The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
Small Talk of the Stage.

Lou-Tellegen, the young actor. who
first came to America in support of
Sarah Bernhard. and was lately seen
here in Maria Rosa" will be starred
next season by F. c. Whitney. He will
be seen in a new play by Paul Arm
strong, called "Hhe Whom the Gods
Love-" which will be launched next fall.
Helen of the High Hand" one Of Ar
mold Benefits earlier tales of the Five
Towns" passed to the stage in London
recently and was well received there.
Elliott Dexter, Julie Herne, Adelaide
Stanhope, Esther Banks, Violet Howard,
Mabel Waldron, Edward Longford, Car
ence Heritage, Hollister Pratt, and Theo-
dore KehrwaI1 will appear in prominent
roles in William Hurlbuts new piece,
The Man Who Would Live"
Charles Klein has returned from Eng
land, bringing with him the manuscript
Of a new play called The Money
makers" which will be produced next
season. It deals with the evil results
that spring from predatory wealth ana
which are manifested in the next genera
ton. Mr.. Klein will also finish rewriting
a comedy, THE Outsiders, - which was
tried out in Boston several seasons ago
and then withdrawn.
Francis Wilson has written new play,
/, collaboration with Lillian Tri:nble
bradley IT is called The Mystery OF
Room a. and is a dramatizatlon OF the
story of that name. 1t will soon be given
n try-out by a stock company IN READ
ing Pa. Francis Wilson and Janet
Beecher will appear in the cast anu IL
successful, it will be taken en- tour.
Isabel Diamond and Frank carter
nopular American vaudeville team nave
baen re-engaged for six more weeks al
g 1ondon Hippodrome at an increase
in salary.
announcement is made that Emily
ctevens now playing in To-day" in New
York will be starred next season py the
TJebIer Company. Miss Stevens Is one
~ the more promising of the younger
actresses and has developed rapidly IN
the last few years. shaking on some OF
the rnannerisms which at first threatened
her advancement. She was seen lAse
season as Ann in Robert Lorraine's pro-
dnction of MAN and Superman, and
several seasons ago as leading lady with
George Arliss in "Septimus." She Is
niece of Mrs. Fiske-
Maurice Hewlett, like SO many other
novelists and essayists, has attempted. the
drama. The Ladies' Comedy. an arp-
ficial pIaylet of his, was lately produced
at the Little Theater, London. The scenes
are in a palace in Venice in the year
roo II seems to have been only mod
erately successful.
The Toy Theater, of Boston, lately pro-
duced G. <. Chesterton's Magic" for the
first time in America
Edward Peple's new farce. "A Pair OF
Skies" lately produced by H II. Frazee.
will not be seen in New York until next
month, as several changes have beer
made in the cast. Hale Hamilton, who
has lust returned from London, where he
produced THE Fortune Hunter, VIII
= nave the leading part
For the first time in Russian theatrical
history an American play has been pro-
duced in the leading theaters of st.
Petersburg and Moscow. ]. II. Berrimo,
par; author of The yellow Jacket" a
play given in the old Chinese manner,
has saperintended its production at both
Russian cities. He has also arranged
for a production in Berlin under the
supervision OF Max Reinhardt.
According TO present pians' tne Sn.
berts will put out Sam Bernard thls
spring in a revival OF his most popular
success, "Tho Girl from Eay's."
Leo Ditrichstein, whose health is much
improved, will continue under the man
agement of David Belasco after all. Next
season Mr.. Belgsco win star him in a
new comedy. on which he is now at work.
BY the terms Of an agreement just ex-
ecuted, William Collier is to become a
musical comedy star under the manage
ment OF Cohan & Harris. who announced
last week that this comedian would ap-
pear under their direction in a produc-
ton Of Forward, March!" q musical