The Washington times., 1913-08-17
DRAMATIC NOTES.

o. Next season Glen Echo Park will
have two new amusement devices. and
the management promises that one of
them will be even more of a thriller
than the dip. which II will replace.
Manager Schloss spent last week in
tour of the larger parks of the East. in
order TO choose the best attractions he
could find for the park.
For Labor Day and the week follow
ing at Glen Echo Park the big feature
will be the fancy. high, and double fire
diving act Of Rig and Rosa Regnell.
Twice a day during the week this will
be free TO the parks patrons.
One Of the comedy productions from
which the management expects much is
The Winning of Ma" a dramatiza ton
of the Bessie Hoover stories which aD-
peared first in the American magazine
and We're then published by Harper s
under the title of Pa Flickenger's s
Folks"
Albert Lee. widely known as an editor
of leading periodical productions, is the
author of very modern New York
comedy called Miss Phoenix" which
mas, for its starting point. the very
unusual situation Of a fire in a Turkish
bath emporium.
One Of the most daring plays of the
year Will be ''Suttee,' by Guy Bolton.
which has. as its leading character, a
woman who is married to a man once
a famous pianist. but now a hopeless
invalid result of his many indis-
cretions. The problem is the extent of
her obligations to man with such a
past and absolutely no future.
An early important engagement will
be that of William Hodge appearing in
NEv npk rFTr- foo Fa nlnr
Shubert auspices. Mr.. Hodge came un-
der Shubert management during the
season just ended, and presented the
play entitled The Road to Happiness. -
on tour This play, which is the sort
of rural piece in which the admirers Of
Mr.. Hodge especially delight, will be his
vehicle this year
A production Of the coming season
will be The Envious Butterfly" in
which the characters are modern Chi
nese identified with the new republic.
Bayard Vellier's new play, The
Fight will have its opening perform
ance in New York the middle Of Sep
tember. Margaret Wycherley will have
the leading part
Blanche Bates is to appear in plav-
let by J. NJ Barrie called Half an
Hour. which will be presented in con-
junction with The Younger Genera
ton. by Stanley HOughtOn
George Tyler has announced that he
has engaged Arnold DAILY to play the
leading part in New York in Gen. Sir
John Regain when that play is to be
produced in the fall.
When the seventy vaudeville theaters
and motion picture halls now in prog
Tess Of construction are completed this
fall. Philadelphia will have nearly $50
places Of amusement not counting the
legitimate theaters.
Miss Louise Kent who returns TO the
PcH i'Iayers this week. was member
OF the original cast in "BreWsteT's MI.
lions She will be seen tomorrow
night in TIE role she played the night
the famous McCutCheon story was
launched in New York. A
Sylvester Il Poll has just closed a
deal with William A Brady who reT-
resent ~ owners Of The Shepherd
King whereby that &TODH0 production
viii b" given ~ Polls Theater in the
next f'N weeks The lavish mOuntings
and superb costumes Of the famous
Biblical story represent an actual cost
gT"at'l than IA" expenses Of pTOduc-
iuE "E'u-liGT. The Round Up -
Tho Garu'U uI Allah The impendiuE
Ir'HnuiHtl0u 81 The shepherd King
- Pole witt 'hs eutirr Original
Furn0Th aTd costumes viii be- the big-
sect and most costly production ever
made in stock