The Washington times., 1904-12-04
EIVARIED PLAYS FOR DECEMBER

between Mrs. AIezin TrusseI. president
Of the alumni and Mrs Mackay. the
secretary.
Laura Burt arrived from Europe last
week on the Baltic She is engaged as
leading lady of Bellows Stock Company,
Odeon Theater. St Louis. and opens
December 8 in In the Palace OF the
King, PLAYING Dolores.
The word girl" is great favorite
with those who name musical comedies.
"A Girl from Dixie" heads a long list
of girl titles. among which may Toe
mentioned The Runaway Girl" THE
/ Casino Girl" THE Ballet Cir" .The
/ Girl from Rays" "The Girl from
Paris" 'The Sambo Girl THE Girl
from Tn There. "The Gaiety Girl" and
The School Girl"
w a Brady is said 10 have secured
/ Gen. Piet Cronie and Major Stewart,
! from tho South African Boer camp al
the Worlds Fair. to be features in "a
similar production in the East.
Woodlands run at the New York
! Theater has been extended. Home
| Folks" play of Southern Illinois and
Kentucky, which was to come In Oh
christmas night having been transferred
TO the American Theatcr after coming
/ from the Walnut Street Theater in
! Philadelphia, where it viii open on De
: cember T.
Thanksgiving Day il is estimated taat
the theaters of New York took IN $lOO.-
/ Oj1. every theatcr except two being
packed and seats impossible 20 secure
an the night performances. The specuia-
! tors reaped golden harvests.
The Lady Teazle" management has
introduced the capital idea of giving TO
. patrons booklet copies Of the lyrics To
/ be sung. They are written by John
KendrIck Bangs and Frederic Penfeid-
and will be priced in their neatly printed
form.
Jeanette D'Arvine viii be featured
next season I'm "a new play under the
direction Of Walt NJ Leslie.
/ j. Saunders Gordon has recently con-
cludeu the organization in Kew York
of the Mantelii Opera Company. headed
! by Eugenia ManteIi. Other prominent
| members are Archille Alante.H, Helene
| NOIdi. Walter ii. Wheatiey, Gaetano
Merola. musical director. Musical gems
from Carmen" I'll TrovatOty" and
| Faust" VIII be presented IA costume
| and with special scenery. The Tour
/ opens November -. and includes a trip
( of the leading cities en- route 10 and
from the Pacific Coast
White Whituesey has been presented
by a southern California adu.irer with
"a sword worn upon the stage by David
/ Garrick. II was accompaniedf Dy docu-
/ mentary evidence that thoroughly estab-
/ fishes its authenticity. The handle is
ornamented with jewels and The blade
bears evidence OF many spirited fencing
/ encounters.
/ Lew DOckstader has suggested To The
/ authorities that all the th4ater manag-
/ ers set apart one day in tho year 10
be called Police and Firemcn's Relief
I Day. on which they could give matt
( nees 10 establish "a public fund Tor the
relief of families OF policemen and fire.
men who have lost their lives in the
| performance of their duty.
/ Chauncey OlcOtt viii play for three
/ weeks i'm the borough Of Brooklyn early
/ i'm the new year. after which Ee starts
/ on his first tour of the Southern cities,
where he has never appeared gas star
| "A Romance OF AJhlone' and Ter
renee" will be used for ME entire season,
/ which does not end until June Is.
( Arthur Donaldson spent some months
/ in Europe last summer and made an
/ especial study of such students as ne
saw i'm public places. His observations
will be seen in the business or MS
! oDening scene in The Prince of Pilsen-'