STAGE DOOR NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 694, 25 June 1903, Page 11

STAGE DOOR NOTES.

A sketch in the London music halls bears the somewhat striking title of “ A Bride for a Living.”

Mr Joseph Tapley and Miss. Elsie Cameron are in the cast of “ Chilperic,” now being played in London.

Nance O’Neill opeps in “ Macbeth,” at the Herald Square Theatre, New York, in October, under the management of Mr Charles Frohman.

Charley Faning writes to Australia* that Epglish audiences are easy to play to, and will laugh at anything. This* is- very modest on .Charles’ part ’

Miss Maxine Elliott is shortly to visit Europe, and will go on a summer cruise in the Baltic with the Kaiser and Kaiserin in the Imperial yacht.

The Maud Jefferies-Julius Knight Company will leave London for its Australian season with Mr Williamson in a few weeks. It will open in Melbourne io September.

Lt is understood that the projected tour of New Zealand by a company headed by Miss Florence Seymour, and playing a round if the Brough pieces, has been abandoned.

The Frank Thornton season was brought to a happy conclusion at the Criterion, Sydney. The popular comedian made a speech in which he promised to return some day with new pieces.

Rumour hath it that Fred Graham and Fred Leslie, of the “ San Toy ” Company, are on anything but friendly terms with each other owing to a certain Melbourne criticism. The result (says the “ Newsletter ”). has been a source of much amusement to those behind tb.e scenes.

A musical comedy company, under the management of Mr M. B. Leavitt, sailed from New York on March 22 for a tour of South Africa, and may cpme on to Australia. Included in the company ate Madame Pilar- Morin, Miss Louise Hepner, Mr George W. Leslie, the Zan Zigs, Sylvian Lee, and De Villiers.

Mr Hugh Ward is so identified in the minds of playgoers with the comic opera stage that it comes as a surprise that in America he has a long list of dramatic creations to ; his credit. He has played Baron Hartfeld (“ Jim, the Penman”), The Private Secretary, Jaikes (“ Silver King”), Danny Mann, Matthias (“The Bells ”j, and goodness knows what. His record for ten years is nearly 400 parts. At present he is illustrating his great? Ver- • satility by playing with great-success *• a “ boy ” part in “ Secret Service,” at Melbourne His Majesty’s.