The Washington herald., 1916-02-06
Theatrical Briefs

Theatrical Briefs
A. H. Van Buren, will have a most
| engaging role as young John Glenarm
In The House OF a Thousand Can
dies" at Polls this week.
Sir George Alexander, the English
| actor manager, Is coming to New
York in the early spring to appear in
a comedy called The Basker." under
the direction OF Walter Hast. Mr.
Hast arrived from London recently
and will at once begin preparations
for Sir Georges engagement.
The spons of War" in which
Blanche Walsh made a successful
vaudeville tour, is to be revived by
| william Travers, the late Miss
Walsh's husband. with Keith Wake
man in the principal role.
HoIbrook BlInn will next season
control a New York theater to bear
! his name. where he will establish a
repertoire company. Conway Tearle.
| who is Grace Georges leading man,
| will also found a stock theater in
| New York next season.
The Winter Gardens next produc-
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soc, Jr.." will be presented in New
Haven Thursday. AL Jolson Is the
star OF the production and his role
will be that Of the man FridaE.
Alone at Last" the delightful
composer OF The Merry Widow is
still delighting thousands at the Shu-
| bert Theater. New York, where Tn.
| operetta has now been running for
four months
Stage Director Harry Andrews has
received the manuscript for In
walked Jimmy" ana is now busiiy
engaged In developing the stage busi-
ness for this prize play. which is to
have its first performance on any
stage at Polrs during the week of
| February 81.
James K Hackett Is going to add The
Merry Wives Of Windsor to his Shake
spearean repertoire, and has engaged
Henrietta Crosnan to play Mistress
Page.
When bou|Tellegen appears in The
King Of Nowhere" which has been an
nouncsd by the Garrick Producing Com
panv. he will have an opportunity to dis
play his skill as a fencer, for which he
holds a French championship.
Manager Robbins. Of Keith's, has re-
ceived a fine letter OF thanks for his
help 10 the directors and collectors or
the fund for the relief Of Jewish war
sufferers.
Mile. DaAe, the dancer. is no longer a
member OF the Maid In America" com
pauy.
| Joseob Rrooks Dlans n s.oo,A Ill -.
revival the coming spring. In March ne
will revive C. Haddon Chambers Tho
Idler." with a cast including Phyllis
Neilson-Terry. Marie Tempest, Charles
Cherry, W. Graham Browne, Cynthia
Brooke and Jeanne Eagels.
A. H Woods intends to extend his
theatrical empire to London. Instead OF
selling the English rights for his pro-
ductions to London managers, he will
send them over under his own auspices.
Another play with a new viewpoint on
maternity, called Motherhood" had its
Little Theater in Los Angeles, Cal, last
week. Sarah Truax made her return to
the professional stage in this play.
A. H. Van Buren, will be peen as Jimmy
in the new play. In Walked Jimmy
1 .
on Monday night, February q.
George V. Hobart is at work on a war
allegory 1t will first be produced by tho
Lambs, and II It succeeds the stage
rights will revert to Mrs. Henry B. Har-
ris.
! Kenneth Casey, the motion picture boy
star, Is supporting Josie Heather in Keith
vaudeville.
A H Woods has engaged the Dolly
Sisters to appear in a new three-act piece
| by Lawrence Rising. entitled THE Stolen
Honeymoon"
Which One Shall Marry" four
| act play made from Ralph 7. Kettering's
vaudeville sketch, will be staged in Chi
cago Easter Sunday. 1t will be produced
by Edward Rowland.
Another company of Robert McIaugh-
Inns play, The Eternal Magdalene."
which Is now running at the Forty-eighth
Street Theater. New York, has started
| on a six months tour to the Far West.
Florence Roberts appears in the leading
role.
Irene Franklin continues her associa-
tion with within the LOOP" which
has gone on tour, but she looks forward
to a new play with music which is be-
ing written for her by George v. Hobart,
The piece will be- called THE Melting
of Molly" =
Sir Herbert Tree writes from California
asking his personal representative, Percy
Burton, to contradict the report that he
| is going to appear in vaudeville, and says
that he has not even discussed such
proposition.
Lillian Russell is coming to Keith's
Washington birthday week.