The Washington times., 1907-05-19

knows it. thus following in the foot
steps Of Eugene Stratton. Paul Arthur
R. g. Knowles. Frank Mills, Walter
dampden, and all the other clever Amer
lcan aetors-not TO mention actresses
who went over originally to play short
engagements gand have now settled down
For good and all
Meanwhile, every steamer is taking
over big theatrical guns. Those who
are not going over to work are going
over 70 play. Chauncey Olcott VIII sail
within the next fortnight and expects
TO spend part Of his vacation on an
automobile toaIr OF Ireland His play
Tor next season. by the way, Is another
from the pen of Theodore Burt Sayres.
e is entitled THE Irish Cavalier" and
Is in four acts, with all the scenes laid
IN and around the city of Londonderry
ireland. in the latter part of the seven
teenth century The play is to have its
first production on August .. in Mime
apolis.
Arnold DAILY is going over shortly,
and expects 10 reappear in the fall in a
new play. Jack Barrymore succeeds
him in The Boys of Company b"
Jennie Eustace, Frances Ring, and
Charles Arthur have all left the com
pany for more attractive parts else
where-Arthur, by the way. to join the
Edwin Arden summer company in
Washington
New York is a city Of millions in all
lines, in theatricals among the rest. 1t
Is safe TO say that the amount spent
by the theatergoers this season will run
into eight figures. though the exact
sum would be hard TO say. An indica-
ton Of the vas. amount spent for this
class Of amuSement is found In the
statement that the box receipts for one
play, The Red Mill" already are i'm
excess Of 100000. and this IN a thirty
weeks run.
The Belasco Theater, where Frances
Starr. in the Rose of the Rancho" Is
selighting every one by her artistic
portrayal OF Juanita, the Spanish Amer
can heroine Of the BeIasco-Tully drama.
continues its capacity business, and it
s a foregone conclusion that Miss Starr
and The Rose of the Rancho" Will re-
main in the Forty-second street play
house for months to come.
David Belasco. by the way, has Sc
cured the rights TO dramatize Thomas
w. Lawsons novel, Friday. the 18th.
and will produce the play next season
In New York. The drama1ization will
be done under Mr.. Belasco's direction.
Mrs. H. c. De Mile obtained the drama
tization rights from Mr.. Lawson two
weeks ago, and sold them to Mr.. Be
lasco. Mr.. BelascO was the man Mr..
Lawson wanted TO undertake the work
she said. The financier and author
made but one COndiuOn-the lesson of
the revelation OF the system for the
protection of the people contained in the
book must be kept intact in the play.
Nine. Nazimova's remarkable success
hs the fascinating, capriCiOus heroine OF
Roberto BraccO's comedy, "Comtesse Co
quette," in the Bijou assures that de
lightful play 10 Broadway until well
into the summer. No foreign actress
using the English language ever before
taoilshed herself so quickly in the
Affections Of the New York public. Nine
Nazimova has become the rage, person
ally as well as professionally The
smartest audiences the metropolis can
at the Wednesday and Saturday matt
uees.
Wagenhals & Kemper announce that
new play entitled THE Builder"
will have its first production in New I
York at the Astor Theater next Mon
day night. The play was recently given :
a production in a Western city, and the !
managers OF the Astor Theater were in /
favorably that they concluded to make /
way Tor IL az once.
One OF the interesting announcements
of the week was that Miss Charlotte
Walker is 10 appear next season in a
Belasco play under Mr.. Rclasco's man
agement. No information is given out
as TO the character Of the play n which
The actress will be presented, and IL is
intimated that she will not be starred
Immediately. but will be assigned the
leading part in a new drama which Will
succeed Miss Frances Starr IN ''The
Rose OF the Rancho at the BeiascO
Theater when the California play fin
fishes its run at that playhouse and IS
sent on tour. II is SXpeered that uIti-
nately Mr. Belasco will add her to his
list OF stars.
There is also general interest in the
announcement that Arthur BOurchier
and Violet Vanbrugh are to make an
American tour this season-the first they
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