The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

i Little Miss Ruth Chetterton's vaude-
Vile engagement in New York has been
curtailed because Of Henry Miller's
change Of plans. Mr.. Miller has de-
cided to advance the opening date for
his second season In The Rainbow
He will reopen two weeks from to-
morrow at the Broadway Theater. and
come TO Washington for . return en-
sagement In The Rainbow" the first
week Of October. Following his return
visit TO this city he will present the
play for long runs in Boston. Phiiadel-
phia, and Chicago. At the end Of the
Chicago run next spring he will take
his big hit to the Coast for summer
! runs in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
'Al H. Wilson is one OF the most
prominent writer's Of love songs in
America He composed the tuneful mel
odies for his different plays. Manager
Sidney R. Ella furnishing the lyrics.
1T Happened in Potsdam." the new
singing comedy. which Mr.. Wilson will
produce in this city early In the sea-
son, has a number Of his latest song
hits, including Loves Of Bygone Days.
sentimental song which 10 sure to
appeal to those who admire the Wilson
style of songs.
Ida Vernon is once more to appear
with william Hodge in THE Man from
Home" Miss Vernon is one Of the
links between the past and the present
Of the American stage She was once
Edwin Booths leading lady. and was
engaged to be married to that great
actor.
A rev stage society recently founded
In New York, and declaring its object
to be simply the boycotting of plays
that leave a dark brown taste. has re-
-quested Mis- Viola Allen to act as its
honorary president and chairman Of its
advisory committee, putting forth in its
request that Miss Allen had never ap-
peared in a play to which the slightest
moral objection could be made.
Eddie Foy. In his latest Broadway sue
cess. over the River" will open his
season September 9. at Newark. N. J.,
with a company Of over seventy-fve
people.
Miss Billie Burke. with a company of
forty-two men and women-nearly half
OF them coming from England-began re-
hearsals Of the newest Pinero play, THE
Mind the Paint Girl" at the Lyceum
Theater. New York. on August y.
John Drew arrived in New York In
readiness to begin on Monday. August
u. the rehearsals OF the new comedy.
The Perplexed Husband" with which
the Empire Theater will inaugurate its
twenty-second season.
Charles Frohman has decided to con-
tinue the engagement Of the Pinero COM
edy. The Amazons.' throughout the
entire summer season OF his Duke OF
York's Theater. London. The play will
be produced in New York with a re-
markabie cast just after the holidays.
The TaIker." Marion Fairfax's sue
cessful play, which finished the season at
the Harris Theater. New York. opens at
the Broad Street Theater. Philadelphia,
on September ?.
Two companies Of The Quaker Girl"
will be sent on tour this season. Ina
Claire and Percival knight will be fea-
tured in one company and Victor Nor
ley in the other.
1t has been definitely decided that
Helen Ware will begin her season in New
York in October. when she will be seen
in Elmer B. Harris new play. THE
lrial Marriage
Add one more to the list of distin-
guished foreigners who are coming to
New York to attend the premiere Of
The Daughter OF Heaven" at the Gen.
tury Theater. New York George Eyer
ton, who made the English translation.
has announced her intention of crossing
the Atlantic for this purpose. George
Egerton is in reality Mrs. r. Golding
Bright. author OF a number OF success
full novels. among them The Wheel of
God" and Rosa Amorosa." and OF the
adaptation of Bernstein's The Whirl- |
wind used here by Simone last season. |
Raymond Hitchcock's tour in Claiming
Pollock. Rennold Wolf and Charles J. |
Gebest's musical play with a laughing !
punch, The Red Widow" starts at At |
lantic City September 9.
Little Miss Brown the new comedy |
by Philip Bartholomae. is in daily re-
hearsal in New York under the authors !
personal direction. The piece made a |
great hit at its try-out last spring.
William A. Brady's two New York |
theaters are within a few yards Of one !
another in West Forty-eighth Street. Mr. |
Brady is in negotiation for still another |
house near Longacre, a little further |
downtown.