Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17

Wagenhals and Kemper are study
ing Shakespeare. Learning from eX-
perience that the plays the thing"
and finding that the author of Ham
let backs experience up. they have de-
cided to cast off the star system. They
expect to be paid in full for their
devotion to the drama.
Max Bloom, recently seen here in
the Murray and Mack musical COM
pany, played in THE Sunny Side of
Broadway at Seattle last week.
"The kissing Girl" a STANCE Bryan
Won Tilzer musical comedy, will open
the new Cort theater in Chicago, Oc-
tober %.
Pauline Hall is starring in wild
fire"
Elsa Ryan has been engaged as
Frank Daniels leading woman in THE
Belle of Brittany"
Theodore Kremer wrote three new
melodramas while abroad this sum-
mer.
Peoeple knew wellington by his nose,
Lord Beaconsfield by his curl, Glad
stone by his collar, Bradlaugh by his
mouth, and Napoleon by his cheek. We
recognize Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
by his blue eyes, and Sir Arthur Wing
Pinero by his black eyebrows. But if
we met Charles Frohman-supposing
such thing possible-we could not be
sure that it was he because we had not
seen him before. 1t would only be the
certainty of his being nobody else that
would mark him before our eyes as
himself. He is the greatest man ever
unknown.-"M. A. p" a London play
critic.
In "Herod" William Faversham will
be unable to wear evening dress. Is
it not a crime, Agnes?
Mrs. Langtry is writing novel all
at sea. The last three words are the
name of the novel.
"Love Among the Lions" is the in
teresting title of Winchell Smiths
play which Charles Frohman Will pro-
duce.
Somerset Vaughan, the new Clyde
Fitch of the prolific English-speaklng
drama. has captured London with
smith, his latest comedy, in which
John Drew probably will star in Amer
lea.
The new Comedy theater in New
York. which Walker Whiteside opened
in "The Melting Pot" seats $50 per-
sons. The same simplicity prevails
in its decorations and general archl-
lecture. 1t is Shubert house.
Yvette Guilbert began her first Amer
lean engagement in many years at the
Colonial theater, New York, last Mon
day.
4 modern newspaper composing
room in action is seen in one act OF
dill Patterson and Harriet Ford, now
playing at Wallack's, New York.
It is solemnly asserted that Joseph
| Kaufman, who plays the principal role
in the ship act in Via WIRELESS mas
stage realism frequently makes him
| seasick.
Toe Weber has bought the American
rights to a late European musical at
traction, "Alma, Wo Wohnst Dup The
whereabouts of Alma will probably be
discussed ultimately in this city
stage version of "The Making of
Bobby Burnt" a novel by George
Randolph Chester, will be produced IN
| November, with Wallace Eddlnger III
| the title role. under hehIy -,
ris' management. Mr.. Eddinger
played Howard Jeffries, jr., in one OF
! the eastern "Third Degree" companies
|
T. M. Barrie has presented to Mss
Ethel Barrymore a new one-act play
and all the rights thereto. Through
! Miss Barrymore this is the, the Play P9Sd
! of America. for whose benefit he eX-
presses the wish that the actress ap-
| pear in the play,
In a recent statement Charles Froh-
man lamented the dearth of capable
leading men and women. The exodus
to stock and vaudeville he neneVes
! largely responsible for the situation.
|
William Gillette has coined para
dox "I am tired of retiring he said
the other day.
Jessie Millward will play in vaude-
! Vile sketch by Alfred Sutro.