The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
Small Talk Of the Stage.


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jumped upon the stage from a box and
served papers on him. II. II. Frazee
has gone to court because the tempera-
mental Robert deserted the Fine Feath-
ers'' company.
II is rumored in New York that the
Hippodrome is In its last season and that
John Wanamaker will utilize the site for
more stores.
Lew Fields will have distinguished as
sociates in the cast of The high Cost OF
Loving" in which he is to appear under
the management of A. H. Woods next
season. Among the members OF the all
star cast which is TO produce this at
traction next August are Nat GOODWIN
Max Rogers, Bernard Granville and Err
nest Lambart.
George w. Lederer has received from
London a cable message informing him
that Potash and Perlmutter," In which
he owns an interest. is a great success.
After the last act says the message.
"the audience stood up and yelled itself
hoarse until Montague Glass and several
members OF the company responded with
speeches.
Hilda Englund, the Swedish dramatic
actress, is to Join an important repertory
company in the fall, where a group OF
interesting literary and dramatic plays
are to be produced.
Lillian Keller has become a member
of the Wright Huntington Stock Com
pany in Indianapolis for the summer. She
has not deserted the New York stage,
but will spend the summer in lndianap-
oils where she will have as her guest
Mrs. Fanny Addison Pitt, one OF the
most noted character actresses on the
American stage.
Owing to the Mexican troubles, plans
which have been made to present the
| Garden of Allah" next season for a
brief stay in the City of Mexico. have
been entirely abandoned. This great
spectacular play will end its season
the first week in May, and will resume
road tour in September.
I,yn Harding, who after his starring
experiences under the management OF
the LebIer Company in The Speckled
Band in Chicago, took James ONeilrs
place in Joseph and His Brethren,
sailed on the Mauretania on Tuesday,
April 3, for England. He has been in
vited to appear with the Shakespeare
players at Stratford-on-Avon, during the
summer.
Great anxiety was felt over the illness
of George Ariiss, whose tour was in
terrupted rather suddenly by a severe
cold. Although II was stated that Mr..
Arliss had pneumonia. the doctors posi-
lively contradicted this. A few days
rest in bed, entirely restored him.
The report of Sir Charles wyndham's
temperance upon the stage seems to
have been premature. He is going to
produce The Blue Mouse" but win not
take part In the performance himself.
William Anthony Mcclure, author of
The Divorce Question" will soon pro-
duce in Chicago his new play entitled
The Three Wise Men" Walter McCul-
Tough will be seen in the leading role.
De Wolf Hopper and the company that
appeared with him here in Gilbert and
Sullivan's operettas, are soon to add to
them THE Yeoman OF the Guard" The
revival of this exquisite work Will be
made first in New York.
The manuscript Of another play by Toll
stoi has just been discovered In Peters
burg. The title Is Peter Mytar." and
the chief character is analogous to
scrooge in Dickens Christmas Carol"
Mime. Bernhard is to reappear at the
Comedie-Francaise. that she long since
forsook, at a matinee for the benefit of
a retiring employe, who was in the serv-
ice of the house even in her time.
For the leading male role in Charles
Klein's new play, 'The Money Makers"
to be produced in New York In October.
Selwyn & Co. have engaged Emmett Cor
rigan. who is now playing in The Yel-
low Ticket" at the Eltinge Theater, and
who will be remembered for his fine per-
formance Of the leading role in the "Gov-
ernor's Lady"
The next American play to be pro-
duced in London is The Argyle Case"
in which Robert Hilliard is appearing on
the Pacific Coast.
'Ie Fills SurnatureI" will be the first
New York production for the new season
pleasant memories OF THE Pink Lady"
''oh! Oh! Delphine'' and The Little
Cafe" 1t is safe to assume that II will
be something Of an event
Buying a play by cable less than forty
eight hours after Its first presentation,
and with only a cable report to go by. Is
what the California manager. Oliver Nor
osco, did one day last week. when he pur-
chased the American rights to Die Tolle
Therese" ("Madcap Therese'O, which
from all accounts has scored a substan-
tial hit in Vienna
Reading a number Of manuscripts sent
to a play contest, Oliver Morosco finds a
play by a young japanese writer named
Aok and plans organizing a company of
Japanese actors and producing the piece
as a novelty next season.
Klaw & Erlanger in association with
Joseph Brooks, have produced "Cordelia
Blossom" an American comedy in four
acts, by George Randolph Chester, the
author of "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford,'
and Lillian Chester, at the Broad Street |
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