The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE

John R. Rogers is receiving congratula- Il
tons because Ny Sweetheart" IS 20 be Il
revived with Helen Byron as the star C
Samuel Kingston. flushed with his
achievements in Paris. is back in New 7
Y..-k and SAYS Anna Held IS due 20 ar :
rive any minute :
Charles Frohman has engaged Ernest
Lawford. who played the pirate chief in I
Pete. Pan for a prominent part with 7
Miss Billie Burke IN Loves Watches
Caroline Lila. Florence HoIbrook. Ar
thur sanders. Tom Ricketts,. Harry Gar
-i1v. Lee KohImar. Phyrnette Ogden. and
cecil Leon are IN The Girl at the delm'
company II
Clara Palmer and John E Kellard are
recent engagements for Marie Cahills
company Mss CshiI viii be seen al the
Gaietv Theater. New York, in November
in The Boys and Betty
I. FrlanEer was arrested for speed
ing the other day and made the police
o1cer walk 10 the station-house instead
Of giving him a ride in his machine then
bail was furnished for the chauffeur
The Merry-Go-Round. the New Ma
tionais opening attraction enjoys the /
distinction Of being the one and only I
musical show lasting throughout the hot I
I test spell IN the history OF the metropolis /
Louise Dresser VIII make her first ap-
I pearauce this season IN one Of the p-in- I
/ cfpal parts Of The Girls Of Gottenberg-'
lack Gardner. who is Miss Dresser's hus-
band. is also engaged by Mr. Frohman
+ for chief part in FLUFFY Ru1fies-
Una Clayton at Chase's this week. Is
the author OF four successful vaudeville
sketches now on tour. and also IS
member Of the Professional Woman's
/ League. the Order OF the Eastern star
and the Theatrical Mechanics Association
1 Charles Froh1an has engaged Miss
TuIis. Sau6ersou- She sailed for London
last week. and viii make her first aP-
pezra1ce with George Huntley, the Eng
Iisr comedian. in TIE new English play
which NJ F-ohman is 10 produce at the
Hicks Theater
While the formal inaugural of the third
2 season Of Rose stahI IN The Chorus
p LADY viii begiu az the Grand Opera
House. New York. on September :, Henry
. 2. Harris VIII present his star for two
: special performances at Asbury Park,
( y. J. on Saturday, September >.
P Thomas Meighan, who has been en-
: gagged as leading man FOR Nannette Com
= stocks new play. Jet which VIII be
: seen AZ the Columbia Theater shortly,
- VS. sracialIv engaged for the London
2 production OF Way Down East" Nr-
1 Neizhan has returned from the other side
Z 10 BEGIN rehearsals.
The smiling face Of Bob" Lons VIII
not be seen IN Chase's box Office this sea
n son. as he has resigned his connection
r with the polite vaudeville theater. AIr.
l. Long contempIates entering upon a com
~ mercgaI career. and carries with him the
II best wishes Of ali those with whom he
] was associated during his nine years the
- atricaI service
Mss H Winnifred De Witt, the man
= azer Of Chsse-s. has returned 70 the cit-
: and resumed her apartments at the Cum
: berland. She spent the summer al tn
Y. Hotel Champlain. on Lake Champlaiu. ex
e. cent for two weeks when she was lOCstej
IS at the New York City Office OF Chase's
7e passing upon the merits Of attractions Of
le fered for booking the coming season
Is The title Of the play OF the KentucE
mountains by Marion Short and Paulin
-e. Phelps. which KIau & ErlanEer will PIC
ng duce early in the fail may be change
10 from a Mountain Boy 10 a Kentuck
= Rov-" Donald Gauaher. aged nine. VII
,,r- will sppea- IN the leading role. has playe
e ten PARTS IN his brief stage career tt
lad is spending his summer with 4 tutC
~ on Long Island In mis- spare moment
ne he IS a mighty hunter and fisherman
70 a new play entitled The Brass Bowl
70 bv UincheH smith and Louis JOSEF
nd Vance viii be produced the latter part
ct September The play is dramatizauC
VI OF the novel Of the same title by II
al Vance. the scenes being laid In al
ne ne around New York City. Wincheu Smi
- viii have charge Of the rehearsals- II
ne plav viii be toured under the direction
the shubert theatrical Company, the &c
q. eraI management being IN the hands
7rk Samuel Claggett. The first perfOrman
IN OF The Brass Bowl viii be given
ap- Trenton. n J.. on Thursday September
tLs Miss Margaret Sawyer. new lyl
10 soprano prima donna, who is said 10 Ia
Of a truly remarkable voice, the range a
Ir. quality Of which IS little short Of e
q traordinary. is another Of our you
] American singers WnO nave LounC Ias
- / abroad Miss Sawyer returned to Am
Nv ica less than two months ago. and y
a. be heard in the role Of Mrs Bungalo
a q young society widow, in The Merl
i7v Go-Round.' when that musical come
.zen visits Washington as the opening attr'
- tion at the New National Theater ca
he in September
and
= Guy Standing. who plays the part
ack Charley Steele in The Right OF Wa
last which opens the Broadway Theat
and Brooklyn, Saturday evening. Septsmbei
Call was lost and is found The newspsp
Ne '-I discovered him when friends and cat
= failed M Standing lacouically cab
- FIaw & Erlanger that he had forgot
she ais engagements until he saw a story
: in his disappearance IN a London pal
her Fuller explanations would be given
mind his arrival IN New York. he said, II
tive dore Roberts has joined the company
udf- rehearsal but Mr- Standing viii an
en- IN New York only a day before the !
.tion opens