The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-26
SIDELIGHTS ON THE
DOINGS OF ACTORS

The Shuberts announce that the COM
pany now playing THE Social whirl" will
be kept intact and will be known as the
Casino company.
Mrs. Thomas Whlffen. the present day
grand old lady of the stage" has been
re-engaged by Henry Miller for Margarel
Anglin's company next season.
The Snow Man" a musical play by
Messrs Reginald DeKoven and Stanislaus
Strange. will be produced by the s7luoerl
brothers about oct. /.
Walter Burridgc. who painted the
scenery for THE Stolen Story" was once
a newspaper artist and was in conse-
quence, much at home in the commission
OF presenting newspaper office interior.
Miss Margaret Anglin, who has
achieved such a well merited success In
"Zira," began her stage career while stih
attending a convent school in her native
Canada
Braden and Peters are TO produce
dramatization Of Marie Corelis "Barab-
bas" next season, with Tyrone Power as
the star.
David Montgomery and Fred Stone will
go out next season I'm a new musical com.
edy. under the management OF Charles
Dillingham;.
Charles Dalton will be starred by Henry
Miller at the expiration OF Mr.. Daltc1's
years contract with Margaret .Angln and
"Zira."
Percy Haswell has awarded the prize of
$50 for the best title for her play, pro-
duced in Baltimore recently. to Annie
Scanlon OF Baltimore The title selected
is "A Midsummer's Eve"
Five dramatists, who were newspaper
men. are authors OF popular plays OF to-
day-Augustus Thomas. George Ade,
Richard Harding Davis. Henry Blossom
and Jesse Lynch Williams.
Herbert Duce, recently OF the william
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forces OF the Shubert brothers. and will
at once take charge OF the Garrick thea
re In Chicago.
Mrs James Brown Potter has accepted
a play by new drHmatist In which she
will appear as Mary, Queen OF Scots.
The auto-bolide act, or dip OF Death
the great thriller with the Barnum e. Bal
ley circus, this season, has been creating
a tremendous sensation in the cities and
towns OF the middle Atlantic states. 1t is
the most costly and most sensational act
ever presented under canvas.
1.-The Little Devils will now supplant
the ''broilers' and ponies" OF the musi-
cal plays. r. II. Burnside has created this
now title for the crew Of diminutive solo
dancers he has engaged for this new play.
The Tourists"
B.F. Keith has added the Trent theatre
in Trenton, n. j.. 10 his rapidly growing
chain.
Seats for THE Lion and the Mouse
have been placed on sale at the Lyceum
theatre. New York. until July first Pres
ent indications would argue that the play
will continue there throughout the Sum-
fner.
Geo NJ. Cohan is writing a play for
Lulu Glaser.
Henry b. Harris has engaged Grace
F'ilkins for an important role in the new
Liay by Charles Klein which VIII be pro-
duced early next season. Miss F1lkins,
Enie shannon and Dorothy Donnelly
complete the feminine personnel OF the
play. constituting a notable trio.
Ala Nasimofr.. the famous Russian ac-
tress who created little short OF sensa-
ton In New York last winter as leading
woman with the exiled Russian players,
will be a star in English next season un-
der the direction of the Henry Miller
company. an organization including
Henry Miller. Margaret Anglin, and the
Messrs Shubert.
At the Shubert headquarters IL Is stated
that the independent managers have
made large gains all over the United
States The Shuberts are putting up
new theatre in Louisville, to be called
the Mary Anderson theatre. Mary An
derson. who Is now Nine. De Navarro,
will be at the dedication OF the house in
October, and will read an original poem.
in the grand opera field the early part on
next season to the production OF Ma
dame Butterfly" The libretto Is by John
Luther Long and David Belasco. Nego-
tiations are being completed with several
artists OF reputation who Will be COM
bined with the principal artists OF Mr..
Savage's English Grand opera company.
The Tourists" the Messrs Shuberts'
latest musical production. had its nrst
performance I'm philadelphia on Monday
last. and proved one OF the brightest OF
the many clever plays presented by this
management. Scenically, the production
IS gorgeous. the locale. India, giving op-
portunities for pictorial display that have
not been overlooked
The recent successful launching OF tho
new De Koven. Ranken and Stange ro-
mantle comic opera. THE Student King"
by Henry w Savage will be followed in
tho near future by n new satirical must.
cal comedy written for Mr. Buger bv
John Kendrick Bangs, Vincent p. Bryan
and Manuel Klain