New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

The rrfncsnal incidents Of this week the
stage will be the engagement of James O'Nell
sn -svirgiri1ls" at the Lyric Theatre ard the
advent TO the English stage Of David kessIer'
whose efforts until now have been confined 70
,ne Jewish houses Of the city. Miss Lulu
CHASER viii take She place Of The Movers at
thu Liberty Theatre, in a vehicle called
-'Tola from Berlin" It is close on quarter Of
r. century since -'Virginius' has been acted on
T3ros dvay. and now that the old school Of actors
IS fast fading away Mr.. O'Neills engagement
sn this classic is all the more interesting The
character Of Eirginius has been a faVorite one
with MI O'Neiu since the days he was asso-
ciated with Edwin Forrest. and although he mas
not been seen in il al a Broadway theatre IN
many years. he has acted il in the nrlnclral
theatres outside Of New York. In the cast sup
T,ortfns him will be Charles Dalton. Norman
ris James 0Neili. 5r- Warren CONAN, Joseph
Slavter and the Misses Franklin-Lyngh jose
phne Morse and Kate Fletcher
Ny tD-Seill's manager. Edgar Forrest. has had
r7eyr sets of scenery built for all five acts, and
the costumes designed after old prints
Mr. Kessler win appear AT the Majestic The
atre beginning tomorrow night, in a play
called The SPELL" which has been performed in
Boston He VIII be assisted by Miss Ida Con
quest Miss Emily Rigl, Walter D. Greene,
Charles Dickson. R. J. Locke and others. Miss
Clasers new vehicle with which she viii begin
an engagement a the Liberty Theatre to-lnoT-
row night is by John J. EIcNally. II is said to
he = little .'diferent' from the other musical
pieces. IN the cast viii be Miss Lavinia shan
non, Miss Florence Lester, William Chaser, R
Q Herr John Standing, Walter Pennington,
George lie Guere and Dodson Mitchell.
Lew Fields and his company viii begin an
engagement at the Herald Square Theatre next
Monday night in The Girl Behind the Counter"
II is the purpose of the Shuberts to keep Miss
son. and TO this end the piece will be trans
ferrred from the Herald Square TO another
theatre next week Miss Naudain will appear
with Mr.. Fields in his new piece.
a'The Lady from Lanes" which opened the
season at the Lyric Theatre. has been trans
iserrred TO the Casino. The piece has been
'elightly improved since the first performance.
Miss Edna May spooner and Augustus Phil
Hips, assisted by the permanent stock company
at Keith & Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre
will appear this week IN Leah the Forsaken.'
They will use a version translated from the Ger
man by Moselthorn Miss Spooner wiz appear
Leah and Mr. Phillips Rudolph Louven.
Others in the cast will be Harold Kennedy, w.
/. West. Miss Jessie AfcAllister Miss Josephine
Fox and Miss Wilson.
At the Harlem Opera House the stock COM
fpany will appear this week in Jim the Pen
man Miss Morgan will appear as Mrs. Raj
ston and John Craig as James Ralston. Others
tn the cast VIII be William Norton, Robert HILL
Miss Agnes Scott. Miss Louise Randolph and
w C Carr There viii be the usual Sunday
concerts at all the Keith & Proctor houses.
This is the last week OF The Movers az the
Hackett Theatre. Next week Miss Florence
Roberts Will be at this house in The
Struggle Everlasting
Robert Edsson, in Classmates at the Hud-
feon Theatre, is apparently in the early stages
Of a prosperous season.
The Thief" in which Miss Ellington and Mr..
Bellew began their season at the Lyceum
Theatre last Monday night. is drawing large