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Show English Theatrical Producers Now Look to American Dramatists to Supply Them .. . v 1 ; : Managers From United States Now Co Abroad to Sell Instead oi Buy Piays. Declares Wm. A. Brady; New York Is the World's Stage Center; Plans for Grace George. Robert Mantell James K. Hackett and Other of His Stars; Tells of Shows That Will Be Sent on Tour. . b aant to Australia with one company, opening in 8vdnev early in March. "In connection with Greet and Engel. bach. Loo Shuhert and myself have entered en-tered into an agreement with the Oatti brothere to aupplr tha atfraetiona at tho Vaudeville, theatre in London for the next two yeara. "Juat aa I waa coming away from London I aucceeded in aeeuring from Herbert Trench of tha Haymarket the atre the American rifhta for 'The Oodi of the Mountain. ' a aensational ahort play by Lord Dueanay, which haa been running at that theatre for aix months paat. I will git it an early atagiog in New York. "During the eeaaon I ahall make two mneieal produetiona, 'The Violet Widow, by Dorothy t'aner, and 'The Merry Bachelor,' by two well known writera. " That the leading London managers are now looking to America to supply them with plays and that American manager, now go abroad to sell playe rather than to bur them ia tha aaton-tahing aaton-tahing statement of William A. Brady. Aa ia kia annual custom, Mr. Brady mads a thorough canvass of tha foreign for-eign play market and haa returned convinced con-vinced that the dramatic center of the world today ia New York. Mr. Brady and bis wife, Grace George, were paeaeager on tha Mauretaina. During ve weeks' absence they succeeded suc-ceeded in covering tha best part of theatrical the-atrical Europe. "England aad tha continent are al most barren of theatrical novelty,'' said Mr. Brady to tha New York newspaper news-paper men. ."I think I may elaim to hav bean the flrat to predict that it will only be a matter of a short time when London will some to New York for successful play. Thar was time when most of the play product came from the other aide, but things ' have been reversed. Two of the most successful suc-cessful play in London st tha present time 'ttsreet' sad 'Baby Mine' are by American authors. Mis Mayo 'a fare promises to ran another year there. Americas Box mum Abroad. "Next year arrangement are already mad for the presentation by English manager of the following American mereeeee: 'Tha Great Nam,' which will be played by t'harle Hwtrey; Get Rich 'Quick Wallingford,' which will be done by Gerald Du Msurter; Over Night,' with James Welch a the rtar actor: ' Everywoman,' 'Aa s Ma Thinks.' 'Mother,'' 'The Lottery Man.' Th Pink Lsdy,' 'The Boring Maid' nd 'Th Deep Purple.' All of these are positive London booking. A few year ago American plavs were s drug on the English market; nowadays earn arriving American manager finda s ready market for New York lucres see. The Engliah papers are now admitting that th . American dramatist is t b reckoned witk in the future. "A to my plan for th coming season sea-son here, I ahall, ef course, pay eon siderable sttention to the molding ef th policy that I hope to be able to pursu at my new theatre. The Play-bouse. Play-bouse. The preliminary aeaaon there will be opened the middle of August witk Douglas Fairbanks in 'A Gentleman Gentle-man of Leiaure, ' by Btapleton and Wodehouae. George Everett will hav prominent part in the production. Kiss George's Company. "Early is October I ahall inaugurate the flra't season of The Playhouse company, com-pany, which will be beaded by Grace George. I am hopeful that this company com-pany may become a fixture in New York City. For lending man I bring from London Allen Ainaworth, who haa played star role in London continuously continu-ously for th put fifteen year. Another An-other leading member of the organization organiza-tion will be Lya Harding, ene of the m rmt nmmi ,.nt tkeraetr aetara in England. TThe opening play will be 'Th Earth,' by Jtme Bernard Fagaa, Miss George appearing in the role created by Less Ashwell, snd Mr. Xinsworth and Mr. Harding In their origins! part. 'Th Earth1 will be quickly followed by ss elaborate producito f Shakespeare's Shakes-peare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.' with Mies Georg sa Bestries snd Mr. Ainaworth aa Benedick. A prominent Brondwny star will join th company for this production, appearing ss Dogberry. Dog-berry. "During tbe season st The Playhouse new play by George Broadkurat, Thompson Buchanan, Granville Barker, Bar-ker, Cicely- Hamilton ' aad Margaret Mays will be prose ted; revivals of Di'voreona,' eoetumed is tbe period: 'Pygmalion and Galatea,' 'The Hchool for heendal.' old eomedie ef Moliere and t'ongrev, snd a new fairy plsy, I hope, at Christmas tim. Special matinee mat-inee trial performssres of new play will be s feature of tke seaioa. Play for ftobert MsataU. "! hop to establish s repertory theatre the-atre with constsst changes ef bill. It's up to tbe public If I am gives no-port no-port I will establisk what we ara told by tk beat theatregoer Is our city would like te see successful here a Us company presenting tk beet. "I bring over witk me the flaUhed mnnoseript of a new play for Bobert Mantell, written by Justin Huntley McCarthy, "Charlemagne th Conqueror.' Con-queror.' Mr. Mantell will produce the play en tour early in tke seasoa, sp-peariag sp-peariag as Chsrlmsgn, nod bring the production into New York esrly next Kar. I have contracted with Le Bhu-rt Bhu-rt to produce 'The O'Flynn another an-other plsy by MeCsrthy st Dsly's the-stre the-stre 1st in August. Holbrook Bltnn will make a loag toor in 'Tke Boas,' snd later produce a new plsy written for kin by Edward Sheldon. Harrison Hbode and Thorn a A. Wise, whom I have loaned to Mr. Dillingham for s new production, have agreed te deliver s new American comedy by January 1, in which Mr. Wias is to erat s new American type. "For th ns of Jnme K. Hackett 1 hav eeored two sew play, on by th Eschegsrsv, author of 'Th World sd Hi Wife and tk other by Jam Bernard Ber-nard Fngnn. . "Esrly ia October the Irst New York product ten of Georg Broadhurat's latest lat-est play, 'Boorht and Paid For, will be made, with Chsrles Bichmesd is tk leading mala role. Big Amerlrsn Melodrama. "Is November, at tbe Manhattas opera house, ia assorts tioa with Messrs, Bhubert, w produce a big Americas melodrama, tke eeeaee laid ia New York City aad the far west, aa America drama aimilar te the ones thst sr given giv-en st Drurv Las, London, vry year. Thi on, will have over ftfty spesklig parte and twenty cknnge of seen. Two well known American dramatists are collaborating ia it prep rati "During the seasoa I shall offer 'Who Whof' a aw farcical comedy; 'The Beet People,' by Frederick Lon-dalet Lon-dalet 'Th Bight to Liv,' by Jul Eckert Goodman; 'In God' Country,' by Haydm Talbot, aad new plav by George Breedkarot, Margaret Mayo, Philip Barthelootae aad Jai Scksrt Ooodssaa. "I shall auk aty asnal si od ram a tic revival next epring. Way Down Eaat ' will aegis its seventeenth ouseeativ seasoa ia Bepteabe. 'Baby Mine' U to be played ea tonr by four eonspesiss ana 'Over Night' is also to b presented all ever tke Vaited Stat by a mauler anmber. Both of thee, farce ar ta |