The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-27

time at Proctor's Theatre this week. Ii
no stranger to local audiences. having ap'
peared with Kyrle Bellew at the Newark
{ Theatre in "a Gentleman from France
aud "Rafrles.r Mr.. Williams and his
company expect to remain in vaudeville
for the next two seasons.
Announcement is made that Florence
Reed. daughter IF the late comedian. Ro-
lard Reed. has signed a contract with r,
II. Sothern to be his leading woman next
season in his revival of "Dundreary" and
other plays.
, In the musical sketch, In the Land of
Bohemia, which had its first performances
upon any stage at Proctor's Theatre TINS
week, the part OF Court Parsifal. a tenor
role. was sung by Thomas De Massey, who
is himself an Austrian count.
Steepleehase Park. Coney Island. has be-
come the centre of amateur aquatic sports
and water games and contests will be held
in the swimming pool at this amusement
place every Friday evening during the
summer. The pool is in charge Of Prof.
MacLevy, Brooklyn physical eulturalist'
who is organizing a league Of water polo
teams among the younger amateur attn
letes in New York and Brooklyn and
nearby Jersey towns.
Grace Livingston Furniss, author of
The Man on the Box" has recently COM
pleted a comedy in three acts, which she
calls The Man on the Case"
Francis Wilson will start the next sea-
son of the Garrick Theatre in August
in a new play. when Knights Were
Bold"
Miss Olga Nethersole has leased a Paris
theatre for two weeks next spring, with
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arranging to appear four nights in Brus-
sells, a week in Berlin. four nights in
Dresden and a week in Vienna, expecting
that her season abroad. which will be a
continuation of her American tour, will
last into July.
Valeska surratt has been signed by
Joseph Weber. who will offer n straight
musical play next season at his Music
Hall.
Next Tuesday night is Newark night at
Pains Fireworks Amphitheatre, Manhat-
tan Beach. The seasons attraction,
"sheridan's Ride has been much inn
proved. we are told. The great width
Of the stage made it very hard at first
to get any stirring ensemble, but that
has been overcome and the battle and the
ride are as near perfection as can be.
OF course. the fireworks are brilliant. No
better acrchats have been seen in the
amphitheatre, and the singing and dancing
of the colored people is a new feature.
This week is full of special nights.
A novelty in Western entertainment is
to be offered in the arena at Brighton
Beach Park beginning today. This will
be the Miller Brothers famous .1O1
Ranch" This ranch is conceded to be
the biggest single holding in all the
! Western PnlInfrV of Cnnrca IL is ipnnna-
sibie to transport the land of the ranch
from Oklahoma to the East, but 1t has
been possible to transport all of its many
and varied features of the life of the
plains, which are to be found within the
confines of the ranch. This entertainment
has been one of the features of the ex-
position at jamestown.
Mortimer NJ. THESE has introduced an
amateur night in his summer show at the
Madison Square Garden Roof. The fret
was last Tuesday.
Among the announcements of new pro-
auctions by the Shuberts for next season
are the following: Blanche Ring and Alex
Carr, who will be. starred Jointly In a mu-
steal review which will open the fail
season at the Casino Theatre. The librettc
OF the show is being written by Sydney
Rosenfeld and the music is being supplied
by Ludwig Englander. Digby Bell viii be
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pear in a new play later in the season. A
new play by Augustus Thomas will he pro-
duced in which John Mason will be Tea
tured. Jack in the Box IL new musical
extravaganza, will receive a production at
the Majestic Theatre in September. Miss
Louise Cunning Will be starred in lie
Paradls de Mahomet,' a Partisan success.
The libretto of this is by II. Blondeau and
the music by Robert Planquette. Marguer-
lite Clark will be launched as a star III
March, when she will make her New York
a 1nhnt in n now f.Dlia6Q mnCiaQl HnpnA1y
now being written by Rida Johnson Young,
the author OF Brown of Harvard The
Boys Of Company B" and Glorious Bet
comedy by Messrs. Skinner and Campbell.
set to music by Julian Edwardes. will be
produced In November. Cressey and Dayne
will forsake vaudeville for the first time
In the spring and will be starred in THE
Yankee Lawyer a new comedy by Mr..
Cressy. Charles Bigelow will be advanced
to the rank of an independent star, and
ganza, THE Snow Man" the joint work
of Reginald De Koven and Stanislas
STANCE.
Among the vaudevillians for the week
Of August ; at Proetor's Theatre will be
Walter Perkins and company in a COM
edy sketch. Kroneman Brothers. gymnasts
from Europe; Villa Holt Wakefield, in her
original pianologue; Durand trio, .Neapoli-
tan mandolinist and singers, and others
Following the success Of their musical
fantasy. In the Land of Bohemia" which
is playing Proctor's Newark Theatre this
week. the new vaudeville producing firm
of Samuel II. Wallach & Co. will be the
producers n.xt week at the same house
of the little faroe-comedy entitled. she
Loves Me. She Loves Me Not" in which
Edwin Wicander is supported by Mary
Cecil and Susanna Lee. The skit is a
travesty on the loye-sick youth.
At the Bliou Theatre. New York, on
August 6. Manager Sire will present the
negro entertainers. Cole and Johnson, IN
the musical farce. The Shoo-Fly Resi-
Inent.
An addition 10 the chain Of Proetors
Theatres will be made September l. when
Jacobs's Theatre in Elizabeth VIII pc
turned over to vaudeville. This house mas
heretofore been occupied by first-class at
fractions playing the one-nisht stands.
Famous Alrship at Olympic Park.
To meet the popular demand for out
door attractions. and also with a view
to furnishing something new and start,
Ing, the management of Olympic Farf
has closed a contract with the PARKS
! Hogan Company, OF Detroit, for dali,
exhibitions and flights of the famou
airship Til Wolverine Flyer at tn
resort for several weeks. NOT sinc'
Roy K~nabenshue's remarkable -hlgn
over New York citV in the fall of 19Ol