Show Stage Whispers E H Sothern opens his season at the New York Lyceum Tuesday evening I Flora Finlayson who has just diedJ suddenly in SOIL Francisco was well knowm here as understudy to Jessie Bartlett Davis I Under the Polar Star which Clay M Greene wrote ten years ago and offered of-fered in vain to every manager in New York is an immense go It was produced by W A Brady f r I Manager Rogers stays he willt open the Grand for the season on either Sep tetmber 21 or 2S He expects to be able tt > announce his complete company com-pany during the coming week Mary Hampton will play Jane Learoyd to the Moneypenny of J H Stoddart in the condensed version or Boudcaults ti i Long Strike which will be used as a curtain raiser Mirror Mr Frederick Warde will commence his sixtenth annual tour on September the 21st at Richmond Va King Lear will b3 the principal feature of his repertoire reper-toire until his new play The Rise oC Is kander by W D Eaton of Chicago Is ready for production Lewis Morrison produced Frederick Brytons new play The Indian in Hal ifax N S on Tuesday last Judging from press comments the play scored a success suc-cess Mr Morrison appeared In a dual roletwin Indian brothers one a West Point graduate the other an untamed Sioux chief Mirror Puddnhead Wilson the play which the late Frank Mayo adapted from Mark Twains story is to be sold at auction on September L After Mayos death his son Edwin F Mayo informed Charles E Evans who owns a half Interest in the play that he was desirous of succeeding his father in the title role Mr Evans on the contrary wished to send the play out with Odell Williams in the part Ne prtlations then came to a standstill and the company engaged to support Mr Williams Wil-liams were released All the original scenery as well as the right to produce the play will be sold on > September 1 Mirror The members of the Alexander Salvinl company have received official notification notifica-tion from Manager W M Wilkison to the effect that Mr Salvini is very him Florence Flor-ence Italy After consultation his physicians phy-sicians have ordered him to remain quiet for a few months He will probably return re-turn to this country In time to open on or about November 1 Mr Salvinis illness ill-ness was said to be of a nervous character charac-ter caused by overwork and continual nervous strain It was reported yesterday that a cablegram had been received direct di-rect from M Salvini to the effect that he would make no tour of this country this season Mirror |