The Washington herald., 1910-06-19
LATEST THEATER NEWS

Charles Frohman viii produce the Lon
don Gaiety Theater musical comedy sue
cess, "Our Miss Gibbs at the Knicker-
booker Theater. New York, August Is.
In the cast Will be Pauline Chase. Fred
Wright. jr., James Lowell. and Kitty
Mason.
Daniel FTohman, president OF the ae-
tors fund, has announced that the gross
profits Of the actors fund fair were
$4,000.
Winchell Smith. the playwright. who
has been I'll In London with pneumonia.
IS rapidly recovering.
The all-star revival of 1.-THE Mikado"
in New York is playing to capacity
houses.
The Girl in the Kimono" is the title
of the latest girl" play, and viii be
produced at the Ziegfeld Theater, in Chi
eago next Saturday.
The American tour Of Lewis Waller has
been abandoned. Mr. Fiske. under whose
management the tour was TO have been
made. did not care to present the actor
in his old repertoire. and no suitable new
play was available.
Paul Gilmore is playing a supplement
airy season in John Drew's old success.
The Mummy and the Humminghird, in
Canadian towns.
De Wolfe Hopper had the Cubs" and
the Giants" as mis- guests at q perform
anee Of a Matinee Idol" last night
and recited his old favorite, Casey at
the Bat for the 'steen millionth time.
Never Lie TO Your Wife" by Camp
bell Casad. will be produced in Atlantic
City next month. This is a good COM
panion piece 10 How He Lied 10 Her
Husband" favored by Arnold DAILY.
Hamilton Revelle is spending the sum-
mer In England where he has purchased
a house at Hampton-on- Thames that
dates back to the sixteenth century.
Oscar Eagle has been engaged by David
Belasco for part in THE Lily" next
season. He viii also act as stage direc-
tor.
''The Dollar Princess will have Eddie
Germans services next season, he hav-
ing signed a contract with Mr. Frohman.
Mabel Wilbur viii play the title role OF
THE Merry Widow" in the East next
season. with Bob" Graham cavorting
along in his same old part.
John Hopper. son of De Wolfe Hopper.
was married in Baltimore, June Z, 10
Aida Llufrid.
FRITZ Schef has presented Lee Shu-
bert with an almost life-size portrait OF
herself. She delivered II in person at the
dipiomat-manager's Office.
In Henry W. Savages forthcoming re-
vival of THE Prince of Pnsen," Jess
Dandy will have his original role, and
Frances Cameron will be the widow.
Puceinis new opera, THE Maid of the
Golden West" will be produced at the
Metropolitan Opera House on December
s next According to the composer, Henry
W. Savage controls the American rights.
Marie Dressler suffered from a slight
attack of ptomaine poisoning, and It'll
lies Nightmare dropped two perform
ances last Saturday. The play has re-
sumed its reeord-breaking run at the
Herald Square Theater,
Grace George tried out a new play.
''The Best People" by Frederick Ions
dale, at Spokane. Wash, last week. No
reports as 20 It's success have yet been
received.
The Colonial Theater at Annapolis has
been remodeled and newly decorated. |
Manager Fred W, Falkner has made this
theater one of the leading Eastern one
night stands,
THE Girl of My Dreams" the new
musical comedy in which John Hyams
and Leila Mcintyre will be featured by
John NJ. Gates, will be produced the
first week in August in Chicago. Frank
Smithson is 10 stage the piece.
Mabel Frenyear viii replace Margaret
Dale next season as leading woman for
William H. Crane in Father and the
Boys"
Ellen Terry's lecture tour on Shakes
pearean subjects will begin in New York /
November g. Three subjects Will be used, |
The Women Of Shakespeare" THE !
Children Of Shakespeare, and THE Let /
tiers OF Shakespeare"
Paul Armstrong and Jules Eckert Good |
man have signed contracts with the hide |
pendent Producing Company whereby /
their services viii be under that COM |
pany's control for five years.
Upton sinclair's latest novel, 1.-THE
Dreamers." will be dramatized
Charles Frohman has recently been de-
voting much Of his time 10 the forthcom- |
ing American production of "Chante-
eler," as Louis n. Parker has practically
finished the English version of Rostand's
great noetic drama