The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-18

A zeal was ClOSeQ at the Onlteu bOOh-
ing Offices in New York last Wednesday
more, the Holiday Street Theater, and
the Monumental Theater in Baltimore
will be booked and operated as vaudeville
theaters through the family department
of the United Booking Offices. The same
interests will also take over the Lyceurl
Theater in this city and will book the
same class of attractions for 1t.
The craftsmanship of Harry Andrews,
the new stage director of the Columbia,
will be apparent to all tomorrow night
when the curtain rises on his first pro-
duction here, THE Road to Yesterday"
At the recent Lambs gambol De Wolf
Hopper appeared as Hector Hotaches, the
village blacksmith. and sans sleep,
Baby. Sleep" while pounding on an anvil!
Miss Elsie Janis and Montgomery and
an engagement in Chicago, at the Stude-
baker.
! The business relationship between Ms.
Carter and her manager, John Cort, came
to an end last week.
Alice Brady will appear as Bossy in
one of the companies that will play the
musical "a Texas Steer next season.
The De Koven opera company will re-
ceive Rob Roy next year as sue
cessor to Robin Hood
Michael Fokine, by all estimates the
greatest ballet master in the world to-
day. will come to this country next sea-
son as general ballet director for Anna
Pavlowa's organization.
Another Clyde Fitch comedy. Lovers
Lane" is underlined for production by
the Columbia Players the first week in
June.
Gustave Aramini. who played the role
of the "Bowery Caruso' in the Savage
production of THE Million will join
the Poll forces this week to play his
original role. in which he has to sing
a number of operate arias-
Another play by Eleanor Gates. author
of The Poor Little Rich Girl" will be
produced next season by Arthur Hopkins.
Richard Carries contribution to vaude-
VILE will consist of numbers from his
musical comedy successes, The Tender
foot" The Spring Chicken" The Maid
and the Mummy" and ''Mary's Lamb"
Ned Wayburn. who staged The Pass
ing Show of 1872 now at the Lyric
Theater. has rehearsed and trained 1900
chorus girls since he began his career
as a stage director.
Managers Metzerott and Berger ear
nestly request the patrons Of the Column
bia Theater this week to be in their
seats promptly at Sis o'clock, as Tea
lures essential to the proper enjoyment
Of the play develop Immediately follow
ing the rise of the curtain
Mark Kent is to have another Frank
keenan, role this week. that of Poner.
the thief, in the THE Milhon," at Pulls.
Bessie Maxwell has been out of the
cast at the Columbia Theater for several
weeks past on account of the illness of
her mother, to whose bedside in Allen
town she was suddenly called. Mrs.
Maxwell is convalescing.
Memorial Day will bring the first Of
the big celebrations at Glen Echo Park |
this year. and arrangements are being |
completed for a number Of new features. |
More than 10000 people attended the |
of Joseph and His Breth- |
rem" during the first nine weeks Of the |
run Of the great spectacle at the Gen.
fury Theater, New York.
A. Toxin Worm has become the gen.
eral press representative of the Hippo
drome, succeeding Arthur Ryan.
After fourteen consecutive weeks at the |
Winter Garden, The Honeymoon Ex-
press has entered into its spring edition |
and in its new form, will continue in
New York until the end of June.
Jose Collins, who is to be the feature |
of THE Follies of 1873" will conclude |
her limited vaudeville engagement this /
week at Pittsburg, after which she re-
turns to New York for rehearsals, OPEN
ing with the new summer show early in
June.
within the Law is to have a London
production IL the critical censor of the
tight little isles metropolis considers
L within the law.
Tyrone Power. who has been present.
ing Julius Caesar" with himself as
Brutus and Ian Maclaren as Cassius,
closed his season at Montreal last week.
George AIDES THE Shotgun" is to be
produced In Paris under the direction of i