The Washington herald., 1910-09-04
NEW YORK THEATERS
Many New Offerings, and All the PIayhouses
Open for the Season.

season under the management OF Klaw
g. Erlanger. appearing in a musical play
called The Bachelor Bellies for which
Ray Hubbell has furnished the score and
Harry B. Smith the book. Julian Mitch
ell will stage the piece, which will have
It's opening performance October 3 in
Philadelphia This is to be the FIRST of
several new musical productions by Klaw
& Granger.
When Viola Allen begins her second
tour in The White Sister," Minna Gale
will again be seen as the Countess CHA
ramonte. which she acted last season.
During the tour Of Edwin Booth and Law
renee Barrett Miss Gale was the leading
woman of their company. After the death
Of these famous actors she starred on
her own account appearing in "legiti-
mate" roles with very great success.
When Miss Gale married, the stage lost
one Of the most promising actresses the
country had eyer known. Last season
Llebler & Co. secured her for the Viola
Allen Company. and she made good by
large majority.
Here is some gossip OF Theater alley.
Florende Reed has returned to the cast OF
Seven Days" at the Aston Theater, AMI
is again appearing in her original role
Blanche Walsh is rehearsing ''Barba-
reza. Hartley Manners new play, which
is to be made known at the Garden The
alter next month. Portraits Of the late
Sam S. Shubert are now hanging in the
Hobbies OF all the Shubert theaters. BY
the way, all the Shubert theaters are do
ing fine business up and Down
Broadway is packing the Casino; Marie
Dresser is doing the same at the Herald
Square; Lew Fields. In The Summer
Widowers." IS playing TO capacity audi
ences at the Broadway, and Louis Mann
at the Lyric and Clara Lipman al the
Haekett are holding their own.
The other continued attractions are
Love Among the Lions" at the Garrick;
The Commuters at the Criterion; THE
Arcadians," at the New York; The
Brass Bottle" at the Lyceum: The
Spendthrift," al the Hudson: 1.-The
Echo" at the Globe; The Fortune Hun
ter" at the Gaiety; Bobby Burnt" at
the Republic; Seven Days" at the As
tor, and H. B. Warner in Alias Jimmy
Valentine" at Wallaek's. The latter the
alter is crowded nightly. Just as IL was
during the first run OF this successful de-
teetive-thief play. Elsie Leslie continues
as Mr. Warmers leading lady.
"Ishmael." one OF Mrs. Southworth $
novels. dramatized by Alice E Ives, was
produced August q in Trenton, n. J.,
with Virginia Howell featured as the her
oine. "Beulah." an Augusta Evans story,
also dramatized by Miss Ives. was pro-
duced August 80. with Janet Waldorf as
the star. The Captain" Nat Goodwin S
play for this season. was written by
George Broadhurst Mr. Goodwin's role
is that OF a financial soldier OF fortune.
Robert 7. Haines and Conway Tearle are
engaged for the leading male roles In
The Storm" which Thomas W. Ryley
produces this month in Washington, D.
c. The new George NJ. Cohan Theater. at
Broadway and Forty-third street, opens
shortly. with the four Cohans in a musi-
cal play by George NJ. Cohan. The new
house is Of medium size, with all the mod
ern Improvements.
When the Hippodrome starts the sea-
son we shall see the Ballet OF Niagara
The International Cup" and an Earth
quake Forbes Robertson comes 20 the
Maxine Elliott Thester. October 3. in the
Passing OF the Third Floor Back"
Paul Armstrong has planned a new play.
In which Doyle. the detective introduced
In Alias Jimmy Valentine" will be the
central figure. Selene Johnson has been
re-engaged for the leading woman's part
in Joseph Medill Patterson and Harriet
Ford's newspaper play. The Fourth Es-
tate William Hodge opens his fourth
season in The Man from Home" Labor
Day at the West End Theater.
JEROME H. EDDY.