Show Sir Sh Johnston Robertson Forbes whose farewell New lew York engagement is Js to be bethe betho betho tho the opening event ent for tho the new Sam S S. S Shubert theatre will sail fan from England on the on September 20 CI accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by hy his wife Gertrude Elliott who will a assume sume the leading feminine roles In hl his productions The all English company of of- supporting players will vIll sail two days das earlier on a 0 slower boat so 80 that the tho whole organization will arrive In lit New NOW NewYork NewYork York practically at It tIme the same time B By the Die middle of October Ethel Barrymore Barrymore Barry Barry- more will havo commenced her preliminary nar nary out of town tour In the tho new Haddon Chambers comedy Tante Miss Us Barry- Barry supporting cast will be headed by br Charles Cherr Cherry S MJ Billie Burke is 18 due duo to travel as at asfar asfar far Car west as ns WInnIpeg Manitoba this season son in her new W. W w. w Somerset Maugham Maugh am pIa play The Land of Promise Canada Canada Cana Cana- da particularly Is 18 certain to take to Miss 1185 Burkes Burke's new play 1111 for or there all the tho scenes are laid and the characters thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- I local t types tye 1 S John Masons Mason's first performance In the new ne Augustus AUg Thomas comedy Indian Summer will be given at Buffalo Sep Sep- 29 9 9 S The NIxon and amid Prudential agency nency are formula formulating tins a transcontinental hooking circuit which will embrace tho the hom houses es of or both in the tho cast and the Pantages Pan Pan- lagos lases circuit in the west Moss Drill Brill may Inn also be included If the d deal il l goes through Nothing definite has yet been accomplished but b by next week the parties parties par- par ties tics Interested may arrive at an n agree agree- ree- ree ment Meantime they have been casting I about for or suitable offices S S S Ever since Ince the thc Instantaneous success of ot Potash at the Cohan theatre theatre the the- atre New York Manager A. A H H. Woods has been besieged ed with requests for the translation rights to the time pla play Otters Offers have been bee made to turn the thc comedy Into many languages es but Mr Woods Is 18 reserving all rights to tho the pin play which may be presented In iii at t least one European countr country country coun coun- tr try before the end of the year ear Selwyn Co who are arc active In the producing fIeld Held this season announce a number of their new productions The first play announced now already In re rehearsal rehearsal rehearsal re- re Is the baseball comedy Fair Play written Hen b by Christy Mathewson thc Ia the Giants Giants' famous pitcher and antl Rl a Johnon Johnson Johnson John John- son on Young author of ot The Lottery Man tan A brilliant cast of ot players has be been on en engaged engaged en- en which includes William Courtenay Katherine La Salle Salic Frank Craven Lola Fisher Edward Arden George Geor e Fawcett Facett Calvin ln Thomas H H. Morrell Ethel Stannard Stannard Stan- Stan nard S S. D. D Marion Ballou B I and seventy others The Tho new play re reI requires requires re- re I quires a massive scenic production and the story deals with romance youth and comedy of tho the baseball field The pIa play will be presented for the tho first time in Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic City on September 22 and probably will bo ho offered for public view In this city on or about October 16 S S S Brandon Tynan who scored such a hit hitas hitas as JUS Joseph in Joseph and His Brethren Is an Irishman and like a true Irishman Irishman Irish Irish- man man hates everything En English lIsh As an Irish actor he hates the tho English actor As a na naturalized American actor ho hates the Uie idea of oC tho the American manager engaging players abroad on the ilie plea that suitable talent cannot be discovered in Continued on page pase 11 STAGE GOSSIP Continued from page pago o 10 this country At times he lie gets t real real sar sarcastic r- r castle castic about It The Ile other day at the cata Lambs Lambs' club some one ono was waa telling about th the fuss lu In England cause bus Sir Herbert Herer Tr Tree had engaged d several erl American Amerlean Amer Arner- lean ican Ic ac actors to appear In his production of Joseph and His Brethren sore Bare soe said Bald sad his Informant becu because e there are some American actors actor In the Cst cast Dont ont blame blae them retorted Tynan Woudt we e bo be sore wre If they the put an any Americans In our casts over h here re S 0 0 I Jane Cowl at present present- starring In Within the Law Lw at the Eltinge Elinge theatre will continue In that pi play until after the holidays holdas holda's and then than she will wi be seen In Ina a now comedy nn by by- Margaret Mararet Mayo Iao author of Baby Mine lne etc The pla play deals with an International marriage and based on the Incidents which kept the cables bu busy some seine months ago The Tho second season of oC Romance Ed Edward E- E ward word Sheldons Sheldon's famous pla play which ran ranall ranall rn all aU last year In New Yo York k at Maxine El Elliott's Elliotts Elliotts Elliott's Ellott's El- El liott's lotts lott's theatre er began In Schenectady N N. Y on oil September 6 G. Miss Mis Doris Keane who returned from Europe last lt week will wI continue In the leading S S S feminine role role E. E H H- Sothern and Julia Marlowe their annual tour Jour our on September 8 8 offering a a repertoire of eight Shakespearean ean can productions productions- and a revival reIal of If I Wore Were Wor King Their Their annual New York engagement at the Manhattan opera house Is isto to be begin n September 22 a S 0 George Geore C. C Tyler managing director for forthe forthe the tho Liebler company arrived In New York last mst Saturday on the steamship Provence after ater an extended vacation In In- Europe Prior Por to t his departure early erly In the spring spring- Mr Tyler had declared that his trip was planned planed to give him a rest after ater one o othe ot of otte the te busiest seasons of ot his busy buy career creer and accordingly business bUnes In 5 for far fa as plans previously made needed development develop ment played a small smal part par In his summer Wo We e are sending on tour tur Joseph and His Brethren a The Thie Garden Gren of Allah Ala George Goorge Et Bethre In Disraeli and May Irwin In Gra Widow by Proxy four of or the mos most mot successful attractions ever grouped un unde under un- un de der der a single a-single management he be said d. d As Asa A a a. result we feel that tt we wo are ar Sieved relieved o otho ot of relt to the tho common managerial necessity of U slapping on on one production after ator another another an an- S an-S other In the mad scramble to t put pu one one concentrate all our energies ener ener- over over We shall sl 21 over glen gies on a n few things thing we believe are well wel wel shall do do those thase few worth doln doing and we sal things well weH Foremost Foremost of ot the te novelties novelie planned wl will wl be the first American starring tour of or Cyril Cyrl Cyl Maude Mauda te Mr Maude lauie will be seen In a I Maude aue number of ot plo plays plays' s that are ae familiar here here- he but first staged ed by him Hl His HII performances perform perform- ances frt of bf the 6 familiar parts like Uke those to b bother by par t anco other foreign artists artIste of oC the we same rank othe In themselves constitute novelty H His It ItIs rk is Js probable that Mr Maudes Maude's lauds opening bill bU probable ln In New York will be Toddles The Second Second- In Command Beauty and the tho Barge and nd ad Tho The Headmaster will wi fol tot Bare low The new now dramatic version verion of Goldsmiths Goldsmiths Goldsmith's Gold Gold- smiths smith's Te The Vicar of Wakefield which Louis N Te Parker Is 19 preparing for tor his use will Luis not t be staged until later In the on- on as Mr I Parkers Parker's contract does not cement call wI for a the delivery of o the complete I manuscript until te C the S first frs 0 of ot October The extraordinary success of ot The Te Lure tho the white slave drama by George Geore Lr Scarborough who o was ws formerly a 0 special Investigator for tor the federal bureau Is of ot such sch unusual proportions that the Mer Shubert have determined to send two t more companies on tour tor to pros present this play pIny In other othe portions of ot America while the tee original l company continues what appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears te to b be an on all season run rn In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York pr City One Ono of thes companies which Is la now Cit being rehearsed will wU open In Dw Lbs L Angeles this month and the otter other oter com com- Anglo of ot which will begin the tho rehearsals wn bogn pa-ny pa to will Fn in tho the course of ot the next few days wI begin Its it cou season In one of ot the te leading leadin Atlantic coast cities Assistant so cast District cUe Attorney Do D Ford PYm Fr of Now stat York York- has hs this to t say about The Lure It t rings true tre psychologically and pictorially |