Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

! Aug. 23 George Fl. Broadhurst will
! send other companies on tour in his
| latest vehicle, which had its success
! ful ten weeks test at the Belasco here,
the tour openings to be in San Fran
cisco and Chicago.
Blanche Walsh will open the new
| William Penn theater in Philadelphia
Sept. II in The Test" by Jules Eek
ert.
Robert Mantel will stick 20 Shakes
peare next season.
Lew Fields has engaged Joe Welch,
of some reputation as a Jewish i'm
personator, to appear under his man
agement.
"The Man Who stood Still' is the
quizzical title of Louis Manns play for
next season.
Cyril Scott will star in "The Little
Brown jug" by Owen Kildare.
Charles Frohman, Klaw e. Erlanger,
Charles Dillingham; Florenz Ziegfeld,
Jr., Henry w. Savage and other prom
inent New York producers are reported
ill a combination to own and control a
music publishing plant. ITO get all
the best songs at fair bargains from
the prominent writer's" is announced as
the benevolent intention of the COM
bine.
Augustus Phillips is the new leading
man at the Alcazar theater San Fran
cisco.
Edward Abeles, former star in
"Brewster's Millions is to appear in
Keith & Proctors Fifth avenue the
ater, New York, with Ralph Delmore
and William B. Mack in @Self De-
fense," sketch by George Broadhurst.
Columbia university staged" six
Shakespearean plays for the Ben
Greet players in the greenwood behind
the gymnasium.
julius Steger has returned from
Europe and will begin his season in
vaudeville in the playlet, "The Way to
the Heart" in the New Brighton the
ater, August 16, under the management
of Albee & Beck. Later he will swing
around the country.
Liebler & Co. will present Viola Allen
in THE White Sister," a stage version
Of the late Marion Crawfords last
novel.
A new comedy by Booth Harrington
and Harry Leon Wilson, called For
eign Exchange" will have its premiere
in Chicago in September.
Liebler & Co. will present a sequel to
THE Squawman," starring H. B.
Warner.
Burton Holmes is in Japan. He will
keep on the globe trot via Korea
Siberia, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Dem
mark and Germany to Paris, sailing for
America this fall. Then We'll begin to
hear all about it.
Blanche Young will soon begin re-
hearsals in "The Yankee Girl"
Janet Priest next season heads Gus
Williams Holland Heinies" in vaude-
vile.
A citizen of Chicago sued the man
ager of a motion picture theater for
excluding him because of the odor of
garlic in his breath, but a learned
judge has decided the plaintiff had no
cause for action.
George Alexander the London actor,
Is taking an active part in the govern
ment of the county of London, being
regularly elected member of the county
council.
Rehearsals have begun at the Hud-
son theater, New York, of Kellett
Chambers new comedy, IAN American
Widow" which will have its premier
at Springfield Mass, on Monday. Aug
ust 80. and which opens at the Hudson
theater, New York, for run Monday,
September 6.
Florence Roberts may recuperate for
a year in California before appearing
in new play in New York
Nance o'Neil is thinking of trying a
shakespearean revival;
Corinne may make san Francisco her
permanent home.
John Mason's secret ambition is to
desert the stage for the lecture plat
form.
Georgia Caine quit "The Motor Girl"
cast rather than imprint kiss on the
countenance of the leading man, as
the business" required, her husband
objecting
The Shuberts will book the new the
ater productions one night each in New
Haven and Hartford.
"Bilys Tombstones,' in which sgd
ney Drew has amused thousands of
vaudeville patrons, is to be enlarged
into a three-act farce under the Shu-
berts' management.
Charles W. Collins, dramatic editor
of the Chicago Inter Ocean, has an in
teresting article on Socialism on the
Stage" in the August Green Book AL
bum.
"The Gay Hussars," one Of several
dozen predicted SUCCESSORS to 1.-THE
Merry Widow" had successful pre-
miere at the Knickerbocker, New York
city.
Harriet Worthington, former leading
woman with "A Gentleman of Missis-
sippi," is playing in stock at the Ameri-
can, San Francisco.