Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-20
Dramatic Notes

Wagenhals & Kemper will make the
Astor theater in New York producing
center for the farces of Leo Dietrich
stein with a permanent company, which
will include the author himself. Sew
eral of Mr.. Dietrichstein,s successful
comedies will also be produced by this
company.
Grace Georges long-promised revival
of Measure for Measure" has been
abandoned, it is announced by Will
liam A. Brady, who adds that in
stead, she will be seen season after
next both as Viola and as Rosalind.
John Cort of Seattle has secured the
American rights to "The Stronger
Sex" new play by John Valentine,
now being given at the Apollo theater,
London. The production will be made
early next fall and it is not unlikely
that Maude Fealy will be the star,
although her success in "The Illusions
of Beatrice" has been such this season
that she may continue in it for an
other year, in which event Mr.. Cort
will engage another actress to interpret
the leading role in the new play.
Margaret Wycherly has essayed one
of the most daring problem plays ever
staged. The theme might we'll have
been borrowed from the Japanese, with
whom the standard Of morality is as
ried women sell themselves into sexual
slavery to provide their poor young
husbands capital with which to start
in business. Miss Wycherlys play,
1.-The Primrose PATH raises the queS-
ton of whether a wife may sell her
self for delicacies for her invalid hus-
band and the opportunity to recoup
the losses caused by his illness. The
audience might concede this right but
kI.z tod h1Ne1 1n,N1 Il
does not, and conflict ensues. The
play is by her husband. She was at
the Orpheum last spring.
Valerie Bergere is to have the leading
role in Willis Steels new play, 1.-THE,
Morning After which is to have it's
premiere in Denver later in the spring.
Victor Moore, the inimitable Kid
Burns, seen here recently in Forty
five Minutes from Broadway" is to
be a star on his own account next
season. He will appear in a new COM
edy now being prepared for him by
George NJ. >Cohan, to be called 1.-THE
Talk of the Town." AS it is announced
that it will deal with the life of an
actor around New York it may be a
revamped edition of Popularity"
Maurice Campbell has a new play
for Henrietta Crosman, entitled
Beauty" Whether the piece is to in
tefTere with the proposed prOductlOn
of "Pilgrim's Progress" is not stated.
"Brewster's Millions" is soon to be
produced in Australia under the man
agement of j. c. Williamson, who has
secured the rights from Thompson and
Dundy.
THE Hired Girls Millions" is the al
Turing title of a new musical comedy in
which Charles E. Blaney ill launch the
Russell brothers the latter part of this
month.
Aida Cortelyou has replaced Julie
Opp in the leading feminine role on
"The Squaw Man"
1t is said that Lotta Faust is to be
starred under the Shubert management.
Her husband, Richard Ling, is the tenor
with 1.-THE Californians" at the Audi
torium.
A new musical comedy called "The
American Girr' is to be produced in
Chicago in August.
Ezra Kendall is to appear next sea-
son in new play by George AIDE. He
expects to open at Ogden, Utah, on
July 81 and play west to San Fran
cisco. His present season will last into
June.
T. Daniel Frawley will operate a
stock company at the Novelty theater,
San Francisco, during the summer
DeWolf Hopper has found Happy
land such a success this season that
it is more than likely he will appear in