New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-09
.FROHMAN'S LIST OF PLAYS
Manager Arrives from London
with AIIuring Promises.
HAS LAID OUT BUSY SEASON
Saves Discussion of Attitude on
Present Theatrical Situation
Until Another Day.

tHdrlSS T EOIlili1H SIFtheu ScStriUdJ pii
the Mauretania. after seven months resi-
dence in London. Paris. Berlin and Vienna
Mr.. Frotman- refused to be- quoted as TO
his attitude in the present theatrical stua-
ton. That he said he would leave unttl
later He was full of the success OF his
re2crtory theatre ut the Duke of York's,
London. He said that he had produced
more plays in London and in more theatres
than any other London manager had pro-
duced In two years. He will remain here,
he said. until next January. when he will
return to London for a second season of
repertory. Mr. Frohnan has laid out for
himself busy season in New York, and he
will produce an American play in Paris
Rega riding his plans for this country he
said:
John Drew will open the Empire The
atre season in September with ". Sonler-
set Maughams four-"~- play Smith, which
I produced SUGGEST lily in London. At the
Lyceum Theatre in August shall present
the successful farce. The Brass Bottle
At the Garrick Theatre l am TO produce
the new farce called Love Among the
Lions and at the Knickerbocker the must
cal play which has been running for the
last two years at the Gaiety Theatre,
London. called Our Miss Gibbs AS soon
as 7 can obtain another theatre | shall
produce q new play by Henry Arthur Jones.
Miss Maude Adams will play 'Chante-
cler' in New York during the winter ana
later in the other large cities Miss Ethel
Barrymore will have her choice OF three
new plays one of which will be by Sir
Arthur ". Pinero. Miss Billie Burke Will
have a new play by the authors of Love
Watches William Gillette Is TO appear IN
repertory OF his former successes and also
in a rev play Otis Skinner will act in
Coincide FRANCHISE play called Sire, writ
ten by Henri Lavedan. the author of The
Duel Miss Annie Russell will appear I'M
der my management. beginning in Noven7-
Der, in new comedy
For Miss Marie Doro I have a new
comedy called Electricity, which was writ
ten by William Gillette. Kyrle Bellew will
begin his season in October. in Henri
Bataille's four-act play, The Scandal in
which Lucien Guf,ry played the leading
part in Paris Francis Wilson will con-
tinue in The Bachelors Baby and, later
on he will tour in this farce abroad Dur
ing the season shall produce with William
H. Crane a new play called Grumpy by
the authors of Sunday 1 shall begin Miss
Marie Tempest's season in America in
Philadelphia in October in dramatic play
called A Thief in the Night G.. P. Hunt
ley and Hattie Williams will begin their
season in September in lie Bots Sacre
CThe Sacred Forest). a comedy that has
kept all Paris laughing for months"
Mr.. Frohman also has a new comedy
called The lew" by Augustus Thomas;
new comedy by wincheIl Smith. and an
other by William Gillette He has drama
tization of the novel white Magic" by
David Graham Phillips and Walter Hack
EFT: a new comedy by Sir Arthur W.
Pinero: a new comedy by Hubert Henry
Davies, author Of The MollusC, and called
The Single Man: q new comedy by J. VI.
Barrie: a new play by Alfred Stone, author
of The Walls Of Jericho entitled The
Fire Screen and After a new play by
Henry Bernstein, author of The Thief,
which will be produced at the Coincide
FRANCHISE in October and in New York in
January.
Among the plays that he has obtained in
Paris are Henri Batailies The Foolish
Virgin and THE Unknown Dancer" He
also has The Inpostor.' drama by Leon
ard Merrick and Michael Morton; "A Bolt
from the Blue The Tenth Man
Chains and q play from the Renaissance
Theatre in Paris. called "A Woman Passed
BY
SpeckIed Band J. VI. Barries The Twelve |
Pound Lock- "Montmartre" and The Mar |
rage of Miss BullTnan.' Somerset Vaughan |
Is writing new comedy for him, which will |
be completed IN September He has new |
play by Haddou Chambers; the French |
comedy "Papiilon." that is now running at
the Antoine Theatre: a new comedy by |
the late Captain Robert Marshall and Mrs. |
G. r Jennings, called THE Second Foot |
man" which will shortly be produced in |
london; new play by Pierre Wolf, called |
"A Man Passing: a comedy called The !
Dressn1a kerr which is now running in !
budapest. and will be produced in Vienna |
and Berlin in October.
Mr. Frohman said that Sir John Hare |
and Miss Marie Lohr would appear under |
his MANAGEMENT next season, both here and |
IN London.
Besides Our Miss Gibbs. he has Oh !
tanned for this country new musical play |
called The Doll Girl" the book of which |
is by the author of THE Merry Widow" |
and the music by the authors of THE Dol |
lar Princess: Leo Falls musical play, |
Id Belle Risette" and a new musical play |
that George Edwardes will soon produce |
in London He will have eleven new pro- |
auctions ready by the middle of September |
Mr. F'rohman has also signed contracts |
with three Russian dancers now in Paris |
Miss LupukhoW. Mr.. Lupukhow and Volt |
nine They will appear in New York next |