The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-11

Il NEW ICih July x4-~SA1ICI q 1SSk
dence Of seven months among the
capitals of Europe. especially London,
Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Charles
Frohman arrived on Friday a passen-
ger on the Mauritania. Mr.. Froh-
mans chief declaration at the customs
was a better bill of health and finer
spirits than he has known in ten
years. OF all the passengers on the
boat the manager was the first OF
the dock. and On reaching his Offices
at the Empire theater issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Il have had the best time and more
real enjoyment during my long stay
abroad this season than during any
other trip. l have produced mor
plays in the past six months in Lon
don. and in more theaters than any
other London manager has produced
in two years; and now l begin work
IN this side at once. This promises to
be a lively season; and l shall be glad
to be in it. l remain on this side OF
the Atlantic and make many produc.
tions here until next January. Then
/ return to London for my next roper
toire theater season which is going to
finished.
First New York Openings.
John Drew will open the Empire
theater season. with w. Somerset Mau-
gham's four-act play Smith" that I
produced successfully in London. At
the Lyceum theater in August l shall
produce the new farce called Love
Among the Lions and at the Knick-
erbocker theater the musical play
which has been running for the past
two years at the Gaiety theater. Lon
don, called Our Miss Gibbs" For this
a great number of London Gaiety the
alter favorites will come to America.
The Criterion theater will open with
Mr.. Forbes play The Commuters:''
and as soo as l al secure another
theater ! shall produce a new play by
Henry Arthur Jones.
Maude Adams in "Ch~anteclcr."
Miss Maude Adams will play Chan
~tecler" in New York during the win
ter and later in the other large cities.
Miss Adams in all hat she has said
of this play shows nue. of the same
reverence and affection for "Chante-
cler" that she felt for Peter Pan"
Miss Ethel Barrymore will have her
choice of three new plays for her re-
appearance in New York during the
pressed his intention l am glad to say
to write a new play for her directly
she finishes his "Mid-Channel." For
Miss Billie Burke l have a new play
by the authors of Love Watches"
William Gillette is to appear in a
! repertoire of his former successes and
also in a new play. Fol Otis Skinner
l have a Coincide Franchise play called
Sire" written by Henri Lavedan, the
author of the Duel" Miss Annie Rus
sell will appear under my management
this season beginning in November.
in a new comedy which is yet unnam-
ed, but is ready for production.
New Marie Doro Play.
For Miss Marie Doro l have a new
which will have it's first prouction on
the stage in September. 1t is called
ELECTRICITY Kyrle Bellew will begin
his season in October in Henry Bat
allies %four-act play THE Scandal"
Mr.. Bellew will appear in the part
played in Paris by Lucen Guitry.
Francis wilson will continue through
out America in The Bachelor Baby
and later on, our in this farce abroad.
During the season I will produce with
William Crane a new play called
Grumpy" by the authors of Sun.
day" I shall begin Miss Marie Tenn
pests season in America in October,
and in a dramatic play called "A
Thief at Night The G. P. Huntley
and Hattie Williams combination will
begin their season in September in a
comedy that has kept all Paris laugh,
ing for months. In the French it is
called lie bois Sacre::" in English it
will be called THE Sacred Forest" l
shall have a remarkable cast for this
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