The Washington times., 1906-06-10

And let Annie take courage. She's not
the only one who is planning a flyer in
Shakespearean comedy. Charles D. Co
burn has just ended a season as : resh-
water Jack in Texas and after spending
few weeks at his summer home at
Pearl River. n Y. will make n tour
through New England with his com
pany. presenting -'As You Like It" in
the open air. Ivah NJ Wills NIrs.
Charles L. Coburn) will be the Rosa
lind and Mr.. Coburn the Orlando. u.lh
a strong supporting company Fresh
water Jack all winter. and Orlando all
summer. Ye gods and little fishes. but
there is versatility,
However. there are n few now rIavs
announced for next season. And twenty
one OF them. if their writer's had their
way. would be called Seeing New
York For IL was discovered last
month that there are twenty-one an
plicatiOns for copyright Of the title
Seeing New York. filed with the
Librarian OF Congress. Seven of these
were for melodramas. one for "dra-
matte poem with pictures and living
action" one for a comedy Of modern
manners" one for a comedy of evan
gelical purpose" and eleven were for
musical plays. Among the names of
applicants were George V Hobart.
Theodore Kremer Dore Davidson.
Harry p. Smith, and r. Melville Baker.
Twenty-one great minds running in
the same channelt Wonder If it's wide
enough to accommodate them all?
There are even n few new PLAYS that
are not entitled Seeing New York &"
and that one strongly susrects do not
exploit any tremendous clash of tenn
peraments. For instance il is an
nounced that Henry Horton. who has
been starring in ''Eben Holden for the
past four years, VIII present a new
play by Edward z. Rose, entitled Snug
Ifarbor," next season. Louise Harden
burgh. Mr. Horizons leading woman.
will play the leading role in the new
drama.
AND Joseph and William Winter
Jefferson have in preparation new
modern comedy called PLAYING the
Game by Cleveland Monfntt and
Hartley Davis. to be produced next
season. Meanwhile Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam Winter Jefferson Christie Mac
Donald), sailed yesterday for Europe.
AND Mrs. James Brown Potter. II Is
SAID, VIII make her re-entry on the
American stage in the title role of
Reginald Kennedy COx's play. Mary
Stuart in which she is now appearing
in England.
AND LieEler & Co. are planning to
bring Forbes Robertson TO America
next season to play the leading part in
Eugene Presbrey's dramatization Of
The Right of Way" which was orig
inally Intended for Kyrle Beliew. Bel
lew has had the bad taste TO put HIM
self. under Dillingham; management
next season, thereby losing a typical
Bellcw part.
AND Walter y. Lawrence has a new
play up his sleeve for Henry f. Dixey.
though he proposes to let him begin the
season ir The Man on the Box" which
has evidently not yet worn out its well
come.
AND Arnold DAILY promises four new
plays next season, not by Bernard
Shaw Not that he is tired of Shaw
by anv means-On the contrary he is
spending part at least of his vacation
with him, and means 10 devote the first
half of the season TO a Shaw repertoire
with Arms and the Nan" as the prin-
cipal play.
AND 1.-The Jungle" Upton Sinclair's
powerfully dlsagreeable book, is to be
dramatized-doubtless into powerfully