The Washington herald., 1912-08-25
NOTES OF THE STAGE.


Donahue and Stewart. who made IN
important success in vaudeville. have
been secured by A. H. Woods for the
new Hobart musical comedy. The
Woman Haterg Club" which Will have
its FIRST American production at the
fremont Theater. Boston. Monday. Sep
TENDER 16.
Henry Bernstein, the author Of The
Thief" IN finishing q play for Ethel
Barrymore. It will be ready after the
Christmas holidays
Elsie Ferguson, who for the past i've
years has been starring in strong ORA
matte roles. has been selected by Raw
& E1langer 10 play the title role In
Franz LehaTs opera, Eva" part re-
| curing all those strong emotional quail
ties which Miss Ferguson Possesses in
20 eminent q degree.
From Walker whiteside the John W.
Rumsey Play Company has obtained the
exclusive rental rights to The Magic
Melody" and We Are King" Mr. Rum
sey also has arranged with Mr.. White
side for the rights to The Typhoou."
and the play will be available for stock
at the end Of Mr.. Whiteeide's forth
coming tour.
The members Of the "Tantaiizing Tom
N.Y. company will leave New York on
a special train of eight cars to-day for
Chicago. where they VIII open Friday,
August 80.
THE Count Of Luxembourg" which
Klaw & Granger viii produce at the
fremont Theater In Boston on August Is,
Will follow The Pink Lady" az the New
Amsterdam Theater in New York on Sep
TENDER IS
The new Barrie comedy, The Legion
Of Leonora," written for Maude Adams.
is the first long play by the author Of
Peter Pan" since he wrote What
Every Woman Knows"
Charles Frohman Is arranging for the
production in London of the following
American plays: THE Model" by Au-
gustus Thomas; "Rebecca OF Sunnybroolc
Farm" and Officer $685." In ADDITION
Billie Burke and Donald Brian win APP
pear in the English capital. 1t Il very
probable that Charles Frohman win de-
vote his Globe Theater, London, exclu-
s,veiy to the presentation Of American
plays.
Ready Money" the new comedy pro-
duced in New York on Monday night at
the Maxine Elliott Theater, made one of
the Quickest and sPfest hits ever seen in
New York.
The Gilbert & Sullivan alI-star opera
company has been playing to close upon
$2S.Oo week during its months stay
az the Cort Theater. San Francisco.
This attraction belongs TO William A.
Brady and the Messrs. Shubert
Pinero's The Amazons," 80 success
fully revived the past season by Charles
Frohman at his Duke of York's Theater,
London. will be revived also In New York
this-season.
An evenings DILL of Barrie. Shaw &
Pinero is the delectable fare promised
playgoers by Charles Frohman this sea-
son. There will be three one-act plays,
each by the authors named. and separate
and distinct casts will be used in each
Miss Marie Doro will appear in one of
the playiets-
Little Women will have its New
York opening in October and may be
the first play to adopt Mr.. Brady's new
schedule of three regular matinees in
each week. The manager asserts that
an entirely new afternoon audience has
lieves the vaudeville theaters. with their
two daily performances, have done Il.
One of the big novelties proposed by
Charles Frohman for this season Will be
the appearance Of three English s0rs.
who will appear in combination for forty
performances only. These stars will be
seen in New York. Boston. Washington.
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and Chicago.
Augustus Thomas latest comedy. The
Model" win be presented IN New York
by Charles Frohman on August 81 at the
Harris Theater.
Marguerite Clark Is to be featured
this season in Baby Nine" In the role
she has played with such deserved sue
cess during the last two years. About
midwinter Manager Brady will place her
at the head Of a company IN a new play
acquired during his recent visit to Eu-
rope.
Robert Mantell is looking very At now
adays. At Brucehurst his Atlantic High
lands mansion. he has fitted. up gym
nasium, and all summer long has been
in the hands of professional trainer,
with the result that he is as finely drawn
as an athlete ready to toe the scratch.
not begin this year until well into Sep
TENDER, starting in the Northwest.
Little Christie Macdonald writes her
Werba & Luescher. that she
has purchased one Of the Thousand Is
lands in the st. Lawrence with part OF
her stellar profit from THE Spring
Maid" and has decided to camp on the
island all summer and superintend the
work of identifying the place rather
than take her usual trip to ParlA
Louis n. Parker, author of 'Disraer'
and 'Pomander Walk has written
new play in which Sir Francis Drake and
good Queen Bess are lee ding figures.
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