The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
PLAYS AND PLAYFOLK.


The Dollar Princess" is 10 first see the
light at the Apollo Theater. Atlantic City
The feature OF Dockstader's production
this season will be The Possum Aero
Club"
with Dockstader this season win be
seen Neil o'Brien. AL JoIson, and Eddie
Mazer.
Edgar selwyn has relinquished his role
Of Pierre Of the Plains" to severyn
Dedeyn.
Frederick Paulding. the actor and play
wright will be a member OF Lew Fields
company
rs Matrimony a Failure?" was pro-
duced at Atlantic City last Monday night
by David Belasco.
Arba Blodget has succeeded Frank c.
Payne as general press representative for
Henry w. Savage.
Failing Leaves" the drama from the
Italian. which the shuberts produced last
fall, may be revived
/ Clara Palmer. now with Havana" VIII
shortly leave this piece to begin rehears-
ing with "Old Dutch"
Louise Cunning. In "Marcelle." opens
next Monday night In Atlantic City Jess
/ Dandy is being featured"
E. NJ. Holland will play the part Of
Mr.. Baxter in Foreign Exchange soon
10 be produced by the Lieblers
The engagement Of Nat N. Wills to
/ Trixie Friganza is thought 70 be among
the possibilities Of the near future.
Going Some" the Armstrong Beach
farce comedy. resumed its tour last Mon
day evening at the Casino, Asbury Park.
Andrew Mack has signed a contract to
| appear under the management OF Lew
Fields, and viii star in a new musical
play.
Muriel Terry. who scored such big
hit in Henry W. savages The Gay
| Bussars,' is 10 De advanced 20 stellar
ranks next season.
The only foreign character IN Mrs. Les
| lie Carters new play Is that Of Ben Alt.
/ an Egyptian. The part will be taken by
Mr. Charles Hayne.
! Miss Marie Tempest's American tour In
[ Penelope" which viii begin in Deem
4 Der, has been so extended that il will
continue until the end OF April.
Eugene Cowles has been engaged by
/ Lew Fields for the part Of the general IN
The Rose OF Algeria" the part orig
inally played by William Pruette.
The Florists shop Oliver Herford'
adaptation from the German, has scored
I big hit in New York and is announced
as one OF the best and brightest Of come
dies
Frau Marietta Oily. the German Bern
hardt. will begin her American tour. un-
/ der the direction OF the Shuberts in Oc-
tober- She VIII be seen in Bernstein s
/ Baccarat"
Edwin Arden has completed his tour
WITH Marie Doro, and has been selected
1 BY Charles Frohman for one OF the prin-
d
sons novelties.
/ For her revised version OF Camille
which she viii DO AZ special matinees
/ this season, Mrs. Leslie Carter has had
/ en- entirely new production made after
\ her own designs
Much or the credit for selecting the
cast for The Ringmaster'' should 20 tc
/ Miss Portner. the authoress Il was she
/ who named Miss Lauretta Taylor as vel
as Miss OLA Waldrop.
The character OF Almond Duval In
Camille" which Mrs Leslie Carter vii
produce in revised version this season
VIII be played by that sterling English
actor. Mr. z. J. Radcliffe.
Amelia Bingham has decided 20 remain
in London. where she viii produce a
| Modern Magdalen, by Haddon Cham.
bers. Her vaudeville dates on this side
have been Cancelled up to the first OF the
year
The new independent theater IN Bos
/ ton. which will open in January is 10 b
called the Shubert II IS located OF
/ fremont, opposite Hollis. and will cost
\ over 100000 IL VIII be operated in con.
junction with the Majestic
/ Lee Kohlmar. who was the original Of
the lovesick German youth with Mr. War.
field in THE Music Master" has beer
engaged by Lew Fields for a similar par
/ in support OF Miss Blanche Bates in tn,
/ forthcoming production Of The Yanke,
Girl"
Rehearsals of ION the Eve" Martha
Morton's, new play. began on Monday
August IS. On the same day rehearsals
! commenced for the two Lion and the
/ Mouse" companies, ali OF which will be
under the direction CT Mr.. Henry B
/ Harris
Thomas Thorne. who plays a prom,
inent part in Kellett Chambers comedy
| AN American Widow" made his debut
on the stage with Annie Russell at the
Garrick Thester, New York. in Mice
and Men, as super. at fifty cents a
performance.
In making new and up-to-date yer.
sion OF Camille" for her own use this
/ season. Mrs. Leslie Carter discarded al
versions that had been used in this coun-
! try and worked directly from the original
MSS. in French by Alexandra Dumas
the younger.
In addition to booking the American
theater, San Francisco. it Is announced
that the shuberts viii play their attrac.
tions in a second house which is TO be bull
/ for them. The new theater will be 10
Gated on the north side Of Post, near
Powell streets