The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-22
PROGRAM

SSieSuOh FROM comic opera, Pin,
PaHr Four -.........- Schwartz I
March, The Wedding Cake. Nelson
Ne1os Notes ana Gossip
From Leading T5eaters
7 Ohm W. O'HARA has made his
appearance with Lillian Russeu
IN The Widows Might" In the
role Of Silas GriersOn. first played
by Fred Eric. The latter was called
TO take another engagement.
William Favershan's engagement in
New York. in Stephens Phillips
Herod, will be for a period OF four
weeks Owing TO the magnitude Of the
production and the number Of people en-
plOyed in il, Mr.. Faversharo will anoear
during the season only in such cities
away from New York where engage
ments viii justify remaining from one
10 two weeks.
Lawrence DOrsay has arrived from
London on the steamship Minnetonka.
ne VIII appear with Anna Held IN
Miss Innocence IN a New York thea
ter next week.
Otis Skinner has returned 10 New
y ork for the first rehearsal OF the new
Booth Harrington and Leon Wilson
comedy, Your Humble Servant" The
opening date has been changed to Oc-
tober at the Lyceum Theater, Ro-
chester The company IN support of
Mr. Skinner includes 1sobel Richards.
Isetta Sswell, c. 3. Welles, Edward
Fielding, and a. g. Andrews.
Judging from the cable received at
the trohman Offices from Alfred 81
tro, the author of The Builder OF
Bridges, the prospects are that the
playwright will come to America when
the play is brought out by Charles
FrOhm6n, with Kyrle Bellew in the
has been rearranged for September -
at the Majestic Thester, Utica. This
Will be the first Sutro play produced
in America since The walls OF Jer-
icho," and will be Mr. Sutro's first visit
to this country in FIVE years.
Halliday and Curley. who appearsd
recently in their vaudeville sketch.
found in support OF Miss Blanche RinS
when Lew Fields presents her in ''The
Yankee Girl" Hobart and Helms new
musical play at the Belasco Theatst,
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TOO much cannot be said in praise
OF the brilliant score which Oscar
Strauss. the Viennese composer, has
written for The Chocolate Soldier.
but where he found inspiration for those
dreamy love plants which haunt your
memory, those crashing, swinging
marches which set your blood tinglinS.
fold you IN their melodies and those
dashing choruses which whet your ap-
petite for more exceeds all understand
Ing Surely not in the soggy hbretta
and commonplace lyrics that accompany
this rare gem Of musical art
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Cohan & Harris have made an agree
ment with Jerome II. Remick & Co. by
rights for the Cohan Harris music
catalogue. This includes most OF the
current music OF Conan & Harris and
all future works Of George VI. Cohan-
Miss Mildred Field has been selected
from 100 applicants as the girl most
Is required 10 double" with the come
dienne in a scene in The Yankee Girl,
Hobart & Helms new s=Ssica1 comedy,
coming 10 the Belasseo
Little Napolean Newlywed Is the idol
of women theatergoers, according to re-
ports respecting THE Newlyweds and
Their Baby"
Claiming Pollock has completed his
scenario Of THE Inner Shrine" the
Cramatization of the popular novel
which Klaw and Granger and Joseph
Brooks will produce this season. The
outline OF the play reads well
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Nav de Sousa. who win appear this
season under the mana cement OF Klaw
and Granger in a new opera by Harry
b Smith and Victor Herbert. is spend
ing the first vacation she has had IN
several seasons at her fathers home in
Chicago.
Max Rogers will not open IN THE
Young Turk until November. The book
Is by Aaron Hoffman and the music
by Max Hoffman. Mr.. Hoffman wrote
several OF the books for the Rogers
brothers. He also has another play in
preparation for Klaw and Erlanger.
Trixie Cadiz. well known IN Wash
ington as the ''whirlwind chorus girl
OF the summer opera at the New Ma
tional Theater, Is a member OF The
Follies OF 1907 company
TIE Yankee Prince now playing
at the New National. was written in
Washington. George NJ Conan immur-
ing himself in a horei here for the
purpose. and not emerging from his
rooms until the play was dnished-6oIn
words and music-except 70 attend 2
symphony concert This is the frst
production that Mr. Conan ever wrote
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