The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24

Ct. the late Henry Ward Beecher. Sne wrote an opera which was successfully produced in London four years ago. She is also the author of several popu- lar songs that have been heard Tn Broadway musical plays this season. She writes both the words and the mu- sic of her operas.
 F. H Sothern and Julia Marlowe, whom Charles Frohman again presents in Shakespearean repertoire. opened their season at Cleveland on Septem-
 Der 18th. They will be seen on this tour and in New York in three pro- ductions--'The Merchant of venice," The Tanning of the Shrew" and Twelfth Night"
 The Dixie Theatrical Exchange is one of the new enterprises of Atlanta under the management of George B. Greenwood. It is proposed to demon strate that a theatrical business can be conducted in the South, and Mir. Greenwood says he is meeting with success.
 Plans are about completed for the organization of a $5,000,000 company to construct and operate an immense amusement park at Ravena, Ill. su- burb of Chicago. The principal owner will be the Chicago and Milwaukee electric railroad which has at present a track operating through Ravena to Chicago and which will be in operation through Zion City by the end of Mo- vember.
 Frank Deshon. the unctuous little comedian of "The Office Boy" Company, has entered the literary field, his first offense being a collection of forty short stories, entitled Chorus Girls Have Known" From a literary stand point. of course. the Deshon work will Shakespeare or Thackeray to look to their laurels. but as a pocket edition of tabloid smiles, Deshon has certainly uncorked the right article.
 Richard Mansheld's rehearsals of his company began on the stage of the New Amsterdam Theatre, September IA. Al! the productions of his repertoire will be given this season but the first new production will be one of vast and regal proportions, Don Carlos" by Schiller. Mir. Mansfield is at work on this play now and the list of those concerned foots up to IF. It will be the most i'm. portant production of many years. Don Carlos will be acted first at the Grand Opera House! Chicago. on Monday even ing, October 18th. An orchestra of con- cert proportions is to play incidental and entr'acte music arranged by MT. Mansfield from the score of Verdi's grand opera, Don Carlos"
 One of the most enthusiastic recep. tions accorded any of the earlier theat- rical openings was that which greeted the initial performance of The For tune Teller" at Newark. N. J., where it l inaugurated its season to the plaudits l of an immense audience. Milton and Sargent Aborn, who are the sponsors | for this revival, have renewed and re- juvenated the Alice Nelson production, | and have given this charming comic opera a cast and chorus of the highest general excellence. Grace Orr Myers | was a distinct individual hit in the role which made Alice Neilsen famous, and ! demonstrated her entire fitness to fol- | low in the steps of her predecessor, l both as a singer and as comedienne. Other splendid voices were displayed by l Henry Turpin, Grafton Baker and Irene | Langford. while the ensemble of chorus voices displayed strength and beauty. The comedy interests were most satis- factorily handled by the three clever
 comedians. Hugh Cameron, Herman | Hirshberg and James McEachern. Willard Sepnser has the reputa-
 tion of having made more stars
 through his various operas than al- most any other modern composer and
 liberettist. In corroboration of this
 statement we have only to look to
 those who have essayed the roles of
 millionaire tramps in Miss Bob
 White" Raymond Hitchcock, the orig inal Ire Billion, is now starring in
 Easy Dawson" Frank Deshon is now
 the central figure of The Office Boy"
 Neil McNeil who played the part with great success for a short time, is now chief n
 Simple" Will T. Hodge, who assumed | the role for a half-season, is now be- ing starred by Liebler and Company in
 Eighteen Miles From Home;" while
 Johnny Slavin, who was the Van Mil
 lion for a short time, too, is to be
 whitney star in The Mayor of Kan
 kakee," and lean. lanky J. Lee Mcclure.
 Frank Deshon's running mate, is be- ing featured in Miss BoD White"
 The Shakespeare Cycle. which was kgiven last year under Loudon G. Charl- tons direction, was the means of bringing into prominence a young Chi
 cago composer, Grace Wassall No
 greatly nobelty had been offered since | The Persian Garden" and the idea met with instant approval Mrs. Was
 sail had composed many songs that
 had met with favor. but her plan of
 setting to music the sonnets of Shakes peaEe DIouBht ner Adme oi Wluer
 scope. Twenty-four performances of the Cycle have been arranged for this season, the members of the quartet are. David Bispham, baritone; Katha-
 rine Fisk. contrelto; Kelley Cole. ten-
 or; and Madame Shotwell-Piper. so-
 prano.
 While the Al G. Field Mlnstrels were
 exhibiting In a little city out West MT. Field thought 1t would be a good joke
 on the people who were upon the stage
 to shut off the electric lights for a
 moment or SO The company carries a
 special switchboard for their electrical
 effects and two electricians. These
 men, as is their custom, were reading
 at the back of the stage while the
 first part was In progress. MT Field
 quietly slipped to the switchboard. took