The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-21
MANY new PLAYS.
Charles Frohman Tells of Plans for
Stars Next Year.

New York, June 21-Charles F'roh-
man has returned from London. where
he has been the last five months super
vising his English theatrical interests
and accommodating new dramatic ma
terial for his coming season in this
county.
"OEe of my main projects" said Mr..
Brohman. is to send Miss Maude
Adams to appear for the first time in
London at the close of her next Ameri-
can season. Her debut there viii he
made in a new drama and she will also
act in 'Chantecler' and L'Aiglon.' In
the interim she viii continue here in
'Chantecier,' anG during her autumn
engagement in New York will appear
at SPECIAL nlatinees IN three short plays
by ]. NJ. Barrie. One will be called
a Little Play another Judy" ana
the third is unnamed.
Il also have the new play which
Barrie will write after he finishes his
Peter Pan novel. Other plays by Eng
lish authors which l have obtained in
clude a Single Man. by Hubert Henry
Davies, in which John Drew will APP
pear: A z. MasOn's The Witness for
the Defense in which Miss Ethel Bar
rymore will act, and plays. the names
of which 1 cannot now announce, by
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, r. c. Carton
Alfred Sutro and Eaddon Chamb ers.
Michael Morton Is also making a trans
lation Of Pierre Ueber's The Runaway
which I intend for Miss Billie Burke.
But I have not neglected our Ameri-
can authors. Augustus Thomas has
agreed that I shall have the new COM
edy he is now writing. Porter Emsr-
son Browne has completed a new play
for me, entitled Sex. and A. e. Thorn
as. Thompson Buchanan, Winchell
Smith and Miss Martha Morton are also
completing plays which I shall produce.
The public will be glad to know that
William Gillette will deliver to me a
new play during the winter.
For Nine. Nazimova, who will join
my list Of stars, I have arranged a
varied repertoire, embracing two plays
by new American author, with scenes
laid IN America. and never previously
acted on any stage. She will also be
seen in a new comedy by the author
of The Comtesse Coquette.' and in a
new play from the French.
AT the Criterion theater in Septem-
Der I shall produce HaddOn Chambers
play, -Passers By which is now run
ming al Wyndhams theater in London.
Mr. Chambers will be in New York for
it's production. Miss Marie Doro will
appear about the middle of October in
the four act play a Butterfly on the
Wheel which is now running at my
Globe theater, London.
"Otis Skinner will open about the
middle Of October in d play by A. F.
Thomas. Kyrle Bellew will come to
New York in a new play about New
Years time. Previous to that he will
make a tour as lar west as San Fran
cisco. Miss Hattie Williams will have
a new comedy ready for production in
October, and I shall present Francis
Wilson in a new comedy called The
Magic Ring William II. Crane WIZ
open his season in October, and he VII
have the choice of two American conf
edies.
Il have again dipped deeply into mus
ical comedy. In one of these pieces,
The Siren, in which I have great con-
oil l..se. an. a.
the Knickerbocker in August. Miss
Julia Sanderson win be his leading
support Very different viii be The
Doll Girl by Leo Fall which contains
music which ripples like laughter
Harry B. Smith will make the English
version of the libretto.
when the season here is q little add
vanced I shall bring out in quick sue