The Washington herald., 1911-07-09


from his annual summer visit abroad
has completed his plans for the coming
season.. In q recent interview in New
York the Napoleon of the drama" made
the following announcement Of his
fall and winter campaign.
During the past hve months that
have been abroad 1 have been able to
arrange that the plays that I produce
in London and Paris will have better
opportunity than ever for production in
the other large Continental cities. have
arranged with leading playwrights in
these various cities to make adaptations
and to become interested in placing in
the various theaters my American and
English plays. My season in Londo.. has
been most successful, and my theaters
there win remain open all through the
summer. My work for the coming season
in London is so far advanced that have
been able to return to New York month
ahead Of my usual time and shall begin
at once the arrangements for my produc-
tons here.
"I have secured plays and contracts
with playwrights in America, England,
France, and Germany. Augustus Thomas
has agreed that shall have the comedy
he is now writing. Porter Emerson
Browne has completed a new play for
me called Sex and is now at work on
another play. Thompson Buchanan has
also completed a play for me, and A. E.
Thomas is at work for me on a new play.
shall also have a play by winchell
Smith, and a new comedy by Martha
Morton. which she will deliver on Sep
Gillette, who will finish this play during
the winter before he resumes his stage
work.
New Barrie Play.
It am to have the new play which ]. NJ.
Barrie is to write Immediately after he
finishes his Peter Pan novel. I am TO
have the new comedy which Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero is now writing, a new
drama by Alfred Sutro, and a new COM
edy by r. c. Carton, the author Of Lord
and Lady Algy.' 1 shall have the new
play that Somerset Vaughan is now
writing. It is a comedy of four acts with
two OF the scenes laid on this side of the
ocean. Besides these have secured a
new play which Haddon Chambers Is
now writing, and a new play which is
to be produced in the autumn by Hall
Caine in London. Henri Bernstein, the
French author of The Thief is at work
on new drama that 1 shall have. /
have a new comedy written by Caillavet
and De Flers, called What Woman
Wills which may be produced here be-
fore its Faris production
John Drew will open the Empire The
ater's season early in September with .
comedy called "A Single Man. by Hubert
Henry Davies. the author OF Cousin
Kate and The Mollusk.' Mr.. Davies
will come to New York for the produc-
tion in August. Maude Adams will again
appear in New York in 'Chantecler,' and
during her engagement here she will give
special matinees which shall announce
as 'Maude Adams Afternoons with ]. NJ.
Barrie who has written three short plays
for her. running fifty minutes each. Ono
is called A Little Play another is called
Judy and the other is still unnamed
In A Little Play Miss Adams will ap-
pear in a double role, and in Judy she
will appear In a most novel character,
another one of the Barrie surprises. Miss
Adams will continue in 'Chantecler' I'M
til next July, when she will leave for
England to make her first appearance in
London. Her season will open in a naw
play, followed by 'Chantecler' and I'Aig-
lon.' Ethel Barrymore is to follow Jonn
Drew's engagement at the Empire TIE
ater in fine play by A. E. Mason, callel
The Witness for the Defense which Its
been running for months at the st. Janes
London. Billie Burke will ap-
pear in September in a new four-act
comedy called The Runaway by Pierre
Weber, and adapted by Michael Morton,
who ADAPTED My Wife the play in
which Miss Burke made her first appear
ance in New York.
NazimOya in Repertoire.
For Nine. Nazimova, who now begins
her first season under my management,
propose a widely varied repertoire of
comedy and drama that will include two
plays written by new American play
wright, with the scenes laid in America,
and never previously produced on any