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new drama by Maurice Donnay. Is another
play secured for Bellew by his new man
ager, Charles Dillingham;.
new musical farce entitled Capt
Careless" by II. Melville Baker and ClR-
ION aIs Stawford e s to be produced late IN
Mr., Crawford, author OF Nancy Brown"
has written both lyrics and music.
Addison Burkhardt, who wrote the lib
retto Of The Runaways," has been en-
travaganza THE Blue Moon" in which
the Shuberts will present James T. Powers
at the Garrick theater in Chicago early In
the season.
Willis p. sweatnam's original role OF
Sassatras Livingston, the negro, In The
County Chairman" will be acted next sea-
son by Harry Montgomery; who orisinaited9.
Sweatnam has been engaged by George
NJ Cohan for Montgomery's role
William A. Brady and Joseph Hart have
Sis, from Clttton CRAWFORD a four-act
and Plain Tales from the HIS. storiea
It is called "Mulveney and Us The man,
Stanley Ortheris season after next
John E. Henshaw, who for several sea-
sons has been one of the trump cards OF
Henry w. Savage and the Shuberts. will
sail under the B. c. Whitney banner in
Captain Careless" a new romantic comic
opera in two acts, book and lyrics by r.
Melville Baker. music by Clifton Crawford.
The Little Stranger an English farce
popularity as one OF the leading g successes sse
at the Criterion theater. London, for the
entire past season, will be the opening fall
attraction at the Hackett thealer begin
ming It's first American season on Monday,
August q.
Holbrook Blinn, who made a notable sue
cess as Napoleon in The Duchess of Dant-
gle, has become associated with Edward
A Braden' 8 forces as general stage direc-
TOR and play reader. In addition to hay
ing the entire supervision OF Mr.. Braden's
ha will nj Ivan ArNo NJ Ala
In The Man and the Angel"
Since Jules Murray year ago announced
that he would the coming season present
Paul Gilmore in a new college play entitled
AT Yale" and that he would show In II
q real regatta scene between a Yale and
Harvard eight on the stage, It is said that
the management of Brown OF Harvard" is
effect.
,, al doubts as to the future name Of Lew
F1elds theater, New York the lease of
which James K Hackett acquired last
spring were positively settled before Mr.
Hackett sailed for London in the announce
be know In the annals of New York the
atricals as the Hackett theater.
.. MI 81, HoPl 6s the clever English
farce that had all New York Laughing last
next season, beginning its tour, which will
comprise engagements in all the principal
the original company. including Dallas We'll
ford, who scored SO heavily in the title role.
Mario MaJoronI, a nephew of Nine. Rls-
tori, has been engaged to play the title
receive its first New York performance
at the Broadway theater September 3.
William Farnum will continue In the part
OF Sultan Mahomet Adelaide Keim, Julius
MoVicker and Boyd Putnam are other
newcomers in the cast
Blanche Walsh will be seen as Lady
Macbeth at the Astor theater, New York.
during the coming season. The produc-
ton, IT Is said, Will be the most elaborate
the tragedy has ever had In America 1t
has been under way for three years. be-
ing put off from time to time because OF
various incidents. Miss Walsh has there
fore had long time in which to make
careful study OF the character. She says
that her conception is entirely at variance
with the generally accepted and traditional
one. To her mind, Lady Macbeth is a
keenly intellectual force, swayed by a
mentality that dominates every act of her
Henrietta Crosman will open her season
IN the big London success, ''All-of-a- Sudden
feg{y, winch ran most all of last season
at the duke Of Yorks theater There was
much competition for the American rights
to this play, which was done In London
by Charles Frohman, but Mr.. Campbell
turns out to be the fortunate owner of the
made with Ernest DENY long before ALI
of-a-Sudden Peggy" was first put on at
the duke Of York's theater, and when
other managers endeavored to secure 1t
owner. He had been holding X in allegiance
for Miss Crosman, and 1t has now been de-
cided that she will open her season in it,
Heretofore Miss Crosman has not appeared
in London success and she Is to be con-
graduated on securing this highly praised
comedy with such a London record The
play is described as modern with the star
part an Irish girl.