| Show I THEATER TH A TER GOSSIP I C Jennings now appearing with Mibs Mav Irwin In Mrs Peek hams Carouse at tho Garrick Theat Theater er cr has hus signed a contract to appear appeal under the tho management of Charles CharlesI I rohm n for tOI the tho next two Uvo years jears William Gillette has made an agree agreement agreement ment with Charles Frohman to con continue continue in tho part of Samson for foi tho next two years During that time Mr lIr Gillette will complete the manu manuscript script of or a now American pH pia the tho of which is already finished fin d dh Tho h of Mr Ir new play In which ho he himself will not app an ai m will be bo a Civil Wai VI incident ot oC the order of oC Secret Service The rhe is mado that Mr Ir John Drew Diew ib to abandon modern mo so 50 draim dramn at all ail events foi fOl the son In III two jears ears now he pro pio proposes poses pobes to appear In The School for foi Scandal und and other English I come comedies comedies dies including Much Ado About Nothing In which he will again pla llla I All his friends will wish him M In the tho effort to get out ot of tho artistic iut lut in which ho has been sinking deeper and an 1 for somo years jears audiences crowd the tho Bo Be Bolasco Belasco lasco Stu Theater Nov ew York ork at ev ry performance of Bates Bat BatIn in he Fighting Hope The Thc Thurs Thursday day rn matinees introduced to tho heavy hraY at nt the regular per performances performances tics to patrons to Mea bee beetho tho Belasco star in her ed play It Is a 11 womans the strongest appeal lying In the tho revelation tion ot of the innermost secrets of a feminine heart struggling In the throes of conflicting lovos loes and sympathies sympathies thies I I I Miss Iss Julia Julin Marlowe whose return to the stage tage is alway welcome has hus de decided decided to begin hoi hOl new ne eason ason with a production of Johnstons play pIa Tho Goddess of Reason Heason ot of which some account has been given gl n al already ready in this thib journal It is a romance of the French revolution Is strong ly IS colored with Johnstons some somewhat what fervid Imagination It Is an am ambitious I work of American workman workmanship ship and distinctive literary quality and moreover contains scenery and am Incident which ought to prove valuable valuable able In the theater Jeffreys Lewis has haM been added a to the strong cat cast C Good Goodwin Goodwin win In his new play Cameo Kirby Kirb The company now In Includes Includes Edward Fealy Feal James e Wallace MacCutcheon Pitman Janet Jan t Belcher Dc cher Nell OBrien Thomas rhomas Coleman John Har HarIngton Ington Helen Robertson and Janet Shelby SI lb besides the star and Lew Lewis LewIs is Old Hanigan appears i once more In darkey arkey makeup as ns Croup a lazy I slave In the Harrl Hart days It was not uncommon I mono mon to Ol Harrigan in and andu J u Ien en the absurdly Uy o had a chance I to ic sr 3 his Uncle Tom T l in lit an ii allstar Il st lr revival of that play I recently r e U l know 5 ld 5 elZ ng i il i l Bt t l Jl H V recent 1 I cannot understand tan why those Interested in theatrical matters In all the other cities ot oC the o country yield to lo tho opinions of ot New York as asto asto to lh the worth of a 1 new play pIa It Is Win just look how It was With laudo Adams She Sho pU played ed The Tho Minister to houses in Washington only 1700 being taken l In I during the tho week Then hon she took tho play to New York und and it made a I hit Later on when Mho sho it in Wash Vash Washington ington again the tho at the th bo office for the tho week mounted up to 17 Why hy Is this People ought to judge a play pla tor fOl themselves Now New rs aro Iro not any bettel than an anyone jane rise else Mr Ir would like I e to know mow and so would woul 1 a good many others After five weeks of rustic lUblic humour and comedy ot o the bro roa let varied bj I the tho occasional touches to cheH of oC pathos which he situa situation tion oC the deserted 1 wife and the tho trembling Lovey Iov Mary Mrs Mis VIggA of or the Patch reach rench reached ed the tho end erid of its season list last night The lime had bad come to sa siv e to 10 the tho deer American Mr Ir J C Williamson had brought the United States to the tho quaint of oC the and above boc all to bid farewell to Ada the clever and artist who wh has to so ably expounded the of Mrs Wiggs hele was wnM accordingly a scene ot of enthusiasm and at the tho end of ot the tho evening after acter man recalls the tho applause was J t sus sustained us until the popular s M re responded spon lcd feelingly with I r just think vou ou and Im sorry to say ay Sdney Sep Sel 26 |
