New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
FROHMAN'S NEW PLAYS
GiUes Early Season Openings and
Talks of Repertory Theatre.

Charles Frohman arrived yesterday on the Lusi-
tania for four months stay before going back 10
London look after his English theatrlcaI inter
ests, which. he says. will be greater this season
than those of any English manager. Mr.. Frohman
in his European play harvesting has not forgotten
the Yankee dramatist, for he has obtained "orKs
from the pens of Augustus Thomas harrington
and Wilson Paul Armstrong. George Ade, William
Gillette Winchell Smith Paul NJ. Potter Ramsay
Norris Rda Johnson Young, Thomas Buchanan.
William Collier and George Hobart
His plans for New York openings include the EN-
pre on September with John Drew in Jack Straw
later new play for Mr.. Drew, followed by engage
ments of Miss Maude Adams. Sir Charles Wyndham
and Miss Mary Moore. and Miss Ethel Barrymore In
Pinero's 'Mid-Channel"; the Dgceum on August 70
with "Arsene Lupin': then Miss Marie Tempest IN
Penelope" and still later Miss Billie Burke IN
new play: the Criterion on August 80 with Ihe
Flag Lieutenant: the GarriCk Theatre, Miss Hattie
Williams. August %. in Detective Sparkes by
Michael Morton. and later Francis Wilson ana
William Collier; the Hudson. Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's drama, The Fires Of Fate; the Gaiety'
Henry Bernsteins play. Israel" and the Kncker-
booker, early IN September. with The Dollar
Princess followed by The Arcadians"
The London Gaiety success Our Miss Gibbs"
Kyrle Belew in Alfred Sutros play. The Builder
of Bridges" Otis Skinner in Your Humble Ser
want and Miss Marie Doro in a new comedy by
the authors of Love Watches are other promised
attractions here. Among the most interesting OF
Mr.. Frohman's enterprises are his plan to send
Henry Miller and his company TO London to do
The Great Divide and The Servant in the
House" and secondly the managers American pro-
ducuon Of "Chanticeer." OF the latter he says:
In February when I return again from abroad
shall produce here. with Henri Hertz manager OF
the Porte St Martin Theatre In Paris and lean
Coquelin a new play in four acts, by Edmond Ros-
in Paris in November I shall have a reproduction
Of the Paris production. The translation will be
made by NJ. Rostands son. who has already trans
lated several Of his fathers plays.
have new plays by Henry Arthur Jones. Gran
a
new comedy bv J. NJ. Barrie. d comedv-irama by
Captain Robert Marshall. new comedy bv Had
don Chambers and many others. The morning
nard shaw n produce in New York a season Of
Shaw plays, and for that purprse have secuted
which ere The Doctors Dilemma" Getting Mar
ried' and Major Barbara" I expect when
New York.
new repertory plans both abroad and at home.
next winter, and II successful ! shall follow the
plan here in New York the next season. At
my Globe TheRthe. in London. during the London
season. when the American season is over, ! viii
give American actors opportunity to play their
pieces at matinees. supported by my
panies, and bringing over the American produc-
tions.
An important plan that have in view in connec-
ton with nv theatrical work In America is TO
establish set OF theatres. in each Of five
six Of the principal cities that will be entirely
separate from the regular theatres of these cities
theatre. each theatre 20 have It's company
and special occasions after the leading stars
they are 20 appear In the different repeTtory
theatres in either an old or new play FOR few
performances
Mr. Frohman said ne would produce special plays
IN such houses. and by special plavs' ne didn't
mean literary OF artistic freaks" either.