The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
AND PLAYFOLK.


Bruce McRae has been selected by
Liebler & Co. for the position of leading
man for Viola Allen.
There is some talk of litigation over the
play. THE Coming of Mrs. Patrick" It's
author, Rachel Crothers, objects to fits re-
naming idle. while Walter N. Lawrence.
who produced 1t, says he is waiting for
proper time to send it on the road
The new review that F. Ziegfeld. jr., is
TO produce viii probably be put on at the
New York Theater early in February.
The first performance will be given al the
Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadel-
phia, on January 20.
Henry Miller's summer in San Fran
cisco will be devoted 10 trying several
new plays He will have a stock COM
pany there on the lines of those carried
out two or three years ago, and he viii
be located at the Van Ness Theater.
Henry E. Dixey is arranging for another
starring tour to begin in January. He is
now engaging a company. and 1t is ex-
pected that his new play viii have an
out-of~town hearing about Christmas
time. It's title has not yet been an
nouneed.
! William Gillette's new play viii be
produced on January 6. The present title
is THE Little Affair at Boyds," and the
piece is a comedy. verging on farce
Doris Keane, who played the leading part
| in The Hypocrites," will have the prin-
cipal female role with MIR. Gillette.
Senator La Toilette has taken occasion
to praise George Broadhurst's play. THE
Man of the Hour" In a letter 10 William
A. Brady. the producer. the Senator said:
1T is play that ought 70 be seen by
every woman who feels pride in having
her husband. brother, or sweetheart do
HIS duty"
Margaret Ellington (NIrs. Daniel Froh-
NAM has been out OF the cast Of The
Thief since November %. on account Of
a threatened nervous b. breakdown. She
VIII be compelled 20 rest for at least
another week. Mabel Brownell. her un-
/ derstudy, has been playing Miss Hing
tons role with much success.
! Vera Fedorcvna Kommisarjewskaya a
Russian actress, is coming TO New York
| City Iext spring and will open an en-
/ gagement at the Liberty Theater in an
| lbsen play on March ? She has leased
The theater for five weeks. paying 5000
a week. The lease was made through her
American representative. Elias RosenthaL
L. Frank Baum, composer Of The Wiz
ard OF or. has just finished a new comic
opera entitled 'Ozma Of o." 10 be pro-
duced by the American Extravaganza
I Al Of
o. characters appear in the new piece.
and a number Of additional creatures as
grotesque as the Scarecrow and the Tin
WOOdman.
The cast Of The Waltz Dream" will
include Sophie Brandt, Charles Bigelow.
Magda Dahl, Joseph Herbert. Harry Fair
leigh, Josie Sadler, Ed Wilson. Donald
BC 'hanal. and Joseph Carey The frst
performance viii take place in Phlladel-
phia on January 6. and the opera viii
50 20 the Broadway Theater, New York.
on January q.
Pearl Meredith, Of the Meredith Sisters.
while playing at Columbus, Ohio. last
week. lost purse containing Sis and
jewelry valued at 1880 Ii was found in
/ front Of the Hartman Hotel by a news
/ boy, who handed Il 20 the hotel clerk.
/ Miss Meredith. who was verging on ner-
vous prostration, was overjoyed when she
recovered her property, and gave the boy
a generous reward.
The Astor Theater last week received
an order for two seats Tor the perform
ance OF Tom Jones" from a passenger
on the Hamburg-American liner Amer
ika, which was more than one days Jour
ney from New York City. This is the
first instance of theater tickets being or
dered by wireless telegraphy. II is said
that several steamship companies will
add this privilege 10 the conveniences for
passengers.
Phoebe Davies is 70 have a new play.
She is still in Way Down East which
has made her known to hundreds OF
thousands Of playgoers from coast 10
coast. William A. Brady and Joseph
r Grismer have commissioned Philip
Nerriu Mighels TO write her a play OF
life to-day in the California foothills
Mighels is a California novelist and mag
azine writer. Miss Davies is a native
daughter OF the Golden West
Weber's Theater remains dark in order
to complete rehearsals Of the burlesque
on The Merry Widow" which will be
presented during Christmas week. Edgar
smith and Maurice Levi are at work on |
the book and music, and Lulu GIaser will /
nave the part Of the widow. Truly Shat |
tuck, Amelia Stone Charles Ross. and
Mabel Fenton have retired from the com /
pany. Ross and Fenton return 20 the
fold. after a brief dip into vaudeville
When Nine Bertha Ealicb M. - !
duced TO leave the Yiddsh stage and pro- /
duee such plays as The Kreutzer So
nata, ''Monna Wanna" and 'Sappho I
and PhaOn" on the American stage the 1
management Of the Yiddish Theater. IN 1
New York. imported Nine. Lipzin To oe- /
come the leading Yiddish player in this 1
country. Nine. Lipzin and her company
appear at the Belasco Theater tomorrow
and Tuesday in ''The Jewish Queen |
Lear" and "Medea."
A country yap recently visited New
York and attended performance at one
OF the theaters where there was a melo 4
drama on He returned again for four
successive performances, and. finally the
doOrman. who noticed the frequency of /
his visits, said: You must Ike the show.
Tor l notice you come most every per-
tormance The zap replied: You know
IN that second scene where that married
woman let her lover out the back door.
Wen! It's only a question OF time when
they are going 10 catch the critter. and
Just want TO see what they are going
to do with him when they do catch him"
Munro Was Angry.
In a city of the Northwest. Wallace