The Washington times., 1916-06-11

IONld hltuy. DtIllOneS, bdh-
lanoff. Thomas Chalmers. Segura-Talien,
GiorGio Puliti and bassos. Jose Mar
doner, Nirgilio Lazzarl Eugenio Zarich-
OF. and Poole Ananian.
Rose O'Neil Wilson is dramatizing her
next season. The play will be a fairy
tale for grown-ups.
Ethel barrymore will appear next sea-
son In "Our Betters," a comedy by w.
Somerset Vaughan. under the direction
OF the Charles Frohman company. 1t
will be the first time that Miss Barry
more has ever acted in a play by Mr..
Maugham. "Our Betters" is described
as a comedy Of mordant wit and OBJ
Scrvat!on." 1t has not as yet been
produced in London.
Mr. Vaughan will be represented by
another comedy on the New York stage
next season. This will be Caroline
In which Margaret Anglin will appear.
Both r>ays are said to have been writ
ten before the war. Since the outbreak
Of the war Mr.. Vaughan has been
serving as a doctor In the British Red
Cross Corps In France.
THE Little Lady in Blue" has been
selected as the title of the new play In
which Frances Starr is TO appear. The
piece is a romantic comedy and Is by
Horace Hodges and T. Wigney Percval,
authors of Grumpy" 1t will be pro-
duccd in Atlantic City on June IL with
the following cast In support OF Miss
Starr: Jerome Patrick, T. Wigney
Percival Horace Braharn. Frank kem-
BILE Cooper. Roland Rushton, George
Giddens, Lucy Beaumont and others.
Sir Herbert Tree closed his Shake
spearean season at the New Amster-
dam Theater last Saturday night and
will sail shortly for England He
will return early in the fall for a
long engagement in New York.
Among his new productions promised
for next season are The Newcomes,"
n dramatization by Michael Morton of
Thackerary's novel, and Richard H."
Shakespearcan chronicle play little
known to the American stage. In ad-
dition, 1t is. said, he, Will present a
with himself in the part OF Micawber.
Ada Rehan, the actress. who died
January s, left an estate valued at
ventory filed recently in the surro-
gates court. The actress held de-
mand notes for nearly $73,786 and
stocks worth $6S,l61.
Granville Barker, whose theatrical
have been almost wholly confined to
giving lectures upon the drama
throughout the United States. is writ
ing a play around Robert Louis Stew
enson's story, The Wrecker." The
play will probably be produced next
season In the Little Theater where
Mr.. Barker's New York offices are To-
Gated.
"The wrecker" was written by
stevenson in 1892. in collaboration
with his stepson. Lloyd Osborne. 1t
will be the third story by him that
has been adapted for the stage. the
others being "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde" and Treasurer Island" The
Goodman, has proven one of the big
successes of the present season.
Henry Mortimer. who will imper-
senate the hero In Edwin Milton
Royles now play Peace and Quiet"
which begins n weeks engagement at
the Belasco Theater. Monday evening.
jane 10, is we'll known to Washington
theater patrons. ,
MIR. Mortimer was leading man dur
ine the stock season of 1911 at the Co
lumhia Theater, and occupied the same
important position in the stock com
pany at the Beasco Theater the fol-
lowing season. and will he pleasantly
remembered as John Storm IN The
Christian" Denton in "Arizona," King
Stephen of Bosnia, in such, a Little
parts in which he made a favorable
and lasting impression.
In Peace and Quiet" he plans o
daFhinG soldier of fortune. which Ie-
aulres a versatile actor. combining
youth. romance and comedy