Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
Greenroon1 GOSSIP

In the coming spectacular produc-
ton of king Lear" with which Will
liam A. Brady is to provide Robert B.
Mantell, the storm effects will be the
most realistic ever attempted on the
American stage.
H. Reeves Smith has been engaged to
create the part of William Ashe in
THE Marriage of William Ashe" in
the Grace George company.
LAS Ye Sow" the new Brady-Gris
mer play, moves from Chicago to Bos-
ton, where it is booked for long run.
Its author, the Rev. Dr. Snyder,
breaches the gospel in Boston and
there is a great amount of local inter-
est being shown in the coming of the
minister's drama
Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne announces
her intention of retiring from the stage
and henceforth giving public readings.
Isabel Irving is star no more. She
has been engaged to play a principal
role with Viola Allen in 1.-THE Toast of
the Town"
New Workers are to have a chance to
enjoy the humorous quality of jerome
K. Jerome at close range. Charles
Trohman has invited him to make his
first American appearance at the EN-
pire theater, New York. This will take
place on the afternoon of October II,
and Mr.. Jerome will give a humorous
recital, consisting of anecdotes and
stories from his personal experience.
William Gillette's latest play, "Clar-
ice" seems not to have pleased the
London critics, although it is conceded
that the public is certain to flock for
q time The Daily Mail says: 1T is
'Clarice' and dainty, good comedy, too,
1Otrf "a nj a l.
fetal and is conceived on a melo-
dramatic plane" And the Daily Tele-
graph man writes: Rarely in our eX-
perience have we seen action so slowly
taken, situation held with such untiring
perseverance and so much small bust
ness occupying such gigantic tracts of
time"
Leon Levy. the resident manager of
the Novelty theater, states that his new
theater will open about November 1,
presenting clean, up-to-date vaudeville
programs. A good orchestra will be
one of the features of this house, and
comfortable seats, well ventilated
room and many exits will add to the
comfort of the patrons.
Miss Norma Leslie Munro, a daughter
of the late Norman Munro and a cousin
of Mrs. Carriers son, Dudley Leslie
Carter, is at present writing a play
which Mr.. Belasco is to produce this
season at his theater in New York. She
has done magazine and newspaper work
for a number of years, but this is her
first attempt as dramatist. Mr.. Be
lasco is reported as saying that the
play is absolutely original, both in
episodes and characters, as well as in
the manner of it's telling"
E. H. Sothern is reported to be Sc
riously contemplating the production
year after next of Percy Mackaye's
poetic NEUROLOGICAL drama, "Fenris, the
Wolf" The actor will be associated
with Miss Marlowe in Shakespearean
representations during this season and
next, but he has in mind the trying OF
the Mackaye play the year following
The costume and scene plates are being
prepared already, If report be true.
Ellen Terry will appear at the Court
theater, London, early in 1906 in Ber-
nard Shaws Capt. Brassbound's Con-
version"
Yvette Guilbert will return to America
next season, but not as a vaudeville
artist. She has been giving entertain
ments of late in Europe, singing the
songs of two centuries, wearing cos
tunes appropriate to each selection
and when she comes here will go on the
Lyceum tours, appearing in the lead
ing high class concert halls.
Henry Arthur Jones expects to come
to America to superintend the finaI
rehearsals of THE Sword of Gideon
in which Virginia Harmed will appear
Bjornstjerne Bjornsons latest drama
"Daglannet," was produced August 81
at the National theater Christiania
with great success. The author per
sonally managed the production.
Among future theatrical possibilities
| In london iS the fnrO511otin,, Ctot,, xy,,s
Cars "Tristram and Iseult," with H
B. Irving and Mrs. Patrick Campbell in
the leading characters.
| Madame Rejane is said to be negotiat-
ing for the Royalty theater, London
with view to the establishment there
of permanent French company.
1.-THE Lonely Millionaires" play by
Mrs. de la Pasture. which was acted al
the Court theater in London by anna
tours some time ago, is to be produced