The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24


st. cyr. the right from Harrison Grey
F1ske to make an italian version Of the
play. Puccini, the composer of La Bo-
heme" and Madam Butterfly" Is to write
an opera about the same story, for which
Bracco will prepare the libretto.
Fifty Miles From Boston," George M.
Cohan's rural musical play. which Mad q
run of several weeks In Chicago last spring
and a summer run in Boston, will begin its
second season at Springfield, Mass, Mon
day, September 2. The cast and chorus VIII
number over fifty people, the cast remain
ing about the same as last season and In
GLIDING Edna Wallace Hopper, Fritz Will
Jams, Emma Janvier and many others.
A dress rehearsal Of The Movers
Martha Morton's new play, will be given
today. The play will be presented at the
Racket Theatre on September 3, with the
following cast: Dorothy Donnelly, Nellie
Thorne, Ida Waterman, Desiree Lazard,
Myras Brook, w. J.. Ferguson, Robert Con-
ness, Vincent 6errano, Joseph Kilgour,
Malcolm Duncan, Edward See and Law
renee Eddinger.
The cast which will support Robert de-
son in Classmates which Henry B.. Har-
rs Will present at the Hudson Theatre on
August 20, is as follows: Flora Juliet Bow
ley, Maude Granger, Marjorie Wood, Mill
cent Mclaughlin, Helen Dahl, Frank Nc
Intyre, George w. Barnum. Sydney AIMS
worth. Wallace Eddinger, Macy Harlan.
Il, M. Dresser, Thomas Lawrence, J.. w.
Barnes ana Clay Boyd.
The cast In support of David warfeld in
"a Grand Army Man." the play by Pauline,
Phelps, Marion Short and David Belasco,
which 10 to inaugurate the new Belasco
theatre, the Stuyvesant, includes Marie
Bates, Reuben Fax, James Lackaye, Will
lam Elliott, Charles Fisher, William Boag,
Stephen Malley. George Woodward. Tony
Bevan, Taylor Holmes, John DAILY, An
toinette Perry. Louise Coiman. Vida Nc
Ewers and Eva Whitford. Miss Phelps and
Miss Short are the authors of Sweet Clio
yer,'' Cozy Corners" 1.-THE Girl From
Out Yonder." and several other popular
dramas.
On Monday, September 2, at the Star
Theatre, Buffalo, George Cohan's most
important new production will be made.
The first performance ON any stage will be
given his latest, 9TH Talk of New York
described as a musical play in three acts
with a sporty atmosphere. 1t will serve
as a starring vehicle for Victor Moore,
whose great success MS kid Burns" the
past two seasons induced Mr.. Cohan to
write this play for him. 1t will have a
large chorus and a cast including in addi-
ton to Victor Moore, Jack Gardner, last
season with THE Belle of Mayfair John
Conroy, late of the vaudeville team OF
Conroy and Fox, Joe Smith Marba, Stan
ley Forde, Nella Bergen, last season prima
donna of the Sousa Opera Company, pre-
senting THE Free Lance" Sadie Harris,
Miss Atwood, Emma Littleleld and Alice
Max Anderson, of the firm of Shubert
e Anderson, announces that the Sioux
braves who formed the Indhn part OF me
entertainment In Pioneer Days" at the
Hippodrome, will arrive in New York
about August %, in order to resume their
parts in tine Hippodrome spectacle. Mr.
Anderson also made announcement that
the following circus acts had been en-
gagged for the opening of the Hippodrome;
The Grigolatis Aerial Act, Flying in Mid
air. Lima Marrder, equestrian performer,
who employs an electrical display 10 ala
her; Les Francois, an aggregation % con-
tortionists; Olympia Pesvall, who does an
act with dogs and ponies; the Lago Trio,
in a wire act, and the Four Parros. KS
.hesrsals of ''Neptune's Daughter ana
pioneer Days are now going on at the
New Amsterdam Hall under the direction
of e. P. Temple. assisted by Manuel kleln,
musical director, and Vlncenzo Romeo
ballet master. The opening Of the Hippo
drome for the season will occur on Satur-
day night, August 81.
Willy Saville, who recently arrived III
this country from Russia, where he has
been singing grand opera IL st. Peters
burg aud Riga. will have the leading male
role In Henry w. Savage's Forthcoming
production of the European musical sue
cess 1.-THE Merry Widow" Mr.. Savnle IS
one of the numerous Americans who have
attained vocal celebrity In foreign coun-
tries before having the opportunity to sing
In their native land. He was born thirty
years ago in San Francisco. Both his
father and mother were distinguished In
music.