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PART IV
SOME SIDELIGHTS ON PLAYS AND PLAYERS
CERTAIN historical events occur
ring; in a picturesque period of
California have been embodied in
"The Hose of the Rancho," the cur
rent production at the Burbank the
ater. Naturally the brush of romance
has been used liberally yot deftly in
order to produce proper stage pic
tures. Yet for all of thai the pictures
Kive us of today a gllmpso of thoso of
yesterday, their lives, their loves, their
trialM, their pleasures, their successes,
their failures and their temptations.
It is the fact that "The Rose of the
Rancho" is a historical play which
lends It its greatest worth in one way
or another causes the appended ldeaa.
All plays, if true to lite, are his
torical or will become so In after
years. The dramatist, if ho be keenly
alive to his opportunities and his
duties, will reflect the customs, social
and political conditions or tendencies
of the period of which his play treats.
Dramas written with such an idea In
the dramatist's mind will In after
years be a surer index to general con
ditions than histories written years
after the events chronicled are for
gotten. Shakespeare, Bulwer Lytton,
Sheridan and others have given more
understandable expositions of charac
ters and conditions than ever did any
* modern historian writing of the dead
past. Clyde Fitch, George Broadhurst,
Porter Emerson Browne, Edward Mil
ton Royle and dozens of other modern
dramatists have embodied concrete
examples of present-day life In their
dramas. In time these plays will be
read In historical research.
But it is not of the dramas which
have been written and which are or
are to be historical In their effects I
would^treat. Rather is It of themes
for historical plays such as "The Rose
of the Rancho."
In every community there Is some
romance. The establishment of cities,
especially in the west, could be made
a fertile dramatic field. The mission
days of California might furnish a
theme for a drama almost equal in
grandeur and educational advantages
,to the Passion play. Gustave Froh
man, his brother Charles and Edward
Eisner are at work on a mission play
which will be produced in a mission
theater to be built by Frank Miller
of Riverside. There Is a great deal
more than Idle talk about the play
and playhouse, for when Gustave
Frohman was In Los Angeles recently
he made several trips to Riverside and
made definite arrangements for the
play. Mr. Eisner, who is s'tago man
ager for the Kelcey-Shannon "Thief"
company, went over the whole matter
with Mr. Frohman and Mr. Miller,
even arranging the taking of a set
of pictures which will be used aa a
basis for the scene painters who will
work out some of the effects of the
mission play. ,
What is true of Southern California
is true of Utah, Colorado and every
other western state. The pilgrimage
of the Mormon—"The Handcart Brig
ade"—to Salt Lake and the events
following would make an excellent
play. Certain events Incident to the
various gold rushes fn Colorado were
exciting enough to give atmosphere to
a dozen dramas, and not cheap melo
dramas at that. "Through a Win
dow," a play recently produced on the
Bolasco stage, has In it a bit of the
atmosphere of the San Francisco dis
aster of 1906. Texas has a romantic
history. And so It goes. "There is
always work for those who will."
So many accusations are being made
these halcyon days that the writer
feels in duty bound to himself to make
a short announcement. The dramatic
editor of Los Angeles Herald Is not
writing a play and has no immediate
or remote Intention of so doing.
"Jim the Penman," the famous old
drama recently revived with a nearly
all-star cast at the Lyric theater, New
York city, probably will be seen in Los
Angeles soon. Arrangements are be
ing made for a Pacific coast tour of the
company seen at the revival. Florence
Roberts is a member of the cast and
John Mason, he of "Witching Hour"
and other fame, Is another.
Here Is an announcement which will
Interest many theatergoers In Los An
geles. Marguerite Clark, the dainty
little prima donna, declares she is mere
ly engaged, not married, to Robert
Dempster. "Bobbie," by the way, used
to be a member of the Belasco theater
forces t>efore he went east to join the
ranks of the famous. ■
The act of John Cort, director of the
great majority of the theaters west of
the Missouri River; Albert Weis, who
controls the playhouses in the entire
southwest; J. J. Coleman, with almost
the complete middle south; Jake Wells
and H. L. de Give, owners and repre
sentatives of the large part of the the
aters in the south; the firms of Cham
berlain. Harrington & Kindt and Craw
ford, Philley & Zehrung, with the prin
cipal theaters in the middle west; C. P.
Walker, with his Winnipeg circuit; C.
A. Marshall, director of the Copper and
Iron circuit; James Wingfleld, repre
senting numerous theaters in Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin; Mose Reis,
with over 100 theaters in the east, and
Julius Cahn, controlling practically all
of New England, in organizing the Na
tional Theater Owners' association and
throwing all of the theaters they rep
resent open to every producing man
ager, has given decided impetus to the
theater business throughout the coun
try.
While the booking agency of Klaw
& Erlanger has been deprived of Its
great source of revenue, producers and
theater managers throughout the coun
try will have materially larger oppor
tunity for profits. The policy of the
association in forming its organization
so as to make every theater owner his
own master and enabling him to place
in the profit column of his weekly
statement the revenue that heretofore
went to the firm which heads the syn
dicate, will make a decided difference
in the earning capacity of the various
playhouses.
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theater manager the advantage of se
lecting his attractions and furnishing
to hia clientele plays and players who
have for several seasons been barred
from his house, and these new attrac
tions are exactly what the theater
goer is demanding. It is an absolutely
safe assurance that at least twenty
five of the attractions that will be sent
out over the different circuits men
tioned will be of much superior merit
to those which have been furnished in
the past.
• • m
Dainty little Anna Laughlln, one of
the Orpheum features the coming
week, has an unnsually Interesting and
varied stage career behind her for
such a young woman, for Miss Laugh
lin is .only recently out of her "teens."
The star, whose name Is so popular
on Broadway, was born' in San Ber
nardino, Cal., and, when she was hard
ly able to walk, used to "declaim" In
public over there. Finally she went
into stock productions and was one of
the first to pK.y the child part in
"Editha'a Burglar," and the title role
of "Little Lord Fauntleroy."
It was while doing a little vaude
ville turn away out in Duluth, Minn.,
that Miss Laughlln was really first
"discovered." A. L. Wilbur, the north
ern theatrical manager, was then at
the head of the famous old Wilbur
Opera company, which was playing a
summer engagement at St. Paul. He
heard of Anna Laug-hlln's work In Du
luth and sent for the child and her
mother who, incidentally, has always
been with the little Broadway favorite
since the first day the latter put her
foot on a stage (and before!). "Little
Anna Laughlin," as she was then
known, was introduced to the Twin
City theater going folk as a prodigy,
which she was. At that time she gave
Impersonations of famous actresses.
Miss Laughlln's real New York de
but, when she made a great success on
Broadway and gained popularity, was
when she originated the role of Dor
othy, the Kansas girl, in "The Wizard
of Oz," with Montgomery and Stone.
She then created the leading girl role
in "The Top o' the World," another
big New York musical comedy success.
Aside from the powerful influence
of theatrical criticism to maintaining
a high standard in the drama as seen
on the American stage, newspaper
offices are furnishing the executive
heads of the big theatrical offices of
this country. Henry B. Harris had
newspaper experience In Boston:
James Forbes, author of "The Chorus.
Lady," "The Traveling Salesman," aim
"The Commuters," was identified with
Chicago, Pittsburg and New York
newspapers; Marc Klaw of Klaw &
Erlanger was a newspaper man In
Louisville; Charles Dllllngham had
newspaper experience in Hartford and
New Tork; George Tyler had his flrsf
newspaper experience In Chllllcothe, 0.,
and Dantel Frohman was for a long
time connected with the New York
Tribune.
Even the leading playwrights of
America at some time or other in their
life were newspaper men. Augustus
Thomas worked on the St. Louis
Times, Charming Pollock on the Wash
ington Herald, Eugene Walter an dif
ferent Cleveland newspapers and on
the New York World, Elmer B. Harris
on the New York Evening Globe,
Charles Klein on the London Standard,
and Anna Steese Richardson, author
of "A Man's a Man," is connected
with the New York World.
In these day^ and times newspapers
of this country are furnishing 95 per
cent of the recruits to the business,
end of the theatrical business. ,
Los Angeles Sunday Herald
CURRENT
BILLS
BELASCO—"The Squaw Man," with
;Lewis,S. Stone in the chief role, will
be the offering of the Belacso company
for the current week. The Tuesday
night performance has been secured by
Royal Oak lodge No. 220, Order Sons of
St. George, for the celebration of Em
pire day.
"The Squaw Man" is no stranger to
the Belasco audiences. When it was
played at this theater last summer it
achieved a most distinct success and
Mr. Stone triumphed in the role origi
nally played by William Faversham.
There will be many specially engaged
players seen in "The Squaw Man,"
among the most important being Mar
garet Langham-Stone, who will have
the role of Nat-u-Rich, the young In
dian maiden. James Corrigan, remem
bered for his virile performt^iee of
Horrigan in "The Man of the Hour,"
will play the part of Big Bill. Thero
will be over two score of auxiliary
players concerned in the performance
of "The Squaw Man," and in addition
to this liberal peopling of the pla*y
Stage Director Andrews promises some
new effects,while Scenic Artist Brun
ton will fall in line with a series of
stage pictures in his most expert
style.
Following "The Squaw Man" the Be
lasco company will offer a big revival
of George Broadhurst's record-breaking
success, "The Dollar Mark." The man
agement of the Belasco proposes to
make this production on an even more
elaborate scale than was made known
here last season, when "The Dollar
Mark" crowded the Belasco for 100 con
secutive performances, attracting the
.attention of the whole theatrical world.
BURBANK—In "The Rose of the
Rancho," which will be presented at
the Burbank this week, the pioneers
will have an opportunity once more to
see a revival of some of the olden splen
dors of California, and the more, recent
arrivals will have a peep at a vivid
and realistic picture of the glories of
this state as it was before and shortly
after the gringo came.
• The play, by David Belasco and Rich
ard Walton Tully, tells a simple but
highly romantic story of the love of an
American officer for the daughter of a
proud old Spanish family, a type of
story known and loved by all who have
ever read Gertrude Atherton's delight
ful stories of early California. Inter
mingled with the romance is the other
side of California life in the early fif
ties, the bitter feeling aroused by the
disregard of the treaty made upon the
American occupation. This treaty guar
anteed that the old Spanish grants
would be respected, but, as many
learned to their sorrow, this provision
was violated again and again.
The play has been produced under
the direct supervision of Frederic Be
lasco, the brother of that master of
stagecraft, David Belasco. The produc
tion will be complete in every detail,
%very member of the company will bo
in the cast, and a great number of ex
tra players will be recruited to meet
the demands of the elaborate stage pic
tures, which continually call for senor
ltas, vaqueros and American soldiers.
Miss Marjorie Rambeau will be seen
aa the Rose, and A. Byron B.easJey will
SUNDAY MOUNING. MAY 22, 1910.
have- a splendid part in that of the
American officer. All the other mem
bers of the Burbank company will be
seen in congenial roles.
GRAND—For the second offering of
the Charles King stock company at
the Grand Opera house, Mr. King has
prepared an elaborate production of
Owen Davis" successful melodramatic
comedy, "How Baxter Butted In,"
opening with the matinee today.
"How. Baxter Butted In" is one of
the most substantial hits written in
the last twenty years. It not only
contains all of the elements of the
very best laugh producers—lt also tells
a story of exceptional human Interest,
with many big dramatic situations and
strong and exciting climaxes.
It has for the basis of its interesting
story the anjusing events that happen
In rapid succession to one Billy Bax
ter, a loud and flashily dressed type of
the "Mr. Worldly Wiseman" drummer,
who happens into the small New Eng
land village of Beajer Creek and
"butts in" to one of those hugely funny
"community" arguments, which he
good-naturedly trios to settle. The
sport develops, however, into a much
more serious affair than Baxter had at
first realized, and instead of "butting
out," he decides to remain and light it
out. Through four acts Baxter fur
nishes an abundance of hilarious fun
with his .sport with the villagers, and
finishes by falling desperately in love
with the belle of the village.
There Is not one dull moment
throughout the piece. Its characters
are made up of the comical types to be
found in any New England village.
Following "How Baxter Butted In,"
Mr. King will present Beulah Poyn
ter's great success, "Lena Rivers,"
with a special matinee on Monday,
Decoration day.
• • •
LEVY'S—The cafe chntant habit is
growing In the west. Cafes in Spo
kane, Seattle, Portland and San Fran
cisco have joined Los Angeles in the
procession and both afternoon and
evening give to their patrons a mu
sical and vaudeville program that is
gradually assuming altltudinous pro
portions. At Levy's afternoon tea the
programs are arranged to suit the
ladies, while those of the evening bill
or the after-theater numbers are ar
ranged in a more general manner.
Manager Levy is endeavoring to se
cure a new feature each week to add
to the already popular holdover. This
coming week he will introduce Mac
Rerdelle, a dainty and dashing young
lady, whose work is a medley of songs
and recitals. She is a fascinating
story-teller, her work Introducing
modern episodes in song and story.
The Ohleman trio, instrumentalists
—harp, violin and flute —is a fitting
foil to the vocal endeavot^of Carlton
Chase, singer of ballads and descrip
tive songs, and the Kristoffl trio, who
although In their fourth week, con
tinue prime favorites and whose ar
tistic work In grand opera selections
have made them the talk of the town.
This week they promise entire change
of program and the introduction of
some southern Italy and Corslcan folk
songs, together with operatic num
bers.
The Russian dancers continue in the
bill and Director Kammermeyer in his
usual artistic manner has arranged
groups of orchestral selections. Mr.
Levy desires to call particular atten
tion to thn matinee bill which is now
running daily -at 3:30 to 5:30.
• • •
LOS. ANGELES—For. the new bill
opening Monday afternoon at the Los
Angeles theater Sullivan and Considine
will offer a bill of genuine merit
throughout. There will be six entirely
new acts, besides the new comedy mo
tion pictures.
First in order on the new bill will be
the immensely funny sketch entitled
"A Horse on Hogan," presented-by two
clever farceurs. Walter Le Roy and
Florence Clayton.
The acrobatic part of the new bill
will be the four Indianis, one of the
test troupes of woman acrobats now
appearing in this country. The well
known team of burnt cork comedians
who provoke unlimited merriment with
their new sones and original sayings is
ox and Ward, two renowned minstrel
men who have just concluded a long
engagement with Al Field's minstrels.
A clever novelty will be seen on the
new bill In Max York's animal actors.
Mr. York has a "troupe" of five fox
terriers which he puts through a series
of feats really remarkable.
CoVintess Leontine, one of Europe's
royalty, will be seen -on the new bill
in a repertoire of songs. She possesses
a beautiful soprano voice, while her
gowns are some of the costliest ever
imported to the United States. Con
cluding the bill will be Edwin Winches
ter, the musical monologist, and a new
selection of comedy motion pictures on
the Laugh-o-Scope. For the following
week Mile. Nadje, "the Jersey Girl"
who made such a distinct hit on her
former appearance at the Los Angeles,
will headline the bill.
MAJESTIC—Sunday night will be
gin the closing week of the Kolb and
Dill engagement at the Majestic. "The
Merry' Widow and the Devil" will be
continued for the third week, the un
failing popularity of this piece fully
justifying its continuance.
"The Merry Widow and the Devil"
has been without exception the most
successful burlesque ever presented
here. The wealth of its material in
the way of music and comedy places
it at once far above the average line
of piffle which is continualy offered to
the public in the guise of musical com
edy. It has given the two popular
German comedians the best vehicle
for their own talents and those of the
company. Kolb a-s the Devil has been
particularly fine, his work has been
more than mere comedy. It has been
a most excellent piece of character
work. Dill as Dlsch, the Devil's Jani
tor-in-walting, has brought his line of
humor up to the top notch of funny-
Ism.
Maude Lillian Berri, as Fonia, the
merry widow, has made a real sensa
tion. Her good acting ability coupled
with her sweet voice, and her genius
for strikingly handsome costumes has
placed her at the very top of the list
of the prlma donne which Los Ange
les has from time to time entertained.
Percy Bronson has made his most
favorable impression as Prince Dan
dllo, and Laura Oakley is exceptionally
good In her T>lt of character work.
The chorus has covered Itself with
glory, particularly in the difficult
"Farsovlan" dance, and the scenic ef
fects and coßtuming all through th»
piece have set a new standard of spec
tacular effects.
Following the Kolb and Dill engage
ment, the Majestic will be dark for a
week. James K. Hackett will the*
open a limited engagement, bis first
1 production to be "Monsieur Beau
. caire."
f OLYMPIC—AIphIn and Fargo an
nonuce for their next presentation
"Round Town," a musical absurdity,
1 the title of which gives no idea of the
i character of the' play. The scene is
. laid in Egypt, where it is expected that
t the mummy of Queen Cleopatra is
, about to come to life after having been
dead for 3000 years. A stranded bur
lesque troupe, which is en tour of the
! world, contrives to steal the mummy
i in order to obtain sufficient funds for
i their return to America. How they
eventually secure their transportation
is ridiculous in the extreme. The
mummy, however, is stolen by a couple
' of Scotchmen nnd a Hebrew who are
, In Egypt for the purpose of promoting
an invention which they have patented.
i How matters are finally adjusted Is
: roaringly funny. Monte Carter, the
i new comedian at the Olympic, will
play the part of Yonkel, the inventor.
■ Max Steinle and Pete Gerald will be
the German partners of Yonkel.
Cleopatra will be presented by Mable
Bunyea, whose beautiful face and
graceful figure will enable her to givo
full dignity to the person of the stately
queen of Egypt. She has some fitting
numbers which are sure to please.
Tracy McDermott will have the char
acter of the theatrical manager. Anna
H. Golde, the dashing soubrette, who
is a well established Olympic favorite,
will please her many admirers by ren
dering some excellent novelty songs.
Mattie Hyde will be fittingly cast as
the wardrobe mistress, afterward mis
taken for Cleopatra, am". Leonard Bris
band as Islam Fermenti will appear as
an Egyptian priest.
• • •
ORPHEUM—AII around excellene*
will mark the distinguishing feature
of the new Orpheum bill, opening with
the matinee Monday. Every incoming
act is of the best class, and the four
remaining leave nothing to be desired.
Hence the coming week may be looked
forward to with confidence of unal
loyed delight.
Elita Proctor Otis, who heads the
list of newcomers, is well remembered
from her stock days here. Miss Otis
in re-entering vaudeville has secured
a valuable vehicle in a comedy of
hilarious proportions entitled "Mrs.
Bunner's Bun." As may readily be in
ferred, it concerns the efforts of one
Mrs. Bunner, of temperance proclivi
ties, to reform her tippling husband by
taking him at his own game. In other
words, she endeavors to visualize to
him the evils of intoxicants, but un
expectedly absorbs too much. The de
nouement is bound to be the height of
absurdity, and the answer is one big
laugh. Miss Otis is too clever and
capable an actress to permit the least
hint of coarseness to enter into her
work, so that bright, clean fun is as
sured.
Daity, chic and fetching Anna
Laughlin, the tiny "Toyland'' prima
donna, will appear in a series of chat
ter songs and dances. Miss Laughlin
created the little girl part in "The
Wizard of Oz." and later was the fea
ture in the Herbert fantasy, "Babes
in Toyland." She is tiny, but every
inch of her is capable, and »s a
charmer she has no equals. Her bright
ness will be most infectious, and her
originality is too pronounced to need
more than passing mention.
The Five Juggling Normans are the
par excellence of Indian club handlers.
They do this sort of thing differently.
While they have methods of their own,
they also excel in some highly un
usual advancements of, old work. Their
Dramatic Section
FIRST AID
TO THE
PLAY-GOER.
I) KAMA
BET,ASCO—"The Squaw Man." a story
of elemental love and paternal devo
tion. Win. Faversham scored great
success with the play, which is by
Edward Hilton Roylo.
BUHBANK"The Rose of the Ranoho,"
a drama of early days in California
"when the gringo came." Strong situa
tions and picturesque settings mark
play. Frances Starr made the hit of
her career In the title role.
GRAND — "How Baxter Butted In." a
melodrama with all the elements to
make It appeal to old and young, will
be Charles King"a offering.
MUSICAL,
MAJESTICKoIb and Dill will end
their season at Morosco's Broadway
playhouse this week. "The Merry
Widow and the Devil," a burlesque of
the well known operetta and drama,
iii uh the uatTiiis.
OLYMPIC— "Round Town," one of
Char) Alphln's merry musical me
langes, will be Alphln and Fargo'a of
fering.
rRINCESS—"2:IS." a burletta, the title
of which gives no Idea of what the
offering is. will be the bill at Mana
ger Workman's playhouse In first
street.
VAUDEVILLE
LEVY'S—Mao 2 Rerdelle, singing come
dienne and story teller; Ohleman trio,
Instrumentalists; Carlton Chase, ballad
-Ist; Krlstoffi trio in grand opera se
lections, and the Russian dancers.
LOS ANGELES—"A Horse on Hogan,"
comedy sketch; the four I dan las, acro
bats Fox and Ward, burnt cork
comedians; Countess Leontine, ope
ratic soprano; and Max York's animal
actors.
OBPHEITM—EIIta Proctor Otis In a
one-act comedy, "Mrs. Bunner"s Bun";
Anna L.aughlln In songs and dances;
the five juggling Normans; Marshall
Montgomery, ventriloquist; Will M.
Cressy in "Town Hall Tonight." "The
Night Bird's"; Lock wood and Mac-
Carty in a musical act; and Lancton,
Lucler and company presenting "A
Fool's Errand." I 8. O.
"three high" formation has made them
a new place in the ranks of athletics
on the stage.
Marshall Montgomery is the "dif
ferent" ventriloquest. He not only
does a routine of happy stunts, but he
talks and sings while smoking—a thing
hardly seeming possible.
Will M. Cressy and Blanch Dayne
remain. The coming week they will
present "Town Hall Tonight," a great
favorite. The Night Birds with Nellie
Brewster, Lockwood & MacCarty and
Lancton, Lucier & Co. al?o »tay. New
motion pictures complete the bill.
• ■ •
PRINCESS —Something in the nature
of a mystery Is to be presented by tho
Princess theater musical comedy com
pany at the First street comedy
cavern. "2:15?" is the only title which
Producer Arbuckle chooses to name his
tailormade playlet, and there is much
speculation as to the nature of ,tho
plot. It need have no plot at all,
however, for there are enough musical
specialties to fill out any bill. Vera
Blair Stanley is featured in two popu
lar successes, "Arab Love Song" and
"The Message of the Violet." Minta
Durfee's contribution will be "That
Rubenstein Melody Rag." Ben Sellar
will sing "I've Got the Time and
Place." Roscoe Arbuckle's musical
number will be "Recipe for Pudding."
The opening chorus is "The Belle of
the Barbers' Ball."
SOME NOTABLE
THEATRICAL DATES
Mrs. Scott-Siddons made her debut
in New York as an actress November
30, 1869, at the New York theater, as
Rosalind in "As You Like It." Her
American debut was made at Newport,
R. 1., during the summer of 18GS. She
died in Paris, France, November 10,
1896, and was buried in Woklng ceme
tery, London, England.
Clara Morris made her first appear
ance in New York at the Fifth Avenue
theater, September 13, 1870, in Augustin
Daly's dramatization of Wilkie Collins'
novel, "Man and Wife," Miss Morris
playing the part of Ann Sylvester. Her
greatest role was Cora in "Article 47,"
which was produced at the Fifth Ave
nue theater, April 2, 1872.
One of the first reviews ever given In
America was "the dramatic review of
1868," a burlesque of many plays which
had been produced at theaters in New
York during that year. It was present
ed at Brougham's theater. New York,
January 25, 1868.
In 1798 in New York city the scale of
prices at the theaters was $1 for box
seats, 50 cents for orchestra seats and
25 cents in the gallery
In 1758 In New York city the scale
of prices in the theaters was $1, 62%
cents and 37% cents.
On May 18, 1899, at the Broadway the
ater. New York, the Professional Wom
en's league gave a performance of
"The Musketeers," in which Marie
Wainwright appeared as Richelieu,
Grace Huntington as the duke of Buck
ingham, Engel Summers as Athos,
Jeannie Winston as Porthos, Margue
rite St. John as Aramis and Maude
Banks as D'Artignan. In fact, all the
characters were portrayed by women.
The three Booths—Junius Brutus,
Edwin and John Wilkes—appeared at
the Winter Garden theater, New York,
November 25, 1864, in "Julius Caesar."
Lawrence Barrett was born in Pater
son, N. J., April 14, 183S, and made his
first appearance on the stage in 1853,
at the Metropolitan theater, Detroit, as
Murad in "The French Spy." He died
in New York, March 20, 1891.
At Laura Keene's Varieties, on No
vember 26, 1861, was produced "The
Seven Sisters," founded on the old
German play, "The Seven Daughters
of Satan." It ran for eight months and
fourteen days.
John Mason has practically decided
to return to "The Witching Hour."
Just how long he will continue with
"Jim the Penman" has not yet b<vti
decided upon, although present ar
rangements call for an early revival
of the Thomas drama, of cours.-, with
Mr. Mason as "Jack Brookneld." Ii
wiil bo recalled tfcat Mr. Mason met
with more than ordinary success dur
ing his tour of the Pacific coast last
fall. There have been many requests
for return engagements, with the re
sult that the Shuberts are coutt-mplut
ing the stop outlined.
Mme. Kallch Will be seen in two
new plays next season under the man
agement of the Shuberts. They ar-j
"Youth," a translation by Herman
Bernstein, of Prof. .Max HaJbea 1 "Ju-
K'-nd," and "Bold," a i>l;iy from tha
Rnailaa "f aeoiw Erutor. Thu
son will open early in thu autumn.