The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-07

Nance ONeil and her American
Company, headed by Mckee Rankin,
are playing in Melbourne, Australia,
with great success.
Sheridan Block returns to Richard
Mansfield this season. He has pre-.
viously been leading man with this
actor three seasons.
Miss Mae Rown, who was a mem
Der Of THE Chaperones" company
last season. replaced Miss Edna Good.
rich in THE Roliicking Girl" now
running in New York.
The reason why Nella Bergan is not
to be in the company of her husband,
De Wolf Hopper, this season, but Is
to star separately, is that a suitable
part for the prima donna was not in
Mr.. Hopper's opera.
Henry B. Harris has arranged to
present James ]. Corbett in vaudeville
until Stanislas STANCES version of
"Cashel Byron's Profession" is ready
for production. 1t is planned to pre-.
sent Mr.. Corbett at a Broadway thea.
ter in November.
1.-THE Merry Millennium" will be
produced by Henry w. Savage early
In October. The plot of the piece
deals with life in the next century
and is mixture of humor and satire.
The cast includes Christie Macdonald,
Helen Marvin, Helen Hale, Clayton
White, Reuben Fox, ]. Clarence Har.
vey and Edward R. Martindell.
In the Frank L. Perley Company to
present THE Girl and the Bandit"
are Viola Gillette, Mabel Hite, Joseph
Miron, George MacFarlane, Campbell
Donald and T. Henry Coote, who, last
season, were with FRITZ Schef and
Sidney Bracy, former member of
George Edwards company and a |
nephew of Lydia Thompson.
The Wheelock family is a good old |
name among actors and promises to |
be much in evidence shortly. During
the early season in New York Joseph
Wheelock, Sr., will appear in an i'm
portant character with Viola Allen, in
Clyde Fitch's play, The Toast of
the Town." while Joseph 'wheelock,
Jr., will be starred in play by Geo.
AIDE, written especially for him.
Any unemployed actor looking for
an engagement the coming season,
who can also take care of ponies, pigs
and sheep, will find 1t to his advan.
tage to communicate with Fred G.
Berger, who Is to produce Martha
Morton's new comedy, 1.-THE Truth
Tellers." The union rules prohibit
the employment of more than one
property man or one stage carpenter
with each show, SO Mr.. Berger hit
upon the expedient OF engaging four
or five actors for small parts, who,
when they are not on the stage act. |
ing, can be looking after the comfort |
of five Shetland ponies, two sheep,
two pigs and monkey.
Miss Katherine Du Barry, talent |
ed Baltimore girl, who has perma-
nently adopted the stage as her work, |
and who has won much success in
rather a short career, sailed last
night for Providence to resume her
work in the Imperial Stock Company
there. Miss Du Barry will be the
character woman of the company,
which ranks among the best perma.
nent organizations. Miss Du Barry
played Aunt Rosa in "Zaza" with Eu.
genie Blair, and was seen in the part
in Baltimore two years ago. She
played a short engagement with the
stock company at Chase's last year to
NIL the place of member who was
Ill and then went to Providence. Miss
Viola Burton, another Baltimore girl,
is now playing in the same company.
The Contractor-What in thunder
is the matter with that new hodcar-
rier you hired? He's let another hod
Of bricks fall to the pavement.
The Foreman-Oh he learned his
trade by mail from the Hodcarriers'
Correspondence Enthusiastically
Life.
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