The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
NOTES OF THE STAGE

act Of "The Spring Maid" The prirna
donna declares It is q duplicate Of the
dress worn In the original production Of
the operetta when she sang the role OF
Princess Bozena in Hungary three years
ago. She win secure the rest Of her
gowns in Paris and sail for America the
first week in July to begin rehearsals
werba q Luescher have purchased the
new Viennese opera ''Bub oder MaedeI''
(.Boy or GirrD by Bruno Granich-
staedten, the music Of which Is said to
contain as many fascinating and tune
full numbers as "The Spring Maid" The
piece is listed for an early production
next season.
Thirty-four years ago next Tuesday,
July 4, there was a son born to the CO.
han family who has since created more
or less Of a stir on this mundane sphere
and Jerry ]. is going to fire on few
skyrockets, whirl a few pinwheels. and
burn a lot OF red fire to remind him
self and the world in general that the
Cohan family appreciate the gift that
was sent them on Independence Day.
Willard Holcomb, who dramatized LOT
aa Doone,' intends to visit the Doons, or
rather the Blackmore country. in Devon
shire. during the present summer. Curl
ously enough one Of his forbears once
lived at Lynton, but a short distance
from the Doone valley.
A H. Woods has definitely decided to
call Eddie Foy's new musical farce ''The
Pet of the Petticoats" It is slated to be-
gin operations at the Olympic Theater,
Chicago, September 4.
Charles Frohman will place Richard
Bennett in the leading part in Haddon
Chambers latest play, "Passers-by,"
when It is produced in New. York in Sep
tember. This marks the return OF Mr..
Bennett to Mr.. Frohman's management,
after an entire season with Liebler &
Co.'S production OF The Deep Purple, -
which was made possible by Mr.. Froh-
mans consent. Mr.. Bennett is at present
stock star in Los Angeles. where he
has just appeared in James Montgomery's
play, Jimmy, Jr."
John Mason's engagement in "As a
Man Thinks" at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theater, has been temporarily discon-
tinued in order that the players may
have weIl-earned vacations and prepare
themselves for another season of unin-
terrupted work. This vacation, however,
will be only five weeks in duration, and
Mr.. Mason, with the same supporting
company, will reopen the same play at
the same playhouse on Monday, August
Z, for an autumn engagement which will
undoubtedly extend far into the winter
before the New York public will be satis-
fed and ready to let the organization be-
gin its out-of-town tour. Mr.. Mason's
company includes Vincent Serrano, Wal
ter Hale. John Flood. William Sampson.
ChrystaI Herne, Amelia Gardner, Char
lotte Ives, Gail Kane. and Others.
Sarah Bernhardt became so strongly i'm
pressed with Frances Stars work IN
The Easiest Way" that she arranged
with David Belasco for the French rights
to the play, and there Is a possibility Of
her appearing in it at her own theater
early in December. Nine. Bernhardt's
share Of the receipts for her American
tour was $4,000.
Joseph Weber has started on an auto
mobile trip to the Thousand Islands Be-
fore starting he announced that he would
open his theater in the autumn with
new musical comedy. entitled ''Senorita,"
with Vera Michelena at the head OF the
cast. He also has signed Edmund Breess
as a star under his management and win
equip him with a new play.