The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-29

David Belasco is to produce this season
four original plays.
Lenore Chippendaie is re-engaged for
important roles with f. II. Sothern and
Julia MarIowe. During Miss MarIowe's
ILLNESS last spring Miss Chippendale as.
stunned her roles and won most cordial
approval.
Although he has been featured for sew
eral years, Clifton Crawford had not
seen his name placed above the title OF
the play until he appeared last week in
My Best Girl at the Park Theater,
New York. His entrance into stardom
was welcomed by the critics.
Frank Daniels has been engaged by
Weber and Fields for the company at
their new music hall in New York. Nora
Bayes is another addition to the same
company.
Burton Holmes has returned to his
home in Chicago. where ne is busily en-
gaged preparing his travelogues for the
coming season, from the wealth Of mate
rial gained in the course OF some thirty
thousand miles of foreign travel.
The latest addition to the list of stars
appearing under the Liebler Company's
direction is Tim Murphy, that splendid
character actor who twenty-four years
ago established himself as a New York
favorite by his performance of Brander
Maverick in Hoyt's "A Texas Steer"
Since that time Mr.. Murphy has played
some thirty parts. almost all Of them at
the head of his own company, and has
won a large personal following through
out the country.
Charles Bryant, who for some time
l.. L., ~ Tar
Theater, London, is coming to America
this season to Join Nine. ALA Nazi-
nova for her performance of the Robert
Hichens-Bernard Pagan drama, Bella
Donna"
Elsie Ferguson. who will sing the title
role in Klaw & Changers production Of
Franz Lehars EVA" was a passenger
on the Olympic The production will be
made IN November with a big cast and
company. The plot tells the story Of
Eva, a founding who was adopted by
the employees of a glass factory. 1t is
full OF melodies and has a charming
waltz number.
William A. Brady and Robert Lorraine
are fast friends. Mr.. Brady entertained
Mr.. Lorraine at a beef steak supper last
Tuesday night in New York, when some
fifty men, distinguished in various walks
of life, met the English actor. Judges,
lawyers, 3rtists. actors, and men OF let
tiers were in the party.
Robert HiIIiard will open his season
in The Argyle Case" in Atlantic City.
October Il, going TO the Broad Street
Theater, Philadelphia, the following
week. His new play is by Harriet Ford
and Harvey ]. O'Higgins. founded on
detective story by William ]. Burns.
Press agents of the American type are
practically unknown In England, SO in
the London production of ''Everywoman"
II was found necessary to make away
with Puff, who, in the American produo-
ton, was the constant associate OF Blum
and Stuff. the theatrical managers. In
the Drury Lane performance Puff be-
came Scribe, an author.
Mrs. Albert Gallatin Wheeler, who OBJ
tanned much notoriety recently by declar-
ing that she could not live on the $500
per month which was allowed her as ali
mony has turned TO the stage as
means OF. increasing her income. She Is
now singing in "whirl OF Society," the
Winter Garden show, which is just be-
ginning a long tour OF Shubert theaters
the country.
1t is thought that Little Women" will
run through the season at William A
Bradys playhouse in New York. A sec