The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-06
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Edgar Selwyn's new play, The
Arab" which has proved a success as
produced by stock company in Los
Angeles. may have a regular produc.
ton the coming season by Henry b
Harris.
A bill has passed the All any legis
lature requiring moving picture ope
rators to be licensed. Applicants fol-
this license must be Of full age. serve
pass practical Examination before
the license can be secured.
Cohan & Harris first production
next season will be made in Boston
early In September, where Raymond
Hitchcock will be presented in THE
Red Widow" new musical play. with
book and lyrics by Charming Pollock
and Rennold Wolf. and music by
Charles J. Gebest.
Henry w. Savage has given out as
a souvenir of the one hundredth per
Torrance in New York of "Everywo
man." a handsome edition OF the play
printed on fine paper and embellish
ed with Photographic illustrations OF
it's scenes and characters. The book
is bound in flexible, soft, gray leath
er with gilt lettering.
Lillian Russell is to return 10 her
first love, comic opera, and next sea
son will appear in a Viennese opera
under the direction of Werba e. Lues
cher with whom she has signed con
tract for five years. George Marion
the noted stage director, will be star
red by the same firm in The Jolly
Peasants"
An oriental pantomime by French
author, which caused sensation in
Berlin and London, is to be produced
here the coming season. 1t is called
''Sumurun," and is said to be lavish
in it's picture of oriental life. Plays
of the east, from the announcements
are evidently to be among the features
of next season.
Denman Thompson's family will
The Old Homestead" which coined
him a fortune and which is still a
valuable asset.
1t is said Queen Mary. Of England
Is inclined to grand opera in English
The fact of royal approval will proba
bly, do much to make English grand
opera popular. despite the claims O
some that the music will lose much ir
the loss of the soft Italian vowe
sounds.
The late Count Tolstoi left two dra
mas. one called "A Learned Woman,
and the other bearing grewsome title
Of "A Living Corpse" The latter i!
European cities next winter
1.-The Glass House," by Louis X
Anspacher, was produced in Rochester
last week by the Hamden and kathryn
Kidder in the leading roles. The play
turns on social conditions and love as
affected by them. 1t was very vel
received.
Marian Fairfax has written pay
called The Talker." which her hus
band, Tully Marshall. and his co-stal
in stock company in Cleveland, Ida
Conquest. will produce. II the play is
successful the two will probably take
1t on tour during the regular season.
Willis p. Sweatnam, the famous
minstre., is considering play based
on the character of Uncle Remus
showing the spirit Of the south before
and after the war. allegorical in char
acter and introducing Br'er Fox, Br'el
Rabbit and the Tar Baby. The play is
being arranged by the son OF the au
thor of the stories, Joel Chandler Har
ris.
Elena Kirmes, who will have the
prima donna role in Puccini's La 30
heme." at the New National this week
was one of the principal sopranos OF
the Boston Opera company lest winter
II is said she has one Of the largest
private collections of autograph music
in the country.
Eugene Battain, the tenor Of the
Aborn Opera company. who made his
temperance in The Tales Of Hoff
man" at the New National. is spoken
of in the profession as the tenor with
human voice"