The Washington herald., 1913-10-12

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: Nora Bayes is tickled to death with
her vaudeville, not. we imagine, so much
because Of its artistic success as because
the emoluments are greater.
THE Leper," a new play by George
Seibel, is to be given its initial perform
ance by the Pitt Players in Pittsburgh
tomorrow night. The piece is said to go
Damaged Goods" one better.
Ethel Barrymore in "Tante." her new
play, will succeed her uncle, John Drew.
at the Empire Theater, N. Y. when his
present engagement of ''The Tyranny OF
Tears" and THE WIZ is concluded.
which will be in about one month.
Charles Cherry is to be Miss Barry
more's leading man in the new piece.
THE Love Leash" which had its pre-
mere in this city last season, will re-
appear in Wilkesbarre. Pa, tomorrow
night Grace Filkins is again featured,
which does not argue well for the sue
cess of a play which. unless it has been
much altered, is in itself bad.
when Love Is Young is the new
musical play in which Joseph NJ. Gates
is this season presenting John Hyams
and Leila Mcintyre.
Fred c. Whitney announced last week
that he had secured the producing rights
OF a play OF American authorship in
which he will present Madame Kalich.
The play is Rachel" by Carina Jordan.
Maeterlinck's The Bluebird" recorded
its one thousandth performance on the
American stage in Brooklyn a few even
| ngs ago. 1t has been before our public
! sons rontinuOuslN
Lotta Linthicum, formerly a member of
the Poll Stock Company, and ]. Malcolm
Dunn have the leading parts in The
Confession" which was seen last weeH
at the Harlem Opera House.
Philip Bartholomae will change his
unsuccessful farce. Kiss Me Quick"
into a musical comedy, the music to be
supplied by Silvio Helm. Most of the
present cast will be retained. The new
version will open in Chicago within few
weeks.
The Shuberts rave secured the English
production rights to The Midnight
Girl now running at Adolf Philips
German Theater in New York. 1t is by
| Paul Herve and Jean Briquet. authors
of the big hit. Adele" a production is
promised during the holiday season.
Paul wiIstach. who wrote ''Thais.' has
finished a new play called True Blue"
f. C. Whitney is now rehesrsing a
new musical comedy by William Parker
Chase called The Innocent Sinner"
Olga NethersoIe will be one of the
seasons additions TO vaudeville. She will
give scenes from some OF the best plays
she has presented in the legitimate"
theater.
Sealed Orders" the most recent mclo-
! drama hit produced in London at the
Drury Lane, will be presented this Sea-
son at the Manhattan Opera House IN
New York by the Messrs. Shubert and
William \. Brady.
THE Courtin'." which has opened in
Boston, is a rural New England musical
comedy, an adaptation Of Quincy
Adams Sawyer" inspired by LOwelrs
| famous poem.
George Bernard Shaw has delivered
white slave sketch to a great dramatic
star who will produce II in the Keith
houses soon. As yet the arrangements
are secret. The playlet is a masterpiece
of literature.
It Is learned from a brochure on the
career of Cyril Maude now nearing
America for tour that he made his
| first appearance on the stage in Denver
under Daniel Bandmann's management.
He played a servant in East Lynne"
"Disraelr' is to be produced in London
hut without George Arliss. Messrs. We'd
renne and Eadie will present it.
Efforts are being made to exploit in
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| IS from all accounts, of piece with
The Lure" and The Fight" 1t has a
Los Angeles origin.
David n Higgins. no has written
many plays and acted in some of them.
| is to take part as featured member
Of the cast in James X. Hackett's re-
vival Of The Grain of Dust" Mr.. Hig-
gins part will be Billy Tetlow.
Associated with John Mason in Angus
tUs Thomas play. Indian Summer" is
Louis Payne, who returns to the stage
after a period of managing the business
affairs of his wife, Mrs Leslie-Carter-
Payne.
"A Parlor Match the greatest of all
the old Charles Hoyt farce comedy sue
cesses, will be revived by Charles E.
Evans.
Hall Caine is working on a drama
tization of his sensational new novel,
The Woman that Thou Gavest Me"
Klaw G. Erlanger expect to produce 1t.
Minnie Dupree is appearing in vau-
deville in THE Man in Front" a one
act play by Alfred Sutro.
| Tyrone Power. the well-known legti-
mate star. has made his vaudeville
debut in a new playlet by Clayton
Hamilton, called The Stranger at the
Inn"
Victor Herbert will conduct the pre-
miere of his latest work, The Madcap
Duchess" in the Lyceum Theater,
Rochester. tomorrow evening. Ann Swim
burne will be seen in the title role.
John Cort has engaged Alexandra
Carlisle, the gifted English actress, for
his production of Anne Crawford Flex-
ner's new comedy, ''The Marriage