The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
Small Talks of the Stage.

Small Talks of the Stage.
Too Many Cooks" is near its 18th
New York performance at the Thirty
ninth Street Theater.
Three companies presenting George NJ.
Cohans mystery farce Seven Keys TO
Baldpate," will begin their tours in Au-
gust and the first fortnight in September
Among the interesting attractions book
ed for appearance here during the COM
| ing theatrical season is the French farce
| comedy. Madam President" with Fan
| ME Ward as the star.
Roy Cooper McGrue's Under Cover, :"
which has been a success during the
past season in Boston. will be produced
| simultaneously in New York and Chi
cagO some time during the month Of
August-H. b. Warner has been engaged
TO head the Chicago company, which will
also include Isabel Irving. Rita Stan
wood, Ruth Donnelly, r J. McGrane.
Earle Mitchell, William Courtleigh. jr.,
and Frank Kingdom. William Courtenay,
Lilly Cahill, Lucille Watson. Rae Selwyn,
| and Ralph Morgan are in the New York
company. /.
1t has been decided TO bring to the
Manhattan Opera House. New York, the
company which has been acting The
Story OF the Rosary" for the past two
years in its entirety. md a new COM
pany will be engaged 10 continue the
London run. The scenery and costumes
will also be brought from London. The
play will be acted at the Manhattan
ODeFa HOuSa in SentpmhPr
The announcement has been made that
Clare Weldon will replace Ada Dwyer
in the role of the kidnapper when The
Dummy" plays its engagement in Chi
cago. in the fall. 1t is one of the sue
cesses Of New York at present.
At George NJ. Cohan's Grand Opera
House, in Chicago. SeIwyn & Co.'S pro-
duction Of Roi Cooper Megrue's play.
Under Cover" will begin an engage
ment on September 6.
Eta Hager has been engaged as lead
ing actress in the company that will
support Victor Morley in the Pollock
Gordon play, My Best Girl" in which
Clifton Crawford was first seen. Miss
Hager has been heard in THE Geisha"
and The Firehy."
Lawrence Reising, author Of TT Can
Be Done" has written a new comedy
which will soon be produced by the
Shuberts. II is called Apartment X
IA" He has also sold plays TO A. H.
Woods and w. A. Brady.
Henry W. Savage will start his sea-
son with two companies in "Sari," one
company in along Came Ruth" and one
il UaNe
woman" He will make original pro-
ductions later in the season.
Tyrone Power has arrived from Eng
land for an invasion of the movies. He
went to London a while ago to produce
Mary of Magdala," but. owing to the
fact that he was unable to find a thea
ter suitable to the requirements of the
play, he decided to postpone his appear
ance on the regular stage until autumn.
Meanwhile, he will pose before the
camera
The first edition OF the play, Eye
Raigne Of King Edward ye Third" sup
posed to have been written by Christie
pher Marlowe, with the assistance of
Shakespeare. only five copies of which
are known. was sold at Sotheby's, Lon
don, June 19, to Quaritch's for S2,IOO
Louis Mann is in London and says
he will have a new piece next season,
written by his wife, Clara Lippmann,
but refuses to disclose his MANAGEMENT
or other details.
In June, Of the-coming year, Cohan &
Harris will present, at their Astor Thea
Ter. New York, the first of George NJ.
Cohan's series of musical and dramatic
satires, to be known as "Cohan's Cur
rent Revue" in which he will travesty
the successful plays of the season that
have gone before, interspersed with
caricatures Of social, political and other
events Of current interest.
Frank Keenan, closes his vaudeville
tour this week. He has presented WIN
dication," from the Atlantic to the Pa
ctfc oceans, and It has proven one of
his most successful playlets. Mr.. Ree-
nan still seeks a full play, however, and
during the summer Will read the sew