The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

OF playing parts which appeal 10 the
sympathy of an audience. In this play
he is to retain HIS grip, although the role
Of Gordon Laylock. which he will create,
Is that Of a killer" He is to present
the anomaly OF g good bad man." a
gentleman from the West who lands IN
New York and furnishes business for the
underwriters without undue loss OF time.
Mr.. Corrigan was a-starring last year
and before then shOne brightly IN Cam
60 Kirby" "Ben-Hur." and THE Prince
OF India" The cast OF "The Deep Pur-
pie will also include Ada Dryer, w J.
Ferguson. James Lee Finney. and other
prominent actors.
Harlem. the locality in this city char
acterized by Viola Allen as the heart Of
New York is being enlivened this week
by The Man From Home" with VIII
liam Hodge as the man. Mr.. Hodge
started the season at the West End The
alter with Labor Day matinee. and. al
though he has appeared In this comedy
AT the Astor Theater for nearly two
years hundreds OF people were turned
away. unable 10 secure seats or stand
ing room. This season Mr.. Hodges sup
porting company includes Henry Jewett.
In his original role OF the Grand Duke;
Ecklin wager, Madeline Louis. Alice
Johnson, and Ida Vernon
a party Of newspaper men and man
ayers went over to Jersey City Mon
day afternoon TO assist al the opening
OF Flske O'Hara's second season IN THE
Wearing OF the Green" a romantic Irish
drama. by Theodore Burt Sayre. There
was large audience and an enthusiastic
reception for this popular singing Irish
comedian, who gave a splendid perform
ance OF the leading role. and sang sew
eral tuneful songs so delightfully."- that II
won for him no end OF encores. Miss
Marie Quinn. young. handsome. and
talented juvenile actress, is Mr.. O'Harn's
leading lady. She makes a dainty Col
leen. Mr.. O'Hara's songs for this season
are entitled My Queen IS a Colleen"
Eyes Of Irish Blue" Nora Mcnamara. -
An Irishman's Toast" and Wearing Of
the Green" The Shuberts have organ
lied second company 70 appear in The
Passing Of the Third Floor Back" It
will be composed Of English actors, with
Ian Robertson, a brother OF Forbes
Robertson, in the leading role The or
ganization VIII be seen In the smaller
cities that Forbes-Robertson himself can
not cover. William Collier, who has long
suffered from chronic elephantiasis. has
forsaken Charles Frohman, the man who
made him, and signed a contract to twin
kle under the direction OF Lew Fields.
In November Willie will be seen at Col
ier's Comedy Theater. In a play by Ed
gar Selwyn, called III Be Hanged II I
VIII"
The New Theater opens September DC.
when The Blue Bird" will soar-uniess
1t breaks wing at the start
The cast engaged for the Adolf Phillip
lyric comedy, Teresa Be Mine" are lion
Bergere, Glenn Ellis. Helen Keers, Geor-
siana Leary. Agnes Anterior, julia East
man. Oscar Figman, Garrick Major, Har-
~ Lane, Maurice Lavigne, Harry Ben
ham. Walter Paschal. Luigi D'Orta. Al
fonso D'Orta, George Bobbe. Albert Nc
Garry. J. B. 6inslow. Herman Noble.
and Emil Bierman. Adolf Phillip IS the
only author on. record who Is releasing
the same play In two languages, with
two companies. In both English and Ger
man. J. J. Rosenthal is manager Of all
the Phillip enterprises.
JEROME II. EDDY.