The Washington herald., 1907-12-08
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Audrey Maple is to be Louise Gun
ning's understudy in tom Jones"

Audrey Maple is to be Louise Gun
nings understudy in tom Jones'
George Grossmith has been engaged by
Charles Frohman to come to America
20 assist Hattie Williams in Fluffy
Ruffies."
William Faversham is the father Of a
boy born last week. Mrs. Faversham Is
professionally known as Julie OPP.
Aubrey Boucicault has been engaged TO
play the Duke of Clumy in The Secret
Orchard" J." when the play is presented at
the Lyric on December 16.
Miss Florence Reed, daughter Of the
late Roland Reed. will play the leading
part OF Katherine de VourceIles In f. II.
Sotherns revival OF IF I Were King"
Barney Bernard. who carried much Of
the show at the New Circle Theater. call
ed Two Islands, is going 10 be made
star man just as soon as Florenz Ziegfeld
can secure a proper vehicle.
Rehearsals have begun for the new
ZIegfeld review. "A Danver's Tour Of the
World, which Will present Adeline Geuee,
the wonderful Danish dancer, to the New
York public early in January.
Nine. Zazimova last week began re-
hearsals Of her new play "The Comet"
by Owen Johnson. The date Of the first
performance has not been set, but il
Will probably be late in December.
In order to keep in the Irish atmos-
phere, because Of the Yeats plays, Mar
garet Wycherly has the assistance Of
Mrs Annie Yeamans. William Harrigan.
and Joseph Sparks. all relics of t4e old
Harrigan and Hart days
Cyril Scott is to star in new play by
Cecil and William c. De Mile. at the
end of his engagement in The Prince
Chap" The new piece will be called
The Trail" an obbreviation Of THE
| End of the TRAIL the original title OF
the play
Maude Adams annual engagement be
gins at the Empire Theater on December
% For Christmas and New Years weeks
she will revive Peter Pan" The week
Of January will be devoted to Quality
Street" and on January Is Miss Adams
viii appear in her new play, The
testers"
The company that is TO support Julia
Marlowe in Gloria" as her new play
has been renamed, will include Alice Har-
rington. Eugenia Woodward. Gwendolyn
Piers. Frederick Lewis, White Whittle-
sey, Charles G. Quinn. David r. Young.
John c. Dixon. Myron Calice and T. /.
Coleman.
Since FRITZ Scheff has been in this
country. she has sat for no fewer than
72O different styles of photographs. The
picture showing her beating the drum
in the Charles Dillingham; production OF
Mile. Modiste" has been picked by ar
tistic judges as the most pleasing of the
wide collection.
Miss Marguerite Clark. the diminu-
tive star with Dewolf Hopper in Hap
pyland," has a little niece who demanded
doll for Christmas. "All right" said
Miss Clark. 'I'n give you a doll as big
as myself" II don't want It." said the
little niece. L want a whole big doll.
want an armful."
The Girl Behind the Counter con-
tinues at the Herald Square Theater.
New York. Both Connie Ediss and Louise
Dresser have new songs in rehearsal.
one Of which, Miss Dresser's, will go into
the production this week. spectacular
chorus song is being written to be added
to the musical numbers in the early
spring.
Viola Allen returned from Europe. on
the Cedric last Saturday. She has two
new plays. one called Irene wycherly.'
written by Anthony B. Wharton. and the
other is an English adaptation of Bern
STEMS lie Bercail." Miss Allen will go
into rehearsals eat once. and her new
plays will be seen in New York some
time in February.