Buffalo Courier from Buffalo, New York • 2

7 THE BUFFALO COURIER I in'" i li 1 1 Broadway restaurant after the play. Her small, but elegant apartment axe furnished In perfect taste. Her equipages are Irreproachable. She I seen everywhere in the Bohemian smart set, and it is largely for this that her manager is willing to pay her a munificent salary. She Is much talked about, and this, in New Yerk.

means salary. Mis Lottie Alter during the past season made the artistic hit of her short life aa Audrey in Henrietta Crossman' revival of You Lake It." Miss Alter, who is in her early twenties," is a Chicago girl, who has outgrown the Western spraddling town and become a New Yorker. Ten years of her life have been devoted to the dramatic profession. When she graduated from sou-brette to Ingenue roles her admirers hailed the change with delight, for the dainty beauty of the girl and her pronounced intelligence snt her forward in her profession at pleasurable speed. Last season when Henrietta Cross-man decided to shelve her great success, "Mistress Nell," to put on "Joan o' the Shoals," she engaged Miss Alter for the Ingenue part.

"Joan" was not a success, but the work done by the dainty little girl was so pronouncedly bright and satisfying that when the Shakespearean actress thought of putting on "As You Like It." Miss Alter was asked if she would play the role of Audrey. She hesitated far a time, but was finally persuaded, and during the run of the revived classical comedy-at the Theater Republic in New York the critics spoke in the most flattering terms of Miss Alter's beauty. Intelligence and naive conception of the part allotted to her. On June 25th, accompanied by her mother and Mis Mabel Talieferro. Miss Alter sailed for Europe for a rest before the labors of the coming season.

-tX" i' i 1 X-X I -'V v. if. p.i ok yC 54X VV -r TtTTT TC, fs iV- ..4 Miss Mabelle Gilman, who was a Casino beauty for some seasons, is a young and charming comedienne, a beautiful singer and gracetul dancer, endowed with a peculiar magnetism and grace of manner that makes all her undertakings successful. Miss Gil-man might be styled one of Mr. George Lederer's finds.

Like Miss Edna May she owes her success and position to Mr. Lederer's development of her talents. Miss Gilman wears beautiful stage gowns and is very quiet and unassuming, looking more like a jolly little school girl than one of Broadway's stars and beauties. The Courier presents her picture as she appeared in the "Hall of Fame" at the New York Theater. New York.

Miss Lottie Alter-. One of the Prettiest Women of the American Stage As Audrey in Miss Henrietta Croaaman- "A You Li! If Last Season She Mr. Harry Woodruff, who was with Mr. Nat Goodwin and Miss Henrietta Crossman tbe last season or two. is now taid to be doing well in Chicago.

He began his stage career as a juvenile "Pinafore" player at 9 years. He is a Yale graduate, a lawyer, and one of the accomplished gentlemen of the stage. Made the Hit of Her Career. rr.atlc talent Justifies her theatrical ,4 Miss Isabel Whitloek, so It is announced, will be assigned a prominent part in the production to be nut on the boards at the New York Theater Two poets from the student quarter of Paris have undertaken to "sing themselves around the world, and will 1 3 men ongoing to the theater in home or street tjress. He said it was the province ot the stage to spread education and elUvate morals.

One should. leave the thiiater feeling strong and settled. Plays- hould be made to idealize life. actor and dramatic critics haye been stirred into a lively dls cussloiu of the tendencies of the stage by theitatement of Richard Mansfield, in his recent letter to the New York Herald that "the art of acting is diminishing every day and bids fair to disappear entirely." If i.g announced that Pietro Mas-cagnl, great Italian composer and conductor, will visit the United States next season accompanied by a large orchestra and complete chorus if singers, 140 people in all. Ingenious Jules Stone.

The following good story is toS Jules Sjtone, the comedian and DamrQjSCh the musical director. St.ne was onihls first ocean trip, both he Damroflch being on their way to Th'i steamer sailed on Saturday and alfc was lovely until Tuesday morning abvut five oilock when the propeUr shaft Sirok'i. Terrible shocks and grin through the ship, in a mlnuteithe decks were full Of passengers inftbelr night attired i D.smosch rushed up to Stone an 1 grabbed him: ''My God. what has hap What does it mean?" I Ston answere, filled with the mai of hlsrprst trip, "Better ask the rap-tain. I supposed it happens every Tuesday i f-K.

i 4t i '0 iT1 3 MiBs Mabelle Oilman, Famous for Her Beauty In the "Hall of Fame" Soon to Star in Musical Comedy. coronation Theatricals Mrs, Kendal and El len Terry in Beerbohm members of the royal family. The pretty souvenir is published by Messrs. Joseph ManseU Limited. That Pinero is about to embark for New York City in order to produce there his great, grim drama, "Iris." Mr.

Pinero is- sure of a fine welcome hsre, where his work has always been much appreciated. SARA HIRSHFIBLD KESSEL. plauded Mrs. Leslie Carter and everyone went to see no, not Shakespeare nor "Hamlet, but Bernhardt as Hamlet, the same as we did early this season. American stars were not in evidence, but a number of American girls helped to make hay while the coronation sun shed Its radiance upon all corners of the English kingdom.

Miss Edna May made a hit as a Bond Tree's Cast of the Merry Eva L. Allen. -l A. rather speaking (if- theatrical folk, the sensation of the week was Mr. Tree's KalstafE to the "Merry Wives' of England's two greatest actresses, Mrs.

Kendal and Miss Ellen Terry. An interesting story is told of how Mr. Tree managed tp get these stars to play the roles. It had to be arranged with great! diplomacy, and not one before the other. So when Tree ran down to Brighton to persuade Mrs.

Kendal "to come, his astute business manager, Mr. Henry Dana, was off to Wlnchilsea to entice -Ellen Terry. The two gifted actresses were each, inclined to agree to Mr. Tree's startling proposal if the other would first select the charavier she preferred. "If Ellen will play Mrs.

Ford, I will play Mrs. Page," said Mrs. Kendal. "I insist upon Madge having first said Miss Terry, and so the pourparlers for some time went on," until at length Mrs. Kendal agreed to play Mrs.

Ford, and Ellen Terry to play Mrs. Page. Mrs. Tree took the part of Sweet Anne Page. There was a great invasion in London of French players during the week and the battle for admission also raged around -them Bernhardt, Rejane and Mme.

Hading each holding her own light wav above the bushel. Mme. Jane Hading played at the Coronet Theater in Maltre de Forges" and "Frou Frou" to packed houses; Rejane "Zaza," in which we have ap Wives of Windsor" London Stage Gossip. i Coijonation month in has been jEt rich harvest for al! the theatrical BtarBj managers and play- bouses. There lias feeen, nothing new or novel, but all the greatest actors have been there, appearing in old-time plays, filling the theaters and theatrical coffers to overflowing1 and glowing themselves beneath the reflected light of the leading in the supreme theatrical performance, "The Coronation!" At one time there was much talk as to whom of the actors the King would delight to honor during the coronation festivities; but the question was settled fcv HI Majesty' unexpected illness, necessitating a complete change in the programme for coronation week, when the King and Queen expected to be busy with their own performance and a royal i cast, which far outshone even Beerbohm Tree's "Merry Wivea of "Windsor," Theatrically speaking, or ftfter Wllberforce Jenkins.) Age 17.

Gender feminine, which -anay, in part, account for h-r youthful beauty. Born in "The Earth." Has ottn occupied 'a pedestal Has three pretty freckles on her cheek, sometimes mistaken for dimp s-Is Gibson," "Wenaeii" and a Buffalo girl. Kaleidoscopic pos r. Weberfieldlan. Lighted on this frst.

Has been doing head and feet svunts ever since. Prides herst-if hers aristocratic birth and long line of ancestry. Is no relative "Little Eva." ut is a descendant of Eve, wife oj Adam, of No. 1, Garden of Eden. fact, many claim that there are toes in her voice which have a strongs resemblance to those u-aed by Eve wften she first saw that so familiar to students of ancient and modern history, as well.

Has many other accomplishments. Walks, talk, eats ahd breathes dally. Is a ci)mb-r on tfte ladder of histrionic fame. subjecfe to "contracts" with theatric a manaMrs. Her press agents claim he knew Jer A C5' backwards at th1 age 6 but has ever been forwari in her profession.

Has long hair-t -nie hair. tMt has never sat in a wlnd.nv displaying -Is well featured, bsh facially and on Weber Field's pro sramnvf s. (D'agram furnished free of charge Biographer.) SABA HIRSHFIELD KESSEL Mcintosh Studio. Copyright, 1902. Burr Miss Isabel WMtlock.

She is One of the Beauties of Fame" at the New York of "Hall Theater. soon be in this country. The success of the tour is assured by numerous engagements made for them In cities along the route, after "The Chaperons" shall have run its qourse. Isabel Whitloek. before she adopted a stage career, was prominent in Washington society.

She made her stage debut last season as one of the "pretty maidens" in "Florodora." She has an abundant share of good looks, and her friends declare that her dra- In a recent interview with a French writer Emperor William criticized the custom prevailing among German wo- I .4 5 -J--' I I uLL Photo by Burr Mcintosh. Mr. Henry "Woodruff. Brilliant Young Actor Who Achieved Remarkable Success With Miss Henrietta Crossman in "A You Like -It" Last Season. tt -7 rr 1 F77 1 i' it 'J fV -VXX iss Niira Farrington i I A--- XV i.

VV. I w. 'V i -X i I -x-x the Best Gowned of Street tea girl in the "Three Little Maids" at the Apollo Theater. A new "play produced during the coronation season was Mr. George P.

Hawtrey's dramatic comedy, "Lord of His House," produced at the Comedy, with the author. Miss Nina Bouclcault, Miss Mab Paul, Mrs. Charles Calvert and Messrs. R. C.

Herz, Edward O'Neill. Gayer Mackay, J. A. Cave, Charles Goodhart and F. Kern in the principal parts.

London Theatrical Gossip informs us: That Lady Trowbridge, the sister of Lady Dudley, both promlirent in the coronation festivities, is about to Join the increasing ranks of women playwrights. She is writing a play for Mrs. Langtry. That Sardou is putting the finishing touches to a "Dante" which will be simultaneously produced in English by Sir Henry Irving and in Italian by That Olga Nethersole is soon to fulfill an engagement at Mme. Sarah Bernhardt' Paris theater.

That Mr. J. M. Barrie's play. "Quality Street." will probably be produced in London In the autumn.

That Mrs. Kendal can turn her talent in other direction beside acting, and ha designed a cardboard coronation wreath of pansiea. backed by portrait of the King and Queen and other Charming Lottie Alter Other Interesting Stage Gossip. This Is distinctly an age of luxury on the stage aa well as in other walk oil life. And nowhere In America doea the) rule hold so ood aa In New York.

There is to be found any number of beautiful women who are popular with theatergoers, not so much for any great dramatic ability but because they literally grace and dress the stage. The New Yorker demands beauty of feature and figure and exquisite taste in dress in the theater, and the woman who can fill the bill need never stray far from Broadway. She is always wire of an entire season's engagement. The result is a constantly growing theatrical colony of which Miss Nina Farrington is a strik ing representative. Miss Farrington has been one of the beauties of the season at the New York Theater.

She is regarded as one of the most artistic dresser both on and off the stage- and every head turn when she enter a i i i i i. 1 Si I iS atlss Nina Parrtngton, Who la 2iss Era X. Alien. A Pretty Buffalo Girt with Weber and Fields. Said to Beth, Be.t Gowned Actrela New York.

Miss Farrington J2eady tnr b. onerry s. Mi Farrington Aw ting Her Stage Cab..