The Washington herald., 1910-07-03

Maude Adams has Just closed her sea
son of thirty-nine weeks. The final per-
Torrance Of What Every Woman
Knows" took place at Spokane Saturday
night. Miss Adams viii confer with Mr..
Frohman about Chandler and then
make her annual pilgrimage TO Ireland
John Fox, IT.. has finished the drama
tizatiou OF @The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" and the play VIII have an early
production on Broadway In the fall
Emma Francis. who used 10 be with
tho Rogers Brothers, VIII be a member
Of Frank Daniels company in The
Belle of Brittany next season.
Harry B. Smith has written a comedy
called IN March," and William Norris
viii play the stellar role when the piece
is put on in Chicago shortly.
Forty delegates from several aero clubs
ali over the country were the guests OF
Frank Moulin at a performance OF The
Arcadians" at the Knickerbocker The
ater, New York, June g.
Margaret Aaglin's sister, Eileen, VIII be
married next month TO Lieut.. Charles T.
Hutchins. L. S. n. Miss Eileen has been
On the stage, having played a short en-
gaeement in the D'orsay-Loftus starring
tour Of THE Lancers."
Claude De Busy is composing two
operas based on stories by Edgar Allan
Poe, one being THE FAN OF the House of
Usher" and the other The Devil in the
Bslfry' II the music is IN the Well
known De Busy style. the combination
should cause many thrills to pass up and
down the spines OF audiences in the near
future. When weird meets weird, we
al shiver
Alice Lloyd. the London music hall
singer. has returned 10 England. but IS
booked for a return engagement very
shortly.
Ruth ST. Denis IS summarizing at the
Delaware Water Gap. and devising new
dances. We hope the denizens Of the
Gap are not unduly sensitive.
'"rhe Midnight Natdens" is the title OF
new musical burlesque which Gus
Hrl is going TO take around the cir
cult
AT performance Of The Heart or
Maryland" at the Academy OF Music
in New York recently. newsboys were
entertained by Corse Payton. After the
play the boys were brought behind the
scenes and shown the workings OF the
stage. Lemonade and cake were served
to them.
William Morris, according TO reports,
VIII have nine new theaters next season
in which 10 play his vaudeville attrac-
tons.
With the current number OF the New
York Dramatic Mirror this Indispensable
theatrical publication begins the last half
OF its thiEty-second year Congratula-
tons.
William Roselle has been engaged by
the Shuberts TO head the second COM
pany OF The Lottery Man" and win be
seen in the role now being played by
Cyril Scott.
"A Matter of Money" is the title of a
play which Henry B. Harris contemplates
using for Elsie Ferguson this coming
season, but he has lost the authors adj
dress and consequently cannot begin ne
gotiatioas. Speak up. some onel
Ruth Chatterton. a member of the Co
lumbia Players last season, is doing
excellent work with the Worcester. Stock
Company and was well spoken of for her /
acting of Micah Dow IN The Little Min |
ister'' recently.
Eugene Brieux. the French playwright |
has been journeying in India and China /
and is lecturing on the boulevards about |
the Far East. \ play with Oriental at |
mOsphere is to be expected. Brieux is /
the object just at present of William |
Winters most scathing denunciations in |
Harper's Weekly.
Cecil Raleigh end Henry Hamilton have
completed the scenario to a new Drury |
Lane melodrama. The navy and the blue |
jackets furnish most of the excitement, /
II Is reported, and the laundering OF a /
man-Of-war is TO be the bis scene.
Helen Ware has sailed for Europe and |
will have a short vacation on the Medi- |
terranean. Immediately upon her return 1
10 New York she will begin rehearsals |
Of Della Of the Secret Service" her |
starring vehicle for the coming season.
Cohan and Harris announce that they
have signed contracts for the delivery of /
Bleriot monoplane 10 be used in James /
Montgomery's new comedy. THE Avi- /
ator." Frank P. Goodale will try out
the machine in the summer.
Mary Garden has been engaged to sing
at the Chicago Opera House. the Phila- /
delphia Opera House. and the Metropoli-
tan next season. Her salary is reported /
10 be S1,400 a night.
The Struggle Of the Strong is the
title Of a new play by Mrs. Porter Charl-
ton, whose murder in Italy is the most
recent sensation. Corse Payton has the
play, which he procured from Capt.
Scott, brother Of the murdered woman.
F. ziegfeld. jr.. viii introduce in New
York for the first time next winter a
revue similar to the revues presented IN
Paris Anna Held, who recently an .
nounced her retirement from the stage