The Washington herald., 1915-07-04
IN THE WORLD OF MAKE BELIEVE
THEATRICAL BRIEFS

ment In association with John Cort
| they will open the original company of
| Charles Summers THE Natural Law at
the Cort Theater. Atlantic City. on Sep
| TENDER s. Two other companies playing
| this piece will tour the country.
| The son of the late Richard Mansfield
who is now in his seventeenth year. made
| his first appearance on the stage recently
| in an amateur performance. He is said
| to bear a remarkable resemblance to his
\ father. and after a course of Harvard
| intends to assume the stage as his pro-
| fession.
| Arnold DAILY, best known as the Lead
| ing exponent of George Bernard Shaws
plays. still persists in his determination
/ to undertake a production of Hamlet"
| next season. If Mr. Daily lives up to
past performances his Hamlet should
| at least be able to command considera-
| ton on the ground that it will be diff
/ ferent
George Broadhurst has arranged to fur
| nish a new play for George Fawcett.
| The play will be produced by Mr.. Broad
hurst early in the fall with Mr.. Fawcett
! in the featured position. The Law Of
, the Land in which Mr.. Fawcett played
last season, will be sent on tour, with
| Julia Dean heading the cast. 1t will open
| in Rochester September .. William Riley
Hatch has been engaged to play the role
created by Mr.. Fawcett.
Eddie Darling. the booking chief Of the
| Keith circuit. is coming to Washington
soon for a few DAYS stay as the guest
| of Manager and Mrs. Robins. But for
| the world war he would have gone to
Europe this summer to have a look at
| the novelties to be seen in the European
halls.
Margaret Mayo is said to be the only
| woman playwright who has successfully
presented girls college scene on the
stage. This she has done in Commence
! ment DAYS" successfully as George
! AIDE reproduced boys college life in The
| College Widow
James Thatcher. general manager for
the Poll chain of theaters, has written
new song to be sung between the
acts of commencement Days this
week. 1t is called Way Down South"
Mr.. Thatchers Blue Birds" souvenir
song last week scored an unqualified
hit. as sung with splendid effect by
Miss Agnes Whalen, a gifted WASH
ington soprano.
The Choir Boys of Waterbury. Conn.
were guests of S. z. Poll at the
Wednesday evening performance of
The Blue Bird" last week The boys
from Mr.. Polls State were here on
visit.
Plans for the raising of an Eng
lish memorial to Charles Frohman are
being carried forward by Haddon
Chambers, Sir James Barrie and Paul
inc Chase. London's Peter Pan, they
being the leaders If a committee or
ganize to perpetu. the fame of the
great producer, who lost his life on
the Lusitania. The place where the
monument will rest is NARROW. a little
town near London. which was dearly
beloved by Mr.. Frohman.
Orville Harold is to be the star
of an operetta with a Victor Herbert
score and a Harry Blossom libretto.
De Wolf Hopper has succumbed to
the lure of the movies, and will short
ly be seen in a screen version of Mas
senets opera, Don ouixote," in which
he will have the title role. One of the
foremost composers of the country, il
is understood, has been engaged to
synchronize the score to suit the ad-
ventures of the don.
Thursday, July %. has been set apart
as Larkin Club Day at Glen Echo
Park.