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week, and next month will appear In Lon

Reward. :.
Rose Stahl made the biggest kind OF
hit in London when she produced Ine
Chorus Lady there.
new play dealing with high finance ns
in Wall street was produced lately in Buff
falo called THE Cats Paw
When Guy Bates Post finishes his sea
son in Paid in Full'' he will be starred In
a comedy called The Bridge.
Robert H. Davis, author of "The Fam
iiy." is to write another play for Henry
Miller, to be called THE Brothers.
Thomas Jefferson left Washington last
Thursday night to complete arrangements
for vaudeville tour next season.
The Maine Monument Association will
be given benefit at the Natlona
Theater Sunday evening. May 16, at $40
Henry E. Dixey has started on a pros
porous engagement in Chicago In Mary
James Pa" The play is to be turned into
a book.
Frank Curzon has cabled from London
to Maurice Campbell, the manager OF
Henrietta Crosman, for the English rights
to sham"
Lenna Duer, the Washington dancer.
will arrive home tomorrow evening after
q season of thirty-two weeks with Lit
tie Memo"
Daniel Jarrett. who plays one of the
principal roles in THE Travelling Sales
man." was formerly civil engineer In
railroad employ.
Chauncey Olcott will begin next week
New England tour. presenting his play.
Ragged Robin" for the first time In
Boston on May 3.
Joseph Kane will star next season,
probably In IN Panama" in which at
traction he Is now playing with Mr. Max
Rogers.
Grace Hazard, who has been starring
for the last two years upon the vaude-
vile stage. will return next season to
the regular theatrical field in "The Paris
Ian Model"
The Shuberts will take Bertha Kalich
under their management next season,
when they will present her In new emo
tional American drama.
May 1.-THE Great Canton" which has
been running successfully In Chicago,
will be produced in New York, with Mr..
George Fawcett In the title role.
Walter Jones and Herbert Cothell are
considering a special matinee performance
of "A Comedy of Errors" In which they
will be the two Dromios.
Joseph Howard is 10 star next season
in a play called THE Wearing of the
Green by Theodore Burt Sayre, who
wrote Thomas Moore" for Andrew Mack.
Cyril Scott heads company that last
week made the first presentation of the
Brass Bowl" drama of New York life
by winchell Smith and Louis Joseph
Vance.
Florence Topham. a member Of the
Golden Butterfly" company, Is Wash
ington girl. Miss Topham has been
with Miss Van Studdford since last Sep
tember.
George B. rockingham. the veteran
Bostonian comedian. will be entertained
at the Washington Press Club during his
engagement at the National Theater mex,
week in robin Hood
Hattie Williams is to end her season
this week in Fluffy Ruff1es." The piece
will be taken out next season. but will
have another star, as Miss Williams will
appear in a new play.
Marie Cahill is to take UP her permanent
residence in Boston, and Is to have her
new plays produced In that city. In pri-
vate life Miss Cahill Is the wife of her
manager. Daniel V. Arthur.
Idols" dramatization of William T.
Locke's story by Roy Homiman. which
has met with success in England. has
Deen secured mere next
season by Walter n. Lawrence.
Andrew Mack will play few more
weeks in vaudeville and will then rest at
home. In the fall he will begin another
season of legitimate Irish comedy.
Roy McCardelps play of Broadway Bo-
hemia, THE Gay Life" was produced
last week in New York. Individual hits
were made by Thomas Thorne. Katherine
DeBarry and Consuelo Bailey.
Cathrine Counties, who Is now appear
ing with her own stock company at Grand
Rapids, Mich, has been engaged to play
the role of a chorus girl in play called
'.Estelle.' to be produced by A. II. Woods
next season.
Hedwig Reicher. who is to play the
leading role in .On the Eve" when Henry
Il. Harris makes it's production next sea.
son. was leading lady for the famous
German actor. Sonnenthal who was called
the Henry Irving of Germany.
Edward Breeze and Helen Ware will
present An Interlude." a new one-ac
play by Charming Pollock. at the Friars
annual festival in the New York Theatel
on the afternoon of May IA Mr.. Ed
ward Peples playlet, The Littles
Rebel" Will also be in the bill.
Butler Davenport is to have a theate,
ter. only of more modest proportions bu,
with much the same plane. Mr.. Dayen
port will install stock company to pre-
sent modern plays by American authors
Mr.. Davenport says the venture Is an in
dividual one and is not associated with
any Of the managers.
The Shuberts have secured the Ameri
can rights to a new German comedy called
Gretchen" 1T will be produced in IL:
English version next season. The Shu
berts have also secured The Prima Bal
lerino.' new comic opera which tn,
German critics call another .Merr,
Widow" The author and composer i!
Felix Schwartz
p. Lawrence Walker has returned I,
his home In Washington. Mr. Walker 4
one OF the few managers who from sea
son to season have the satisfaction q
reporting good business for Shakes
pearean productions. His associate,
with Charles Il. Hanford of many wears
standing has been an unbroken record o
prosperity.
Francis Wilson gave a private per
formance of "A Bachelors Baby at tn
New National Theater last Friday morn
tro hofnra a ndI ny iy,1-f ted