The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-17
LATEST THEATER NEWS.

duce early in October.
Mrs. Fiske. Ethel Barrymore. and John
Drew were patrons of the Military Cir
Gus and Wild West Show for the benefit
Of the Southampton Hospital and the
Three Arts Club OF New York.
Charles Merriwel has been re-engaged
by John cort TO play his old part of the
printer with Max Figman in MARY
James Pa"
Geraldine Farrar viii originate the
prima donna role OF Humperdinck's new
opera, Children Of the King" The COM
poser win come to New York TO direct
the first production at the Metropolitan
opera House.
Victor Herbert and Joseph Herbert have
just completed new comic opera. which
| they say is to be for FRITZ Scheff, but
there are so many rumors floating around
about the little prima donna that il is
hard TO know which ones to credit.
George c. Tyler. managing director for
Liebler b Co, is returning this month
from Europe. and great activities win
Immediately begin.
Robert Edeson is spending his vacation
at his summer home In Long Island, and
that other Henry B. Harris star. Elsie
Ferguson, is at West End n. ].
Louis Mann has organized a company
including Mathilde Cottrelly 10 produce
plays written by or adapted by himself
This will be his summer work During
the winter he will star under the man.
agement Of w, A. Brady
TITLES Nightmare" In which Marie
Dressler was appearing at the Herald
square Theater, New York. viii take a
three weeks vacation and resume the
run on August !.
From Della OF the Secret Service" to
Between Two Fires, and finally 70 The
/ Deserters." has been the progress OF the
title OF Helen Wares starring vehicle for
next season. The managers would bet
ter Jet well enough alone. since the first
named is by far the most attractive title.
and has the advantage OF being sugges-
tive of the character of the play.
Mrs Annie Yeamans, in spite OF her ad-
vanced age, has come successfully
through an operation which was perform
ed at a New York hospital, and this in
defatigable comedienne will soon be in
harness again.
John Cort's increasing interests as a
producer Of plays and director Of theatri-
cal tours will hereafter neeessitate his
residing in New York. Cort is looked
upon everywhere as the coming theatrical
magnate He will direct the tour OF Mrs
Leslie Carter next season.
Christie Macdonald Is 70 star In new
musical comedy now being written for
her. The managers OF the venture vii
, be Werba and Luescner. While the com.
edy is under construction, Miss Macdon-
aid viii study in Paris with Nine. Adm
Marriage a Ia Carte" is the title OF g
new musical comedy written by c. NJ S
Mcclellan and Ivan Caryll Both have q
long line of successes to their credit, in
GLIDING part authorship In The Belle OF
New York and The Runaway Girl"
E The Earl OF Yarmouth has returned L
the stage under the name or Eric Hope
The care has written a musical comedy
, called "The Pigeon House, with Pari:
for a setting. A sort of condensed yer
} sion OF "Chantecler" it is presumed.
!
The shuberts announce that the orig
Inal companies Of ''The City" and 9Th,
: Lottery Man Will go on tour next sea
son unchanged In addition tours hay,
: been arranged for two more companie.
5 in each play.
Robert Mantell and Mrs Manten Mari,
: Booth RusseiD have returned from Eu
, rope and a round of the Continenta
theaters They declare there IS nothins
in Europe of value In an instructive wa,
for American actors. In fact. Mr. Man
4. tell asserts that In some respects th'
: London stage is inferior to the American
Adrienne Augarde, Of THE Dolla
Princess" is touring the English prov
inces in a one-act play called Dick
Sister" Just 10 while away the time un
1 til the opening of Charles Frohman's sue
cessfuI musical play for its second runfoI
Broadway.
George Edwardes win produce in Lon
+ don a new opera by Leo FAN and DIT
e Wilmer called THE Doll Girl" Mr.
: Frohman will stage it in February il
5 New York.
e William A. Brady has begun rehearsal
5 OF The Girl and the Drummer musi
e cal version of George Broadhursts farce
What Happened 10 Jones"
Edward E. Rose has completed hi
dramatization of Meredith Nicholson
The Port of Missing Men, and will re
: turn to New York in August, from hi
: vacation in the lake region of Wisconsin
TO begin active rehearsals Of the play.
s A. Hylton Allen, late leading man 70
S the Ben Greet players, is IN New York.
: William courtleigh is traveing Il
+ Europe.
/. Julil Nelson and Fred Terry, VIII
/ have not been in the United States sine
= they appeared here with John Hare il
:. The Notorious Mrs, Ebbsmith," wi
Il make an American tour next season
e Their plays viii be their London sue
f cesses. THE Scarlet Pimpernelr' ant
S Henry of Navarro"
Il Franz Lehar's new opera, THE Coun
o Of Luxembourg. now having a great rul
il In Vienna, win be heG.i IN New Yorl
e sometime during the coming season.
4 c.=sno--suudax Concert To-daV.