Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-23
BARRIE LURED
BY H0USEBOAT
WILL COME HERE AS GUEST
OF GILLETTE
NEW PLAYS BEING REHEARsED
custave Kerker Collaborating Win
His Old Partner on . Musical
Piece for kIaw and
ErIanaer
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LONDON. July 22.-The real reason
why Mr.. J. M. Barrie Is going to
America has just come out. according
tc a close friend Of the novelist, and
that is the idea Of having a houseboat
just like Mr.. William GiIIette's Aunt
Polly" which has been floating about
somewhere on the waters of the sound
for three years.
Mr.. Barrie has been looking at pic
lures of Mr.. Gillette's comfortable
craft for some time and has been
gradually making up his mind. He
has booked his passage for September
1, and will pass some time with the
actor on the marvellous craft. and II
Ii is like what he has dreamed he will
order one just like It to keep in Scot
land and there spend his time writing
plays.
In Mr. Barries party will be Mr. J.
T. A. Manson, novelist, who has
written play called Marjorie
strode," which Mr.. Charles Frohnan
will produce in America, and Mr.. p. A.
Smith, writer OF children's stories.
Mr.. Gustave Kerker. who arrived
last week, is at work with his old
partner, Mr.. C. M. s. Mcclellan. devils
ing the plot for new musical play for
Klaw & Erlanger.
ION the Love Path" First
Mr.. McLellans comedy. ION the
Love PATH" goes into rehearsal early
next month at the Haymarket. and
will be the first production at that
theater.
After the dissolution of his partner
ship with Mr.. Frederick Harrison, Mr..
Cyril Maude will tour England In 'The
Beauty and the Barge" in which Mr..
Nat Goodwin will appear at the Ly-
ceum in New York September 7.
Mr.. Maude has taken the Avenue
theater, where Mr.. Charles Hawtrey Is
now playing.
Mr.. Hawtrey sails for New York In
September for another season Of "a
Message from Mars
Forbes Robertson has abandoned tbs
idea of producing Diplomacy" at the
New Scala theater and will open in o
new play with Miss Gertrude Elliott
They will visit America later in the
season.
Nalleur Andrews, the tenor who
played last season In New York with
Miss Edna May is re-engaged to Join
her company at Daly's in THE Catch
of the Season." in part specially writ
ten in for him.
William Collier, who winds up his
season at the Comedy theater tonight,
is going to Southsea for the holidays.
returning in the autumn to reopen an
other theater, which Mr.. Frothman has
obtained.
Miss Doro's Return
Miss Marie Doro and Miss Ada Dwyer
sail next Saturday on the st. Paul.
Miss Dwyer is to reappear in Merely
Mary Ann" Miss Doro returns to Lon
don with Mr.. Gillette.
Frank Daniels. who arrived on the
oceanic, has captured the Savoy hotel.
He started out the other night to see
Sergeant Brue." He found. however,
that the London production Of the play
had been withdrawn six months ago.
Clyde Fitch sails week from Thurs
day to begin rehearsals with Miss
Maxine Elliott in the new play to be
produced at the Criterion September I
after being tried ON Buffalo audience
few nights before. Miss Elliott will
reach New York about August.
Jerome K Jerome. who Is writing a
play for Mr. Frohman, will reach New
York October is, under contrect to
deliver readings for four months n
America.