The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-30
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Cecilia Lotus is making great hit
in vaudeville in London.
Amelia Bingham is winning new lau-
rels in presenting big Moments from
Big Plays"
Fuji-Mo, the Japanese pantomimic
dancer, playing in New York in THE
Vampire Cat is about to publish a
book on the folk lore of Japan.
William Jerome and Jean Schwartz,
the song writer's, have gone on the
stage in vaudeville skit entitled
Words and Music" which is meeting
with success.
Manager Augustus Pitou has post
poned the opening of Chauncey Olcott's
annual engagement in New York to
Easter Monday, April II. The comedi-
an will be seen in his new play.
Ragged Robin"
Fanny Ward And part of her company
who are to play Fannie and the Ser
want Problem" are on their way to
the United States and will open their
engagement in New York during the
holidays.
Charles F'rohman, who is now in Par
is, has cabled his New York office that
he has obtained the English speaking
stage rights to Israel" Henri Bern
STEMS latest drama, which has created
a sensation in Europe.
yosemite" new romantic psychic
problem drama by Charles A. Taylor.
has been put in rehearsal by the Shu-
berts and will shortly go on tour, play
ing in the principal shubert theaters
| throughout the country.
| Maude OdeIl, the winner of the San
dow gold medal for the most perfect
form in Europe, began her New York
engagement recently and met with
| great success. The principal feature
of her acting consists in the liberal
display of her charms.
The Raven" founded on Edgar Altar
Poe's poem of the same name, will soor
be produced, with Henry Ludlowe in
the leading role. The play was writ
| ten by George c. Hazelton, who wrote
Mistress Nell" Julia Ashton will play
| the leading woman's part.
Sir Charles Wyndham, the celebrated
English actor, is appearing in Londor
at present in a new play entitled
Bethany the Magnificent" which II
meeting with unusual success. Their,
is some probability that the play will
soon be presented in the United States
Sergeant Devil McCarev is the nam.
of Andrew Mack's new play. He is seer
as Sergeant O'Brien of the Canadian
mounted police, a dashins and pic
turesque character, that strongly ap
peals to the audiences. Mr.. Mack il
still on the road, but will soon presen
his play in New York.
The World and His Wife," in whicl
William Favershaw is now playing, i
taken from the Spanish. 1t is bull
around the theory that one can stop
railroad train or change the curen
of a stream, but that one cannot stol
a woman's tongue. This feature is tn
basis of the complications of the play
Henrietta Crossman has signed
contract to play in vaudeville unde
!. the management of Percy G. Williams
Miss Crossman has selected a neS
one-act play, in which she plays tn
star part, peculiarly well adapted t
her style of acting. She will soon max
her first appearance at the Colonial
New York.
De Wolf Hopper has completely re
covered from his recent injuries an
will appear soon in The Pied Piper,
the musical comedy by Austin Stroni
and r. H. Burnside, at the Majesti
theater, New York. The cast include!
in addition to Mr.. Hopper, number Q
clever actors and singers. among ther
William and Grace Cameron.