The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
Small Talk About the
TheQter and Its People

donna hitherto unknown to fame, who
was discovered by the manager in the
chorus Of THE Geisha"
Sardou's famous comedy. 'Divorcons.'
is announced as the bill at the Columbia
Theater for the week beginning August
IS
Mary Boland. who is to play Hero in
the John Drew production Of Much Ado
About Nothing" has been acting this
season a series Of classical roles at Long
Beach. Long Island.
THE Deluge." by Henning Berger and
Frank Allen. will be seen under the Hop
kins management in October. The piece
is comedy drama, dealing with Ameri-
can scenes, situations. and characters.
equality Street.-The ]. NJ. Barrie play
acted about ten years ago by Maude
Adams for over 500 performances-is to be
brought out rs q novel in England and
in America
Harry Andrews. the stage director Of
the Columbia Players. has signed with
the Orpheum Players at the Chestnut
Street Theater, Philadelphia, where he
will take charge Of the stage at the con-
clusion Of his Washington engagement.
Frohman stars to reach New York for
lette wany but the play to crafty his
longing 10 return to the stage.
Another comedy has fallen into. the
game bag Of Cohan and Harris. and with
this news comes the disclosure of a new
playwright. The title of the piece is
THE Brain Promoter" and the author Is
Edward Laska
The last of the big attractions to end
its tour is The Red Widow" which
brought its engagement to a close after
ten weeks in Winnipeg. Raymond Hitch
cock. the star; Flora Zabelle. and the re-
manning seventy-five members Of the COM
pany. have arrived in New York.
Chase's reports having booked for the
coming season Eddie Foy and Company.
including five little Foys.
Charles Frohman's second musical COM
edy production Of the season will reveal
Donald Brian acting a triple role in THE
Marriage Market"
Ray DooIey's Metropolitan Minstrels
will be the headliners at the Cosmos show
next week. The annual engagement Of
this organization il always considered
an event of the summer season.
The Casino Theater opens August II,
with Kalem's new Passion Play, From
the Manger to the Cross" for which
pilgrimage was made to the Holy Land.
and every scene made on the very spots
made famous and holy by the life and
suffering Of the Savior.
The greatest moving picture record of
a single weeks receipts was made by
'Quo Vadis?" in Cleveland last week
where the $4,000 mark was exceeded. It
is still running at the Astor Theater,
New York.
Hattie Misunderstanding with Richard
Carle the two principal performances In
the new Frohman musical comedy, The
Doll Girr'-will. with this play. enter upon
her twelfth season under Charles Froh-
mans management
The aIl-summer promise that Cecilia
LOTUS would be William Faversham's
leading woman next season II to be full
filled. Faversham will play Julius
Caesar" from September Is until Christ
mas week, when he will revive Romeo
and Juliet am ''othello." Miss LOTUS
will not Join him until he restages these
plays.
Jesse L. Lasky's Red Heads" q music
al spectacle, will be given early presen-
tation at Chase's, following the opening
of the polite vaudeville theater. septem-
ber !.
Manager Peck arrived in Washington