Evening star., 1909-04-11
In the Spotlight.


next season. to be entitled "Teddy's Trip
to Africa"
Willard Holcomb has dramatized est
Elmo for Vaughn Glaser. The piece is to
be tried out In Detroit shortly.
Rida johnson Young was lately elected
one of the directors of the Society OF
"All on Account of Eliza" Louis
Manns former vehicle. has been revived
by stock company in Boston.
William A. Brady has play for Frank
Worthing entitled ''The Doctor. 1t Is
from the pen of c. n. Barrett OF Cincln-
NATL
Cohan & Harris intend to star Julian
Eltinge next season. George NJ conan
will probably furnish the vehicle, which
will be a musical comedy.
THE Ghost Breakers" new play by
Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, has
been purchased for production by Mr..
Henry B. Harris.
George Fuller Golden will star under
the MANAGEMENT of Cohan & Harris next
season. He will be seen in three-act
comedy which he wrote himself.
Walter Kerrigan, leading man In
'sBrown of Harvard is to be starred In
tho west next season III tHdL uhoOi
the direction OF Mr.. Edward CASSIDY.
A new musical comedy called "Lasso
Land Is to be brought out by the Snu-
berts early this summer or at the open
Ing Of the fall season.
A new English musical comedy entitled
"Iyhe King OF Catalonia" will probably
be presented in this country next season
with Sam Bernard in the star role.
Maude Adams will probably present
"What Every Woman Knows" on tour
next season. owing to the demand for
her appearance from cities outside or
New York.
1.-The Gay Life" the comedy by Roy L..
McCardell. produced by Harrison Grey
Fiske was given for the first time on any
stage at the opera house. Providence. last
Thursday night. Success is reported.
Lillian Russell will close her season
late in June. Miss Russell will spend the
summer on Long Isand and will begin
her season in .'The Widows Mite" early
in September.
James Callahan. who at one time was
one OF the star pitchers of the Chicago
base ball club. is at present appearing In
Richard Carles "A Boy and a Girl
company.
Reports come from New York to the
effect that Henry Miller has decided to
shelve "The Faith Healer for the rest OF
the season and may take 1t out early
next fall after it has been rewritten.
Producer and Manager A. H. Woods
has secured the rights to drama en-.
titled "The Cat 1t is from the pen of
George W. Ward and is most novel in
theme. The title role is conscienceless
woman.
At,4 xo%n
ment that Miss Philura.'' by Henry
Blossom. a four-act comedy OF New Eng
land life. will be produced early next
season. In its theme is found a pro-
nounced advocacy of Christian Science.
On the steamer Majestic. which left
New York last Wednesday. James Blake
ley and eight other members OF ''The
to London. The company ended its tour
IN Boston last Saturday.
Charles Klein is on his way to England
to confer with Henry B. Harris about
London production of ''The Third De-
gree" 1t IL possible that an English COM
pany may give '~The Lion and the
Mouse. in London.
Eddie Foy and Victor Moore have made
arrangements to appear next month In
vaudeville under the direction Of William
Morris. Mr.. Foy will appear In Hamlet
version Of Change Your Act"
Thomas Buchanon. author of "a Wo-
mans Way" in which Grace George Is
starring has decided to become an actor.
and will join the company playing in
"A Gentleman from Mississippi" He
will have the role of the Washington
correspondent who becomes private Sec
fetaYy.
BY formal note of resignation last
Thursday the Shuberts withdrew from the
Association Of Theater Managers OF
Greater New York. 1t Is announced that
there is no especial significance In the
firms withdrawal. it merely being another
indication that the Shuberts prefer to go
II alone"
Ralph Kellard. who has Just closed his
season as Arthur Warren In Belasco's 8
'Tbe Warrens of Virginia." has gone to
Milwaukee to play juvenile roles with the
stock company at the Shubert Theater
there. opening last week in Sweet Kitty
Bellairs."
After long tour. which has included
most of the principal cities. Hattie Will
liams' season in Fluffy Rufaes" will
come to an end next Saturday In Brook
lyn. According to the present plan Miss
Williams will be seen next season in ''The
Marriage OF Star"
Last Thursday night Going Some." the
farce by Paul Armstrong and Rex Beach,
was successfully presented for the first
time in New Haven. The company In
cludes a number OF well known players.
among them being Walter Jones. Law
renee Wheat and Herbert Corthreli
Charles Frohman has engaged Milton
Sills. who recently appeared in the sup
port of Charlotte Nillson, for one Of the
important roles in The Happy Mar
riage," the comedy by Clyde Fitch that
opens in New York tomorrow night. Mr..
Stills succeeds Mr. Eric Maturn in the
part of John Mayne.
Kiaw a. Erlanger have acquired for
production next season a play by Kate
Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thomp-
son, entitled 'Rebecca' It is founded
upon two novels, "Rehecca of Sunny
Brook Farm and The Chronicles OF
Rebecca," written by Miss WiGgin. The
story Is q simple one.
MartSn Harvey. the London manager
actor, has secured the rights to Gui-
Inera's Marta OF the Lowlands' for
England. Ireland and Scotland, and has
signed contracts with the translaters.
Wallace Gilpatrick and Guido Marburg
refused several offers to put this play
into stock.
Miss May Simon, the "Yiddish Leslie
Carter" will play in English under the
management of Henry B. Harris next
season. Mr.. Harris himself discovered
Miss Simon. She had been playing on
the New York Bowery and Mr.. Harris
went down to see her He suggested that