The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Edna May as the School Grl-National Next Week

success of Leah Nleschna" the an
nouncement comes that it will be rep
resented in New York for but four weeks
beginning on March 20, owing to impera-
tive bookings of Mrs. Fiske In other
cities made before the production of this
remarkably successful drama Thus
| Leah kfescnna" will finish its run at
the Manhattan on April 10, and Mrs.
F1ske and the Manhattan company will
appear at the Grand Opera House, Chi
cago. on the Monday following, April II,
| this being The first stand in a tour that
will run into The summer and include
the prominent cities on the Pacific
| Coast.
| Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Gould and a
/ party of friends ate supper the night OF
| March IA on the stage of the Hudson
Theater as the guests ef Robert Edeson
Mrs Patrick Campbell and Sarah
Bernhardt Will play together in ''PelIeas
and Mellisande" in 1906 IN London.
As the status of ''Old Heidelberg is
not quite clear, the Messrs Shubert an
nounce that the play is fully protected,
and that they own and control the ex-
L.
ago Aubrey Boucicault made a transla-
ton of "Old Heidelberg" for them. but
his representation of the piece did not
meet with popular fa~or This being
the case, the Messrs. Shubert will not
permit any translation of "Old HeideI-
berg" TO be represented except the one
used by Richard Mansfield.
). f. Nixon, of the firm of Nixon ts
Zimmerman, has decided to reduce prices
at his Nixon Theater, in Pittsburg. and
in future $50 will be the highest price
instead of y. Exception is to be made
fer few companies that have con-
tracts calling for 81 admission during the
remainder of the season
Henrik Ibsen's seventy-seventh birth
day occurred last Monday.
Mary Moore and Sir Charles WIND
ham, who sailed March IS for England.
not only made money from their theatri-
cal tour In this country, but, according
to ex-Representative Jefferson NJ Levy.
trey bought stock of a certain company
some weeks ago when it was selling for
$3.50 share. They sold at S370, making
a profit of about $4,000 between them.
Ethel Barrymore will be seen in
special matinee Of Ibsen's "a Dolls
House" during her engagement in Chi
cago, which begins April II.
Mrs Sol Smith, at present with the
Sothern-Marlowe company celebrated
her seventy-fifth birthday on March 10.
al Cincinnati, Ohio, The company gave
her many beautiful flowers A large box
was sent by the Professional Woman's
League. being tied with the colors of
the club
Virginia Harned's cast for THE Lady
Shore is now complete, and the com |
pany is rehearsing. 1t includes Robert |
Lorraine, John Blair, Edward r. Maw- |
son, Adolph Jackson. George Soule |
Spencer, Daniel Jarrett. Walter Scott. |
Frederick Eric, Jane Gordon. Eliza |
beth Brook, Jane Lloyd, and Alice
Hoover. 1t will be produced at the Hud- |
son Theater March q.
Anne Sutherland has concluded not TO |
play the character assigned to her in
the prospective engagement of The
Girl Sydney Rosenfelds
musical comedy. Manager Weis of the
Yorkville stock company, upon learning
of her decision, re-eDgaged Miss Suth-
eTland for three years for leading roles
n. C. Goodwin has sold his English
place as the task of entertaining was
too hard fer Mrs. Goodwin. who needs
rest during her vacations. In the
autumn lie will appear in Jacobs
Beauty and the Barge" and will de- .
vote himself to comedies hereafter.
Mrs. Langtry is now grand
mother. A son was born March u to
Ter daughter. Mrs. Ian Malcolm. wife
II well-known member Of parlia- {
nent from Scotland
Frances Aymar Mathews is to spend
much Of the coming summer in the
Eastern States, where she purposes
o write Il play Of that region for a
Sew York manager. Her latest novel.
The Marquise's Millions" will be
published in Il few days.
Marie Tempest, who is now PLAYING /
n The Freedom OF Suzanne" in Lon
lon, Will close her engagement there
IN April 7, and with her companv
iail on the Lucania at Queenstown
In AnriI 19 she will open in the same
'lay at the Empire Theater New
York. and play here a month. Then
he and her company Will return to
london, and on June take up the
london run again.
Frederick Warde Will quit the stage I
ext year Tor the lecture platform, ac- n