Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
Dramatic Notes

Francis Wilson is very enthusiastic
he is to be starred next season. The
piece is entitled when knights Were
Bold" 1t scored great success in
| London, where it was presented with
Jimmie welch in the leading role.
| Grace Eliston, who has been playing
in 1.-THE Lion and the Mouse has
| signed a five-year contract with Henry
b. Harris, by whom she is to be starred
next season in a new play of American
| life by Martha Morton, entitled "The
Movers"
"The Man of the Hour is being pro-
duced in Chicago, where it is repeating
it's New York success.
| Leo Ditrichstein will be starred next
season under the management of Wag-
enhals & Kemper, opening in Before
and After" which the Belasco people
recently did, and appearing in a new
| play some time in December.
| The rumor that Weber and Fields
are to join forces next season has again
bobbed up, this time in Boston. NO
one would confirm the report last week,
but Joe Weber was not chary about
| denying it.
Elsie Janis will probably appear as
star under the management of
Charles Dillingham; next season.
| Ernest Lamson has closed his two
years engagement with 1.-THE Heir to
| the Hoorah," ih which he was seen
here earlier in the season, and returned
to New York to arrange for his starring
| tour next season in a new play entitled
"a Romance of Bright Angel Trail,
of which he is the author.
| Charlotte Walker has been engaged
bv David Belasco to be featured in the
new play which is to succeed "The
Rose of the Rancho at the Belasco
| theater by next season.
| Miss olga Nethersole signed con-
tract recently whereby her next sea-
sons tour will be booked, as before.
by Klaw & Erlanger. The tour VIII
| open in September in Kansas City.
Miss Nethersole will play her usual
repertory, with the possible addition
of 1.-THE Dolls House." In January
she will go to New York for pro-
longed stay, opening her season there
in Paul Hervieu's play, 1.-The Awaken
| ing"
| r. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe,
according to present plans, will appear
as separate stars next season, Miss
| Marlowe confining herself to classic
plays and Mr.. Sothern appearing IN
romantic roles. Such an arrangement
has been under advisement Tor some
L
week.
Maxine Elliott is to appear In the fall
in London in a new play by HI. ". Es-
mond entitled "The Greenwood Tree
Henri Lavedan's drama, THE Duel"
which Otis Skinner has been presenting
in this country for the past two seasons
and which he gave here recently,
| is to be brought out in London by Ar
| thur Bourchier.
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
expect to return to this country for
another tour late next season.
| Camille D'Arville will very likely be
seen in vaudeville next season in
musical playlet.
| George Ade is writing a comedy of
Western life for w. H. Crane. The
play is to be finished by September.
| Blanche Bates will continue in 'The
Girl of the Golden West" for another
season. She will spend her summer on
| a farm she owns in New York.
| General Manager F. Lincoln, of the
Sullivan Considine circuit, makes the
announcement that he had made ar
rangements to add eight more houses
to the circuit. The Burwood, in Omaha
which is only two years old, was
bought. and plans were completed for
the building of new house in Kansas
| City In addition to these, theaters
were secured in Denver, Salt Lake.
| Ogden, Omaha, Topeka, Leavenworth
and Lincoln, Neb. The company will
thus be enabled to play performers
back to Chicago, after they have filed
their dates in the far west. Mr. Lincoln
announced that the Sullivan-C Considine
circuit is now able to offer thirty two
weeks of solid time. The Peoples is its
Los Angeles house.
Florence Roberts, who made such q
big success in New York last season,
will appear in ''Zira,' having acquired
the rights for some parts of the coun-
try to that play.