El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19

! tention of Mr.. Drew and myself for a
long time to give Much Ado About
/ Benedict, and Laura Hope Crews is
I engaged especially for Beatrice. Mary
! Boland, who has been playing H1r.
/ Drew's leading parts for several sea
| sons, viii play Hero Much Ado
! About Nothing viii have a strong
cast and an unusual production, with
/ special music now being arranged
Mr.. FrOhman said that Maude Adams
would begin her season at the Empire
4 theater Christmas time with Peter
| Pan" and remain to give cycle OF
comedies. Following Peter Pan she
/ will appear in a new Barrie play
I THE Legend Of LeonOra.' Later In the
] season she will give another Barrie
/ program, The Ladies Shakespeare"
] being one WOmans version of no
I torious work edited by ]. NJ Barrie,
and Rosalind, playing both at each
! performance. Mr. Frohman is certain
that Mr.. Barrie will visit New York
! during the Maude Adams run Of his
| plays.
William Gillette will play a season
: Of 20 weeks this year. in a repertOry
to be arranged later. Billie Burke
will open in New York in December
in a new comedy, THE Land of Prom
Use" In addition she will give so
performances of THE Amazons" in
some of the larger cities near New
York.
ThOmass new play Indian Summer,
which will be presented in October
by John Mason and Martha Hedman-
It's scenes are laid on Long Island
and in New York. Mr.. Frohman has
also secured a new comedy by Richard
Harding Davis, Who's Who" in which
he will star Willie Collier, whose re-
turn to the Frohman management is
one Of the gratifying changes of the
year.
Blanche Bates will make her Broad
way bow in October in anew Barrie
comedy. Half Hour" and in conjunc-
ton with this play she will appear in
Stanley Houghton's 1.-The Younger
generation" the London Haymarket
theater success.
Mime. NazimOva to Tour world.
Nine NazimoTa viii make a brief
appearance in New York in Bella
Donna" prior to her round-the-World
tour. Otis Skinner will continue in
"Kismet" until about the middle of the
season, when he will come to New
York to appear in new play.
Mr.. Frohman stated that he had
new four-act pay by John Golsworthy
called The Mob" which he will pro-
duce in New York in December. He
also announced that Edward Sheldon
who is now in Italy, was writing a
comedy for him which will be delivered
some time in August. It will be given
in October Il also have new COM
edy being written by Thompson
Buchanan" said Mr.. Frohman, which
1 viii give in October. I will also pro-
duce new play by Henry Bernstein,
which is being written now"
Play for Ethel Barrymore.
Mr.. FrOhman has a four-act play
by Haddon Chambers. taken from the
novel ''Tante," in which he expects to
star Ethel Barrymore. He also has |
German comedy now running in Ber-
lin. Made in Heaven" and also a
comedy called THE End of Love-" in !
four acts. In addition he has a new
fOur-act comedy by Caillavet and De |
In addition to these plays and many |
others, Mr.. FrOhman said that the 1
number Of his musical productions this |
season VIII exceed any previous sea- /
sons output by him. Among these i
are:
Some New Musical Comedies.
The Girl in the Film" the present /
success at George Edwardes's Gaiety |
theater, London; The Little King"
which has met with success in Vienna; I
The Laughing Husband" the Berlin /
success; new operetta by oscar
Strauss, author of THE Chocolate
Soldier" The X-Ray Girl" a new
piece which is now being written by
Paul Rubens, author of The sun
shine Girl" and in addition. Mr.. From
man VIII produce Years of Discretion
IN London, by special arrangement !
with David Belasco.
Can't Guess What's Wanted
Asked as to the outlook Tor the com
ing season Mr.. Frohman threw up his
hands
I wish could, but I cannot tell
you what kind of plays" said he.
the public will incline to this season.
But this much 1 can promise you@ |
Will tell you fully what the public |
wants at the end Of the season"