The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-18

son theatre Monday night with pfpduc-
 tion of Folly of the Circus,' the fg10-11
 theatrical season will be on in full force
 in Birmingham. Manager Douglas says
 in announcing the opening that the next
 seven months will bring some of Ameri-
 ca's greatest stars here and just at
 this time gossip about the players and
 some of their new vehicles is considered
 timely. One of the most interesting as
 sertions of Manager Douglas was that
 concerning the long engagements of some
 of the big stars. It will be new epoch
 in Birmingham theatrical history when
 such players as Maude Adams, Ethel
 Barrymore and others in their class come
 for two and three days.
 | It may be interesting to Birmingham | ltheatregoers to know something of Miss
 Edith Taliaferro, who Is to play the role of Rebecca in Klaw & Erlanger's pro- ducton of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
 Farm" in New York in October. At the present time she Is the guest of the au- thor, Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin, at her
 summer home. Qulcote, near Hollis. Me The scenes of the book and play are laid in and about this Maine village so that Miss Taliaferro is absorbing "atmos- phere' during her vacation. She will
 remain at Quilcote until after the Dor
 cas fair.
 
 Maclyn Arbuckle will be starred this
 season by Joseph Brooks in a farce by
 George Hobart called .Welcome To Our i City" It will have its New York hearing at the Bijou in September. MT. Ar buckles role is that of a southern gen. l tleman who comes to New York on his
 first visit. He is welcomed my Broad
 wayite, who lands him in court and then into a mess of trouble before he learns IIn in olx q, sure sign of good intentions.
 | The Spot Light says: Miss Adelaide Thurston whose fine artistry and un- failing charms have made her one of the strongest stars on the road, will have
 new play next season. She has accepted | the script of a new play, the title to be | announced later, by Frederick Pauldng.
 She will open in Chicago and then tour
 the south, after which she will come to
 Broadway, where time is being held for | her in prominent theatre. Miss Thurston | is pre-eminently the favorite of the south | land. She Is made much of by society in every city she visits and the Daughters of the Confectionery have made her an honorary member. Close observers of the stage predict that Miss Thurston will de- | light Broadway when she reveals her remarkable talents to the metropolis. Miss Thurston remains under the direction of
 Francis x. Hope, who has shown con summate showmanship in handling her affairs.
 "Ben-Hur," Klaw &, Erlangers great biblical production, opens its season in September This Is its 11th year. The leading members of the cast are Richard
 Buhler, Anthony Andre, Walter M. Sher win, Frank Weston, J. Arthur Young, Van Dusen Phillips, Charles Canfield A. J. Golding. c. Russell Sage Walter Col ligen, Helen Singer, Loyola OConnor
 Maud Ream Stover, Alice Haynes and Pauline M. Darling
 Lillian Russell will begin rehearsals this week of her new play, Tn Search of a Sinner" by Charlotte Thompson. Miss Russell will inaugurate her fourth sea- son under the management of Joseph
 Brooks at Powers theatre, Chicago, Sep tember 19.. The company engaged to sup port her includes Harry c. Browne, Lynn Pratt. Irving Cummings, Joseph Tuchy. John G. Brammal, Ed Warren, Victor
 Benoit Olive Harper, Hattie Russell, Jessie Ralph and Viola Leach.
 The band and orchestra of the AL G. Field Greater Minstrels has always been strong feature of this well known organ ization This season the band, under the direction of the well-known Billy Wal ters will leave nothing to be wished for by lovers of band music of the highest order of excellence Organized with the greatest care MT. Walters directs band this season of which Mir. Field is very proud. The orchestra under the dl- rection of Al. Thurber. has won for itself great praise and is In every manner In keeping with the rest of the Al G. Field offering.
 The announcement that AL H. Wilson and company will visit Birmingham in the near future will no doubt be inter- esting reading to his many admirers in this city. So popular has MT Wilson be- come with local theatre patrons that it Is a fact that his yearly visitations are looked forward to with a great amount of expectant pleasure. The vehicle se- lected for MT. Wilson this season is Metz in Ireland" and 1t is said to be a clever piece of playwrighting with the scenes laid in Ireland.
 Margaret Anglin has in 'The Awaken ing of Helena Richie'' a play which not only draws capacity audiences, but one which from present indications points to a continuation of this large patronage for months to come. The hold which this play has on the public is due to its sympathetic quality; its bright scenes; pathetic moments, good dialogue, bril- liant cast added to which is magnificent acting by Miss Anglin as Helena, re- garded by many as the most artistic creative characterization ever witnessed on the American stage.
 Henry Miller goes to the Pacific coast early in the season with "Her Husbands