The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Mabel Taliaferro will begin her run IN
Cinderella" on Christmas eve in the
New Amsterdam.
Birth is a title Of q comedy by Hart
ley Manners. accepted by Joseph Brooks
for early production
Nj Jacob johnson. the veteran stage
manager Of the New Lyceum, has re
turned from a short sOjOurn az Coltons.
Nd
Leo Dietrichstein got into a row IN
Stamford. Conn. on Tuesday Of last
week. received q black eye, and threat
ems revenge
Walker Whiteside is TO play the lead
ing role IN the new Zangwin play. The
Melting Pot" under the management Of
Liebler & Co.
Frederick Thompson has accepted a
comedy. by WinchelI Smith. called The
Fortune Hunter" In which the author will
play the title role. Production viii be
made IN December
The title Of Marie CaniH's new play IS
The Boys and Betty" The first per
AtA tAAAacAAIr VIII AdHAS Hl1IG al WI y iAl-As
Conn. on October L Eugene Cowles has
been re-engaged for the company
Maxine Elliotrs season will begin IN
Philadelphia on September q. with
Days Theater. New York. 10 follow. OF
October / Julian L'Estrange. a well
known English actor. viii be her leading
man.
Henry n. Guthrie. young newspaper
man from Louisville. Ky. has been en-
gagged as genera press representative for
Martin and Emery, the theatrical firm
that viii put the dramatic version OF
''Parsifal" out for the fourth season this
year.
Rehearsals are now in progress OF
Jet" the new play in which Naunette
Comstock IS starring this season. and
from all accounts the play Will prove one
OF TIE dramatic hits OF the season Il IS
a character study IN four acts. by Louise
Lowell. dealing with life in the cotton
belt OF Texas Il Is among the early
/ bookings at the Columbia
Tim Murphy will conduct the final re
hearsals Of his new comedy. Cupid and
The Dollar" al sea on the steamer which
IS to take his company and production
I 10 Savannah for its first performance.
August . After six nights. Mr.. Murphy
I opens the season OF the Tulane Thea1er
I New Orleans. which has been the Cres-
cent City programme FOR many years
( The scheme TO put Frank Daniels at
the head Of Miss Hook Of Holland"
seems TO be a good one. The piece viii
I =.
land" and Mr.. Daniels VIII continue IN
( the play until a new one. written BY Paul
! Rubens. Is ready. IN the passing OF Nj
l Daniels from the Dllingham 70 the Froh-
man management an am!ca5le arrange
uent was reached
Al H Wilson. the German comedian.
viii return 20 Washington during the
month OF September. The engagement is
I for one week at the Columbia TneaJer.
and the Offering will be When Old New
I York Was Dutch" by Sidney r Ellis.
which IS described as story q New
I York in the early DAYS. when Il was dis
puted territory and when the Dutch and
English wrestled alternately for SIS pos
session
Wilton Lacksye and W A. Brady have
parted company and the star goes back
10 the firm Of Liebler & Co. who gave
him employment during the run Of The
Children OF the Ghetto" in which he
played the part OF the rabbi NJ Tyler
representing Lie5ler * Co. says his con
tract with the actor is for a term Of
/ years, and his first appearance vii be
al the Grand Opera House. Chicago. or
September 2. in q new play by Cleveland
Moffett called a Square Deal"
Elizabeth Kennedy has engaged the FOL.
lowing people for the production ot
Father Vaughan's play. The Woman ol
the West in which Annie Mack Berlir
will open her season. September :, al
Springfield, IL W h Myers. John Dunn
Eds West, Kelsey Conboy. Thaddeus
Shine. Nat Lefingweu. Albert Living
ston, George R True. Edward J. Mack
Nevin Clarke, Joseph WOrthingJon. "
II. Konst, Joseph Kemp. Misses o
Oallta- Mary NacGregoT. Margaret HoE
man. and Liby Russell. Business stan
John J. Hannah. press representative
J. ". Abrams. advance representative
and Rod Waggoner. manager
Louis James has called his Peer Gynt'
company together al his summer home
Monmouth Beach. this week. where n,
3 pEellEllEaEE Eeled-St--S VIII De CoD1lCTe
by Frederick Paulding. prior TO Fredericl
a Browne, late of Mr.. Msns6eld's com
paly, assuming charge Of the company
Aphie James VIII play Solveig. and other
prominent IN the cast are J. ArthU
Young. William c Andrews, Richard !
Scott. Kraft Walton. Norman Sweet. Hen
~ Eempel. Alden Jewell Arthur Weston
James Robertson. Hugh h Lindsay
James G Howe. AnIe Schafer. Laur.
Frankenheld. Frances Harcourt, Ida Wer
Rer. Ethel Craig, Elsie Scharf, Vera Wal
ton. Jessie A Bailey. Margaret Warren
Myrtle Webster. and Leah Carroll TheO
6ore L Cur-ie has been engaged as mu
steal director. George A Edes as actin,
manager. and Branch O'Bren as repre-
sentative IN advance. The tour viii b
under the personal direction OF NJ
James manager. Wallace Munro
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