The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

Rex Beach's famous novel, as drama
tiZed into the thrilling play. The Bar
rie-," by Eugene w. Presbrey. is under
lined for production by the Columbia
Players next week, following the current
offering Of What Happened to Jones" !"
Not only in this city, where 1t has play
ed two extremely profitable engagements
at the theater' where II is now to be re-
Vived, but in Chicago and New York the
play was successfully received.i The
original cast was notable for such ca
pable performers as Theodore Roberts,
w. s. Hart, of THE Virginian'' fame;
Florence Rockwell, and others. For the
coming production the original scenic
models have been secured and the stage
settings will be Identical with those OF
the big Chicago and New York produc-
tons
''The Concert" which ran for ten
months at the Belasco Theeter last sea-
son, and which broke all box office
records for any production seen in New
York in the last ten years, will resume
its run at that playhouse for a limited
period before going on tour. when it win
be seen in this city with the original cast,
headed by Leo Ditrichstein. For. unlike
most managers David Belasco does not
believe in sending second-rate companies
on tour. He considers that critical opiu-
ion is quite as exacting outside of New
York as 1t is in the metropolis, and that
it pays, artistically as well as financially,
to keep his splendid producing casts in
tact at any cost
VIII A. Page formerly a Washington
newspaper man, and last season the gen.
eral press representative for the Charles
Dillingham; attractions with headquarters
at the Globe Theater in New York, has
been re-engaged by Mr.. Dillingham; to
continue in the same capacity. Mr.. Page
will come to Washington in September in
the interests of Miss Emmy Wehlen, the
Niennese singer, who will be starred by
Mr.. Dillingham; in a new musical comedy.
Meanwhile he is business manager Of the
Valeska Suratt company playing The
Red Rose at the Globe, in New York.
Lorna Doone," which Willard Holcomb
has dramatized, and which will be pre-
sented by the Belasco stock company
this week. was first published in 1869, and
was refused by nineteen publishers. The
romance was three years of the press
before the reading public awakened to
its merits. Hundreds of editions have
since come from the press.
The latest letter received by Jessie
Glendinning from her father, John Glen
dinning, who is in London. advises her
that he has taken a bungalow near the
estate of the Duke of Suffolk, where he
will spend the summer.
Mrs. Nelson Wheatcroft, of the Belasco
stock company. is the daughter of an
English clergyman and studied for the
stage under John Ryder, who trained
Adelaide Nelson for her professional ap-
pearance. Mrs. Wheatcroft, under her
maiden name of Adeline stannope made
her debut with Nine. Celeste, at Brighton,
England, in The Woman in Red
A large contingent of the Columbia
Players were caught in a storm last Sun
day while returning from an automobile
run to Frederick, Nd. under the pilotage
of George w. Barber.
1.-The Barrier at the Columbia Theater.
William Golfers new play will be
known as Take My Advice" Rehear-
sails will begin in August.
Mizzi Hajos, who is to head the West
ern Spring Maid company next year,
has arrived at her home in Budapest
and writes that she has purchased a
native Hungarian costume for the last