The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
SMALL TALK ABOUT THE
THEATER ANDITS PEOPLE

Fritzi schen is going into vaudeville.
beverly Of Graustark" Is underlined
for early production by the Columbia
Players
I THE Doll. Girr'' will have its frst per-
formance at Atlantic City. August Is,
and later come to the Globe Theater.
New York
Maude A6ams. who arrived IN New
York last Tuesday after completing q
tour of forty-six weeks in Peter Pan,"
left the city Wednesday night for her
summer home in the Catskills.
Julia sanderson will visit the principal
cities Of the East-at least, Boston and
Philadelphia-this coming season with
THE sunshinN Girl" At present Miss
Sanderson 10 having her vacation-her
first visit to England since she appeared
there with G. p. Huntley in kitty
Grey"
One Of the most complicated and COM
prehensive tours ever arranged for an
English-speaking actress has been COM
pleted for Madame Alma Nazimova. who
is now on her way to London for the
first stage Of her tour around the world.
Robert Cain. the new leading man a:
Polls, has claimed Washington As his
home for several years. as he spent his
summer here following his winter en-
gagements in THE Man Of the Hour"
and THE Spendthrift," as well as THE
Deep Purple"
At her English home, ivy House."
Anna Pavlowa, the famous dancer. Is
posing for the Russia sculptor Seraphin
Soudbinine. who is executing . commits
sion direct from the Car.
Carl Anthony, the new leading man OF
the Columbia Players, has leased an
apartment in one OF the West Ends
most fashionable buildings and settled
down for the remainder Of the season.
Bransbyy' Williams, the English pro-
team artist, will next season make an
American tour, and Chase's has secured
contract with him for q weeks stay
in Washington.
There will be no closing Of the doors
Of the Columbia Theater again this sea-
son, the summer stock running into the
fall early in September.
Lois Fox. who delighted New York
by her quaint and clever folk songs
has been inveigied from the lyceum and
concert stage and will be q recruit to
the vaudeville stage next season.
Robert Cain was to have played Romeo
to Miss Percy Haswelrs Juliet in Toronto
this week. but he received an offer from
Mr.. Poll to head the stock company here
and Miss Haswell released him.
Ian Maclaren IL to begin rehearsals
this. week as a principal member Of
Margaret Anlin's company. He recently
closed season as Cassius with Tyrone
Power and 'Julius Caesar"
Gayetx Theater workmen are making
rapid headway preparing for the OPEN
ing August II. The Queens Of Paris
will open the house, with Koler, Hall.
and Morton. supported by Rose Reading,
Dolly Bowen. and Alice Maude Poole.
"Quo vadisr' is just as great Q SEN
sation in Europe as in America and II
the one photo-drama yet produced that
was presented at Buckingham Palace,
England. by Royal command.
So great was the success Of Madame
Sherry" that Manager Thatcher has been
urged to present another musical play
at an early date. "The Man Who Owns
Bradway" will probably. come later In the
season.
When Richard Strauss Der Rosenka-
valier' il sung at the Metropolitan
Opera House next season the name part
win be sung by Eva Won der Osten. who
created this part when the opera was
produced in Dresden. In the cast with
her will be Frieda Hempel, who win i'm.
personate the Marschallin, in which she
has been heard at the Berlin Royal
Opera.
\ Montgomery and Moore, owing mainly
to the talent and personality of Florence
Moore. are to- be musical comedy stars
next season. Marcus Loew is the man
who In to project these former vaude-
vile headliners in their musical comedy
orbit.
Frances Aida has been engaged to
sing Eva in the FIRST production Of die
Meistersinger' at the Boston Opera
House next winter. and has also been en-
gagged to sing at . series Of performances
with the Chicago Opera Company.
Nora Bayes. formerly accompanied
and admired by Jack Norworth,n toI
quote their method Of billing in the old