The Washington times., 1908-07-19

the sole suryEvor of his several
summer organizations. will pre-
sent a new play. entitled Folly" this
month. 1t was written by Wilbur IN
derwoOd. a Washington writer, and
the plot deals with palmistry and it's
dupes.
Louis James. who was for many years
associated with Frederick Warde I'm the
presentation Of Shakespearean plays,
announces that in his presentation Of
Peer Gynt" next season he will retain
all the features of the Richard Mans
field production and at the same time
Introduce a number OF innovations
Rose Stahl. starring IN Tine Chorus
Lady" has left LOnCon for a short OUT
ing in Belgium. going there by the way
of Paris. She expects to be back in
New York IN time 10 begin her second
season as Patricia O'Brien in Septem-
Der. She Will return TO London Eext
ispring. and present The Chorus Lady"
at Hicks Theater about Easter.
Henry Wolfsohn has returned from
Europe, and he brings back contracts
with number of concert stars. One Of
these will be Mischo Elman, the Pus-
Eldn ElOliniSI %IQ Will make ms amen
can debut at Carnegie Hall. New York
December 10. Others that viii appear
under Mr. WOlfsohn's direction are Jo-
seph Lhevinne. Mime. Schumann-H eink.
and Vernon Stiles, the former Colorado
cowboy.
When William Faversham commences
mis- next starring tour, in August. un-
der the management of Felix Isman,
with THE World And His Wife" as
his initial Offering. his affairs viii be
in the same hands in control before
and behind the curtain, as last season,
for Harry LndIey will again be his
acting manager and Albert Cowles his
stage director.
Robert DAILY. the seventeen-year-old
son Of the late Dan DAILY. made his
stage debut last week and an instan-
taneous hit in the role OF a stage hand,
small but effective part in "A Knight
For a Day"
Richard Carrie ended his present run
in "Mary's Lamb" at the New York
Theater last night. completing a two
months engagement In New York. Mr..
earle will spend four weeks on his
yacht the COsette, TeOPening at the
New York Theater August 4 After
a stay there of two weeks he will take
'Mary's Lamb" on an extended tour
of the country.
EsteIle Wentworth. who has been
singing the prima donna role in The
Yankee Prince has left the cast and
will take a plunge into vaudeville. She
will sing three songs.
Huntington May, after tomorrow
nights performance in The Bohemian
Girl" will have appeared as DevilshOof
just 800 times
"Our Pleasant Sins" is the title OF a
new comedy which has just been
brought out in London. The play will
be presented in America by William A.
Brady.
Mile Murray. the popular Washing
ington girl. will appear as Buda, at
tendant to Airline, in this weeks cast
of The Bohemian Girl at the Ma
tional Theater.
A series of concerts will be given in
the new Masonic Temple auditorium.
Ned Stein, formerly treasurer of the Co
lumbia Theater. is now in New York
completing arrangements for the con-
cerJs.
Forrest HUFF will give U9 one more
week OF his summer vacation 70 appear
with the Aborn Opera Company at the
National Mr. HUFF returns this week
as Count Arnheim in The Bohemian
Girl"
sT,r,
first new fall offering at the Knicker-
booker Theater. following a supplement
airy season OF The Yankee Prince"
Gertie Miller, the English Coincidence.
and Louise Dresser are TO be the prin-
cipaI members of the cast
Edith Bradford received more than 800
school children on the stage of the Ma
tionaI Theater last Wednesday after
noon.
It looks as if Annie Russell is not TO
appear in the London production of
paid in Full" BY arrangement with
Wagenhals & Kemper, Charles Froh-
man will present the play in London
early in September with an American
company. Annie Russell will be seen
in The Stronger Sex"
The Fortune Teller" Victor Her
bert's comic opera. will end the popular
voting contest at the National Theater
next week
William Farnum has scored an en-
phatic success in The MaIIets Master
piece" a short sketch by Edward Pc
pie. The author is now busy making
a three-act play out Of the sketch TO be
used by Mr.. FarnUm next season.
There are three acts and seven scenes
in The Bohemian Girl" the current Of
fering Of the Aborn Opera Company
Florenz Ziegfeld has sailed for Eu-
rope to engage more girls for his va
rious companies. From Scotland he
viii bring a chorus TO support Alice
Lloyd. the English comedienne. in The
Bonnie Bells Of Scotland"
George B. rockingham, the veteran
BOstonian comedian. will be given a
rousing testimonial at the hands of his
feTow-players on the stage Of the Ma
tiOnal Theater Wednesday night OF
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