The Washington herald., 1910-10-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

apparently Henry Kolker is not to re-
main with the New Theater COMPANY.
for he has signed a contract with Henry
W Savage TO so starring for the next
several years, His first play will be The
Great Name. which J. Clarence Harvey
Is 10 adapt from the work OF Victor Leon
and Leo Fan.
Gertrude Hoffman has been telling the
newspaper writer's in Cincinnati that she
aspires 10 be a comedienne at the head of
musical comedy. Some day, when 1
save up enough money. ] will take up
my own show and prove 10 others that I
can do better work than limitations" II
remains 10 be seen whether others agree
with Miss Hoffman.
Monkton Hoffe the author of The Lit
tie DamoZel, has arrived from London
for conference with Henry w. Savage.
This is his first visit TO America.
While waiting TO complete the new
opera. Victor Moore is playing a vaude-
vile date in Buffalo.
Three one-act plays. "a Slice of Life"
The Twelve-pound Look" and Rosa
lind" are soon TO be brought out in Chi
cagO by Charles Frohman. They will re-
quire forty minutes time. and the first
will De introduced by Ethel Barrymore
May Irwin is now in New York rehears-
ing Mrs. JIM" with the expectation of
going on the road next week.
Grace George is spending her DAYS
studying manuscripts by the dozen She
SAYS II is no easy matter 10 find a suit
able play Her evenings have been given
over 10 visiting the various theaters
where the new productions hold forth
but thus far nothing has appealed to her
as very inspiring.
Victor Mapes, the well-known dram
atist, has just had published his latest
novel, The Gilded Way"
The Fourth Estate" held over for
second week in ST. Louis. owing 10 its big
success at the Garrick Theater.
The Rat Trap Peddler' was produced
at the Irving Place Theater on Monday
night by the German opera Company.
It has been agreed between Ethel Bar.
rymore and Charles Frohman that that
actress shall continue in the role OF Zoe
Blunden in PinerO's play, 'Midchannel,"
until New Years. instead OF, as intended.
producing new play in January. Mean
while, January s has been settled upon as
the date for the first performance OF Sir
Arthur W Pineros new comedy in Lon
don. This will be the first Pinero play
ever produced by an American manager
in London.
Agnes Marc has been engaged by Henry
B. Harris 10 appear with Rose Stahl IN
Charles Klein's new play Meanwhile
Miss Marc viii join the Western Little
Damozel' company.
Elsie Ferguson made her second excur-
sion through New England last week
with a new play. Earlier in the season
she appeared in "a Matter of Money"
Her present vehicle Is Ambition" which
has been accepted as a much better play.
At the Tuesday matinee in Norfolk.
Va. over 600 women stood in line clamor-
ing for admission 10 the Academy of
Music, where Maude Adams was playing
What Every Woman Knows" Miss
Adams engagement in the South is start |
ing OFF as record-breakeT.
II. NJ HorkheimeT announces the COM |
plete cast which he has engaged TO sup |
port Violet Dale in "a Message from
Reno as follows: Myles Mccarthy, Os- (
borne Sear!e Walter Lewis. Alfred Hud- |
son, ST., James Bevins. Gladys Claire /
Florence St. Leonard, Josephine Dough- |
ePty, and Saidee Williams.
Florence Gear. who has starred several |
years under Jules Murry's management, |
has COMO into the vaudeville field with a /
new sketch called The Engagement /
Ring" Miss Gear played the jacques 1
Theater in Waterbury. Conn, last week
with excellent results.
Imagine Thomas A Wise as Falstaff! /
William \. Brady has intentions TO re-
yiye Henry ~" and Mr.. Wise will be
featured,
Hugh J. Ward has secured the Aus
tralian rights TO Seven Days" He is a
prominent manager of Melbourne
THE Beast and the Jungle" is the title
of new play, written by Harriet Ford,
which Liebler 81 Co. have acquired.
Flora Zabelle. the prima donna in THE
Man Who Owns Broadway" is quite a
linguist- She speaks French. Italian,