The Washington times., 1903-11-22
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vanessa is to be undertaken by Mrs.
scaife. who acted with success IN Tho
Hedonists" and The Silent Battle"
The proprietors of the Paris Figaro
have decided to have their journal rep
resented at every new London produc-
ton. Joseph Coudurier has been ap-
pointed as correspondent.
According 20 rumor, said to have
been brought to New York by Marion
Crawford. the Coincide Franchise IS to
have a novel sensation this autumn. IN
new play by Georges Berr. part au-
thor Of Nine FIirt which Clyde Fitch
turned into THE Frisky Mrs. Johnson,
there are t. be introduced two Southern
negroes. who will speak the warm. rich
dialect OF the plantation. One awaits
reports with eagerness. ill-contained-
King Edwards love Of the theater is
shown in his constant sympathy with
the poor player and his keen interest IN
| everything that concerns the stage
With John Ellington and friend Toole"
at the little theater in King William
] Street, Charing Cross. he must have
/ spent many happy evenings; and his
/ kindly consideration for the veteran ac-
/ tor who took his farewell ~ the Hay
market recently was shown by a tele-
gram and a check for a box.
Herr -Gerhart Hauptmann has com
pleted a new drama. Rosa Bernd.
which is shortly to be produced stimuli
itaneously at the Deutscher Theater.
Berlin. and at the Burgtheater. Vienna.
/ As after Die versunlSene Glocke,'' so af-
ter Der arrne Meinrich.' Herr Haupt-
mann has quickly returned to natural
Ism. The new drama deals with wo-
man who murders her child. In Berlin
Bernd will be created by Frau Elise
Lehman
Thomas Jefferson, the son of Joseph
Jefferson. has a good appreciation OF
humor, and he likes 10 tell a story con-
J corning a Presbyterian minister who,
Z after preaching for ten minutes. stopped
suddenly and exclaimed:
Brethren. / have dog at home that
must be peculiarly fond of paper He
has eaten that part of my sermon that
1 have not delivered, and I'll have TO
stop here"
After the meeting woman met the
clergyman at the door, and. after shak-
ing MIN DN the manu. SdtO
Doctor, I want TO know if that dog
of yours has any puppies. II so. want
TO get one and give it to my minister
/ The modern English drama is certain
" gaining ground on the continent. The
famous Danish actress Fru Betty Nan
sen VIII appear this autumn at the
FoIke Theater. Copenhagen, in Danish
\ transIa ZION of Iris - Lady Winder-
lmere's Fan has been produced at the
National Theater, Budapest. and If
Were King in Italy Upon this last
occasion. with characteristic continen-
tai ignorance of English names. Huntly
Mccarthy was doubled into Messrs-
Courtley and Mccarthy About the mid
die Of September the Neues Theater,
Berlin. produced "A Woman of No I'm
portance.' and the same authors ''Sa-
: lone is now running there.
The London Stage Society will soon
renew operations. The piece selected for
: the first performance Is Maxim Cork 5
! drama, THE Lower Depths rendered
into English by Laurence Irving James
? WEIGH has undertaken TO play the part
Of Luke. a character similar in many
respects to that of Kim's Lama. and
Robb Harwood viii appear as the Ac-
: tor, whose tragic death forms con-
cIusion to this gloomy play. Later in
the season the society will present a
J translation OF Brieux's Les Bienfait-
eurs.v tentatively christened The
, Almsgivers, and also George Der
: nard Shaw's "Caeser and Cleopatra, "
which puts two famous characters in
quite a new light.