The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-07

! about 2,Oc9 players, however.
In addition to the numerous contracts
that he has for plays by successful
English and French authors Charles
Frohman now has in hand. for produc-
ton ten new English and French plays,
He holds the manuscripts Of THE Fool
ish Virgin" The Sacred Forest" THE
Scandal The Unknown Dancer" "A
Womsns Way" The Eldest Son"
I Love Among the LIONS Henri Lave
dams sire" lie Marriage de Mile Beu-
lemans." and "A Bolt from the Blue.
Speaking OF English humor. G. P.
Huntley. who is himself one Of the most
popular English comedians. says. THE
American people see a joke and help It
along: the English laugh whether they
see It or not, for fear Of looking foolish"
A new musical play, For a Girl in
which the English comedian, George
Grossmith. IT., will have the leading role,
will follow 'Chantecler'' at the Knicker-
booker next spring. Donald Brian in a
rev musical play viii open the same
house for the season OF I9l1-l2
Henry Miller, in Her Husbands Wife. %
viii open in Kansas City October 3.
He Will make a tour to the Pacific Coast.
on his return East Mr.. Miller viii appear
in new production.
The title Of the play which VIII reopen
the Hackett Theater has been changed
from High Life in JaiT' 10 The Sim
pie Life" Walter Jones has been en-
gagged 10 support Charles Ross in the
piece.
Conan & Harris have already sold
$4,000 worth Of tickets for the great
theatrical feld day in aid OF the Actors
Fund at the Polo Grounds. New York
I City, Friday. August Is. The entire the
atrical profession has volunteered aid 10
/ the field day and the amusement world
( that afternoon will turn out en- masse.
/ The programme viii be all star and IN
paraueled in originality and interest
Charles Frohman has announced his re-
ceipt Of an Invitation 70 produce The
Arcadians" in Rome during the exhibit
ton and fete 10 be held in that city next
spring and summer. 1t is probable that
Mr. Frohman viii accept the invitation
and send his entire American production
20 Rome for six weeks.
Joseph Weber has sent out notices that
rehearsals Of TIE Climax begin next
week. He win have two travelling COM
panies
The Ben Greet Players are hlIing two
weeks engagement at the Geological Gar
den in Cincinnati.
The cast Of the Midnight Sons" FOR this
year includes George Monroe, Maud Lam
bert. Harry Fisher. George A. Schiller,
Joe Ratllh. Denman Maley, Allan Brooks,
Marcia Harris. Nan Brennan, Maize
King. Gladys Moore, and the Marvellous
Millers.
The Commuters" to be produced at
the Criterion Theater on August Is. went
into renearsals yesterday with Henry B.
Harris and the author, James Forbes, on
hand Both were pleased with the re-
suits and believe orrin Johnson viii score
as Larry Brice.
Owen Davis is responsible Tor a new
play. The Woman with 3 Soul" Mr.
Davis has also completed a drama, The
Green Cloak"
Billy S. clifford viii have new play.
The Girl. the Man. and the Game"
H H. Frazee has sent out a statement
that as he Is a part owner Of the Court
Theater in Chicago 1t will play nothing
but Klaw & Erlsnger attractions.
Laura Jean Libbey. who has written
novels galore and few plays, has come
forward as a vaudeville headliner and is
reciting poems written by herself at the
American Roof Garden.
On August Is The Spendthrift." Porter
Emerson Brownies highly successful
drama Of contemporary life. resumes It's
engagement at the Hudson Theater Ed
mund Bresee. That's Magrane. and the
other members Of the company which ap-
peared in the play when its run was sus-
pended on June Is will be found in their
original roles.
A special company VIII be selected by
Charles Frohman to appear in 1.-The Fool |
ish Virgin" the work OF Henri Bataille |
II wiz be among the first of the early |
fails new plays.
Daniel Arthur has assumed the man /
agement Of Grace Van Studdiford. who /
viii appear In a new opera adapted from /
European success by Avery Hopwood, |
and Silvio Helm win furnish the music /
Miss Van Studdiford viii appear in New I
York some time during the winter.
Mort. II. Singer hiss arranged 20 feature l
Harry Buiger in The Flirting Princess, I
which Is 70 start It's season IN Kansas City /
On August 20 Mr.. Buiger is assured Of a /
long season and has no occasion TO worry /
about the future
ElinOr GIyn and ~Three WeeIzs."
Miss Glyn had a great motive In her
book. which was purposely. or otherwise, !
misinterpreted by hosts OF readers: but, i
in her own dramatization OF her story l
she has left no room for doubt. The 1
moral strength and object lessons are OBJ
vious to ALL The play begins with the l
prologue showing the home Of the Queen
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