The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

| lnEA NSAL 6NlErS.
Under the Red Robe" which is to be
next weeks offering at Polls. is by the
| same author as "A Gentleman Of
France" in which Kryle Bellew starred
some years ago.
Edna Munsey, who has been seen in
| 'Everywoman.' and who succeeded
Hazel Dawn in the role Of Gaby in THE
Little Cafe" will sing the leading role in
The Only Girl coming to the Belasco
this week
Stage Manager Thompson. of Keith's.
| went to New York Wednesday night last
to see 'Sumurun" and to learn how to
handle the production this week.
w. Somerset Vaughan has finished
his annual play for production under the
Frohman auspices. 1t is called Our
| Betters"
Victor Herbert wrote the score of THE
Only Girl in the Adirondacks. Mr. Her
bert will direct the orchestra on the
| first night at the Belasco.
Charles Cherry has been engaged to
play leading comedy roles in Grace
Georges repertoire company. Miss
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| house September 20. when THE New
York Idea" will be revived.
Treasure Island has been dramatized
by Jules Eckert Goodman. and the play
will be presented some time in October.
The story will be told in four acts and
six scenes.
After many weeks OF preparation Ned
Wayburn's Town Topics will have It's
first presentation at the Century Theater.
New York, Thursday night of this week.
A. H. Woods has nearly completed the
engagements for the cast Of The Bar
gain,' new play by Herman Scheffacer
which he viii! produce in New York this
month. The play was presented in Eng
land last season under the name of The
New Shylock.'' with Louis Calvert in I've
leading role. Mr.. Calvert will continue
in the part in the American production
Others engaged include Josephine Victor.
Forrest Winant. Dorothy Donnely. Eu-
gene O'Brien. and John Flood.
Richard Ordynski who staged Gertrude
Hoffmann's vaudeville production of
"Sumurun." which will be seen at Keith's
this week. and became a member of the |
cast has bought the Europeon rights to |
The Last Laugh" now at the Thirty |
ninth Street Theater. New York, and will |
produce it as a pantomime. The contract |
does not include England.
General Manager James Thatcher has |
scored a coup by securing for Grand |
Army week in Washington David Be |
lasco's big success, The Grand Army
Man" This is the first David WarIeId |
play which Mr.. Belasco has ever releds ed |
for stock. and it is announced that only /
Polls will be allowed TO play it. 1t
should make great hit with the 9. A. /
r. veterans. as well as the general pub
lie.
Swan and Bambard appearing at the
Gayety this week. have til. distinction Of
being in partnership for thirty years
longer than any one except Mcintyre and
Heath.
Oliver Morosco. through T. Daniel
Frawlev. has obtained the dramatic
rights to Nina Wilcox Putnam's story
The Impossible Boy" and will have a
dramatizat ton made at once in the hopes
of finding a suitable vehicle for Peggy
o'NeiL The principal character in the
story is a gypsy boy who turns out to
be a girl.
Elsie Janis new play will be called
Miss Information" 1t was originally
christened The Missing Link
There was a rumor current on Broad
way last week that Billie Burke would
go back to the Charles Frohman Com
pany management after she finishes her
motion picture work.
Josie Collins will be one of the prima
donnas in "Alone at Last" Margaret
Romaine will be the other
Henry Kolker is rehearsing in The
Girl" to be produced in October.
William Roselle is to replace George
Parsons in Brother Masons" The play
will go to New York as soon as H. H.
Frazee can find a theater for it.
Shelley Hull. who has been making :
tage love to Billie Burke for a number
# seasons, has been engaged by the Sell
wyns.
Mark Kent has played many "darky"
.oles at Polls. but he has never had
one so rich in humor as that Of the |
Pullman car porter in Excuse Me-"
which he is to play this week.
Leona Stevens. who plays Patsy" in
The Only Girl" at the Belasco Theater
his week. went to London with Louis
Mann and played the leading role with
lin in Julia Bon Bon
Jean Leighton. prima donna at the
iayety Theater this week, received her
musical education in Genoa, Italy.
May Irwin's new play Is under the
Erection of William Collier.
Lester Lonergan is to have charge
# the Toy Theater in Boston.
Maude Raymond is to return to the
tage. appearing in musical comedies.
Else Ryan is to appear in a new sketch
his season in vaudeville.
Nizzi Hajos has begun her season in
Sari." opening in st. Paul.
Caroline White is to begin a vaudeville
Dur early in October.
Richard Watson Tully, the author of
The Bird Of Paradise and Omar. the
entmaker." is reported at work on a
lay with a Turkish background.
William A. Brady's plans for the sea-
On include a dramatization Of Miss AL
BITS "Old-fashioned Girl" a book rank
lg next in popularity to her Little
Tomen."