The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-16

important part. Nance O'NeiI begins the
preliminary season at the Herald Square
in September and will probably open
as Lady Macbeth.
The Rogers Brothers in London" will
be the first attraction at the Knicker-
booker Theater.
They viii be followed by Forbes Rob-
ertson and Gertrude Elliott on Novem-
Der in "The Light That Failed"
Later Anna Held will be seen here in
new Siece.
These Who Follow Mansfield.
The new Lyric Theater on West Forty
second Street will be thrown open TO the
public on October with Richard
Mansfield as the first attraction. His en-
gagement is for five or six weeks, whea
Grace Van Studdiford comes in an
opera entitled The Red Feather" The
Wizard of Or" is expected to stay at the
Majestic Theater until late in the fall
when a new buTlesQue, Babes in Toy
land" will be produced. Chauncey OIL
colt in a new Irish drama is booked
for a long engagement at this house
beginning in the new year. The attrac-
tions announced at the Savoy Theater
include Mrs. Langtry in September in
Mrs. bearings Divorce" William H.
Crane In October In "The Spenders," and
later Arthur Byron in Major Andre"
At the Victoria Theater. on August 81,
George w. Lederer presents" Blanche
Ring, in My Lady Lola Frank Dan
iels follows in The Jockey"
Wallack's Theater falls in line Sep
TENDER I. with Peggy from Paris" a
George AIDE skit.
Weber & Fields announce a hodge,
podge for their opening on September
II.
Large Undertakings.
Klaw & changers new dollar
theater, the New Amsterdam, viii be
dedicated in October with n. c. Good
win, in a spectacular revival of "a Mid
summer Nights Dream" for which ex-
tensive preparations are now under way
The new house will be the most luxur-
ious and costly in this country.
Wagenhals & Kemper are making
elaborate preparations for the coming
tour of Louis James and Frederick
Warde, who open about September / in
a production OF Alexander the Great, 5"
of which Colin Kemper is the author
This play has for its leading motive.
ambition, but love also plays an i'm
portent part in the story. In the end.
when there are no more worlds 10 con-
quer. Alexander learns that love is a
compensation for his struggles. Mr..
James will have the role of Alexander.
and Mr.. Warde in an important part,
viii furnish the dramatic suspense
"The Resurrection" and Others.
For next season Wagenhals & KEN
per have decided to continue Blanche
Walsh in The Resurrection" which
had z long and successful run at the
Victoria Theater last winter The role
OF Maslova in this play is one OF the
strongest seen on the local stage in a
long time. and as portrayed by Miss
Walsh is uncommonly effective. The
young star scored heavily last season.
This season Manager Fred Niblo
sends three expensive companies on the
road The list includes the four Co.
hans in Running for Ofice." which had
an exceedingly prosperous run at the
Fourteenth Street Theater last spring;
The Governors Son" George NJ. CO.
hans successful musical comedy. which
IS TO be presented with a special com
pany OF forty people. and James w
Harkins' newest melodrama, THE Win
ming Hand The latter will have its
first performance Saturday night ci
this week, starting the season az The
Metropolis Theater. The play is en-
tirely local and shows the Cunard doch
and the arrival OF the Lucania; Madi-
son Square and tho Flatiron Building;
police headquarters. and a sensational
scene in the big subway. Maud Edna
Hall and Carlton Macy head the cast
A new star for the coming season is
Charley Grapewin. popular vaudeville
headliner. He viii be seen IN a musical
comedy called "Mr. Pipp,' which ii
described by the management as full
Of laugh-provoking scenes and many
merry musical numbers" Mr. Grape
win opens his season in Philadelphia
and later viii be seen in this city.
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