Show a l I 7 S J F Fannie Ward will open her se season uon In noeh Rochester 1 November No 4 In Van An an Allens Allen's Wife a u pla play of tolJa today b by Forrest Halsey and nd Leo Arthur The play Is J In four nets acts nn and Its scenes are arc laid ald in and about New York Cit City II H. Smith Reeves wilt will be beMiss Miss Wards Ward's url's leading man and stage man man- ager John Jean Dean and Margaret Fuller r. r who appeared with Miss Ward last year oar will also remain with Ith her this season penson Th The role Is the first serious emotional work Miss II Ward Vard has ever attempted Heretofore with the exception of a bit from the lie last act of or The Marriage of or William Ashe she has appeared In Come comedy comedy com com- e edy y parts Klaw Ilaw s k Erlan Erlanger's Little Nemo which Is la now playing In tho tun ml middle west Is one ono of ot the big solid successes of or the season on tho the road Tho Tim only important Important Important tant change chango In the bl big cast has been the substitution of ot BarT Harry CIa Clay lanc for Bill Billy Van an Joseph Josph Cawthorn Harry Harn Kelly and Master Gabriel play phi the seine same roles In which they the appeared In the big bib New YOlk presentation last year car Rehearsals as of or Rebecca of or Sunnybrook Farm which Klaw Kia Kiak S k Erlanger and Joseph Joseph Josepin Jo Jo- Jo- Jo seph Brooks will produce have o been called for fur next u cl Monday The role of or Rebecca Is 18 extremely difficult to tn fill owing to the thc of Kate Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las character Miss 1183 Flor Florence Roberts who ho recently camo came under tho the mana management ement of or the has hns artistically separated from the time character o of Mrs Mm-a Dakon In the tho play of or th the same name on account of or Incompatibility Incompatibility of or temper nothing more This docs does not mean that Miss II Roberts will not appear under the time direction tion for sho she ha has already been given I en a a. anew anew new nw pia play Nor does dop It mean that Mrs Ir Dakon Dalcon the four act drama dram b by Kato Kate Jordan Jor Jur- Jordan dan clan e will bo discarded On the outer other hand the thc striking originality of or the thC th theme mc and anel the fascinatingly weak wak and fickle character of Mrs Dakon have convinced con the that the plc piece o is It In for a n successful tour Klaw Ilaw r d Eran Erlanger's erI latest production The Silver Star with Adeline Is n n. theatrical triumph Tho The play goes Into time the linn's linns New Amsterdam theatre New York November Xo 1 I an and will wll run out the season It Is one i of the Iho most brilliantly bril spectacular stage pictures ever devised lt c cd I The Blue Mouse has hali been presented In III America Ott nearly narl 1200 times time Three companies have o been playing the farce for tine nino months without Interruption Commencement Days Das with Frederick Fred Fred- erick crick V V. V D s and anti a carefully selected company of forty under tinder the management of oC John Cort will be he the tho attraction at the Colonial theatre shortly i I When hen Tire The Red fled ld Mill lull Is presented t d hero Jt it t will thoroughly demonstrate that Its chorus has not only been selected for forlis Its lis beauty beauly but voices as well and In the them m modern French gowns owns with fresh young oun t voices ofas S the time aggregation forms a a. picture of such rare beauty a as to leave c an indelible In Impression II It will ho bo seen at the Colonial Colonial Co Co- lonial this season Little rHUe Johnny Johnn Tones Jones when It Is seer in this city shortly will be presented b bj by bya a specially selected le cast of singers ers dancers dane dane- anc- anc ers and eom comedians an and accompanied b h bone by byone one of tile thin largest and best drilled choruses in America J In all numbering seventy five people The sumo samo massive e and complete scenic production as seen for tor twenty six weeks in n New cw York andall and andall all summer In Chicago will be 00 seen here It Is the thc biggest and mo must most t expensive attraction at attraction attraction at at- traction that will be seen cen here this season season sea sea- son gon and antI as It its fame and reputation ha hai has preceded It It a n. crow crowded td house houe is already alread assured d at th the Colonial What hat will no doubt be e one ono of time the brightest spots on the theatrical calendar ar this season t Is Samuel 1 K E. forks Rork's brilliant musical mu extravaganza orama The Land o or of Ned Noil Ut which comes conies to tho the Colonial shortly short short- ly b This dainty fantastic til musical play made one ono of tho Iho distinct hits lilts here last that wo we season an and with the thc assurance arc are to got get the tho same samo 1 big 11 company as last las season with whim that thal rare ram favorite Knox Wilson It Is sure mire to be lit greeted with capacity Capacity ca ca- business Nell Neil McNeil ell and Anna McNabb are arc two prominent members ers er o or tills this seasons season's cast and will be he fa remembered for their excellent work In tn n Tho Red Hell Mill Bill last year ar S lisle Elsie Fru Ferguson on continues In the sub Hub success Such a n Little Queen Queen at alt the lime Hackett theatre This Ills Is one o othe of of tho thin Sfa season and the genuine successes 5 undoubtedly will rema remain iii at the tho I ort orty street playhouse tom for some timeto time timeto to com conic come Raymond Raymund 11 II seems scorns to have Continued on page pago U. U STAGE GOSSIP Continued from fromn page ge 1 M. a real Teal hit to town In Tho Jan Miu Who Vho Owns Tin Tho mimic SIK rss of this play ilmi- ilmi the Lime nh of f to n an n Juan Idea It hc belli heing III none other than ban George M M. M I. I Cohan's Cohall's former done dono over over- into a musical comedy I Walker an r Whiteside and ani Israel ad grout great pla play Tho Timo Mailing Melling Pot enter lit 1 thou their seventh week wI at time the c. to tho timi of oC a H tl office pI pi-oSpel-It- pi n as pm as th the the- artistic success of or the lime play pla- plaIts Its Itself lf That Thata a n play of or time the thoughtful force foice of or Tho Timo Telling Pot lot have bim- mu so M heartily heart hart ily ly accepted h by audiences is IN considered fairly airly satisfactory y pi that ew YOlk Olk h is s not entirely contented with theatrical theatrical 1 cal froth Croth 1 Miss Viola Allen's Allens New e York sc season seasons ason Is s proceeding prosperously at lt Dalys Daly's t 5 whore The Sister b il by he the late F. F Marlon Crawford Is he attractIng attract attract- Ing ng- ng largo o audiences of oC the better class of s. The Time Illa play which tho time of or a nun nUll called upon to choose between her religion an ant and the time man mm s sho ho loves and amid tins hat thought dead tins hat aroused a n vast amount of oC discussion not lIot alone alonen In n Catholic circles hut but among time the laity Jall The fine acting of or orUs Miss Us Allen is h admul- admul ably seconded h the time by efforts of oC James s ax IUt Monsignor II lI lani m Farnum as am Lieutenant Seven SO and Miss Minima Minna Gale GaJe as Countess Chlara- Chlara monte The he tragic ti-agic one-act one play The Time OutPost Out- Out Post ost which It Hobort 1 l-demion l eNon I Is now using as ai s a curtain raiser lo to The Time Noble r Span Span- ard lard Is in iii striking contra st to the hatter later lat hat ter er comedy It not on only lengthens tho evening at time the Criterion Ci but ut a adds d much to its Us interest Mr lIr soils on's many admirers never had a n bet ter cr opportunity of or seeing him to more c aeJ than ho lie appears in th these se two t plays h ho he leaves eH tho the Cri- Cri ter On at nt the time end cud of oC the time week to mako wa way for Charles production of or Israel |