro-
3 duction is literally staged by Mr.. White
= with special scenery, properties electri-
cal appliances, etc, for each act. The
story of Faust IS the embodiment of
most remarkable system of belief
: which found its elimination in the Mid
2 die Ages What the effect OF such a
production, hampered though it were
; by the insufficient stage effects Of those
days, must have had on an audience
which faithfully believed in witchcraft
and actual demoniac possession and
compact with the evil one. we are ut
< terly unable to conceive. With trihu-
! nails all over England and Germany
nay even America, testifyng TO his evil