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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 9, 1904.
have assembled; as he did the other day.
when some 99 girls, after waiting for
several hours, did not get in at all.
"But- as a, rule every girl with a voice
can get it heard. She certainly stands a
better chance by applying to the man
agers directly than by answering any ad
vertisement that requires payment of
money. Reputable managers never en
gage actors in that way.
'The women who want to get into com
ic opera can soon find out the managers
that are organizing companies, and their
music conductors arp always ready to
try the voices of moderately good-looking
women.
"So small is the suonly of good chorus
girls, that managers are willing to look
after their comfort. The manager who
employs more chorus girls than. anybody
else has among the printed instructions
lor all his subordinate managers and
agents special directions to look out for
tne welfare of these girls while the com
panies are traveling, since many of them
are new to the business and were never
on the road before." New York Sun.
THE past -week -will be long re
called with genuine pleasure by
local thoater-goers because It
brought Kyrle Bellew, H. M. Holland
and "Baffles." There were a pair of
players and a play worth while. They
came without great heralding and they
possessed that rare quality of squaring
up with advance reports. This may be
said without disparagement of the other
offerings of the week at the various
playhouses which were all above the
average. The "Raffles" engagement at
the Marquam was a theatrical treat.
"Salammbo," which came to that thea
ter for the latter half of the week, was
a noteworthy attraction, bringing, as it
did, those two sterling players, Fred
erick "Warde and Kathryn Kidder, and a
magnificent display of scenery and
costumes.
Again we had "The Sign of the Four"
at the Baker, presented by a company
of fair capability. The public has a
weakness "for the Sherlock Holmes
drama and patronized it liberally.
A genuinely good melodrama of the
kind which stirs up the devotees of this
form of amusement was "A Romance of
Coon Hollow," at Cordray's. On Thurs
day night at that theater an oppor
tunity was given to see the try-out of
a brand splinter new play appropriately
named "Grandfather's Clock," which we
are given to understand will be put on
In New York next season.
The Columbia company was seen In
a play which offered but little encour
agement for their best efforts. "Niobe"
does not appeal strongly to one's Idea
of what a real live play should be, but
the Columbia people' made the most of
It.
The continuuous business waxed and
prospered as usual, the patronage at the
various vaudeville houses showing a
decided Increase over previous weeks.
This is an indication that the 10-centers
have come to abide permanently.
"AN AMERICAN CITIZEN."
Offering for the Week at the Colum
bia Expected to Beat Record.
The Columbia Stock Company will pre
sent "An -American Citizen" this week,
beginning in matinee this afternoon.
This bill is anticipated as the finest yet
attempted by the inhabitants of Port
land's newest and most beautiful home
of amusement. As most playgoers know,
"An American Citizen" was written by
Madeline Lucette Ryley for Nat C. Good
win, and it Is a matter of history that
the play netted 160,000 for the well
known star in one season, which is
something that no other American com
edy has accomplished.
Mr. Baume will play the title "role. It
is entirely dissimilar to any part In
which he has been seen locally, and gives
him greater latitude for the display of
his exceptional talent. Miss Countiss
will again be seen as a society belle, the
character that suits her best, and one
which presents an opportunity of exhib
iting more of the magnificent possessions
of her stage wardrobe.
Bernard, Bloomquest, .Bowles and
Dills will also have strong characters to
Impersonate.
"An American Citizen" was first pro
duced In Her Majesty's Theater, Sydney,
Australia, and after a successful run
there. It was brought to the Knicker
bocker Theater, New York, where Good
win played to great audiences for
months. It was ideal for Goodwin, and
those who have watched the work of Mr.
Baume will appreciate his ability to the
extent of expecting an extraordinary in
terpretation of the role.
The play concerns the adventures of
Beresford Cruger, an American, who re
nounces his nationality temporarily to
fulfill the condition of a will made by
his English uncle. He falls in love with
his English cousin, Beatrice, whom he
has never met before. An absconder en
ters the plot, and the manner In which
the citizen Is cleared of complicity In the
former's crime is as beautiful a piece of
dramatic construction as the modern
stage has seen. "An American Citizen"
will run until Saturday night, with the
usual matinees.
"BURIED AT SEA" THIS WEEK
Cordray's Secures Big Melodramatic
Prize.
Everything is hustle and bustle at
Cordray's this morning, for the 'open
ing performance of the big Now York
melodramatic success, "Burled at Sea,"
occurs this afternoon and it will be one
of the big eveifts of the year. Maurice
Barrymore Smith, the. jovial treasurer,
expects to be compelled to hand out
the S. R. O. sign each time the play Is
presented this week, and the advance
sale Indicates that Mr. Smith lias a cor
rect hunch.
"Burled at Sea" is a mammoth spec
tacular melodrama, which has been im
mensely successful in the East. Among
tne heavy scene sets required for it are
a correct reproduction of the Kaiser
"Wilhelm der Gross, one of the largest
of the trans-Atlantic liners, an exact
counterpart of Trafalgar Square, in
London, and one of the most realistic
storms at sea ever attempted on any
stage. The play Itself Is as full of
excitement as it Is possible to crowd
into four acts, and there are thrilling
situations and sensational climaxes all
through it. The comedy element is
one of the features of this marvellous
production and laughter and pathos go
hand in hand from the first to the last
curtain. It is doubtful if a melodrama
has ever before presented so many dif
ferent phases of life and character as
this, and its enthusiastic reception in
the East demonstrates that it is a pro
ductlon of unusual merit.
The Humphrey-Chapman Company,
which appears in "Burled at Sea." is
uniformly strong and capable. .Each
member of the large cast is entrusted
with a part to which he or she is es
peciany nttea ana tne result is a
smooth, finished performance. The man
agement prides Itself on the excellence
of the cast for the play. If rendered by
an inferior organization, would lose
much of its lmpresslveness and inter
est. This is one of the times when
spectacular effects and lavish scenic
equipment and intelligent acting are
found In the same production. "Burled
at is the greatest melodrama of
the year, and its coming to Cordray a is
CA oi jaucfc lajporURC Tio,ofcat for. the gammy"- fecx whea .that
who have not already secured scats
should do so at once as the sale prom
ises to be very heavy.
STUART TOMORROW NIGHT.
Favorite Actor to Present "By Right
of Sword," at the Marquam.
One of the most strenuous scenes of
that etrcnubus romantic comedy "By
Right of Sword," which Ralph Stuart pre
sent? at the Marquam Grand three nights,
"Wednesday matinee, beginning Monday,
October 10, is the hand-to-band fight In
the last act between the star. In the char
acter of the adventurous young Ameri
can, Richard Hamilton, and Mr. Frank
H. La Rue, as the Russian officer. Major
Devinskl. Previously they had had a
broadsword combat, go realistic that the
American Biograph Company has ocured
photographs for reproduction in Its mov-.
Ing pictures but now the struggle Is not
only between the combatants, but for the
life of the Czar.
Devinskl Is chief of a band of Nihilists,
who have planned to wreck the train
bearing the Ru?ian Emperor from St.
Petersburg to Moscow. The scene Is a
lonely observatory on a hilltop near the
railroad tracks, where a German scientist
named Weber, in the employ ,of the se
cret society, has arranged electric appa
ratus which will derail the Imperial train
by simply turning a lever. But Devinskl
has complicated matters by mixing love
and politics; in other words, he has" ab
ducted Olga Petrovitch, the girl whom
the young American loves, and brings her
to this observatory. Following her, young
Hamilton comes on the scene just as
Devinskl has turned the fatal snitch, and
the whistle of the Czar's train is heard
In the distance.
Hamilton draws a revolver, which is
knocked out of his hand by "Weber. De
vinskl then attacks blm with a bayonet,
which he snatches from the wall, where
It has been holding a candle, thus plung
ing the room Into darkness. Then follows
the liveliest kind of a rough-and-tumble.
The young American sails in with his
fists, prize-fight fa&hlon, and with' upper
cuts, straight left and short-arm jabs,
keeps the Muscovites so busy that Olga,
who is aware of the conspiracy, is en
abled to reach the switch and pulls it
back to the safety notch. The rush of
the Imperial train past in safety is heard,
just as Hamilton stretches Devinskl in
the dust, and the soldiers of the Imperial
Guard rush to the rescue. Seats are now
selling for the entire engagement.
"THE WIZARD OF OZ" COMING
Famous Musical Comedy to Be At
traction at Marquam This Week.
The coming visit of the successful "Wiz
ard of Oz" to the Marquam Grand Theater
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights, October 13, 14 and 15, with a spe-clal-pricc
matinee Saturday, is already
stimulating expectation. There are possi
bly half a dozen answers to the question
"What Is the chief cause of the success
of 'The Wizard of Oz'?" The success is
numlstakable, for "The Wizard" has been
playing for two years to the full capacity
of theaters all over the country. Have
not enormous matinee crowds of well
dressed women and tiny Juveniles in their
best bibs and tuckers, vrfth the usual
sprinkling of matinee men, sat through
the long and varied entertainment, fol
lowing every word and movement breath
lessly, grudging the interruptions caused,
by their own Irrepressible laughter and
applause? Has not "The Wizard" crowd
ed theaters at night to such a degree that
the managers might reasonably wish that
the charming actress who Incarnates the
good Fairy JJueen and so easily trans
forms the field of deadly poppies from
Bummer to Winter, could be persuaded to
exert her magic powers eo as to double
the -size of the theater in order that people
would not be turned away, unable, even to
procure standing room? Have not the
ticket-sellers in the box-office been badg
ered almost to death by persistent annU-
desirable commodity had already been
sold?
All these things have happened. It Is
successful and popular for the single rea
son that "The Wizard's" attraction is
general rather than special an' all-round,
gay. gorgeous spectacle with sufficient
variety In lnoldental action and music to
hold the auldence under its spell from first
to last.
The screamingly funny scarecrow, the
laconic tin woodman, the skittish cow,
the cowardly Hon, the quaint motorman,
and, last but not least, the Inimitable
wizard, are all irresistible, each in a dif
ferent way. The immense bevy of allur
ing femininity is another element of suc
cess in an entertainment which ranges
all the way from opera bouffe to comic
pantomime. The advance sale of seats
will open next Tuesday morning, October
11. at 10 o'clock. ,
"FOR HER SAKE."
Play of Russian Life Is Coming Soon
to Cordray's.
The love of a Russian Prince for a
serf forms the focal point of a story of
intrigue, strife and heroism, told in
dramatic form in the Russo-Slberlan
melodrama "For Her Sake." It is said
to be one of the strongest Siberian plays
of recent years, and the comedy element
is. said to be especially novel and con
sistent. There aro scenes in peasants'
huti, in a magnificently appointed ball
room, in the interior of a Siberian mine,
and other characteristic features. The
scenery is said to be elaborate and ex
act as to detail.
Coming to the Marquam.
An early attraction at the Marquam
Grand Theater will be the ever-welcome
actress, Florence Roberts, in a reper
toire of her latest successes.
THE STAR.
Thrilling "Giant Heel Swing" a Feat-
ure at This Theater.
Without a doubt, the thrilling "Giant
Heel Swing" is the most spectacular Af
gymnastic feats. It will be presented, at
each performance at the Star Theater
next week; beginning on Monday after
noon, by Leo.ro, the top-liner on the, bllL
People with heart disease are warned
against seeing this amazing act, which
causes the audience to sit spellbound in
their seats.
Three club jugglers who toss the clubs
jUther, uattl m stage looks JOt &
iridescent dream, are known as the Dia
mond Trio, and will constitute another
great act on the programme. Usually,
Indian club teams are composed of one
or two performers, some of them are
good and some otherwise. The Diamond
Trio stands at the head both in numbers
and in the entertaining qualities of the
act
Laughter of the continuous and hearty
sort follows 'every move that Sanford and
Darlington make. These two sketch art
ists are two of the funniest people alive,
and will undoubtedly become the favor
ites with the Star patrons as soon as the
curtain rises for their turn.
A comedian and soubrette who sings
songs and dance their way Into the
hearts of the spectators are Saville and
Fagan, an entertaining duo of brilliant
vaudevilllans.
Music of all descriptions which would
make the angels listen to Is. a specialty
of Dutch Walton, a performer whose en
gagement is recorded with much satis
faction by the management of the Star
Theater. Mr. Walton carries the highest
recommendations from the owners of
Eastern -houses and will undoubtedly
make a hit In Portland.
Will C Hoyt, the popular young bari
tone, will sing a new ballad illustrated
with dissolving views, and the projecto
scope will show the latest novelties in
moving pictures.
WELCH AT THE LYRIC.
Former Columbia Manager Engaged
at Princely Salary for Vaudeville.
The .Portland theater-going world was
startled when the announcement was
made a day or two ago that R. G. Welch,
late manager of the Columbia, and one
of the most famous comedians on the
stage, would appear In a special vaudeville-engagement
of eight weeks, to open
with a week at the Lyric In this city.
Mr. Welch and ljls company will head
the bill which goes on at the Lyric on
Monday afternoon in their famous one
act farce entltIed"The Flip Mr. Flop,"
In which they have appeared so success
fully on the Keith, Proctor and Orpheum
circuits.
Other great feature acts underlined for
this week are Gurnsey, Kilson and Ryan,
with their clever musical skit, "The Col
lege Trio in Sunny Spain." Murray K.
Hill, the unique and original monologist,
introducing a number of entirely new
parodies on the latest popular eongs; John
Budzlew, the mystifying trick artist;
Swan and Bwwi, the refreshing cijufi
ilans; Harry Hoyt. the organ-voiced bari
tone, who bx a, new iUutmVd bll4 of
great beauty, and the vltascope, showing
new and Interesting life motion pictures.
Bear in mind the fact that the perform
ances today are continuous from 2 until
10:30 P. M
THE ARCADE.
Spectacular Performance of the Ac
robatic Hueguel Brothers.
Two mirthful and marvelous acro
bats, the Hueguel brothers, head the
new bill at the Arcade Theater, begin
ning their spectacular performances on
Monday afternoon at 2:15. The feats
of these brothers seem almost miracul
ous and they rank with the best of
their -hazardous profession.
Another act which is sure to attract
wide-spread attention will bo presented
by the 'Helm children, two tiny tots,
whoso talent for comedy enables them
to earn a salary which wiU make them
well to do long before they obtain their
majority.
Rose Remee Is another feature of the
new bill. The turn of this beautiful
woman consists of lightning changes
and character impersonations, with
which she startled Europe last year.
There aro somewhere about one million
sketch artists in the vaudeville business
but, of them all. there are very few who
are better than Peres and King, who
are also on the new programme.
Kate Coyle, who has endeared herself
and her contralto voice to all Arcade
patrons, will sing a ne,w Illustrated song,
and as regards the bioscope, it can only
be stated that nothing new In the pio
ture line has been overlooked by the
management of this jweigfer vaudeville
house.
MINSTRELS AT BIJOU.
An Eight-Performer Company Heads
Bright, New Bill.
To amuse the people, to give them pure
pleasure for an idlev hour Is the mission
of the vaudeville theater and of the Bijou
in particular. The Bijou Is popular be
cause it has always endeavored to give
the people the best to be had.
Following this rule, a bill filled with
clean, wholesome comedy has been pre
pared for next week, beginning with th
matinee tomorrow. Owens and Hart's
Comedy Company, eight talented perform
ers, lead the bllL Much of their act is
minstrelsy of the higher grade. UJe aad
Cecil will present one .of the most plfts
ing sketch comedie seen in Portland, for
.long UbMj Jl P l,-.$& v
pearance of the Bijou Quartet, four melo
dious voices In illustrated songs, uwens
and Lamar ore3ent for the first time here
their renowned danclntr. auecialty. New
vltascooe clotures. Interesting as ever.
Durlnsr the week every afternoon and
evening. Continuous today, 2 to 10:30.
TRAPS FOR THE STAGESTRUCK
Women Especially Are the Victims
of Theatrical Swindlers.
New York Sun.
The case of a Philadelphia singer who
allowed herself to be robbed last week
by an obvious swindler who promised to
get her an engagement in comic opera
Is by no means so exceptional as it
might seem. Many other women have
probably had similar unfortunate ex
perience and Kept quiet aoout ic
The credulity of the stagestruck
woman when there Is an opportunity to
satisfy her ambitions knows no limit.
"Not a day passes," one of the rep
u table dramatic agents told a Sun re
porter yesterday, "that sorne agent does
not advertise that he will secure a. place
for a woman who wants to. ga on the
stage or Into vaudeville, if she is able
to pay a certain sum of money. Now,
any woman ought to know that such
an advertisement Is not honest.
"In most cases it is a mere swindle.
.Managers do not engage actresses in
that way, even If they are unknown be
ginners. ,
"These tricks are, in one form or an
other, intended to part the etages truck
girl and the money , she has raised
from her family or some -other source.
One advertisement recently offered a
girl a chance to appear In a vaudeville
sketch if she had $200 and a handsome
ball gown. A gudgeon bit and found
herself dealing with an actor of little or
no reputation, who told her he could
get her on the stage if she would pay
L$200 for the privilege.
" ide tola ner it was positively setueu
that she should appear first at one of
the large variety theaters. He would
coach her in the part she was to play
and teach her how to make up and to
come through the sketch, with such
success that managers would certainly
want her.
The girl raised the money. The actor
said that 5100 of it went to the. man
who wrote the sketch, and half of that
may be true. The rest, he said, went
for advertising, and none of that was
true.
"He did teach the girl her part and
get her ready to act It She bought a
new dress In addition to the 5200.
"There were many delays about the
performance of the play, but it was at
last settled that the sketch was to be
acted. To the girl's astonishment, she
was told to report at the vaudeville
theater at 10 o'clock in the morning.
That seemed a very early hour, but the
actor explained that new sketches were
always tried at that hour.
"Only two or three persons wero in
the dark theater when the two began
to act. It was nothing more than a
trial of the 3ketch.
"The manager promptly refused to
take it, and, although the actor talked
much of subsequent productions of the
piece, there was never another trial.
The actor Intimated very plainly that
an extra $200 or even $100 might make
It possible to get a hearing that would
certainly lead to an engagement. But
the deluded girl could not now have
raised that amounts she had been will
ing to give any more money to further
her theatrical ambitions.
"Another advertisement which offered
to put a 'talented amateur on the stage
if she could produce "$200 in cash showed
on investigation that she was to pose
while a lot of doves nestled on her after
they bad been released from a cage. The
doves were detained for their" board bill
by a cruel bird dealer, who would not
release them. That seemed to be a little
too far down the ladder for an advance
of $200 In cash.
"Mrs. Rlhl. the woman who was carried
in her innocence to remote Harlem sa
loons to meet prominent New York man
agers, wanted to be a singer in comic
opera, and her difficulties should there
fore have been less than those of the
woman who wants to go on the Btage.
Chorus girls are scarce, and while the
compensation Is not large at first, most
of the successful women of the day In
comic opera "began to sing in that lowly
branch of the business.
"Colonel Savage, the manager she. was
to meet, Is the readiest of all managers
to give a hearing to unknown applicants.
Regularly once a week his assistant hears
the voices of all who may apply to him.
"At these voice trials in his offices are
many young girls who were never heard
of until they wrote asking a. chance to
slag. If they have good voices, their
sames and addresses, with a description
of the candidates, are filed away, and
they are frequently chosen for places in
the chorus.
"Heisrich Courted, hears voices once a
week: at the' Metropolitan. Sometimes he
STAG ELAND.
Beverly Sltsreaven -who Hjt ert nlavlr
Mrs. Vtdal la "Rafflee," is really one of the
moat capable actresses In America, and yet
she says she has never made a pronounced hit
la New York. Perhaps one reason Is that ahe
has passed eo much of her time abroad. Miss
Sltgreaves went to Paris at the Insistence of
&axan .uernnarat, who was go Ins to have parts
written for her In new plays. The purity ot
Mils Sltcreave'9 French has nltiravs am.iT,,1
French people. The masters with whom, aho
studied In Paris to fit herself to act In French
refused to believe that she was not of French
or Russian birth and that she wa3 self-taught.
oui me American actress had not the chance
to play In French. Bernhardt fell ill and
months were lost. Instead of
Miss Sltgreaves was given promises, which are
not recognized as currency In any pension, so
she returned to -London, where an engagement
la always open to her. She' made two tours of
South Africa, as leading woman ot the com
pany, and she was also leading woman of the
badly managed English theater In Paris. Again
she returned to London, to make a big hit as
Iras In the Drury Lane production of "Ben
Hur." Last season she had a comedy part
with Julia Marlowe In the Henry Esmond play
which Mteo Marlowe wearied of early In the
season. The lmpresiilon made by Miss Slt
greaves la Chicago seemed to Insure the New
York hit, which Is the ambition of all Amer
ican stage-folk; but the comedy never reached
the metropolis. Everybody's Magazine.
One of the busiest stage women in the coun- '
try Is Rose Eytlnge, whoso admirable character
work with .the Columbia Company has made
her one of the most popular members of that
organization. In addition to playing a part
each week and rehearsing for the week, to
come, she has a large class of pupils whom
she Is teaching the art of which ehe is such a
distinguished exponent. It will Interest her
thousands -of friends all over the country to
know that Miss Eytlnge's dramatic school
work Is proving as successful as her stock en
gagement. Maude Fealy made her first appearance with
Sir Henry Irving, as his leading woman, at
Cardiff, on September 20, In the role of Rosa
mond In "Becket." The critics of the city
wrote high praise of her performance, and de
clared her a worthy successor to Ellen Terry.
During Sir Henry's English tour and his com
ing farewell tour In America. Miss Fealy will
play Rosamond, Julie In "The Lyons Mall,"
Norah In "The Story of "Waterloo, and other
leading roles.
Profeesor Ruthye Turney, concert violinist
and teacher at the "Western Academy of Music,
expresses himself as well pleased with Port
land and the goodwill shown him by hti
pupils. Professor Turney has organized an
orchestra, for amateurs, the rehearsals of which
make Sunday afternoon at the academy a very
popular meeting-place for the musically In.
dined, and Professor Turney extends an Invita
tion to the public to attend.
.
"The Lightning Conductor," that bright and
fascinating record of an automobile tour
through the chateau country of France and
along the Riviera Into Italy, is to be drama
tized. Edwin Milton Boyle Ja reported to have
undertaken the task of fitting the book to the
stage, but where he can find any effective dra
matic material In the delightfully chatty, but
purely descriptive letters, It will be Interesting
to learn.
A fine full-page portrait of Esther Lyon ap
pears on the first page of the Dramatic Mirror
for October 1. Miss Lyon, who will be remem
bered as leading woman for the Baker Com
pany, has been engaged by Henry "W. Savage
to- create a prominent part In the new comedy,
"Commonsense Braokett," In which Richard
Golden will star.
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Clara. Bloodgood, In the latest Fitch play.
"The Coronet of a Duchess." has failed to sat
isfy In New York. The taking of the piece
"on the road" is announced. Annie Russell in
her new play, "Brother Jack," will follow Mrs.
Bloodgood at the Garrlck Theater.
Ida Conquest last week signed a. contract
with. Thomas VT. Ryley to star under the di
rection of that manager for the next five years.
Miss Conquest will begin her stellar career
soon after the election In a new play that Mr.
Ryley secured for her while abroad Sum
mer. a
Mrs. G. I. Grant, principal of the department
of dancing at the "Western Academy of Music,
opened the school term on Thursday evening
last with a very successful hop. Fifty couples
were .In attendance, and a most delightful time
was reported.
.
Among the dramatic cluba now rehearsing
under the direction o Lester Paul, ot the
"Western Academy faculty. Is the Portsmouth
Dramatic Club. Prominent members of the
cast are Miss Zula. Faulk, Mrs. McKenney and
Mrs. "Webster.-
Pupils of the department of acting of the
"Western Academy of Music will be organized
Into a. strong dramatic club, and plays will be
produced publicly this "Winter. "A Night Off,"
Daly's great comedy, will shortly be put on
rehearsal.
"Mr. "Wilson, That's All!" is the title of a
sew musical farce by B. D. Coe and Edward
Jolly. In which the latter will be featured.
The piece will commence Its tour on October IT,
and will be under the--direction of "Woody and
Jolly.
Ethel Levey, a headliner In vaudeville, will
be seen with George M. Cohan, In his new
musical play, "Llttlft Johnny Jones." Miss
Levey (Will originate the role of Goldls Gates,
a California, belle.
Kata Claxton Is said to be contemplating a
vaudeville debut In a one-act play la which
she will Impersonate a character somewhat on
the order of Louise la "The Two Orphans."
"They traveled along from town to town,
A-trylng to change their luck;
"With nothing to taste but billboard paste
and .the property canvas -duck;"
Joseph Letter, it Is S3ld, will back the stage
career of Amber Lawlor In a new play of
American life by Charles Eugene Banks, to be
called "Aft American "Woman."
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"W. H. MacDonald, of the Bostonlans, was
engaged last week by Alfred E. Aarons to orig
inate the chief baritone role In the new comlo
opera, "A China DolL"
James K. Hackett will produce 'The Cross
ing" In "Washington on November 21. and. iff
following week will go to the Princess Theater,
New York, for a run.
It la announced that negotiations are sow in
progress looking toward the production In Lon-.
don of "The Sho-Gun." The company will be
largely English.
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