The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-25
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Viola Allen will appear as Viola Tn Shakespeare's delightful comedy 'Twelfth Night" at the Court Square theatre, Springfield, Mass, next Monday evening October 19. During the week Miss Allen will appear at Hartford, Troy and Harrisburg. and then will occur the formal opening" at the National thes- tre, Washington. on Monday evening" oc- tober 26 The several places where me play is presented before Washington are considered as being merely preliminary performances. This plan has been car ried out by Miss Allen for five seasons and has proved eminently satisfactory This production of Twelfth Night IS said to be a very massive one and the company numerically large and Of me quality An interesting fact regarding this presentation Is that Miss Allen Will as Viola in 'Twelfth Night appear for the first time in what is technically known as boys part
 Here Is one that Harry B. Smith, the librettist of "The Girl. from Dixie In which Irene Bentley is starring, tells at his own expense: We were in Chicago, where one of my pieces was being played, and the management concluded to give performance in the city prison. The pa pers were full of the project, and Wilton Lackaye, who happened to be in town' re- marked: Smith. ought to be satisfied now for he has an audience at last that can't get away"
 Rose Coghlan will leave the cast of s.ITlvsses'' in three weeks and begin her starring tour in '"rhe Greatest Thing in the World'' Miss Coghlan's success as Penelope in Stephen Phillips poetic drama of 'sUlysses" has induced Charles Frohman to make her a most tempting offer to remain in the part Previous ar arrangements for her starring tour have however, made the acceptance impossi- ble Next summer Miss Coghan will visit Europe in search of new play.
 In a recent interview Julian Mitchell. who staged both "The Wizard of Oz'' and Babes in Toyland.n made this rather startling statement ''Educate the Amer lean actor; send him to school; make him read" Whereupon the American actor referred to has arisen in quite consid- erable body and declared that he has as much education as other professionals. MT. Mitchelrs remarks have led to wide comment, many many managers coming out unreservedly in ndorsement of MT. Mitchells views.
 Paul Gilmore has made the greatest sue cess of his career as Lord Lumley in ''The Mummy and the Running Bird which he is playing this season. Not only has he made an artistic success but which, from a managerial standpoint, is more to the purpose. financial success Thus far he has done capacity business every where he has played He has an excellent company supporting him, and the con sensus of opinion is that the performance of '.The Mummy and the Running Bird'' by Paul Gilmore and his company is in every way equal to the one given at the Empire theatre in New York.
 Marie Cahill throws down the gauntlet to society women and her colleagues who affect ultra styles in dress by issuing an edict to her forces that no member thereof shall wear high-heel shoes To use Miss Cahill's own expression, she has come out
 hatfooted against this fashion,
 'I consider women who wear high heels mentally and physically simple" continues the star of Nancy Brown" 'I believe French heels are unattractive and harmful. For this reason I have forbid den my chorus and show grls-and the female principals, for that matter-to wear them on the stage.
 "I have seen women on Broadway wearing such high heels that their man. ner ofiwalking was abused. Some of them had large ankles and others small. but all were equally ridiculous. They walked proppy. like a racehorse with three bad legs, If high heels continue in fashion. then l am going out.
 Harry Brown. who plays Socrates Finis with Nancy Brown" in support of Miss Marie Cahill, makes one of his entrances Knitting mans stocking. The audience naturally believes that this is merely a plt of comedy. The fact of the matter is MT Brown really does manufacture. with the aid of his needles. two pairs If stock lllgs every week. which he sends to the Actors Home at Staten Island, New xs''"s"e"s"s-s-s"s"s- s-s-s~s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s< q,