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roles with Robert Mantell. has written a
drama on equal suffrage.
'-The Marriage Game" is to be produced
in London this fall. .,
THE Candy Shop is to go on tour
again the coming season.
Report has it that Edith Helena is to
SO into vaudeville.
Fisk O'Hara is TO star in play by
Augustus Pitou called Jacks Ro-
nance.
William Norris is to appear in vaude-
VILE in a playlet called II Beg Your
Pardon.
Adelaide, the dancer, and J. J. Hughes
have an act called "The Cat and the
Canary"
Maude Adams il is said. has declined
to pose for moving picture plays.
Marie Tempest is to make an American
the Shuberts.
It is reported that Nora Bayes is get
ting hetter and will soon return to this
country.
The Columbia Players will begin the
eighteenth week of the summer season
tomorrow night.
Ilka Marie Diehl, who has played in
Baltimore stock, Is to go out with conf
pany playing within the Law"
The first performance of "The Model
Maid. the musical play by Philip Bar
tholomae, will be given in Providence this
week.
Bruce McRae has Just closed sue
cessful stock season in Denver
H. S. Sheldon. author of 1.-The Havoc
has completed drama called Dorothy
O."
Hattie Williams and Richard Carrie are
to use "A Slice of Life In their vaude-
vile tour.
Joseph Medin Patterson author of
The Fourth Estate" has written
modern romantic play called The Book
of Judith.
\ new play by Jack Lait. author of
Help Wanted. is to be tried out early
in the season at Cincinnati. 1t is called
When the Angelus is Ringing
Franz I.ehar the composer of The
Merry NlGOV- mas Two ne" opefdS
one called Where the Lark Sings and
the other Alone at Night
James Rowland. with the Honeymoon
to his masterpiece" I'm Saving Up
Coupons to Get One of Those
Violet Heming. formerly leading lady
of the Columbia Players. is among the
who have been caught in
london and are unable to obtain trans
portation back.
Some of the big theatrical productions
announced will have to be postponed.
owing to the inability of the actors
abroad to get back in time for the
scheduled openings.
E. F. Albee, the general manager of
the booking office of the Keith vaude-
Vile circuit, it is said, has sent word to
his European representatives to do
everything possible for the relief of the
vaudeville artists in England and on the
continent, and supply gold for necessary
expenses
A new farce The Third Party.
adapted by Mark Swan, was produced In
New York last week. Prominent in the
cast were Taylor Holmes. Walter Jones,
Marjorie Wood and Ida Jeffreys Lewis
When the I4iebler Company produce in
this country the dramatiZation OF .DaVld
Copperfeld..' by Louis n. Parker. 1t VIII
be called The Highway of Life. Len
nox Pawle the English actor, Will play
the role of Micawber, which was created
in London by Beerbohm Tree.
The Academic Producing Company Wili
produce a play by John Emerson called
..The Bargain" and also a new Ameri-
can play by Harriet Ford
Burton Holmes has cabled from Lon
don to hls manager. Louis ffhhcis
Brown, to seek the aid or the state
Department in effecting his speedy re-
turn to this country He Is "pent up
abroad.
Polls Theater has ordered an expen,
siye production for next weeks revival
of "Graustark." The stage settings, cos
tunes and scenic effects will be based
on the original illustrations made TOT
the story by James Montgomery Flagg.
Smith and formerly identified with the
Columbia Players. sustained palnful
injury to the hand last week While
playing Ten Nights in a Barroom
at Remove, Pa. He Is a member of the
Sue Higgins Dramatic Company
Seven years ago Edmund Breese was
scoring a signal personal success as John
Burkett Ryder in the eastern company
of THE Lion and the Mouse At the
same time Arthur Byron was scoring
similar triumph as John Burkett RYDER
during the long Chicago run of Inc
Lion and the Mouse.
Announcement has Just been made py
Harry Won Tilzer. managing director of
the Manuscript Producing Company. that
Edmund Breese will this season head
the eastern company of To-day, ana
that Arthur Byron will play Frederick
Wagner in the specially organized nj
capo company which is to present To
day' in the Windy city next month