The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-22

ter prices and having in the company
the best actors available. With Charles
Frohman at the head It looks as If the
reputation Of the old Empire and Lyce-
UNI stocks is TO be sustained.
Charles Hawtrey is filing in a few,
weeks in vaudeville before sailing for
England. He is presenting a short one
act play entitled. Time Is Money. "
which he gave as a curtain raiser with
some success in his home country.
While abroad George Tyler will COM
plete arrangements for the American
tour Of Ermete Novelli, the celebrated
Italian actor. Noveln has been under
contract with the Lieblers for more
than year. but for various reasons his
American tour has been postponed. de
will bring his own company. and Will
give a repertoire Of plays.
Lillian Russell has denied the report
that she is to star in a comic opera
called Lady Teazle'' and founded upoli
The School, for Scandal" The book q
The opera is by John Kendrick Bangs.
and A Baldwin Sloane is responsible
for the score
Mary Mannering will appear next sea-
son In a play written especially for ner
by Justin Huntley Mccarthy. James
Is. Hackett is also preparing to utilize
for his next seasons tour a dramatiza
ton of the new Churchill story Mr.
and Mrs. Hackett will spend the next
few weeks at the Canadian Shooting
ano Fishing Club, near Quebec
RlanCho Rates hau CIocaJ bar go,eo,.
ana will sail for Europe shortly to
spend a few weeks. Miss Bates and
The Darling of the Gods" will be
among the attractions which David
Belasco will offer at the Imperial The
ater, 81. Louis, which he has leased
during the Worlds Fair.
W. H. Crane, Margaret Anglin, John
Drew. n. c. Goodwin, and Maxine 81
lott were among the noted professional
PEOPLE who sailed for England last
week.
Blanche Ring has returned from Eng
land just in time to preserve a little of
her old American self. She carries her
self now as If she were quite a London
er, don't you know. The change is not
admired by her many friends. Three
the theatric highway. and It would be
well for her TO remember that sometimes
the trip backward takes Just as little
time. In The Good Old Summer
Time" The Belle of Avenue A" and
'Bedelia'' we have the whole stoy of
Miss Rings popularity. She sang these
songs in a way that delighted audiences.
but most Of her natural charm faded in
the music halls of London
Cosmo Gordon-Lenox is fast earning
a reputation as rapid-hre stage writer
IN addition to the adaptation of The
Marriage Of Kitty he took The March
of Time" from the French for Edna
Wallace Hopper. adapted "Yvette" for
Charles Frohman, and now has finished
the libretto of a musical comedy for
Lillian Russell.
George w. Lederer's musical play,
The Southerners." was given its initial
production I'm New Haven last Thurs
day night with Elhe Fay, Renie Davies,
JUNE McCree. AL Hart, William Gould.
and others in the cast. The Southern
ers' is accredited with success through
It's novel story and treatment
More than 300 performers went to st.
Louis from New York last week TO par
ticipate in Bolossy Kiralfy's new spec
tacular production Louisiana" which
opens at the Odeon Theater on May 2S.
Grace Belmont and Harriet Burt are
TO have the principal roles but most Of
the others IN the cast are unknown TO
American theatergoers 1t is said the
spectacle will be the finest thing Kiralfy
has ever presented.
Grace George Is 10 have a religious
play next year which Is now being writ
ten for her by the Rev. John Snyder, of
Wellesley Hills, Mass. The title and
story of the play have not been made
known and Miss George Will not appear
N it until after the new year. as she is
to continue as Louis in the aIl-star cast
of The Two Orphans IN the early part
Of the season.
Mabelle Gilman has returned to Amer
lea after a season in London. and her
old trouble with the Sires. who formerly
managed her. promises to be revived.
The Sires. il is said. had a three years
contract with Miss Gilman ind the lat
ter, after appearing under their man.
agement for one season. departed for
London. where she has been playing.
Miss Gilman, so it seems. las taken out
n new contract with the Shuberts to
play the principal part in their produc-
ton Of "A West Point Cadet"
Blanche Ring will assume the cad
ing part In "Vivian's Papas" when the
farce Is put on in Chicago for summer
run next month. Leo Ditrichstein. who
put the play into English. will be
member OF the cast and the other play
ers viii be Of like prominence. Miss
Ring Is now in vaudeville. where she Is
giving English hall ballads with scant
success. She is a clever comedienns. |
but it seems that a short season in the
London houses has taken away much
Of her old upontsneity.
After three seasons with Foxy
Grandpa" Joseph Hart and Carrie De-
Mar. have decided that they want some
thing little better when they bid for
favor on Broadway next year They /
have. accordingly. entered into a con- !
tract with Claiming Pollock. whereby |
the latter is TO provide them with
suitable play. |