The Washington times., 1906-06-10
The Old Seasons Dead;
Long Live the New

= disagreeable play-by the author and
Margaret Mayo. George II. Brennan
has the dramatic rights and after trying
* on the Chicago dog early In Septem-
Der hopes for u New York run later in
/ the season.
AND Francis Wilson has written a
comedy-''with music"-entitled Little
| Dolly Waters" which will be produced
in New York early next season. Having
/ quit playing musical comedy. the star of
'Erminie" has gone to writing IL. Ger
tainly he should know how.
AND Charles F-ohman has secured the
American rights 10 n new stage version
of Conan Doyle's "Brigadier Gers I'd,
now running in London, and expects 90
produce 1t in New York next winter.
AND even Washington IS represented.
for Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Hughes are more
than pleased with their new sketch.
| -Suppressing the Press" by Fred j.
Beaman, OF Washington. which was
chosen out of 80 manuscripts submitted
in competition for a prize of $1,000, and
are booking II for next season.
AND there are othersi The Embar-
Tassmeut of Riches" which has already
been tried will go on the road next sea-
son, with part Of its original cast
Not Bruce MCRae. though. for he is to
be in the cast of Told in the Hills" by
Marah Ellis Ryan and Macpherson
Turnbull. which is to be produced in
Chicago. June -, and in which Edwin
Arden expects to star.
Blanche Walsh has closed her season
in The Woman In the Case" and is
coming East for the summer She ex-
poets to open next season in the same
play and come to New York I'm Decem-
Der for an engagement at the New Astor
Theater I'm n play by Clyde Fitch, and
in Jacob Gordin's THE Kruetzer So
uata."
It is reported that Marie Tempest and
Ellis Jeffries will star Jointly In America
next season.
Robert 6. Taber. leading Juvenile with
Odette Tyler. has joined the Harry
Woodruff company which begins a long
run with Brown If Harvard in Chi
cago tomorrow evening.
Wilson Meirose. the handsome leading
man OF the Tyler company, whose Joe.
the cowboy. endeared him to all who
saw The Cowboy and the Lady" re-
turns to Pittsburg today. where he will
resume his former position as leading
man of the Alvin stock company.
Little Imogene Fairchild Taylor. the
, beautiful daughte= CT L. Stoddard Tay-
lor. manager of the Belasco. who made
her stage debut with Odette Tyler and
r. ID. MacLean as the Prince in THE
Red Carnation," had the distinction last
Tuesday evening of playing the child in
''Frou Frou" with Nine Sarah Bern
hardt- Little Miss Taylor looked re-
marSably handsome and aristocratic and
carried off her part with much honor.
She was only told five minutes before
she went on the stage that she was
wanted TO play little George and this to-
Eether with the fact that she could not
understand n word of French would
nave been enough to frighten the aver
age child. but Imogene acted her part
with as much aplomb as if she had been
playing fl all season. and when Nine.
Rernhardt gracIouSly led her before the
curtain at the end of the act she re-
ceived the applause with the manner Of
one perfectly accustomed 90 IT.
Joe Weber has signed by cable Miss
Clssy LOTUS and Maurice FarkOa. two
OF the most talented and popular play-
ers In Europe. Mr. Weber has also Sc
cured the contract Of Mrs. William Bur
ress. great character comedian. These
three players with Mime. Lillian Rlau-
Welt are the first four of the new MEM
bers Of Joe Weber's all-star company to
be signed for next season.