Evening star., 1909-09-12
make the new orchestra feature Of th
Belasco performances.

make the new orchestra feature Of the
Belasco performances.
When 1.-The Little Terror appeared as
a short story in Harper's Weekly some
time ago Amelia Weed Holbrook saw its
possibilities for dramatic material and
secured the right from both author and
publisher for its elaboration Manager
Charles E. Blaney has secured for Cecil
Spooner, his star, the rights for this
country and England. and is this year
presenting her in the play. So far the
company has met with phenomenal sue
cess. many critics proclaiming the play
one of the best dramas of the current
year.
Fred Bond is likely to get rousing re-
ception on his return to Chase's next
week.
The Belasco Theater staff will remain
practically the same as last season. with
Clarence j. Harris and Charles Pryor in
the box Office Arthur B. Benson as press
representative and, of course. the popu-
lar L. Stoddard Taylor as resident man
ager.
In 1.-The Yankee Girl" Blanche Rings
new piece in which she will start her
season this month, under Lew Fields
direction. the comedienne will originate
the role of a New England girl who finds
herself pitted against a band of South
Castro of Venezuela will be caricatured
in one of the leading characters. George
v. Hobart and Sylvio Helm, who wrote
The Boys and Betty" are responsible
Paulding. who took the part Of Lee
Kohlmar. the love-sick youth with War
field in 1.-THE Music Master" and Halli-
day and Curley, vaudeville headliners In
THE Battle of Too Soon" will appear in
the production, which will be staged by
vz,hn Cto
night Sons"
Della Fox will be among the vaudeville
stars of the season.
Andrew Mack has new play by ].
Hartley Manners. the music being by
Baldwin Sloene.
1.-THE Harvest Moon." by Augustus
Thomas, will be produced by Charles
Frohman about the middle OF October at
Atlantic City.
1.-THE Circus Man." with Maclyn Ar
buckle In the title role, Is reported to be
big success In Chicago. The spectacu
lar features of the play are the entrance
of the remnants Of the circus in the first
act and its triumphal departure on
spring tour just before the fall of the
curtain.
Louis Mann began his season in Boston
this week.
Trixie Friganza is to appear in "The
American Idea"
Charlotte Walker is about to begin re-
hearsals Of the new play. Just a Wife. :"
which her husband, Eugene Walker, has
written for her.
Henry Kolker has been engaged as
leading man for Nine. Nazimova. The
Russian actress will Open her season in
THE Passion Flower by Brandon
lyman.
Maxine w. Elliott will not be seen again
with The Chaperon," as reported. Mel
.her will Miss Mannering continue with
"The Independent Miss Cover"
At the time of his death Clyde Fitch
had just finished a play for Zelda Sears.
called kitty and the Canary" and he
was about to write one in which Miss
Ruth Mayclife was to star.
A priest in Paterson, N. j., has writ
ten comic opera, the music OF which
has been composed by New York pub
fishing editor. The time is laid about the
Queen of France has been introduced as
the leader of the suffragettes of her day.
1t Is to be given at a theater In Pater-
son during the holidays.
J. C. Williamson. the Charles Frohman
Of Australia. has secured the rights in
the antipodes to "Arsene Lupin," the de-
tective play which was produced in New
York recently.
THE Love Cure Henry e. w. Savage's
latest production, scored hit on Its New
York presentation. In the cast were
Charles ]. Ross, Fred Frear, Elgfe Bowen,
Alice Husmer and Craig Campbell.