Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-15
Dramatic Notes

Norman Hackett may join Julia Marlowe's
company.
Langdon Mitchell is writing a pay for Olga
Nethersole.
Frances Starr, the latest Belasco star, may
essay Juliet.
Frank Dekum is to be leading man for Sarah
Truax in her starring tour in The Spiders
Web"
1t is said that Mrs. Langtry will be a Be
lasco star neXe season. and that the manager
believes her strength lies in tragic roles.
Lotta Faust has been engaged for the cast
of THE Girl Behind the Counter She Is the
wife of Richie Ling, tenor of the Californians.
Herbert Kelcey and Effe Shannon are play
ing a special engagement in Sar Francisco.
They will revive The Moth and the Flame
during this engagement.
Bertha Galland who, because Of i'll health
has not been playing the past season. is now
perfecting arrangements for the play in Whlch
she is to appear this fall
Lillian Russell is to appear next season in
racing play written by George Broadhurst ana
George V. Hobart In this comedy she viii
play the role of a fascinating lady lobbyist.
Henry w Savage will include in his plans
for his American companies another cross
continent tour Of Madame Butterfly and Pa
ciic coast tours o. THE Prince of Pilsen" and
THE College WIDOW
Joseph Howard has completed the score Of
tie play in which he and Mabel Barrison VIII
be starred by Harry Askin this coming season;
1t is called The Flower of the Ranch" and
Neva Aymar. Kolb & Dnls soubrette, reports
that as she was leaving Tonopah last sun
day with the company on the way to oak
land her pocket was picked and Sl5OO worth
of jewelry taken Same cd gag?
Eugene Walter author of THE Undertow,"
seen here at the Belasco, and Archibald Sell
wyn, have taken a cottage at Southhold' l.; l.
Mr.. Walter is writing a play Of American llte'
which is to be produced this fall.
THE Man of the Hour" one of the greatest
of modern political dramas will be seen for
the first time on the Pacific coast directly after
its present prosperous run at Chicago Orrin
johnson is playing the leading role.
A. H Woods Is to have six burros in the
production of The King and Queen of Gam
blers." The first act of the play represents
a supply station in California and the pack
train will be used to add atmosphere.
Mary Boland, who played here with Rober:
Edeson in "Strongheart" is to be the lead
ing woman of the company supporting Dustin
Farnum in "The Rangers the new pay writ
ten for that actor by Augustus Thomas
George McManus' famous sketches, 1.-THE
Newlyweds and Their Baby" are to be drama
tized for the stage. John lelier. who no. staged
The piece will be q musical comedy with book
and lyrics by Paul West
Reverend Henry Van Dyke. professor of Eng
lish literature at Princeton, has just com
pleted play. The drama, it is said is a
mantle love story. This is DIR. Van Dykes
first attempt at piaywriting, though he is well
known in other fields of literary endeavor.
Early in August Jules Murray will produce
with music The book is by Owen Davis with
music and the lyrics by A. Baldwin Sloane and
George Totten Smith. florence Gear, who
starred last season in THE Marriage Of Kitty"
will be placed in the leading part
Creston Clarke is to have new play, which
will be produced about the middle of Sep
tember, called "rhe Power That Governs" 1t
but the scenes are placed in the City of Mex
ico The play is by Mrs. Clarke, who is
known professionally as Adelaide Prince
Augustus Thomas, who arrived in New York
the Kaiser Wilhelm II, arranged before his
departure to writ" new comedy for Maudc
Adams. Mr.. Thomas refused to remain
week longer in London to accept the hospi-
tality extended him because he wished to help
his young celebrate the Fourth Of July.
For his production Of 1.-THE Alaskan" John
Cort has engaged Agnes Cain Brown to fill
the prima donna role. Last season she was
seen in "The Rose of the Alhambra," where
her beautiful voice much commented upon.
The book and lyrics of this musical piece are
by Joseph Blethen. editor of the Seattle Times.
Two pretty vaudeville actresses. who broke
up a hoop-rolling act for Francis Wood Jug
gler, in the Atlantic garden, Atlantic City.
by sitting ''out 'front.' and making grimaces
during the act, swore out a warrant for the
hoop roller, charging that he had spanked them
in return. The alleged attack took place be-
hind the scenes after the show, according to
the girls story.
Broadhurst and Currie will produce on August
10 musical play called THE Lady from
Lanes" The book and lyrics are by George
Broadhurst and the music by Gustav Kerker.
The principals are Thomas Wise, r. Payton
Carter. Walter Percval Truly Shattucl and
George Lawrence. The piece is founded on
Broadhursts THE Wrong Mr. Wright" a
popular farce often here.
A new picture alive in lie Jardin de Paris
New York, Is a copy of the painting lately
excluded from the Carnegie institute at Pitts
burg on the ground Of indeceney. Thus ad-
vertlsed, it was put into the series quickly A
woman who looks absolutely naked, so skill
fully tinted is her skin tight inclosure, is about
to bathe in a brook and bestial satyr of a
tful woman be hired to do on the stage?
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