The Washington herald., 1912-06-30

Mr. P B. Chase is at Beverly" his
extensive country place in Ohio, enjoying
his favorite pastimes, gardening, forestry.
and golf. His farm Is one Of the
famous Ohio model operations and agri-
| cultural experts come from miles around
TO see It.
Julian Street, the millionaire short-story
writer. has written a comedy in cOllabora-
ton with Frederick Palmer, the war cor
respondent. 1t will be produced by the
Liebler Company.
Pretty Peggy" will be the offering
Of the Columbia Players following ''Zira. 1"
which latter will be produced a week
from tomorrow night.
Louis N Parker, author Of "Pomander
Walk" and ''Disraeli," has been commits
stoned to make the English adaptation
Of The Fourth Estate" as the Liebler
Company expects to produce the success
full newspaper play in London next fall.
Louise Cunning and the shuberts have
come to the separating point. and Miss
Cunning has signed a contract with A.
H. Woods for next season. Miss Gun
ming received $50 a week with the Shu-
berts.
Miss De witt, the manager OF Chase's
Theater. is in New York for a time,
and she writes that she is booking the
best line of attractions ever presented IN
a vaudeville theater. She wants the new
bills to eclipse even the new theater.
The critic Of the London Times is
pleased to note that the Abbey Theater
Company Of Irish players returns from
its experience with American audiences
''overemphatic. Overelaborate. heavy IN
hand, !aborious. and slow
Marion Fairfax. author Of The Talk
er," which was one OF the ave successes
OF the season in New York. has com
pIeted a play entitled Work" which will
be produced early in November.
There is announcement from London
that ]. NJ. Barrie has finished his ''topsy-
turvy'' version Of The Tanning OF the
Shrew."
Edward Haas Robins has developed a
keen friendship for the officers Of the
Mayfiower, with whom he is constantly
associated. Last Tuesday he had as his
guests at luncheon Lieut. and Executive
Officer Cook. Lieuts. Sterling, Douglas,
and Mckinney, the last named a naval
aid to the President. and Paymaster Lit
tie. A box party followed. On Thursday
he was a guest Of the officers aboard the
Mayfiower.
Clifton Crawford is Whiting a number
Of songs that will be introduced in the
new musical comedy which Claiming
Pollock and Rennold Wolf are writing,
and in which Mr.. Crawford will star
opening early in September.
Joseph Medin Patterson, author Of
The Fourth Estate" is the son Of Med
Ill Patterson, founder Of the Chicago
Tribune
William Harris, ST., and Frank Nc
Kee are going to establish a permanent
musical stock company at the Park The
ater this coming season, but, unlike the
usual stock companies, only new offer
ings will be presented. It is their inten-
ton, II success attends their efforts, to
send out on tour competent companies
presenting these hits as soon as they have
scored a substantial success in New York
American managers are forcing the bid
ding to obtain first option on Basil Mac
Donald Hastings future plays Hastings
is the young man raised from obscurity
to fame overnight by the London success
Of his brilliant play. The New Sin"
Sir Herbert Tree is also to use the trans
lation Of Pierre Lott and Judith Gau-
tiers Chinese play, The Daughter of
Heaven" which George Egerton made for
the Century Theater production in New
York. Mr." Egerton Is the nom-de-
plume Of Mrs. Golding Bright, the Eng
lish novelist who wrote The Wheel Of
God" and Rosa Amorosa" and who won
her spurs as a dramatist last winter
with the excellent adaptation Of The
Whirlwind," acted by Nine. sImone.
Harold B. Chase, Mr.. Chase's only
son. having graduated from the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, has become pri-
vate secretary to his father. He is at
Beverly" and claims he Is winning
nine out OF ten games Of golf with ''P,
B." as his opponent. The latter has a
-999 batting stroke, but nobody can fnd
the ball after 1t starts toward the next
hole.
Haywood Broun, Chinese representa-
tive Of the Liebler Company, wis has
been securing the far East for material
to be used in staging The Daughter
of Heaven has cabled that his task
is completed and that ne has sailed for
home. Mr.. Broun was in Pekin at the
time Of the recent anti-foreign disturb |
ances.
Viola Allen is to witness the Olympic
games in Sweden this summer. Latsr !