The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-25
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The theatrical season of 1911-12 is
about to open and the big producing
managers of New York, the star
players, their supports and all the
rest of the thousands connected with
the task of preparing things for the
opening of the theatrical season are
as busy as bees in a clover field. The
last weeks preceding the seasons OPP
ening are indeed full of the most
strenuous activity for all concerned
and the general public has but faint
idea of the gigantic task of planning
and preparing the seasons work in
the theatrical profession.
The producing managers have been
extremely active during the summer
months and, after careful survey of
the available new plays produced
since the beginning of last season,
have made their selection of such
plays as, in their opinion, would best
fit the peculiar tastes and talents of
their star players, masculine as we'll
as feminine. A big crop of new plays
has been gathered and practically
every one of the prominent stars will
be provided with some new medium,
in addition to plays already known.
in which the stars have won sue
cesses in former seasons.
John Drew will open his season at
the Empire Theater, New York, on
Labor Day, with "The Single Man,"
and if the play makes a hit, will
probably continue in it for the rest
of the season.
Ethel Barrymore will follow John
Drew at the Empire Theater, playing
''The Witness for the Defense Her
leading man will be A. X. Arson.
Mrs. Fiske has prepared two new
plays for the coming season and will
open toward the end of September
with ''The New Marriages.. comedy
by Langdon Mitchell.
ALA Nazimova, who is now under
Charles Frohman's management, will
appear in a new play adapted from
the French, the name of which has
not yet been given.
James K. Hackett will have two
new plays during the coming season,
one by the author of "The World and
His Wife," the other by James Pagan.
Robert Edeson will begin his sea-
son in Providence about the middle
of the month, in "The Cave Man,"
comedy by Gillette Burgess. Grace
Elliston will be his leading woman.
Margaret Ellington has new play,
called "Kindling," from the pen of
Charles Kenyon. She will tour the
West during the first part of the sea-
son.
Helen Ware will begin her season
in Boston in "The Price" and will
not reach New York until later in
the season.
Elsie Ferguson will not begin her
season until some time in October,
when she will appear in 'Dolly Madi-:
son." play by Charles Nirdlinger. :
George Arliss will open his season
at Wallack's Theater, New York, in
Louis N. Parker's new play, DIS
raeli," founded upon episodes in the
life of the great statesman.
Margaret Anglin will present two
new plays this coming season. She
will open the season in "Green Stock
ings," and later will try Israel Gang
Wills play, "The New Religion
Frank Mcintyre will begin his star
season in "snobs," comedy by Geo.
Bronson Howard and will have the
support of strong company.
''The Arab play of the Orient
by Edgar selwyn has been selected
as the medium for the author of the
play, who will play the title role.
Some time next month E. J. Dod-
son will open his season in "Gaunt-
let's PRIDE" a new comedy by Hart
ley Manners and later he will take
the play on tour.
Elsie Janis has decided to continue
in "The Slim Princess" during the
early part of the season, with the
prospect of appearing in a new play
later on. s