The sun., 1905-08-13
THEATER SEASON UNDER WAY.
HALF DOZEN MORE PLAYHOUSES
TO OPEN THIS WEEK.


Have "Zorah." Edwin Ardcn's Play.
Broadway will have another open thea
ter this week. The Knickorbooker starts
Its fall season tomorrow with renewal
OF the run Of Sergeant Brue,' IN which
Frank Daniels scored hit In the late spring
and carly summer. Blanche Ring will again
be Mr.. Danielss chief support Others In
the cast arc Sallie Fisher, Clara Belle Je-
rome, Alfred Hickman and Walter Percival.
Sergeant Brue' will give way to Lulu
Glaser In Dolly Dollars" on Sept. I.
Tho Ma jestic begins its season on Sat-
urday night with "York State Folks
rural play by Arthur Sidman. Tho man
agement announces that it has no villain,
no mortgage. no lost daughter and no quar-
tot. Ray L. Royce and james Lackaye
have the chief male parts. Leila Mc1ntyren
Jsnmis Cooper. Tho play has not before
been presented In New York, but has been
we'll received elsewhere. stage setting
Of moro than usual effectiveness 10 prom
ised.
Sam Bernard and The RolNoking Girl
at the Eerald Square have passed their
sgement insists that the show Will at least
oomnlste the second century before 1t
retircs from New York. Hattie Williams
and Joe Coyne are able assistants to
bernard
'Fantana' IL approaching its Sooth per.
formance at tho LYRIC Theater without
giving any evidence Of decline In business.
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Tuesday, Sept. II. when silver souvenirs
win bs given out.
Little Johnny Jones' with George M.
Cohan, u doing . record breaking hot
weather business at the New York Theater.
Sam Lewis. Tom Ryan, Ethel Levey and
Adele Rafter arc capable assistants.
The American Theatsr. Forty-ssoond
stTSet and Eighth avenue. commences
its season tomorrow evening. William T.
Keogh. the new manager, has made exten-
ave alterations and repairs Tho opening
attraction win be Howard Hall in "The Nil
lonairo Detective which was written by
Charles z. Bl.nsy and Howard Hsll
On Saturday night Of this week John d.
Springer enten upon his second five years
tenancy of tho GEand Opera House. In
the coming season the same policy Of pre-
senting Broadway successes for dollar will
prevail. Tho opening attraction will be
Henry ". Savage's production Of Pixley
and Luders's musical fantasy Woodland.
Tho cast Is headed by Harry Bulger as
Blue Joy. Among others In the COM
petent compeny are Sherman Wade. Greta
Risley. Helen Hale, Ida Mule, and Bertyne
Mortimer.
-Texas,' popular play Of last season, Is
tho first attraction at tho West End Theater,
which throws open its doors to tho public
on Saturday night after having undergone
. complete overhauling in tho summer.
Tho Murray Hill, which has now an
elaborate entrance on Forty second street,
begins its season on Saturday night with
Charles Bowser In .Papa's Boy new
musical piece.
"A Runaway Boy the new play by
Hal Reid. In which the young star Joseph
Santley IL to appear, will be tho opening
attraction at tho Metropolis on Aug. 10
and for the week Of Aug. 81.
Tho week Of Aug. q will SEQ the first big
Broadway opening OF the season. when tho
Klaw 4 Erlanger spectacle 'The Pearl
and tho Pumpkin will be presented at
the Broadway.
Other openings Of the night are: Tho
Lyceum. with Mrs Lenangwell's Boots;
tho Madison Square. with Blanche Walsh
In sThe Woman In the Case, and the Four
teenth Street, With Billy B. Van in .The
ErTand Boy.
Fay Tsmpleton, Virginia Earl. Stella
Mayhew. Maude Lambert, Eltinge. the I'm
psrsonator Of society girls: Lou Harrison
md Julin Tannsu In Lifting tho Lid,'
and The Whole Damn Family are draw
ing largo audiences to The New Amsterdam
Aerial Theater.
Added to tbs wistaFi. Grow program
tho coming week viii be two pronounced
novelties, tho -Four Rianos and the Four
Loudons. Ths Rianos arc gymnasts who
present . sketch called in Africa The
stAee y set - jungle and the performers
a.. ds:sd At = nns Sss So 90
Girl In The Red Domino remains the per-
m.nsnt feature Of the first part and Elsie
Janis Of tho second.
At Hammarsteins Paradise Roof Gardens
and Victoria Thester for The ensuing week
tho bill y beaded by Abdul Kader and his
three wives. Abdul paints landscapes with
lightning rapidity, while his wives embroider
and assist him In his Landscape painting
CarmencitA will enter upon the third week
Of hsr enga cement, and the Six Cuttys will
be soon for the last week here.
way Down East Is prospering at the
Aoadsmy Of Music, where 1t opened on
Thursday night. William A. Brady has
engaged practically tho original cast, and
Miss Phoebe Davies, who has starred In the
leading rdle Of Anna Moore ever since the
play was originally produced. Is again to
be oecn In that part.
Edwin Arden returns to Prootor's Fifth
Avenue Theater this week. appearing In
his own play. 'Zorah,' q story Of Russian
life, which has its first production here.
.The Butteraies,. which Henry Guy
Carleton wrote for Daniel Frohman's old
Lyoeum Theater company. will be produced
BY The company at Proctor's l26th Street
tomorrow The cast will include Paul
McAllister as frederick Ossian and Angela
McCaul In Enae 6hannon's rob Of Susans
Elise,