The Washington herald., 1911-12-24

The Shuberts have put in rehearsal
Lehar's operetta, The Man With Three
Wives" 1t will be produced just AFTER
the holidays.
James T. Powers has at last found
new musical comedy. The music is be-
ing written by Gus Kerker, who has
been abroad for several years. Mr.. Pow
ers himself is rewriting the book the
real or first authoship of which has not
yet been disclosed.
The Drama Players have closed their
tour till after the holidays. They will
next be seen in Chicago.
Little Boy Blue" is doing so we'll at
the Lyric Theater, New York. that seats
are selling eight weeks in advance
The shuberts will make a revival or
The Pirates of PenzanCe" in February
The Messrs. Shubert will open new
theater in Newark early in January.
The house. which has been erected at
cost of over 10000, will be named after
the late Sam S. Shubert. 1t will be de-
voted to higher-class attractions, and
will be opened by The Kiss Waltz.
The theater was erected in pursuance OF
the policy of the Shuberts to extend their
independent circuit from coast to coast.
They now have theaters in every city of
Importance in the United States.
Gus Edwards new 1912 Song Revue"
employs more people than the average
large company presenting an entire even
ing's play. 1t headlines Chase's thir-
teenth anniversary bill-January week.
The Ten Courtiers are spectacular
novelty secured for early inclusion in
Chase's bill
There are eighteen players in the Will
lam Rock-Maud Fulton company, which
will present In Bohemia" at Chases.
Little Lord Robert, one OF Chase's
stars New Year week, is said to meas
ure no higher than twenty-five inches.
The Columbia University Players. the
student dramatic organization of Column
bia University New York, have engaged
the Columbia Theater for a matinee per-
furmance April 9. when their latest play
will be presented.
Christmas week will bring three new
| attractions to the standard theaters-
| "Pomander Walk" to the Grand, The
Kiss Waltz to the Lyric, and THE
| Woman to the Olympic. The new year
will he ushered in with four changes of
biII-.aTwo Women" at the Garrick, The
| SprInE Maid" at the Colonial. Miss Du-
! delsack'' at the Illinois, and THE Arab
at Powers.
| Edward H. Sotherp has presented TO
| the Dramatic Museum OF Columbia Uni
| versity several valuable theatrical SOU
/ yenirs among them David Garrick's s
walking stick, a pair Of his shoe buckles,
once the property OF Mr. Sothern's 5
| father; the sword Edmund Kean wore
as Macbeth, the brooch worn in Hamlet"
and Edwin Booths king Lear" wigs.
| Asserting Himself.-There seems to be
an unwritten law that Miss Maude
| Adams may not be criticised adversely.
but lust why she should be immune /
cannot understand. Yet the fact remains
| that all over this broad land she Is hand
ed out honeyed words no matter what
she does.-E. II. Crosby, in the Boston
Post. H...-
The decree OF divorce Of Mrs Elizabeth
In. Chester against her husband. George
Randolph Chester, author OF the Get
Rich-Quick Wallingford' stories, has
been made final.
Margaret Anglin, in Green Stockings,
will follow Julian Eltinge at the Colum-
bia Theater.
wInchelI Smith has purchased the dra
matte rights to "Queed,I the successfu
lfrEt novel OF Henry Sydney Harrison
IIt Is reported that he paid $1,000 Tor tn'