The Washington times., 1913-08-03
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Chase's reports having booked for the
coming season Comedian Eddie Foy and
company, including five little Foys.
Foy's familiar and popular buffoonery
new vaudeville blend of song, dance,
and travesty.
| Jesse L. Laskys Red Heads" rated
as his merriest and tunefullest musical
| spectacle vii be given early presenta-
ton at Chase's, following the opening
of the vaudeville theater, September l.
| Will NJ. Cressy and Blanche Dayne
| have been listed for Chases next sea-
son. Their new bucolic comedy. writ
| ten by Mr.. Cressy, is said to be funnler
than anything he had given in recent
years.
Neptune's Gardens, the European
| aquatic sensation, with twenty CONT
ers. has been secured for Chases the
| coming season.
Cleo Gascoigyne, the Partisan operate
star, who is booked for an American
| vaudeville tour, has been placed under
contract with Chase's, and will be pre-
sented in one Of the early bills.
| There are twelve male singers of note
| in the musical world in the Meister
| near future. The offering was assem-
bled late last spring, and appeared only
| in Boston. where surprising success was
attained, the engagement being pro-
| longed until too late to appear in wash
| ington.
Among the important engagements
announced for next season by Harri-
| son Grey Fiske is that of Allan Pol
| lock, who is to appear in a whimsical
4 in a
| comedy by Hutchinson Boyd and Ru-
| dolph Bunner, which Mr.. Fiske is to
! produce in October. Mr.. Pollock is
| now abroad, where he will remain until
rehearsals Of the play are called.
Robert Middlemass, who since sever
| ing his connection with the Poll COM
pany, of this city, has been connected
with the Duquesne Stock Company OF
| Pittsburgh, will become a member Of
William Faversham's Shakespearean
! repertoire company next season. He
will leave the Duquesne company next
week, and 90 to New York. where Mr..
Faversham's company will commence
| rehearsals on August Is. opening In
Erie, Pa, one month later.
Miss Helen Hayes, the yongest men,
Der of the Columbia Players, who left
for a vacation Immediately after she
in which she played a dual role. has
returned. and it at her home Ill Mt
Pleasant. Little Miss Hayes brought
with her a contract with Lew Fields for
a prominent part in the new play which
he will present early in November. The
part was written especially for Helen
by Mr.. Fields.
'Salomy Jane" will be the fifth Paul
Armstrong play to be presented by the
Poll Players in Washington. The others
We're The Heir to the Hoorah." Alias
ami THE Greyhound
When Eleanor Robson was starred in
"Salomy Jane" she had a remarkable
star in Alias Jimmy Valentine" played
the role which is to be enacted this
week at Polls by Robert Cain. George
W. Wilson. who scored a great hit in
The Servant of the House." in Eng
land. played the part of Colonel Star
bottle and Ada Dwyer. who had the
big role in The Deep Purple" played
the wife of Red Pete.
Paul Armstrong is an unusually pro-
life playwright, but his most success
fui dramas have been those in which he
has used as the basis of his plots the
short stories of gifted writer's; as, for
example. "Salomy Jane" founded on
Bret Harte's story; Alias Jimmy Val
entine," founded on o. Henry's "A Re
to the Hoorah," founded on short
story by w. ]. Dam. published in the
Smart Set.
For Mrs. Fiske's company. in The
High Road" the second season of which
will open in Toronto. September Is. Har-
rison Grey Fiske last week engaged
Eugene Ormonde for the role of Win
field Barnes. the reform governor.
Maxine Elliott is to return to the stage
early in September in the London pro-
duction of Louis n. Parkcr's play.
Joseph and His Brethren.
Georgia Caineand Hal Ford are to ap-
pear in Adele new musical comedy.
BY Jean Br.quet and Paul Herve, author
and composer OF Alma.
Charles Frohman has fixed August IS
as the opening date for Richard Carrie
and Hattie Williams in The Doll Girl"
at the Globe Theater New York.
Thomas Dixon. author of THE Clans
man." has established an office for the
production of his plays under his own
direction. His new play, a dramatiza-
tion from The Leopard's Spots" Is to
have its first performance in Norfolk.
Va, about the middle of September.
sardou's famous comedy. ''Dlvor-
cons is announced as the bill at the
Columbia Thcater for the week begin
ming August Is.
The wife of an officer high in the
naval service of the United states will
be in the cast at the Columbia Theater
this week.
Al H. Wilson. who will be one of the
early attractions at the Columbia
Theater in his new Metz comedy.
"A Rolling stone" is this season under
the management of Louis B. Mayer and
Ben Stern. Laura Lemmers, recently
with Grace George. will be his leading
lady.
Mrs Charles b. Hanford, whose stage
name is Marie DrOfnah. has returned
TO the Columbia Players with whom she
will appear this week.
The greatest moving picture record of
a single week s receipts was made by
QUO Vadis" in Cleveland last week
where the $1,000 mark was exceeded.
1t is still running at the Astor Tneater,
New York.
the columbia Players. has signed with
Street Theater, Philadelphia, where he
conclusion Of his Washington engage
ment
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