The Washington times., 1901-09-08
BRIEFLY TOLD.

George Forbes is leading man with Eu.
genia Blair in Peg Woffiington."
Joseph Haworth is playing a ten weeks
| stock engagement in San Francisco
s. Miller Kent will begin his tour In
| The Cowboy and the Lady this week.
| Marguerite Sylvia will continue to ap-
pear in THE Princess Chic this season.
Annie Russell has begun her San Fran
cisco engagement in "A Royal Family.
Blanche Bates is appearing at Powers
Theatre. Chicago. in Under Two Flags. -
Robert Hilliard is in London and is re-
| ported to be locking after an engagement
! there.
Zelma Rawlston will become a star this
season in play called "A Woman s
| Way
| Georgia wenes has been re-engaged for
the American Theatre Stock Company,
| New York
Everett King will be in the cast of
Sweet Clover in which Adelaide Thurs
ton will star.
Carlotta Bordeaux will be leading wom-
an with Waiter E. Perkins in THE Man
From Mexico
William Gillette will inaugurate his
London season in Sherlock Holmes" to-
morrow night.
Are You a Mason?" will be produced
at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London,
| Thursday night.
Tim Murphy opened his season in Paul
| Wilstach's play, "A Capitol Comedy y
Thursday night.
A play made from the poem "Hiawa-
tha' is being enacted by Ojibway Indians
at Desbarats, Ont.
Odette Tyler and R. ID. MacLean opened
their season in "Corioianus" last Monday
at Columbus, Ohio.
Frank Gilmore will be leading man of
the Percy Haswell Stock Company at the
Lyceum. Baltimore.
Lettice Fairfax, Richard Mansfield's new
leading woman, arrived in New York
from London last week.
Frank E. Aiken has been engaged by
Liebler & Co. for a role in "A Gentleman
of France"
William Faversham. in "a Royal
Rival" will remain at the Criterion Thea
tire. New York, until November.
"A Hot Old Time" which has coined
money for the Rays. will be taken on the
road for the last time this season.
A dramatization of ouidas novel,
Wanda" will be used to open the sea-
son of the Princess Theatre, London.
Elsie De Wolfe has sailed from Havre
for New York. where she will begin re-
hearsals for The Way of the World
Henrietta Crosman says she will appear
as Rosalind in As You Like It. in a
series OF Shakespearean reviyals this sea-
son.
Amelia Bingham is rehearsing her COM
pany in THE Climbers" The tour will
Boston.
Go-Wan-Go- Mohawk, the Indian &C
tress Is a star this season in a play by
Lincoln ]. Carter, entitled THE Flaming
Arrow"
The new play which will be brought out
at the Garrick Theatre London, is by
Arthur Wing Pinero, and has been chris
tened Iris
Ralph Stuart. formerly leading man of
the American Theatre Stock Company,
become
in Kit Carson"
Eleanor Robson has returned from
abroad and will soon begin rehearsals for
"a Gentleman of France" in which kyrle
Bellew will star.
Joseph Herbert will have an important
role in The Little Duchess" the De Ko-
| ven-Smith piece which Anna Held viii
| present this season.
Valerie Bergere. Richard Buhler, and
| William Blaisdall are playing leading
roles with the Columbia Theatre Stock
Company of Brooklyn.
Il. c. Carton has written a new comedy.
which will be produced at the Criterion
| the leading feminine role.
Harry NJ Blake, who played an impor-
! tant role in the Chicago production OF
| Lorna Doone, has been engaged as
! leading man by w. H. Crane.
Marie George. who scored a success in
| New York in the leading feminine role OF
THE Strollers' with Francis Wilson, will
remain with the company this season.
Stephen Phillips is at work on new
| play for Edward 8. Willard, which the
| latter will use to dedicate the theatre
which he is going to build In London.
Augustus Thomas has completed his
| play wisconsin" A local actor requests
| The Times to suggest The District of
| Columbia" as Mr.. Thomas next choice
of a title.
The japanese actors. Sada Yacco and
| Otojiro Kawakami. will return to Amer
lea Their repertoire will include The
Merchant of Venice with Sada Yacco
as Portia.
Charles Dickson, who recently resigned
| from the cast OF The Explorers in Chi
cago. has been engaged to replace Cyril
Scott in the New York production of
| 'Florodora."
The seats for the opening performance
by De Wolf Hopper, Fritz Williams, Lee
Harrison. John T. Kelly, Edgar Smith,
and Sam Bernard.
Cecil Raleigh, author of THE Great
Ruby" and THE Price Of Peace" has
written new melodrama which Will
soon be brought out at the Theatre Royal.
Drury Lane. London.
Hall Gains story. The Eternal City"
has been dramatized and copyright
performance was given in London recent
ly. Liebler & Co. control the American
rights to the play.
Sidney Brough, the English actor. who
will be Maude Adams leading man this
season, has arrived in America and VIII
this week begin rehearsals of the new
Barrie play. Quality Street"
II. V. Esmonds play, When We Were
Twenty-one" which Nat Goodwin pre-
sented in this country during the last two
seasons. has been renamed "One and
Twenty for the English tour.
Tomorrow night Odette Tyler and r. d.
| MacI .ean will inaugurate their starring
tour at Columbus. Ohio, with ''Coriola-
nus" Their repertoire Will be confined
| u Shakespearean presentations.
Maude Adams will go to London in
1902 She will appear in Il Aiglon, The
Little Minister" las You Like 1t. and
probably in the new Barrie play in
which she is soon to appear here.
laurence Irving will come over from
England to witness +. II. Sothern's pro-
duction of Irving's play, Richard Love
lace" which Will be brought out at the
Garden Theatre. New York, September 8.