The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

Edinburgh University. has been re-enSaged
by Mr.. Mantell as music directo4 Or. Byrne
is the composer OF the complete incidental
scores and the interluues. OF all the Shakes
peare plays in MI. Mantel's repertory--
King Lear THE Merchant of Venioe'
Hamlet "othelo" king Richard H."
ard H." He has set to music the Tits,
catches and gong fragments In the texts.
Let Me the Cankn Clinlt" and King Ste
phen was Worthy Peer"
One Author Swamped.
The success of The Man OF the Hour"
has had the result Of swampi;,G the author.
George Broadhurst, with orders for new
for Blanche Walsh. Lillian Russell Robert
Edesop. Tom Wise and In collaboration
with G.. T, Dazey) Charles Frohman. he Is
under contract to write one for Grace
Georges use. another for William A. Brady
and Joseph r. Grlsmer. and still another for
\ Nat c. Goodwin.
George w Lederer, who will have charge
| of the production of THE Girl Rangers"
which will open the udtorium, Chicago
for the 1<law g. Eranser interests, has en-
gagged the following people; sale Fishor.
| Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, Adolph Jackson.
John Bunny. j. p. Wilson. Harry Turpin. ].
A. Furey. Arthur O'Keefe, Francis sullivan.
Marion Goodwin. Jack Burnham. Refine Dav-
is and Marion Cockburn.
"MuIvaney and U.s. u four-act play based
1 by Clifton Crawford on the Incidents and
characters in Iiirlins's Soldiers Three" has
! been accepted by William a. Brady The
| Counting of Dlnah Shadd" is the basic theme
LOT Mr.. Crawford's intrigue. He wrote tho
i play with Wilton Lacl1aye in lnnu for Null
4 vaney; now tho special condition Is that he.
himself, will play Stanley Ortheris.
/ Harry Burcher. the English comedian. has
4 been re-engaged by Thomas w. Ryley, for
1.-THE Belle of Mayfair" and is now on. his
way 10 this country: The company opens
the season ct the Hollis Street Theatie Bos-
ton the latter part Of this month. Recent
enga genents for teh Same company include
4 Charles ]. Stein. Fletcher Norton and Laura
Lieb,
Mike simon, stage manager Hammer
4 STEMS Victoria Theatre. will produce big
4 novel net in vaudeville written by Charles
i Grapewin, entitled "a Night in Rath-
skcllcr.' The act will carry special scenery
and effects and twenty people. headed by
a George Whiting, singing comedian. -
4 Rehearsals of .The Quicksands" began tho
I. under the direction of Wright Lorlmer, who
lis to star in this play this season. ''The
Shepherd King In which Mr. Lorlner
starred recently was also put In rehearsal
the same week with Carl Eckstrom An the
lioe of David.
New Comedy for Rejune.
sardou Is writing a new comedy for Re.
jane. The rights OF the play for the United
States and Great Britain have been obtained 60
for Grace George, who. in the event OF It's
being a success in Paris. will use It for tho
n beginning Of her next London season
According to ruling issued recently by
the Railroad Commission of Texas, full rates
must be paid for the transportation OF ad-
vance cars. Of circuses and their representa-
lives. This proposed Increase In their ex-
penses may cause circus owners to leave
, Texas, off Of their routing map.
, William Norris the comedian, has obtain.
t ed from George Bnrr McCutcheon the story
writer. a farce called The Flyers II
which it is the purpose Of the former tc
play the role OF an eccentric Englishman
, Ella Hugh Woods will. the coming sea
son, again play the role Of the village gossip