The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

Sophie Brandt sailed on the Princess /
Alice from New York for Bremen on /
May 2.
--FIorodora~ viii follow IT Happened
In NordIand" In the repertoire Of the 4
Aborns-
Gertrude Coghlan viii be Robert Ede-
sons leading woman in The Noble
Spaniard-'
Mary Gibbs spOOner has been reelected
president OF the Actors Church Alliance
OF America
Mrs. Fiske's tour has been extended.
and she viii continue 10 play until the
middle Of June.
Lillian AIbertson. lately OF Paid in
Fun.' has been engaged FOR the leading
role in Through a Window
Lena Ashweu has started a subscrp-
ton for the British Legion Of Frontiers
men with a contribution Ct $50.
''The Bathing Girl" Joseph Harts pro
! duction. is now IN rehearsal and viii be
opened IN Atlantic City shortly.
/ Forrest HUFF scored a hit al the National
Theater last week with Robert Harold
Nays new song, Dreams Of You"
Campbell Gollan has gone 10 his home
in Gloucester. Mass. and will probably
sail for Europe in the middle OF June.
/ 8lr William II. Rapley, manager Of the
] d. I'd.
weekend In the Blue Ridge Mountains-
Grace George and william a. Brady
/ sailed for Europe on the Campania last
week They viii remain abroad all sum
mer
Amelia Bingham IS playing an engage
+ ment al the Suburban Gardens. ST Louis.
and recently scored q hit in My Wife1s
Husband"
Alexander F. Frank. who IS the char
acter man with the Columbia Players.
was last season leading man with Olga
NethersoIe-
The new Cort Theater in Chicago viii
be dedicated with q new musical comedy.
by Stanislaus STANCE and Vincent Bryan.
yet 70 be named
Il is reported from London that Beer
bohm Tree viii play Macbeth" IN his
annual ShaEespearean festival az His
Ma5esty's Theater.
The Columbia Players contributed a
programme for the entertainment OF The
Press Club. its members. and friends
last Saturday night
Grace Fnkins. now playing in The
Third Degree" has been engaged 70 ap-
pear next season IN new play, called
An American Widow"
r Amelia Gardner has closed her season
with The Wltcbing Hour and vii res'
during the summer. 20 take Up her old
b part again next season
Grace Ellison is 10 be sent out next
season as a star by Henry 3 Harris. II
An American Girl IN France" by Har-
riet Ford and Caroline King Duer-
Z Bookings have been arranged for The
J appearance early next season az The
70 Savoy Theater. New York. OF Margaret
Aaglin IN The Awakening Of Helens
Ritohie."
E George Nash. now d member OF william
4 Golfers company. win be starred by
q Charles Frohman next season, in Angus
= tus Thomas new play, The Harves
: Moon
D4bussy's opera 'Peuess and Nell
sande," was produced for the first tim
in England al Covent Garden. on Ma,
p. the production being supervised b,
? the composer.
! Marie Dressler purchased a box Tor N
= Lambs GamboI. al HammersJein-s Phus
!, delphia Opera House. on May .. an
D donated il 10 the old PLAYERS OF the Ed
win Forrest Home, SpringDrooK
Herman HershbeTg has been eSpecIaU
engaged for Lew Fields old role in J
Happened in No7dIand. next weeks Of
fering OF the AbOrn company al n
National
Carrie Reynolds. a favorite among Ioc-
opera patrons. returns 10 the AJorn cas
:or her original role in 1t Happened
Nordland~ Miss Reynolds made q bi
hit here last summer IN The Belle G
New York"
Frank Daniels and Mrs. Daniels sale
for Europe on the Mauritania on May .
NJ. Daniels viii look over the Europea
musical comedies with a view 10 Ameri
can production
Contracts were recently signed where5
Al Rich secured from Max Rogers N
entire production Of In Panama" NJ
Rich viii send In Panama on tour N
coming season, playing the better clas
Of pOpular-priced theaIers.
Leona Watson. who made such a h
il The Climax" has signed a hve-yes
contract with Joe Weber. who viii fe,
ture her in the opera. The Song OF u
Soul which takes IFS name from =
song so prominent in The Climax
The admirers OF Howard Chambers. y
basso Of the Aborn Opera Company. wi
be glad 70 know OF his reappearance
the National this week 0Ir. Chambel
will appear as Col Budd, in The suIJa
d OF Sulu-"
Recent engagements have been made b
= Henry B. Harris as follows: Edna Arcl
: ct Crawford and Beatrice Prentice. Z,
"On the Eve William Herbert. Z,
The Third Degree Max Freeman ar
y Macy Harlan, for The Noble spar
lard"
William W jefferson sailed for Euroy
IS On the Bretagne May 2. He win jo
"a Mrs. Jefferson Christie Macdonald)
at Paris. returning in August 10 begin r
hearSals for The Henrietta IA viii,
-, he and Joseph Jefferson viii star ne.
season