The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06

TENDER u, with The Moneymakers," fol-
lowed on the week OF September . WIN
"A Pair OF Skies"
Anna Held has repudiated the story
that she is 10 wed a Roumanian prince
by saying that the only princes she KNOWS
are Russian and italian.
{ Maurice Maeterlinck. the Belgian
| French poet and dramatist. wants 10
fight for the county of his birth, despite
( his fifty-two years. according to dis
patch from Brussels. In a letter received
r by a friend in that city Maeteriinck asks
E what Belgian volunteer corps he can
Join. He adds that meanwhile he is as
: sisting in the harvest work on his French
estate.
whitford Kane Is playing a brief
stock engagement with Lester Loner-
gan at Lynn. Mass This clever actor.
who was brilliantly successful in 'Hindle
Wakes" will continue his association
with B. Iden Payne this season. He has
been engaged for the company which Mr..
Payne will direct at the Little Theater
in Philadelphia.
A new play. produced in Los Angeles
under the title of His Son has been
confused with a play on which Frank
Keenan, has been working, bearing the
| title My Son." The two sons are in no
way related or otherwise identified. Mr..
Keenan, has built up his own play during
the past sumner, and will be ready for a
production this fall. The California offer
ing was made by Oliver Morosco: the
author was Louis Anspacher
Burton Holmes. OF the 'TraveIogues"
and the "Travelettes." has landed at
Quebec after the usual exciting ex-
periences in getting away from war
stricken Europe. He was lucky enough
to manage to save the films and plates
taken by him during his summers sx-
Plorat On with a camera.
Charles Forhman will present Otis
Skinner in a new play called The Silent
Voice on October at the National
Theatet, here
| 1t is reported that ARRANGEMENTS have
been completed whereby Twin Beds.
the farce by Margaret Mayo, which is
now running at the Fulton. has been
acquired from William Harris. tr., the
producer. by Selwyn Co. Miss Mayo
in private life is the wife of Edgar
Selwyn. a member OF the firm.
Irene Fenwick. working diligently in
preparation for playing the chief
woman's role in Edward Sheldon's new
play The Song OF Songs" will work rs
a Boardwalk shop girl al Atlantic City !
to get the atmosphere for her first act |
Charles Forhman will produce the play I.
Text month.
Florence Rother comes direct from
Broadway musical comedy. where she |
was leading lady for Eddie Foy. and will |
be seen as the widow IN the Ben WeIch !
show at the Gayety this week.
In the new Eugene Walter play, in ,
which Charlotte Walker comes to the /
National Theater shortly. She Is said |
to have a role that is different from
anything she has ever attempted be-
fore.
Fred c. Berger. manager of the Column
bia Theater. who has resided in the
Mendoza for sevetal years past, has
taken possession OF a new home that
was erected for him on Washington
Heights,
William A. Brady's Playhouse New
York will reopen on September H. with
The Elder Son." an English play. TO be
interpreted nv a London company or
ganized by Mr.. Brady for this special
purpose during his recent visit to Eng
land.
New York performance at the Thirty
ninth Street Theater. The end n the
long run is approaching.
A Modern Girl" the American COM
edv by Ruth c. Mitchell. OF San Fran
cisco. which the Shuberts produced last
spring will be shown shortly In one OF
their New York theaters, with a cast in
Guiding Julius Steger. Alice John, Violet
Heming. Edwin Nicander. Grace Beals.
Lee Baker. Frederick Burton. Edward
Lester. and Fred Malcolm.
Katherine Grey has a prominent part
in The Rule of Three" the comedy
with which the regular winter season Of
the Columbia Thaeter will open SCREEN
Der IS.
Next Saturday night will prove an i'm
pprtant event in the history OF Polls
Theater in Washington The farewell
appearance of Miss Jewel at the end Of
this week will be CoInCident with
change in management Of the theater
Arrangements are already under way fo-
a big demonstration next Saturday night
in honor of Miss Jewel and Mr.. Thatcher.
The first musical play Of the season at
the Columbia Theater will be My Best
Girl" A rousing, up-to-the-minute show.
in which a host Of prominent actors and
beautiful girls contribute to the enter
tainment.
Irwin s Cobb. the humorisc and short
story writer. whose story, Sergeant ,
Bagby." has been dramatized for Keith ;
vaudeville, was in Europe when nUslili- ,
ties began and had an adventurous time !
getting to The Hague. He is still abroad :
Fannie Ward has cabled to the British 7
admiralty that they may have her Lon '
don house. Berkeley square which '
is in the immediate vicinity OF the homes I
of the Duke of Northumberland. Lord
Northcliffe. and the Earl Of Rosebery, r
as hospital or home for soldiers or >
sailors convalescing from wounds. :
Seymour Hicks promise that he would e
induce Mrs. Kendall to return to the
ICED. Mrs. Kendall will make her re- I
appearance in one of Mr. Hicks recent n
play purchases, haply in the English (
version OF La Belle Adventure" /
The Shuberts Nave accepted for pro- /
duction a new play by George Scarbur- T
ough, the author Of AT Bay The piece .
is a comedy and will likely be presented \
under the title What Is Love" Alice II
Brady has been cast for the leading role. h
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