The Washington herald., 1909-05-16
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
AnnabeHs whltford has been engaged
3r The Follies of l9B.''


Clyde Fitch has received an offer for the
Spanish rights OF 'sThe Blue Mouse"
Ogden Crane has joined Louis Mann's
company In The Man Who stood Still"
Arthur ". Pinero's latest play. ''The
Thunderboits" has appeared in book form.
H. S. Northrup is now playing the lead
ing role in Girls" the Clyde Fitch COM
edy.
"Pecks Bad Boy recently eiosed a
successful season Of more than thirty
weeks.
Pauline Hall IS 20 play Lillian RusseIrs
role In ''wndfre" next season. according
20 reports.
Claiming Pollocks such q Little
Queen" win be produced next season b.
Henry B. Harris.
Theodore Roberts win spend his vaca-
ton at Bayonne. \. J., when he is not
cruising in his yacht
Genee is 10 appear in London In The
Little Dryad" this spring, but will return
10 the United States next fall.
EHae Shannon. after long season with
The Thief goes to her country horne in
the Cstskills for q complete rest
Alfred Herr has been re-engaged for
two years as conductor OF German opera
at the Metropolitan Opera House.
The Devil" after bad season OF three
weeks, has been withdrawn from the
stage Of the AdelDhia Thester, London.
Mcintyre & Heath viii be put on the
road by Klaw & Granger next season
in The steepiechasers.' by H. A Du
Souchet.
The Widows Night" is the title Of
the new play which Lillian Russell is to
produce next season The comedy IS By
Edmond Day.
Bianeh Walsh sailed for Europe on the
Ivernis May (, and Will endeavor to re-
cover her health at some OF the Euro
pea1 resorts.
Grace Van studdiford's season in The
Golden Butterfly viii not close until
June 12. She viii appear in this opera all I
Of next season
Little Memo has closed for the pres
ent season. but vf1I make a tour OF the /
principal cities n5zt season The prOduc-
ton Is a big one.
l.
baths at Kissingen this summer are WILL
lam H Crane. William H. Thompson.
and William Gillette.
The new musical comedy by o. Henry
and Franklin P. Adams viii be called
10" which Is probably the shortest title
ever given TO a play.
Grace Reals was awarded $3.50 recently
By Chicago jury for damages 10 her
voice caused by a druggists mistake in
filing prescription
Orme Caldara viii make his first ap-
pearsnce as the leading man OF the Co
lumbia Players next Monday night In
The Royal Family"
George Fawcett's personal hit N ''The
Great John Canton" has been so pro-
nounced that he viii be featured hereafter
in the announcements.
Henry Miller and Frank Mckee viii
produce a new play By Paul Armstrong
al Atlantic City on May q. The title is
not Yet public property.
William Collier has revived The Man
from Mexico" but viii shortly relfnqulsh
his season on account OF his appearance
with the Lambs GamboI.
Mabel TaIiaferro VIII be starred next
season IN The Return Of the Soul"
play now being written BY Booth Tar
kington and Harry Leon Wilson.
Wanda Vera Heimann. the Italian act
ress. has arrived in the United States TO
lecture or modern artists in Italy and on
the plays Of Gabriel d'Annunzio.
More than LS0s persons win appear in
Schiller's loan OF Arc" which Msude
Adams is TO plsy for one performances In /
the Harvard Stadium on June p
Maude Fealy has Just completed q sue
cessful season as leading woman IN a
Winnipeg stock company. Her plans for
the coming season are not yet formed.
In London interview recently George
Bernard Shaw said OF Charles Frohman:
He IS the most wildly romantic and ad-
venturous person Of my acquaintance"
Three Weeks" a dramatization Of
ElinOr Glyn's novel. Is being done by a
stock company in Kansas City. Beryl
Hope is leading lady Of the organization. |
Nine. Jane Noria viii take the part OF |
Nine. Marie Rappold az the Metropolitan !
Opera House next season. Nine. RappoId
has been engaged for La Scala at Milan /,
The Game OF Love" was produced in /
Baltimore last Monday night. and is re-
ported as having been well received. The /
production viii shortly be seen in Broad /
way.
The cool weather OF the present spring /
has been a big boon TO the theatrical /
business. Along Broadway prosperity /
reigns. and the season is still in fun /
swing.
It Is announced that Helena Collier Gar
rick, sister OF William Collier. VIII retire |
from the stage upon the conclusion Of /
her engagement with The Man from /
Mexico"
E. NJ Holland has been engaged BY /
James X Hackett TO appear with him /
in The Bishops Csndlesticlx," a one-act 1
play. in which he is TO tour the vaude- 1
vile houses.
Frederic Thompson and Charles B. Dill /
hngham have had some controversy over /
the "heiter-skelter' device used in The /
Candy Shop" No legal proceedings have /