The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24
GOSSIP OF THEATRICAL FOLK
Greenroom Chat and Incidents Gathered from Behind
the Footlights-AnecdOtes and Incidents
ABOUT PLAYS.


Jewish version OF The Devr. was
offered at the Krug Theater. in Omaha
but there was nothing doing in respect 70
business.
Clyde Fitch has made arrangements for
a London production OF The Woman in
the Case, under the management OK Her
bert Sleath.
Charles GrapexiH has accepted new
play entitled a Brave Coward BY !
stacy HiH and Thomas Addison, for pro
duction next spring
Prof. Thomas Diekiuson's new play,
''The Broken Road" viii have its pre-
miere at the BeIasco Theater, in Wash
inston. on February 8.
". Somerset Vaughan, author OF Jack
Straw" Lady Frederick" and "Pene-
lope," has gone 20 Italy 10 work on a
new play for the use Of John Drew
After deciding upon The Great CUES
ton" Buffalo had a chance 70 consider
The Girl Question" and answered in
the same spirit BY giving It a heavy
patronage
Upton Sinclair. OF THE jungle fame.
is staging a one-act play called John
D." and is advertising for an actor who
looks Ike him" Him apparently
means Mr.. Rockefeller.
An announcement is made that Olga
Nethersole Is going 70 Join the manage
rial ranks and take charge OF Mary Man
nering next year. A new play by Asa NJ
Steele has been secured
Pierre Weber is expected 10 CONS TO
America to witness the initial perform
ance Of Paul Potter's adaptation OF his
comedy. Louie" to be produced at
Weber's Theater on February / under the
title Of The Girl from Rector
When Paul Armstrong; new play. The
Renegade" featuring William Faruunl,
has its first performance on January 81
at the Studebaker Theater. Chicago. Mrs.
Farnum (Oiive White viii be a member
Of the cast. playing Mrs McLamb.
Alexandra Bisson's play. La Femme
in which Nine Jane Hading has been
appearing IN Paris, has been secured By
Henry " Savage, who viii not produce
il in this country until next season.
Frank Becker has been engaged as
manager and musical director Of Gus
Cohan's Trust Buster Company. Mr.
Becker was formerly connected with Gus
Hill. Murray and Mack. and Nine. Herr
mann.
julia Msrlowe will not make her visit
70 New York until springtime, when she
VIII probably go into the Maxine Elliott
Theater. She Is az present in PittsburE
at the Duquesne Theater. Since the
changes have been made in The Cod
dess OF Reason" It seems to be q great
play.
Among the prominent actors who az
one time OF another were associated with
Denman Thonpson's old Homestead
was Chauncey Olcott Mr. Oleott made
his exit from mi1strelsy and his entrance
into the drama as Reuben Whitconb il
The Old Homestead twenty years ago.
He was also specially engaged 10 sing
The Palms in the New England idyL
Bertha Kalich played in Cincinnati last
week to the largest and most fashionable
audiences Of the season. Cora" her
new play. presents the distinguished &C
tress in q role essentially different from
anything in which she has heretofore
appeared. Her excellent support includes
Frank Gilmore and Nile Pillar Moran.
Nine. Kallch appears at the BelascO early
next month.
The report cones from Philadelphia
that as soon as the New Theater, the
great enterprise 70 be operated IN New
York in Central Park West. gets under
way its company VIII play a matinee each
week at the Lyric Theater IN that city
This viii probably be the first experiment
in a plan to visit other cities with the
organization as openings offer and as the
operations here viii permit.
Mr.. Beerbohm Tree and Hall Game are
consulting over the details Of The White
Prophet" the-new play upon which the
latter is engaged Il Is founded upon the
Arab legend OF the White Prophet OF
Peace, who is. in the future, 10 unite alI
the peoples OF the earth IN one faith
autumn. as presentations Of King John.
Macbeth and The Dancing Girl" have
already been decided upon for His Ma
jestys Theater.
William Faversham asserts that IN Mar
tin Haryey's London production OF The
World and His Wife under the title
SANDER Mr.. Harvey has altered the
text also. and as q consequences the Lon
don actor-manager has broken his con-
tract and lost his right 10 Use the play
now or at any other time IN the future.
Mr.. Favefshsm threatens to avail him
self Of the alleged breach OF contract.
and present the play IN London himself.
II Mr.. Harvey does not Immediately re-
vert to the original version.
Fred Stones Bear
Fred Stone. Of Montgomery and Stone,
during his hunting trip in Alaska last
summer. killed an old she-bear which
was conveying pair Of month-oid cubs
through tha forest NJ S+ora 81 ~