The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-23

America. and viii present a repertory
of his plays in New York and the rev
Blackstone theatre, Chicago, next
spring and early summer. under the
management of Charles FrOhmau.
He viii arrive here in April His
repertOry viii include: "A Pair of
Spectacles." "A Scrap Of Paper" The
Gay Lord Quex," Little Mary" and
other plays.
Christie Macdonald has obtained
the American rights To die Sprudel-
fee" a successful Viennese Opcretta.
by Heinrich Wilhelm. An American
adaptation viii be made by Harry B.
and Robert smith. Charles Dilling-
ham originally bought the rights
through Andreas Oippel, but now
gives them up 10 Miss Macdonald.
Mrs. Mary Roberts RinehaTt one
of the authors Of Seven Days" has
left for Europe with her husband, DR..
$. NJ. Rinehart. Mrs. Riuehart has
been threatened with blindness. but
is assured by competent oculisfs tnat
rest is all that sac needs
Mrs. Fiske's Tour.
Harrison Grey Fisl1e announces
plans for Mrs. Fiske's present season
Her tour, which began in Boston last
April, has been continuous, including
visits 10 the Pacific coast and the
northwest, and she is now playing a
months engagement At the Grand
Opera house Chicago. During the en-
tire tour she mas presented Becky
Sharp" and The Pillars of Society"
In Chicago, on October Il, she pre-
scented for the first time new comedy,
called Mrs. Bumstead-Leigh," by
Harry James Smith. a novelist, and a
one-act play, entitled THE Shadow
of the Glen" by J. NJ. Synge
Between the end of her present tour
and the beginning of her regular fall
and winter season, Mrs. Fiske will
have no rest. She will end her en-
gagement in Chicago on October %,
and will open in Buffalo the following
Monday for a tour of the south, pre-
senting Becky sharp only. In March
she will come TO New York in a new
production, and viii continue here IN
til the end of the season, Besides
Mrs Bumstead-Leigh. she has sew
eral other plays TO select from for her
New York engagement. One is a COM
edy by Langdon Mitchell, and another
is a drama By Gertrude AthertOn,
called Julia France" She also has a
new play from the German. American
lied by a well known playwright.
Klaw & Erlanger produced at the
| Chestnut street opera house, Philadel-
phia, on October 4. a new musical
comedy in two acts. The Bachelor
Bellies" the book and lyrics of which
are by Harry B. Smith, and the music
! by Raymond Hubbell. Adeline Genee
began in this piece her farewell en-
gagement in this country.
The story deals with an association
OF young women whose object is the
independence of the female sex The
songs Wree greatly liked, ami the piece
and star were loudly applauded.
Mile Genee introduced two new
| character dances snd ballet entitled
Roses and Butterflies" nj. Sherer
Bekell. Russian male dancer, made his
American debut Frank Lalor. Amelia
Stone. Lawrence Wheat, Josie Sadler,
John Park. Grace Field. John Rafael
and Blanche West also scored individ-
ual successes.
FrOhnan in Boston.
Charles Frohnan has made ar
engagements TO have The exclusive use
Of the Boston theatre, Boston, Mass,
for the preparation and first perform
ances of his plays that cannot find
place in New York.
on October 25 the new Conan
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be produced there. The company 10
present this play is headed by Edwin
Stevens.
Christie Macdonald will appear in
an adapta ton Of a German musical
play. which in its English title is
known as THE Fountain Nymph." Her
tour will be under the direction OF
Mark A. Luescher and Louis F. Werba.
When 1.-THE Girl Behind the COun-
ter" played Pottsyille. Pa, September
20. Dick Bernard. who is the star OF
the company. was i'll, and unable TO
appear at the matinee, and Sol Fields.
brother of Lew Fields played Mr.. Ber-
nard's role without q rehearsal. and
scored an emphatic hit
Giulio Cattle asazza. this year the
sole manager Of the Metropolitan op-