The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-25


tended tour through the South.
c. b. Jefferson has retired from theatr-
cal management and will devote hts time
to his orange and grape fruit groves in
Florida. William L. Malley has succeeded
him as manager Of the JeffersOns.
During Max Anderson's trip West,
which covered a period Of over FIVE weeks.
he secured a number OF novelties which
will be offered at the Hlppodrome New
York.
William Scheffer. who has been advance
man for Charles Hanford during the past
four seasons, has signed again in the
same capacity. The company opens az
Richmond, Va, in the latter part Of Sep
TENDER.
Laurance Irving Is on the ocean bound
for New York. He comes to rehearse
F. II. sotherns new play. called The
Inheritance of the Meek" Mr. Sothern
expects TO produce the play in Chicago
the latter part Of September.
William f. Bowman. Of this city. who
| Is well known here and elsewhere as a
jovial good fellow. is gaining fame stead
/ fly as representative OF several theatrical
and other papers throughout the country
/ He IS generally known as Billy" and
has the smile that won't come OF"
/ George Bernard Shaw had a narrow es-
cape from drowning last week lie was
/ swimming of the Welsh coast. with a
/ friend. when current carried them away
/ from shore. After a long struggle they
/ landed on a sandbank whence they were
! rescued
/ Henry Miller returned from Europe on
august u. whore he went on a pleasure
trip While in London he established re-
/ lations with Fedgenne aud Barker. OF the
! Court Theater, for an exchange Of plays
Mr. Miller viii begin his season in The
Great Divide at Days Theater on
/ August 81.
/ Margherita Sargent, one Of the most
/ prominent graduates OF Radcliffe College
! in recent years. Is TO make her debut as
a professional actress with Francis VIII
son in When Knights Were Bold" She
/ was a great student Of the stage while
/ in college, played in all the theatricals
f when there, and has been back TO play in
more since that time.
Miss Jeanette Bageard has been en-
gagged by Richard earle 10 play the part
Of the Spanish girl. La Belle Sissi. in
/ THE Spring Chicken" This VIII give her
even greater opportunities than she has
/ had IN "The Prince Of Pilseu. in which
she played a leading role for several sea-
sons THE Spring Chicken opens IT'S
second season August 81. in Brooklyn.
Mr. Louis James offers this season a
new version Of Shakespeare's The Com
edy OF Errors" which is Of doubtful
merit He VIII play the 1.-TWO Dromios"
as a dual role. and comment upon the
| innovation will doubtless be general. He
will also have In his repertoire The Merry
Wives Of Windsor" IN which he will be
seen as Falstaff. and The Merchant OF
| Venice" In which he will play ShylOck
Mr.. Frederick Paulding and Miss Aphie
! James viii be In the company. which viii
! open in Seattle, Wash.
Rehearsals of "The virginlan" and THE
Heir to the Hoorah" began last week
! The cast of THE virginian" includes w.
s. Hart. Frank Campau, Charles R. Gil
bert, Frank Vail. John FurIong. Harry
Holiday, and Eleanor Wilton. The Heir
to the Hoorah" acting company includes
Frank Monroe. Helene Lackaye, Ralph
Dean, Anne Meredith. Harry Corsby, and
Martha Mayo. The seasons operations
for THE Heir 10 the Hoorah" will begin
on September ! at the Century Theater
st. Louis. 70 be followed Immediately by a
/ Pacific Coast and Southern States tour
Tho VirgInian" viii open at Albany,
n. Y, on September 2
George Arliss Will again be a member
| of the Manhattan Company this season.
having been engaged by Harrison Grey
Fiske for his fourth consecutive year
with Mrs. Fiske's permanent supporting
force. In the Southern tour which Mrs
Fiske will make this autumn Mr. Arliss
win have his old roles Of Raoul in Leah
| Kleschna" and Brack in "Hedda Gabler,"
and VIII also be seen as Alec in Tess Of
the d UrberviHes." He viii have an i'm
portant role in the play by Langdon
| Mitchell that the Manhattan Company
will present as a separate organization
I ltAL AluieI. AIllAe AlIs- Il iSAe Il ttlAaS ilSE
new play with a special cast
| Mr.. David BelaseO announces the open
| ing of his new Stuyvesant Theater, in
| West Forty-fourth street, New York,
about the latter part OF September. with
Mr. David Warfeld in a new character
"A Grand Army Man" Is the name of the
play. and il WAS written by Mr.. Belasco
and the Misses Phelps and Short. The
scene is laid in Indiana. in the period I'M
mediately after the civil war. and Mr..
Warfield Will have an opportunity to
break away from the Jewish characters
he has been portraying for some time. He
will be supported by competent COM
pany, including Miss Marie Bates and Mr..
Reuben Fax.
Having been launched upon the theatre
cal world but two months, the Show
World, a weekly publication started in
Chicago. has established in the National
Capital a bureau which will be super
vised by ]. Russell Young. a well-known
local newspaper man. The Show World
! is devoted exclusively 70 the stage. and
its aim is to portray in an interesting
way the weekly happenings in the theatre
cal world. Warren 4. Patrick is directing
the policies Of the new publication. Mr..