The Washington herald., 1908-08-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE

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James ]. Corbett viii 90 TO Chicago. in
,he course Of a week or ten days to com
mca5e rehearsals in Facing the Music
Katherine Stewart, Gertrude Augarde.
Emmett Shaekelford, Benton ChuCchIH
and Julie opp viii be in William Faver-
sham's company
A divorce has been awarded TO Mrs. A
Johustoue Farnum from her husband.
Dustin FaruUm- This viii not interfere
with his starring in The Squaw Man
Julian Edwards new comic opera. The
Gay 1Iusiean.- opens the season at New
port. r. l.. on Friday. August >. and then
goes TO the Hollis street Theater. Boston.
for two weeks engagement
Edward Ellis. who has an important
role in James Forbes comedy. -''Fhe
Travelling Salesman" is a brother Of
E5!th Ellis whose play, The Nebras-
kan. VIII De produced by Henry z. Har-
rs in tie latter part Of November
The Lion and the Mouse" VIII have IN
It's cast Edmund Breese. Frazer Coulter.
8IaItolm Duncan Reginald Carrington, Z.
\. Eberle. Walter Allen. Charles Sturgis.
Dorothy DonnelIy. Marion Pollock John
son. Grace Th0rne. and Ella Craven
Desmond Kelley. VIII played the part
of Jane Hammond in Her Sister with
Ethel Barrymore last season. and was
previously in The Spoilers" and other
Fronman productions. VIII be seen next
season iu an important role in The
Richest GIRL The play in which Aarie
Doro IS 10 be starred
Lillian AIbertson has a motor boat and
this she has called Paid in Full. AppH-
cation has been made for membership n
I -he Alanhassat Yacht Club. at Port Wash
.ugton. and Edwin Stevens. who Owls a
scow. IS going 20 see that Miss AIbertson
/ becomes a fuu-hedged member. and then
for a position Is flag lieutenant
The Columbia Theater. entirely reno
waited and under new management. will
E open a preliminary season On Monday.
/ September = Na1nezte ComsJ0ck. who
{ has gained great popularity as leading
f lady for several stars. viii blossom as a
{ star herself with q new play by a new
author. Miss COmstOck IN Jet viii be
+ the opening attraction at the Columbia
Q lA1l44Lt D. EAALD+r " 40 mas hfEL aEL-LS
P as general press. representative for Henry
f ". Savage during Frank c. Payne's
strenuous tour ahead Of Madam But
yerf1y' and playful perLgr!nation abroad.
Z has been engaged as business manager
/ for the Boston Merry Widow" company.
I while Payne once more takes q half-Sei-
I son hold on the desk in The New York
Office
I During the first four weeks of Henry
3 Harris new season. which opens On
I August %. he viii have four attractions
In New York City: Robert Edeson IN
The Call Of the North at the Hudson;
The Travelling Salesman" at the LIB
erty, Rose StahI in The Chorus Lady
at the Grand Opera House. and Henrietta
4 Cr0sDan IN Mistress Nell" at the Acad-
I envy Of Music
J The final rehearsals Of Ragged Robin, -
{ CEauccev Olcotts play for this season. OF
which Rs-a Johnson Young and Rita Oh
cotr. are the authors. have began at sara
l0ga 1Ir. Olcott's home. and viu be
continued daily until Friday. august a
when the first public performance OF the
new drama Ulu be given in the Br0a6wa-
Tkeater ia that city. After two nights Ia
Z Saratoga the company jumps 70 Minleap-
oils. where NJ CIcott begins his regular
season on August q
George Broadhurst is going 20 be one
OF the drauatists very much in evidence
this winter. both IN New York and on the
road His play. The Call OF the North. d
VIII be seen at the Hudson. and al the
same time -'Wfldfre." which he wrote in
conjunction with George '. Hobart. VIII
bring Lillian Russell 70 the Liberty
while a new play for Cyril Scott is 10 be
finished BY November / also 20 be seer
in New YORK, and another is promised
right after the first Of the year These
with four companies playing The Mar
Of the Hour viii make EIr. Broad
hUrst's income about twice that paid tc
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