Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

The Abbey Theater company, Dublin,
has decided to produce Bernard ShaWs
prohibited play, 1.-THE Showing Up Of
Rlanco Posnett," during horse show
week. The directors say they do not
share the view of the play taken by
the English censor, and arc anxious
that those of the public who are in
terested in drama should be given op-
portunity of seeing it, The censor has
no power in Ireland, the lord lieuten-
ant, who at present happens to be the
earl of Aberdeen, exercising the au-
thority.
Gertrude Hoffman has superseded her
"Salome" dance with limitations or
prominent actors, and apears to have
actually gained in popularity by the
! change-and in New York!
Henry Woodruff does not expect to
| be in vaudeville next season.
The Shuberts have obtained the man
| agerial services of John r. Rogers per
I haps better known as Yours Merrlly.
| The Court theater, Brooklyn, formerly
known as Hyde & Bebmans, has
! swerved from vaudeville to melodrama.
Eugene Ormonde will be Margaret
| Anglins leading man in THE Awaken
| ing of Helena Ritchie,
! A hopeful sign of the times is the
reported improvement in tone Of next
| seasons burlesque offerings. Such a
| gain may help to atone for the partial
degeneration of musical comedy.
! Mabel Wilbur, who appeared as Sonia
| in "T'he Merry Widow during part
! of the recent coast engagements, has
| returned to New York to join the east
| ern company. which has begun the new
season at Asbury Park
Rose Stahl is in New York preparing
for her fourth season in The Chorus
Lady"
Lew Dockstader has signed a contract
| with James H. Decker, which puts him
in the Shubert percentage column
Tonight at the Davidson theater, Mil.
waukee, the first performance of 'Lo,
the O. Henry-F. P. Adams-A. B. Sloane
musical comedy. will be given. with
John E. Young in the stellar role and
Edward P. Temple staging the piece;
Later the company goes to the Grand
opera house. Chicago.
Mrs. Leslie Carter's "Kassa" produc-
tion cost her $766'OOo.
Rehearsals for George B. McCutch-
cons Beverly" ended August p, when
the tour out of the New York began,
which eventually will reach the Pacific
coast.
Charles Frohman has corraled two
new English stars-Gerald du Maurier
and Irene Vanbrugh. The former is in
the "Arsene Lupin" cast, and the lat
ter has a role supporting Ethel Barry
, more in "Midchannel."
Edwin Arden, recently seen here with
Marie Doro, will have prominent role
in Israel" the new Bernstein play.
Vernon Steele, an English actor will
be Billie Burkes new leading man
when her tour in Love Watches" is
resumed at Des Moines, Iowa, Septem-
ber 6.
Marie Tempest's American tour in
Penelope" will begin in December
The new independent theater in Bos-
ton, Which will open in January, will
be named the Shubert.
1t is reported that Mrs, Leslie Carter
will play "Step by Step" one of the
five plays tried last season by Mary
Mannering. The Shuberts control the
rights.
The New York Star estimates that by
December 1 the seating capacity of
New York theaters will total 10000
c.. Dazev co-author of the scenario
of 1.-The Dollar Mark" with George
| Broadhurst is writing a new play for
Virginia Harmed.
Mary Boland will continue as John
Drew's leading woman in "1nconstant
George"
Oscar Hammerstein will soon have a
grand opera house in Baltimore.
Mabel Fenton a recovering very
slowly from a severe attack of illness
at her country home in New Jersey.
The New York Star halls Fred Mace's
return to Broadway with pleasant
note. Mr. Mace is quoted as longing
for a sentence" to play in California
"fifty-two weeks a year up to and in
cluding 1940.'
| David Belasco announces that he will
soon present David Warfield as Shy
lock in revival of 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice
A. H. Woods will have twenty-one
melodramas on the road this season.
Melodrama dead?
1 Cienee is crossing the ocean. on ar
! rival III New Y Ork she VIII DeSin re-
| hearsals of "The Silver STAR" in which
| Klaw & Erlanger will present her next
| season.
/ A bold playwright has offered to
build a semi-nautical play around An
nette Kellerman.
The latest is that Robert Mantell has
declined a fattering offer to appear in
ShaI<espearean repertoire on the vaude-
willie stage. Why is it that they always
refuse the "hattering'' offers?
Virginia Harmed starts on her vaude-
Vile tour in October, about the time
Nance O'Neil resumes hers.
Amelia Bingham scored a success in
Glasgow, but was not well received in
| London.
Mabel Hite will be in "The Mountain
Girl" Harry Askin's musical attrac-
ton.
Albert Chevalier plans an early
American tour, as does Yvette Gull
bert.
Eugene Cowles is in 1.-THE Rose of
Algeria" (Herbert opera) cast.
John Slavin will appear in 1.-THE Hot
Air King" a Smith-Hubbell musical
play.
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