The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21
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"WlLpFIRe". At r4e ACAoerY.
GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS.

Mile Polaire intends 10 make a sensa-
tion In Paris when she disernbsrks from
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. For this pur-
pose she has bought a jamaican slave
FOR 1000 francs Dressed as an organ
grinders monkey. he will accompany
Mile. Polaire on the streets.
Rehearsals for sam Bernard's new mu-
steal production are under way The
book Is by Mark Swan and Edgar Smith;
the lyrics are by Swan and Edward
Madden; the music is by Jerome and
HIrsch.
Percy Haswell produced a new play.
The Light Above" by Edwin Milton
Royle, at the Royal Alexandra Theater,
Toronto. August l. Miss Haswell may
use the play next season.
Alice Johnson. last season with The
Man From Home" is wandering about
Europe. From Paris she writes that
Paris is still Ia plus belle vile du monde.
Beulah Poynter 'started rehearsals OF
her new play. The Little Girl That He
Forgot" at the Globe Theater. Chicago.
August l, and will open at the High
street Theater. Columbus. Ohio. August
Is.
Mary Garden viii appear al the open
ing OF the Chicago Opera House this
winter.
Louise lie Baron has been re-engaged
by the Aborns as priua donna contralto
for their regular season Of English grand
opera beginning September 5 in Toronto.
Julius steger will appear N a PLAY
adapted from the German. under the
management OF Klaw & Erlanger.
Deacon Flood" viii he one OF the
first musical comedy offerings Of the
season in this city.
George V. Hobart. one Of the authors
Of 'Wildhre," the racing play. is the
clever humorist widely known as "Dink-
elspiel"
Viola Allen returned from Europe on
the Cedric with her husband. Peter Dur
yea. and Mrs. Fanny Addison Pitt. a
member Of Miss Aliens company. on
Sunday. Miss Allen VIII open her season
in The White Sister," but will be seen
later in new play by Israel Zangwin. q,
Thomas Jefferson will appear in sew
eral plays under the management OF Wal
ter y. Lawrence. the first being The
Other Fellow" by George Totten Smith.
Lucy Weston is TO take Nora Bayes'
place in The jolly Bachelors.
Nine Kalich has returned from her
summer home in Highmount for rehear-
sails Of "A Woman Of To-day a new
American play. by Samuel shipman.
Conan & Harris have engaged Ade-
laide Thurston to star in Catherine CHS
holm Cushing's comedy, Miss Ananias."
Frank Monroe, recently the detective
in alias Jimmy Valentine" has become
the Boston manager of the detective serv-
ice of the American Bankers Associa-
ton.
jameson Lee Finney, who has been ap-
pearing in London in support OF Gertrude
Elliott in The Dawn OF a Tomorrow. a"
has returned to New York. preceding by
several weeks the coming Of the rest Of
the company. The Dawn will be Miss
Elliott's vehicle for her entire American
season.
Berta Mills has been engaged as prima
donna for William Norris in MY Cinder-
ella Girl"
Everett Butterheld. in F. N. Hollands
part Of the detective, is said to have the
best in which he Ras ever appeared in
this city, at the Columbia Theater this
week.
The second act in the racing play
"Wildhre' is an exact duplicate of the
training quarters Of well-known trainer
at prominent New York, race track.
Selma Herman will have the title role
in THE Thief" this season. under the
management Of A. H. Woods.
In october George Nash VIII play the
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