The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08

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among the vaudeville headliners this
season, their engagement over the Keith
circuit opening In Boston next Monday
night The band may come 10 Wash
lngton during the present season. It's
engagement IN Atlantic City closed last
night The success OF the organization
here and in other cities promises 10 be
repeated in the vaudeville theaters al
ready booked IN its tour.
Margaret DAILY vokes Is III in sani-
tarium in Burlington, \, H II is IN
derstood that this clever character play
er Is suffering from pulmonary trouble
which several years ago was the cause
OF the death of her brother. 7 an DAILY.
Maxine Elliott will appear for the
first time in Under the Greenwood
Tree" tomorrow night at the Lyric The
alter, London. Charles Cherry, who Will
be rememb ered for MS excellent work
with Miss Elliott in Her Great Match"
viii again be her leading man.
William Collier viii begin his second
season In Caught In the Rain" tomOr-
row night in Atlantic City.
Harry Davenport and Phyllis Rankin
have replaced Walter Sanford and Ella
Snyder in Fascinating Flora which
will open the Belhsco here on Septem-
Der IS.
Kitty Chatham has returned 70 Amer
lea after a successful season in London.
Miss cheatham gives children's songs
and has found the field SO lucrative that
she has abandoned other work for this
line of entertainment.
Vincent Serrauo and Dorothy DonneIly
are playing the leading roles in Martha
Morton's new play. The Movers"
which had its first presentation and also
opened the Hackett TheateT, IN New
York. last TuesdSy night. Malcolm
Duncan. formerly Of che Columbia stock
Company. is also in the cast.
Paul Gilmore inaugurated his new sea-
son last Friday night in Long Branch,
when he appeared in a new play, The
Wheel Of Love" by George V. Hobart.
William Faversham will not have a
new play this season, but will take The
Squaw Man 10 the Pacific coast, return
ing to play a New York engagement in
the spring.
Since the death Of Richard Mansfield
there has been a clamor for the rights
to his plays by managers ali over the.
country The value Of the plays has
been estimated as high as $4,000. Mrs.
Mansfield and her lawyers will consult
as To the best disposition to be made Of
the manuscripts.
Aubrey Bouclcault began his first sea
son in vaudeville last Monday night in
sketch called she Loves Me, She
Loves Me Not"
Jameson Lee Finney has the title role
in new play, 1.-THE Man In the Cas-"
by Grace Livingston Furniss, which
was given its first production wednes-
day night in New York
Robert Loraine's plans are up in the
air, so to speak. No play has been
found for him. and it is now a question
whether he viii tour America this sea-
son. Lorraine went to London last year
with the double purpose Of appearing
in the third act of MAN and Super
man." and SCI ~ching for a new play
He could not find anything suitable,
and after accepting one submitted TO
him by his manager, Charles DiInng-
ham. concluded that he could not do
the chief role justice and now, at the
beginning Of the season. no plans have
been made for his temperance III
America. Lorraine will probably come
to this side shortly and look over the
field for d suitable vehicle.
Ezra Kendall will this season have
a new play by George AIDE, called 1.-THE
Land OF Dollars" AIDE first called mis-
play THE Second Time on Earth. -
but later learned that the title had al
ready been copyrighted.
Pauline Chase is now appearing in
a one-act play by Loie Fuller. entitled
The Little japanese Girl" Miss Chase !
has become SO closely identified with |
the English stage that the British pub
JIG has come 10 regard her as its own.
Checkers has just begun its fifth
season in St. Paul.
In Old Kentucky began it's fifteenth |
season IN St. Paul a week ago. /
The pIaygoers Of New York were busy
several days ago discussing the illness
Of Miss Elsie Janis, report Of which