The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Small Talk of the Stage.

The Columbia Theater will inaugurate
its regular fall and winter season tomor-
row night with The Rule OF Three as
the offering.
Helen Ware is to start rehearsals in
The Revolt the frst week in October.
The tour will begin the latter part of the
month.
Rose Stahrs new drama comes via the
cola boration of Charming Pollock and
RennoId Wolf. II is in rehearsal. but
has no name.
"Chin Chin" is the title selected by
Charles Dillingham; for the new musical
comedy which Mr.. Stone and his asso-
ciate will play.
Winthrop Ames will open his Little
Theater in New York with a comedy
called "A Pair OF silk Stockings" Its
author is Cyril Harcourt. or whom moth
ing particular is known.
High Jinks" comes to the Belasco
Theater the week OF October L.
Tuesday afternoon. November "a. will
gagement for three concerts by the New
York Philharmonic Society at the New
National Theater. The soloist announced
for this concert is Nine. Gadski.
The continued increase OF the woman
patronage has greatly encouraged Mr..
Peck, manager Of the Gayety, and his
strict censorship OF all entertainments is
meeting with popular favor and will un-
i - uho Il,
city on q much higher plane.
Robert Edeson is deserving the legiti-
mate stage for his first vaudeville tour.
He will play the part OF a newspaper
man who cts into trouble chasing di-
vorce evidence in a piece called Apart
ment 309.'
It is matter Of record that Sir Will
lam s. Gilbert sold his first play. a bur-
Iesque. "Dulcamsra." for Elo The buyer
during the two years of its London sue
cess made a fortune.
This season Fiske OHara. under the
management Of Augustus Pitou. jr.. is to
appear in the comedy, Jacks Romance"
Oliver Morosco owns fve theaters in
Southern California, an interest in the
aters in Chicago and Boston. has four
teen road companies and has started TO
build a theater in New York, calculated
to be Americas grandest playhouse.
When the Liebler Company produces in
this country the dramatiEation OF David
CopperfieId." by Louis y. Parker. it will
be called The Highway Of Life" LennoN
Pawle. the English actor, will play the
role Of Micawber. which was created in
London by Beerbohm Tree.
Announcement is made that the Wash
ington series Of three concerts by the Phil
adelphia Orchestra will be inaugurated
at the New National Theater. Tuesday
afternoon, December Is. Nine. Schumann-
Heink will be the assisting artist at
the initial performance.
Ralph Hers. who plays one Of the lead
ing roles in "A Pair OF Skies" the farce
which will be the attraction at the Be-
lasco this week. is now playing a serious
dramatic role, whereas he has been most
recently seen in musical comedy. with
occasional digressions into vaudeville.
In Seven Sisters at Polls this week. |
Carl Brickert, in the role Of the hero. will |
wear the uniform Of an officer Of the I'm |
perial Austrian Horse Guards.
ager with the various Klaw & Erlanger |
big musical productions. is occupying a |
similar position with The Debutante" |
company TO be seen at the National this |
week.
Negotiations are pending for the ap-
pearance here Of Felice Lyme, the young |
American soprano who has taken London
by storm An evidence Of her wonderful
popularity in England 10 shown by the
fact that her engagement at Covent Gar
den is the only big musical event that
has not been Cancelled on account of the
war
Chauncey Olcott. who has been a reEu-
lar January attraction at the Columbia
Theater for the past six years, has adj
vanced his time this season and will be
seen at that house in October.
After performing The Secret in a
few of the major cities, Frances Starr
will appear in a new play by EdYard
Knoblauch. Miss STAIRS period OF recre-
alton was spent at Pine Lake, Wis, un-
til recently , refuge for tagged dramatic
critics.
William Elliott has made an ideal Sc
ection for the part Of Love in the new
morality play, Experience" which he Is
% produce shortly. Marguerite Skirvin,
,ne of the most attractive women on the
stage and an actress OF rare charm and
quality. has been chosen.
Grace George. under the management
" Winthrop Ames is TO go on tour next
month in Clyde Fitch's play. The
Truth" revived at the Little Theater last
pring. Such excellent actors as Bruce
HcRae and Albert Braun go with her.
A life" Of Dion Boucicault is about
o be published by the Dunlop Society
I is the labor Of Townsend Walsh, who
las served ably as the literary precursor
f Otis Skinner, John Drew, and other
tars.
New York; expected influx nf RnrIish