The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
FTohman' S Plans.
Charles Is Back From Europe With
New Plays.

New Plays.
Charles Frohman has arrived from
| Europe with much news of interest in
the world Of amusemeuts. When he
was asked about his plans he said:
/ In regard to my material l will first
speak Of work that has been done and
is now being completed for me by
/ American authors. Augustus Thomas
viii deliver TO me in September new
comedy. and will later finish two plays.
/ Sydney Rosenfeld has finished The
Mountain Climbers Henry Guy Garlic
/ ton is at work on a romantic play, and
l have a new play which William Gil
( lette will present after his run in The
Admirable CrichtOn.' I am to have new
/ plays by Madeleine Lucette Ryley and
/ Paul Potter.
John Drew will open the Empire
Theater season in The Duke Of Kill
I crankie. Annie Russell will play al the
| Garrick Theater IN Brother Jacques
William Faversham comes 10 the Hud-
/ son Theater In Pinero's play Lefty
| Virginia Harmed viii come to the Crl-
teriOn in a new comedy after William
Crane appears there in Business is
Business the success of the Coincide
Franchise. Ethel Barrymore after her
/ California tour. will come TO the Hud-
son Theater in Sunday. A new comedy
/ is also being written for Miss Barry
more by H Y. Esmond
Mrs. BlOOdgood comes TO the Garrick
/ Theater in Clyde Fitch's play, The Cor
onet of Duchess and Mrs. Fitch will
appear In a new play by Fitch called
{ Granny. ! shall begin Francis Wilson's
season probably In November in a new
modern comedy without music Henry
/ Miller viii come TO the Garrick Theater
( later in the season with Henry Arthur
Jones play, Joseph EntanglAS.' Fay
/ Davis will reappear in America this sea
son in r. c. Cartons play, The Rich
Mrs. Repton.' William Collier will tour
in The Dictator and then go 20 London
10 play this piece and On the Quiet at
/ Wyndham's Theater there.
Maude Adams will begin her season
in October making a brief tour outside
. New York, and then come to the Empire
4 Thoater. Besides The Little Minister
! Miss Adams viii have an entirely new
and original four-act play written for
/ her by Israel ZangwiIl called Jenny l
/ have also obtained for Miss Adams a
( fifty-minute character play called "Op
O Ne Thumb
i am beginning work at nee on the
/ Sothern- Marlowe tour. which opens
/ september -. IN Chicago. the first BRO
( duction beins Romeo and Juliet and
+ the organization will number nearly
! 100 persons. 1 have also secured q. new
. play by J. NJ. Barrie that l shall first
/ produce in London; a new play by A.
. W. Finero, which l shall produce first at
( Wyndham's Theater. London. a new
I comedy BY Robert Marshall. and ney
play by Henry Arthur Jones. have
I also new comedy By Haddon Cham
/ bers
From the German / have a comedy
entitled The Blind Passenger which I
shall produce at once in New York. II
IS by The authors Of The White Horse
! Tavern. / have also a new comedy.
which is now in rehearsal at the Hav-
market Theater. London. by Louis y
Parker and W. w. Jacobs.
My new production in September n
the Vaudeville Thester, London Is q
musical play called The Catch Of the
Season. which ! shall also produce in
America ] own the American rights
OF the English musical play. The Farl
and the Girl, and q new musical niece
for Sam Bernard which will be produced
when he and Miss Hattie Williams have
hDished with The Girl from Kav's.
am also interested in the American
tour Of Necsey, the child violinist.
During my stay In Paris obtained
a new play by Bataille the dramatIzer
OF The Resurrection also lie Montan-
s!er,' and the Chinese comedy. the
Marriage Of Kitty the Odeon Tbearer
success called The Gallant King NAV
lrfG
Guitry's acting success 'CranquebiIIe
J. also have a dramatization Of KipIing'
| Story Of the Gadsbys' and Gordon Len
noN's 'Indiscretion Of Mr.. Kingsley,
i have arranged for some important
stars 10 visit this country and have on.
gagged great number Of English plsy-
eIs. Sir Charles Wyndham and his com
pany. including Mary Moore. come under
my management 90 the Lyceum The
alter. New York. on November IS. pro-
ducing David GarricI.' Mrs Gorringe' g
Necklace by the author of Cousin
Kate and a new play. Sir Charles
Wyndham's engagement in this country
is for three months.
Il have engaged for twenty-eight
| weeks iu this country Mrs. Patrick
/ Campbell who viii appear in Sardou's
play. The SOrceTesS. and occasionally a
play Of her repertoire. My own English
musical company, headed by Edna MAY
Will come 10 DAYS Theater here earIy
iH September and produce The School
girl Miss May will also appear in La
Foupee. have also arranged with
George EdWardes by which ] shall bring
10 this country during the winter and al
the end Of the run in London the com
pany az the Apollo Theate- In 'Veron-
lique,' the French musical comic opera
which has been 50 successful in Paris
and I'm London. / open my Duke Of York
tTheater In London with Merely Mary
Ann and Miss Eleanor Robson ] have
arranged that Annie Russell shall
again visit England and I am closlnl
an arrangement with J. G. Williamson
10 have her visit Australia
Il shall complete a tour Tor Sir Henry