The Washington herald., 1911-09-10
NOTES OF THE STAGE.


Maude Adams returned 70 New York
last Wednesday from her home in the
CatskiIls, and was present to direct the
opening rehearsal Of her company for her
second season in "Chantecler." The new
and old members of the company were
assembled at the KnIckerbocker Theater,
and the entire day was consumed in refit-
ting together the various parts OF the
massive production, which has yet to
travel from this city to the Pacific Coast
For the first time in her career Miss
Adams win travel in a private car
The final plans for Miss Adams present
season were definitely determined yester-
day. "Chantecler'' will be Miss Adams
vehicle for the next nine months. After
a preliminary temperance in New York
in this play, Miss Adams will begin the
longest tour in the Rostand play ever laid
out for her since she became a star. A
novel experiment in sending this enor-
nous production on tour goes into effect
with Mr.. Frohman's decision to equip the
company with the entire Empire Theater
stage Grew" The electrical, property,
and carpentry departments of Mr.. FFoh-
mans principal theater will handle the
staging Of the play throughout its per-
formance over the country, instead OF in
trusting 1t to the forces in the various
local theaters.
During the season Mr. Frohman hopes
TO avail Miss Adams Of an opportunity to
perform for the first time the three new
one-act plays that have come from ]. NJ.
Barrie. The names of these plays are
Punch, Youth" and "A Little Play
They are all of contemporary life, and
written in Enthusiastically Barrie
Nafn N1,, -
the season Will end at Vancouver.
We are to have a visit from A. E. W.
Mason, the author of The Witness for
the Defense" He may come in time to
watch Ethel Barrymore's rehearsals, or
he may arrive in time to see the produc-
ton at the Empire Theater, where Miss
Barrymore follows the John Drew en-
gagement Her company will include W.
l. Abingdon, A. E. Anson, Lumsden
Hare, and Ernest Staliard.
During Mr.. Mason's visit he will OBJ
serve Margaret Anglin in Green Stock
ings." another play from his pen.
David Belasco- has changed the opening
date Of The Woman" at the Republic
Theater, to Tuesday, September 19, in
order not to conflict with other openings.
The doors will open earlier than usual,
IN order that every one may inspect the
improvements in the house, which have
been under way all summer.
Splendid progress is being made by Rob-
ert Edeson in his rehearsals of THE Cave
Man." and those who have seen Grace
EIlison's work say she has a great part.
The stage Of the Harris Theater will Be
used for rehearsals right up to the day
that Mr.. Edeson goes on tour
The delegation Of managers who went
the Waterbury to attend the premier Of
The Price had nothing but praise for
Helen Ware, who has the leading part,
and the company was warmly indorsed-
1t is made up Of George Barnum, Ger
trude Dalton, Austin Webb, and Jessie
Ralph. More news about the play is ex-
pected from Boston this week.
Although Haddon Chambers is in New
York, he failed to go over to Brooklyn
and see Corse Payton's production of his
play, The Fatal Card" Mr.. Chambers
said he was so busy he could not accept
the invitation.
In the announcement of the bookings
made for some of the syndicate theaters
in the large cities, it developed that there
will be over sixty new attractions which
were not on the road last year. In addi-
ton, over twenty-five stars will appear in
new plays.
One more or less unobserved line on the
programme of the Knickerbocker Thea
ter reads Charles Frohman, Klaw &
Erlanger, managers For many years
past the programme stated that Al Hay
man & Co. were proprietors. This goes
L. @
have taken some Of Mr.. Hay
mans interests in the New York thea
ters.
Louis Mann denies that he is going to
near the Utica Insane Asylum,
he is booked to begin his tour
in Utica on September IL in "Elevating
4 Husband" Many a woman has gone to
an insane asylum trying to elevate hus-
band, but Mr.. Mann holds a different
opinion.
The experiment Of playing two weeks
in Cincinnati will be made by the Bayes-
Norworth show, which is occupying the
Grand. It remains to be seen whether
Little Miss Fix-It' can profitably play
two weeks in cities the size Of Cincin-
natl. .,
Inc DeMllle 0OyS-CeCll ana "ulldIlf-
will be fairly well represented upon the
stage in the course of few weeks. Ce-
ell DeMille will be a manager, for he
controls a play called Speed" while
William c. is the author Of the play pro-
1uced by David Belasco under the name
Of The Woman"
From now on the New York theaters
will begin to open in regular process
sion, and with the exception OF the Gar
rick and the Majestic the lights will be
turned on at all the houses before Sep
tember passes out Of history. The Ma
iestic will have The Quaker Girl early
In October, and Mr.. Miller will begin his
season at the Garrick about the same
time.
Charles Frohman is represented by two
attractions in New York, namely, John
Drew and Donald Brian; Liebler Co.
have a similar number in "Pomander
Walk AID THE Deep Purple" Henry
W.. Savage is represented by Every
and Excuse Me-" Henry B.
Harris by Frank Mcintyre and Rose
Stahl; william A Brady by Douglas
Fairbanks and Robert Mantell; the Shu-
berts by John Mason and the "Pinafore'
production; and soon Daniel Frohman.
Al H. Woods, D. " Arthur, and Charles
will see their names upon the
biIlboards. .. ~.