The Washington times., 1904-06-12

failed to take seriously her attitude after
having taken on few English affecto-
lions consequent upon her success in
The Belle of New York"
A satire on The drama entitled Alice
in Stageland." by John Kendrick Bangs.
is to be published serially in Puck" OF
which Bangs is now editor and general
manager.
! Ignace Martinetti will next season play
| the role Of Alan, the leading boy part
! in 'Baoes in Toyland," under the man
agement Of Hamlin & Mitchell. The part
was originated by William Norris.
! De Wolf Hopper will open the season
/ at Manhattan Beach with his produc-
| ton of Wang" The same cast which
has been supporting him in the New
York engagement Will interpret the
opera
Maude Fealy viii be leading woman
next season with Sir Henry Irving. II is
said she Will play the parts formerly in
terpreted by Ellen Terry. Miss Fealy IS
now ut her home in Denver.
Glen Marlborough has completed his
dramatization of the famous bird Cen
ter Cartoons which have enjoyed an
enormous vogue in the West. The car
toons emanated from the pencil of the
artist-humorist. John T. McCutcheOn.
who has pictured life in and about a
small American town in a laughably
novel way.
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atrical circles the past week has been
the important business deal consum-
mated by Messrs. Hamlin & Mitchell
and Lew Fields. by which they obtain
the lease for an indefinite term of years
of Oscar Hammerstein's new theater on
Forty-second Street, between Broadway
and Eighth Avenue. The new house.
which is declared to be a model Of arch
itectural beauty. will be known as Lew
Fields Theater 1t will be the New
York home Of burlesque and extrava-
ganza. somewhat on the lines of the
Weber & Fields style of entertainment,
but II will be the aim Of its manag gers
to offer something on higher artistic
plane, with some pretense of consist
ency in story and incident.
Blanche Ring. who is under contract
TO Messrs. Hamlin & Mitchell next sea-
son will probably make her first APP
pearance under this firms mana cement
in the new operate extravaganza The
Enchanted Isle" which will receive its
premier in Boston early in the season
at the Boston Theater The libretto is
by Frank Pixley and the music by Vic
tor Herbert.
in The Wizard Of o. is probably the
only soubrette on the stage today who
does not use any makeup at ALL All
sorts OF speculation has been INDUCED
in by admirers OF the little actress to
discover the trick by which she so sue
cessfully Stimulates babyhOod on the
stage-by what art or magic she be-
comes child in THE Wizard Of o."
and though nineteen years OF age looks
not day more than the ten-year-old
girl she represents Il have no special
trick as many suppose said Miss
Laughlin. II simply dispense with cos
metics. rouge end grease paint. I don't
blacken my eyebrows or eyelashes or
put carmine on my lips think other
girls on the stage would look better
from the front If they followed my ex-
ample"
Several London managers who were
IN America the past season saw Miss
Bertha Galland's attractive performance
Of Dorothy Vernon os Haddon Hall.
and were SO delighted with the star and
the play that they have made overtures
to Manager ]. Fred Zimmerman TO have
Miss Galland play Dorothy IN London
They wanted her over there this spring.
but Mr.. Zimmerman preferred 10 have
Miss Galland carry out existing con-
tracts In this country. Miss Galland's
appearance in London has therefore |
been postponed until next season. when |
she will appear in Dorothy Vernon of
Haddon Hall"
Miss Bertha Galland has gone to her |
summer home at Siasconsett. on the /
Island of Nantucket. where she has a |
cottage called The Flagship" The |
Marconi wireless telegraphy station has
its faspole IN her back yard. and there |
fore all wireless kilograms received from /
passing steamships are first recorded on |
the grounds of Miss Galland's cottage
A clergyman writes TO Il London pa l
Pc that whereas before he has always /
been called upon to christen more girl /
babies Mary than any other name, 4
since the production Of Mr.. Barrie's /
last play IL IS rare this name is chosen. I
Many Englishmen will share my sor-
row" continues the clergyman, be I
cause as a name Mary IS as sweet and 4
pretty as any In our language" Eng
lish people enjoyed Mr. Barrie's play,
but fond parents. II appears have no /
liking to have their darling called .
Little Mary" with all its present |