The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-06
Small Talk About the
Theater and Its People

One Of Charles Hoyt's most ambitious
contributions to the American drama. "A
Contented Woman has been placed ir
preparation by the Columbia Players tc
! follow Secret Service" opening July n
Helen Hayes Brown. the valued ju
venile star of the Columbia Players, lef'
Washington during the past week for q
comfortable home on Long Island, where
she will recuperate for some weeks be.
fore making a round of several promi
nent resorts. She is accompanied by heI
mother.
The Automatic Paragraph scoreboard
will again be in operation at the Colum.
bia Theater a week from this afternoon
on the occasion of the first of the Sunday
games the Nationals are scheduled for on
on their Western trip. The Cleveland
will be their opponents.
Lyman H. Howe il busily engaged COM
pleting a series of motion picture carni.
walls at the Columbia Theater. beginning
in August. The Lyman H. Howe New
York Hippodrome Travel Festival has
become an annual feature Of the Colum-
bias season.
Airline Pretty. whose health has not
been Of the best this season. will be well
coined back into the cast at the Column
bia Theater tomorrow night. when she
resumes her position with the Columbia
Players.
Manager Fred G. Berger has been be-
s!eged with requests from various
sources that another musical play be in
cluded in the list Of plays to be pro-
Guced before the present season Is
brought to a close.
Harry Andrews Is rapidly establish
ing himself as one of the most popular
stage directors the Columbia has ever
had.
Mr. s. 2. Poll has engaged the five
Finley children. Miss Patricia Falkman
and Miss Minnie Milne. formerly with
the original production Of MRS. Wigs
Of the Cabbage Patch" for his produc-
ton Of that well known play week after
next
Robert Cummings has been especially
engaged for one Of the leading roles In
Man and Superman." which will be the
attraction at Polls this coming week
Manager Thatcher has just returned
from a flying trip to New York, where
ne secured ~ was 0Aio
THE Shepherd King" for an early pro-
duction.
F. F. Mackay, the father Of Edward
Mackay, leading man at Polls, has the
honor of being the oldest School OF Act
ing Teacher in the United States, and
has Just completed the first book on real
acting ever published. Mr.. Mackay has
received congratulatCry letters from E.
H. Sothern, Daniel Frohman, and other
notable people commencing his new book.
Edwin H. Curtis, Polls popular stage
director, has secured the original scenic
models from the American Play Com
pany, New York. for next weeks produc-
ton of MAN and Superman." and the
scenic artist will reproduce them in their
entirety.
Holidays will be filled with activity for
Paylowa on her American tour next
season. She will travel Thanksgiving
Day for a performance at night in
Ohio. On Christmas she
will be in Montreal. appearing with the
National Opera Company Of Canada for
the week On New Years Day she will
rush from Binghamton to Buffalo to
give matinee and night performances.
On Lincoln's Birthday she will reach
San Antonio. from Fort Worth, for q
night performance. and on washington's
she will be on shipboard sail
Ing for Havana
Burton Holmes. Of travelogue fame,
cables to his manager that he has just
returned to Manila, after an extended
tour to and through the principal b-
- h. r.
were conducted under government pro-