The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-04-14
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS

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J. NJ Barrie, it is announced is at
work on a new play, to be produced}
next season by Maude Adams.
Harry Sophus Sheldon of Chicago.
author of "The Havoc" in which
Henry Miller is acting, is writing an
other play.
Nine. Duce is to return next seal
son for engagements in New York |
City and Chicago. 1t is not thought
that she will visit any other city.
Frank Pixley and Gustav Luders
are working on another comedy. Mr..
PiXley is just back from tourl
tour around the world and is living
in Los Angeles.
Joseph and His Brethren" is the
name of new allegorical comedy
Iby Louis N. Parker. His present
plan is to hold it in reserve for
George c. Tyler's first season as di-
rector of the New Theatre, New
York City.
Bayard Veiller's comedy, when
All Has Been Said" is to have a
new title and new star The title
viii be "Gordon's Wife," and Annie
Russell, who just closed in The
Backsliders," will have the star
part in the play.
Miss Viola Allen is to have a new
comedy by the author of "Disraeli."
The play, which has been written
for her by Israel Zangwill, is to be
held in reserve or else turned over
to another of the Liebler & Co.
feminine stars.
Bessie Clayton, the American
dancer, who has been enthusiastical-
! ly received in Paris and London, dis
located her hip a short time ago
while dancing the ballet, "The Mad
Pierrot,' at the Alhambra, London,
and will be forced to rest for some
time.
Liebler & Co. have accepted two
out of three new plays submitted by
c. NJ. S. Mcclellan and expect to pro-
duce them next season. His new
musical piece, "The Pink Lady," is
reported to be a success, and MAR
rage a la Carte" will be revived du-
ring the coming season.
} Charles Cartright hopes to appear
next season in the United States IN
his own play, which is based upon
: Dickens David Copperheld." His
} Dan1 Pegotty in this dramatization
has made great hit in London.
where Mr.. Cartright acted in the
play through long run in the
Adelphi theatre.
II Contracts for the production of a
modern comedy, written for Mrs
Mrs. Fiske by Landon Mitchell, and
for serious play adapted from the
French have been signed by Harri,
son Grey Fisle Mr.. Mitchell has
provided Mrs. Fiske with two of hel
most successful plays-"The New
York Idea" and ''Becly Sharp"
The already numerous list OF
, theatres in New York City-too nu.
. merous, the managers say-will be
: increased on Easter Monday, whel
William A. Brady will open Tho
Playhouses on Forty-eighth street
S near Broadway. 1t is of the bijol
type of theatres. Miss Grace George
in Sauce for the Goose" will ope1
; the house
Nine. Somine, who comes mex
: season to act in English, will have
: two of the Bernstein plays in hel
: repertory, "The Thief" which vii
e be her first Offering in each city visit
: ed, and the one known in French az
"Le Bercail," which is now beinS
acted elsewhere in English by Mis-
Olga Nethersole, as 1.-THE Redemp
\ ton of Evelyn Vaudrey." Possibil.
e Bernstein's "Apres Moi will also b,
e AIDED, if it can be arranged will
Charles Frohman, who holds tn,
: American rights to the play.