The Washington herald., 1915-12-12

has been writing for forty-ive years. At
present she is at work upon the drama
tization OF her latest novel, IT. Tenn
barom."
All. Woods has accepted Peter Piper.
a play by George Hazeltine and Jeanette
l. Glider.
The weayers," the next production
scheduled for the Garden Theater. New
York. viii have more than seventy-nve
persons engaged. II will be the first pro-
duction of this play In the English IAN
guage in this country.
The season Of the Irish Players Will be-
gin in New York in January and viii be
followed by a season in Chicago.
Augustus Thomas is rehearsing new
! play called "The Soul Machine which
is to be presented under the auspices
of the State Society on The evening OF
| Sunday. December u. and the afternoon
of December 20. at some theater yet r
be selected. Tho play. described as =
psychic melodrama, Is by Daniel Gar
retson. of philadelphia. Among those
selected SO far for the cast are Galwey
| Herbert. Vincent Serranto and Janet
Dunbar.
After the holidays Cecil Lean and his
clever wife, Cleo Mayneld. now both
playing In THE Blue Paradise" at the
New York Casino. will head different
companies. Miss Mayfleld will stay with
the piece in New York and Mr.. Lean,
who is a great Chicago favorite. will
head a "Blue Paradise" company there.
Owing to the success that has greet
ed Ralph Herr as Ruggles in 'Ruggles
of Red Gap" which is now on tour, he
will be starred by the Messrs. Shu-
bert when that play opens at the Full
ton Theater.
The revival of his fathers famous
play. Lord Dundreary." by E. H.
Sothern at-the Booth Theater. has
proven a delight both to the old gen.
Grafton of playgoers. who find in the
son the delight they found in the
father. and to the younger genera
| tion. who prove by their laughter.
its humorous appeal.
Keith's has permanently adopted the
three-show plan for most OF the holt-
days Of the year. Hereafter all will
, take place after the noon hour.
Margaret Anglin may present dur
| made by Rupert Hughes. from Ger
trude Atherton's novel. THE Perch Of
the Devil" The play has a Montana
| background and takes Its title from
the name of a mine.
Olga Nethersole has become a regu-
lar and effective speaker at recruiting
meetings in London.
Josephine whittell has been engaged
by the Charles Frohman Company for
I, one of the principal parts in the Julia
Sanderson-Donaid Brian-Joseph Cav
thorn production of "Sybil."
The powers behind fhe dramatiza-
tion of The DEVILS Garden" hopefully
announce that the novel was barred
! from several English libraries. and
warns the public to be prepared for
the best or worst. as the case may be.
H II. Frazee's next production will
be a character study of Jewish life by
Clara Lipman and Sam Shipman. tho
title for which has not been selected.
Rehearsals have begun with a cast in
GLIDING Bobby North. Sam Sidman.
Jean Shelby, and Mana yucca.
Another novel animal act vii be Of
fered at the Cosmos Theater next week
In Weidfeld's famous baboon troupe, an
aggregation of simians that give an ex-
hibition of animal intelligence and cum
ming.
Harrison Grey Fiske and George
Mooser. who recently sponsored Mrs.
Boltay's Daughters a play from the
Hungarian by Marion Fairfax, have ac-
cepted for production a new drama by
Amelia Rfxes, the Princess TroubetzKoy.
William Collier. Sam Bernard. Weber
and Fields. Joe Jackson. Mack Sennett
and Roscoe Arbuckle will be seen to-
gether on the screen in Fatty and the
Broadway Stars"
Al n Hall. known as the Snowman"
with the Maids Of America" company
at the Gayety Theater this week. started
his stage career in Washington twelve
years ago.
With the Maids of America" will be
seen the Hawaii instrumentalists and
singers, introducing Kaki Kaki. worlds
suitarist, a real novelty. far different
from anything seen in this city in long
time