The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-25
PLANS OF STAR PLAYERS.
Attractions in Which Theatrical Lights
VIII Appear This Season.

| New YORK, August 25.--The theat-
rical season of 19l1-12 is about to oper
and the big producing managers of this
city. the star players, their supports
and all the. rest OF the thousands con-
nected with ihe task OF preparing
things for thesopening OF the theatrical
season are asebusy az bees in a clover
field. The last weeks preceding the
seasons opening are indeed full of the
most strenuous activity for all con-
eerned- and the general public has but
a, 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 a 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 well as fem
mine. A big crop of new plays has
been gathered and practically every
one of the prominent stars will be pro-
vided with some new medium, I'm addi-
tlon to plays already known. In which
the stars have won Successes in form
er seasons.
John Drew will open his season at
the Empire Tileater. New York, on
Labor Day. with "The Single Man"
and If the play makes a hit. will pro-
badly continue I'm 1t 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. E. Anson.
Mrs. F'iske has prepared two new
plays for the coming season and will
open toward the end OF September
with THE New Marriage" a comedy
by Iangdon Mitchell
ALA Nazlmova. who Is now under
Charles F'rohman's management will
appear In n new play adapted from the
French, the name OF which has not yet
been given.
James X. Hackett viii have two new
plays during the coming season. one
by the author of '"rhe World and His
Wife" the other by James Pagan.
Robert Edeson viii begin his season
I'm Providence about the middle of the
month In "The Cave Man." a comedy
by Gillette Burgess. Grace Elliston
will be his leading woman.
Margaret Ellington has new play.
called "Kindlng,r 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 I'm "The Price" and will not
reach New York until later I'm the sea-
son.
Elsie Ferguson viii not begin her
season until some time I'm October,
when she will appear In dolly Madi-
son." play by Charles Nirdllnger
George Arlss will open his season |
at Wallack's Theater, New York I'm |
Louis N. Parker's new play. "Disraeli"
upon episodes In the life of the |
great statesman.
Anbilu VIII BItStHt lWO |
new plays this coming season. She
will open the season in Green Stock
ngs." and later win try Israel Zang-
Wills play. "rhe New Religion"
Frank Mcintyre will begin his star
season in "Snobs," a comedy by Geo.
Bronson Howard and will have the
support of a 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. Dodson
Pride" new comedy by Hartley Man
lers and later he viii take the play |
IN n tour
Elsie Janis has decided to continue
n The Slim Princess" during the ear
y part of the season, with the pros
'ect OF appearing in new play later
IN.
Helen Lowell will star during the
coming season In Next" n new farce
~ Rida Johnson Young and expects to
,pen her season early in September
Cyril Scott will appear in a new play
untitled "A Modern Marriage" which |
has been adapted from the German
~ Harrison Rhodes.
George NJ. Cohan has been persuaded
@ return to the stage. and. supported
~ his parents will appear In his own
,lay, "The Little Millionaire"
x.,tlf
eason I'm Catherine Chisholm Cush-
ng's new comedy. The Real Thing"
nut may make change later.
FRITZ Scheff is To appear In 'sThe
Duchess" by Joseph Herbert and Har-
" II. Smith, with music by Victor