Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
GREEN ROOM TALK
AND TATTLE

Stair and Havlin are the latest re-
cruits to the Shubert side of the the
atrical war, it is announced. They
bring with them the Whitney opera
house in" Detroit, which will now be
known as the Garrick.
At the sale of Henrietta Crosman's
miscellany of stage property, the top
price, $780, was paid for a mahogany
Louis XVI dressing case Interest
| centered in the auctioning of the sue
| cess and failure trousers'-the first
worn in mistress Nell'' and the sec
ond in "The Christian Pilgrim" Rose
Sydell, a burlesquer, bought both pairs
for about $40 apiece. The sale netted
$4,000.
The anonymous author of "The In
ner Shrine" will also be its anonymous
dramatist, Klaw & Erlanger and the
Harpers consenting.
Nine. Sembrich has Cancelled all her
engagements for the current season
and is in Germany recuperatlng her
health.
Charles Frohman has captured con-
troll of the Adelphi theater, his sew
enth in London. Henry Miller and
1.-THE Great Divide next September.
The Servant in the House" will fol-
low.
Bernard Shaw's controversy with
Charles Frohman over the London rep
ertoire theater project is enllVened py
a spicy description of the American
theatrical colossus which shows the
Celtic wit at his best. There is a
prevalent impression" writes G. b. to
the untiring Times, that Mr.. Charles
Frohman is a hard-headed American
man of business who would not looh
at anything that is not likely to pay.
He is really the most wildly romantic
person of my acquaintance AS Charles
XII became a famous soldier through
his passion for putting hlmselt IN the
way of being killed. so Mr.. Frohman mas
become a famous manager through ms
passion for putting himself in the way
of being ruined. The repertoire theateT
will be one OF his eXtraVagances ana
this is probably it's attraction for him. -
Shaw describes the modern theater as
"a huge factory of sentiment OF char-
acter, of points of honor, OF every
thing that finally determines the des-
tiny of nation"
Before his retirement William Gill
lette will make a farewell tour in all
his famous parts, including secret
Service" and Held by the Enemy"
His part in Samson" will be taken by
James X. Hackett..
Booth Harrington is writing COM
edy for Otis skinner.
At the conclusion of her present tour
the longest in time and distance IN
her acting life-Miss Ethel Barrymore
will sail for London to confer with
P1nnrO
over the latters new play III Whlch
she will appear next season.
BECAUSE the glut of automobiles in
front of the Herald Square theater
blocked New York traffic sign mas
been posted at the stage entrance lot
bidding members OF the cnorus 70
leave their machines at the curp NH WIS
performing. Lo. the poor chorus s'fi'
During Nine Hading's enactment OF
the sensational trial scene ia Blssons
"I,a Femme X' in Paris theater
man in the audience became so over
wrought at the realism OF lIe ~ l~hcleiell'
that he interrupted the performance
lust as the actress feigned to swoon
with a cry to stop torturing that
woman He then fell and expired OF
heart failure.
Henry w. Savage mas Won ms case
in Chicago against the state factory
inspector, who tried to prevent little
Gretchen Hartman from appearing in
"Mary James Pa" The law prohibit
ing the employment of children over
IA as actors could not cover case in
which. the child had a financial inter-
est in the production, the court ruled,
A pretty picture of Miss Elizabeth
Murray, now playing a stock engage
ment in indianapolis, appears in 1.-THE
Theater' for June. Miss Murray,
whose home is in this city, began her
career on the Belasco stage here.