The Washington times., 1906-10-07


or next month calls for Mrs.
Temples Telegram" FOR the week OF Oc-
tober S; Julie Bonbon" for October 10;
Before and After" for October
y, Hnda SpOug, in John Hudson
Wife" for October g; Virginia Har-
red. November 3; Sothern and Mar
lowe, November 70.
Most of these announcements are dis
tEctly interesting Julie BOnbon,' has
been here before and made enough
friends TO be assured Of a warm vel
come. II is not art for arts sake. but
what is far more popular, art for fun's
sake.
John Hudsons Wife" has had moth
ing but commendauon from the New
York critics. Miss Spong put il on TO
retrieve the failure of Lady Jim,'
with which she opened her season, and
il retrieved it. William Hawtrey, a
brother Of Charles. who is playing his
first American season, has big place
in the supporting company
Virginia Harmed needs no inroduc-
ton Ii has been persistently rumored
that she would take Mrs. Leslie Car
ter's place among Belasco's stars, and
there is no one on the American stage
She opens. however, tomorrow night IN
New York under the Shubcrt banner,
and after three weeks there comes to
the BelaSco. Her play this season is
The Love Letter" and Il has been
read TO appreciative audiences in sew
eral OF the smaller cities
As for Sothcrn and Marlowe, Wash
ington is in luck 10 get them at ALL
for they only expect 10 play a very
brief American tour before landing in
New York early in January. and at
the close of their engagement there
they go abroad, seeking fresh fields TO
conquer. They open their season in
Philadelphia with a three weeks en-
gagement. during which they Will pre-
sent the first English version of Suder-
manns John the Baptist" and re-
vival OF Hauptmann's THE Sunken
ReH" They have nearly dozen plays
in rehearsal for this season, and It is
not vet announced which OF them they
will play here. But whatever their
repertoire they are sure of warm
welcome.
The National gives us another first
production on any stage tomorrow
night. when Jefferson de Angelis-and
Girl and the Governor" Among the
aforesaid few others are several
young ladies possessing what Richard
Grant White used to call rare personal
pulchrituder' For instance. Estelle
wentworth. Lillian Rhoades and Maude
IakleS- Also there are some pretty
strong supports In the person or Richie
Ling and H. VogeL
George F. Gill. recently manager of
Luna Park. stated on the closing night
that next season the park will open
Nav Is, after the expenditure of over
S50000 in improvements. Among the
many new features next season there
will be a miniature theater, with vaude-
willie performances afternoon and even
ing
Guy Bates Post. who was recently in
our midst, is TO take his place among
the stars next season. Just what the
technical difference is between stardom
and leading mandOm no one quite
knows. Still. the leading man OF the
past two years is to be the star of next
year under the management OF Nixon
& Zimmerman. His play is yet to be
written, but il. of course. promises to
provide Mr. Post with the best acting
material he has yet had"
Upton Sinclair viii be a member OF
the company now preparing TO present
his play, THE Jungle" II viii be his
FIRST appearance and it Is said that the
stage fever struck the young author
while he was attending rehearsals. He
will play the role OF Ostrinskl, one ol
the Workngmen in the packing house
Owing to his great success IN 'Ihe Law
and the Man" Wilton Lackaye VIII not
plav in THE Jungle after all. Charles
Richmond will play Jurgis,
PInero is at work on another play,
which Is said 20 be on similar lines to