Show World (September 1907)

42 THE SHOW WORLD September 28, 1907, PLAYS AND PLAYERS Rida Johnson Young, responsible for Brown of Harvard, is writing a musical play for Marguerite Glark. Fluffy Ruffles, a musical piece which Carles’ production of The Spring Chicken. Amelia Bingham is playing The I Mary Cecil, last seen here with Louis Mann in Clara Lipman’s play, Julie Bon Bon, is playing the part of the nurs the eastern company of The Time, Place and the Girl. Creston Clarke will appear in a _ play by Adelaide Prince, entitled The Power that Governs. John W. Cope has been re-engaged by David Belasco for the part of Kinkaid in The Rose of the Rancho. Charles Frohman has arranged to pre¬ sent a French version of Sherlock Holmes in French. The production will be made at Paris early in October. Jameson Lee Finney, who as Billy Woods performed an extended chirog- raphy stunt in. The Stolen Story, is ap¬ pearing in The Man on the Case, Grace Livingstone Furniss' successor to The Man on the Box. 1 the cast of A t Theatrical Mechanics’ Association. Richard Temple, who appeared in The Blue Moon last season, has been engaged for The Orchid. If Mr. Temple’s courage does not fail him he will sing some of his own compositions during the course of the last act. Jane Oaker, who was with Wilton Lackaye in The Pit, has been engaged for the cast of The Silver Girl, the latest output of Edward Peple, who wrote that little idyll, The Prince Chap. Olga Nethersoie will begin her season sometime this month at Kansas City, Kan. . _ 3 theatrical 1 of his sister Lulu’s company, Lola from Berlin. Theodore Roberts will appear this sea¬ son in the dramatization of Sir Gilbert Parker’s novel The Right of Way. Jan Kubelik, who was officially lost in the Alps, has been rescued by his pub¬ licity manager and will make a tour of America under the direction of Daniel Frohman, who was his manager on the occasion of Mr. Kubelik’s previous tour. Louis James will revive Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors this season, play¬ ing both of the Dromios. Wilton Lackaye is d ion of The Bondman. for The Yankee Tourist. Thomas Jefferson has begun his s n in Canada, employing Rip Van Win- ■ ~ - a vehicle. George M. Cohan has decided to in crease the size of The Spot Light and a. the same time publish it monthly rather than weekly. Guy Standing, lately si l in Chicago ii en this season Right of Way, Fields’ company this : Pauline Chase has made a sizeable hit in London in a one-act play called The Little Japanese Girl. George W. Leslie has been engaged by Henry W. Savage for Harry Bulger’s former part, the Blue Jay in Woodland. Henry Benham will play Robin Red Breast, and Edith Cook will be the Miss Canary. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hickman (Bessie Barriscale) have returned from Europe. Miss Barriscale’s role in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch has been assumed by Lottie Alter, who played ingenue roles in the stock company that held forth at the Chicago opera house last season. Edna Aug has returned from Paris. Henry W. Savage wants her to go to Paris in The Prince of Pilsen. Dorothy Tennant, 1 newspaper Lynch Williams’ drama _*--»■— life, is a member of John Drew’s company Stephanie Longfellow, a niece of the poet, is a member of the Checkers com¬ pany this season. Bush Temple, has been with the Wood¬ ward stock company at Kansas City for the past two years. Will T. Hodge, a well-known delineator of rural types, will be seen this season in Booth Tarkington’s play, The Man John Mears, a well-known Chicagoan, will manage Robert Edeson’s production of Classmates, Cecil De Mille’s latest piay. ... B. C. Whitney has secured the rights to The Ballet Electro, now playing at the Alhambra theater, London. The bal¬ let, which is said to comprise some won¬ derful electrical effects, will be held until the new production is made at the Whit¬ ney Opera House. The Shulamite, will . in a dramatization of_ ... _ _ ___ Sir Gilbert Parker’s strong bit of fiction. Louis James tours in Shakespeare. George McManus’ play. Panhandle Pete, was produced recently. Mr. Manus’ potent drama should not be < fused with Maude Adams’ Peter Pai Burr McIntosh, who retired from the stage to edit a magazine, has returned. Douglas Fairbanks, who likewise left the boards for the soap vats, has returned. Mr. Fairbanks is authority for the state¬ ment that there is enough soft soap in the profession of dramatics. _ Patrick Campbell, of Panky Poo fame, will begin her American tour r* twenty weeks in repertoire about Nov. 2 Clara Lipman is to appear in a ne comedy, under the management of tl„ Shuberts. The piece will be produced early in December. Francis X. Hope and Jack Welch have purchased from Cohan and Harris the road rights for The Honeymooners, the Cohan play t' ‘ ' ’ last summer. Sam Bernard will go on tour later in the season in a new play called The Hap¬ piest Man in the World. Mr. Bernard will employ his former vehicle, The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer, during the first part of the season. New York Hattie Williams i ) be the star of Harry Davenport and Phyllis Rankin are to be sent on the road at the head of the Fascinating Flora company. Will H. Barry, for many years general agent and press representative, or ma~ ager of the various Pain fireworks spe tacles, resigned from the advance __ Pain’s “Vesuvius” spectacle at Indian¬ apolis recently, to devote his time and energies to his new minstrel venture. E. M. Mooar was in Chicago from Hot Springs, Ark., last week and purchased a floor surfacing machine from the Chicago Roller Skate Company for the Bijou rink at Hot Springs. 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