The Washington times., 1905-04-16

company who are to appear at tho
Lyric Theater, London, April Is. in Her
Own Way sailed April on the Celtic.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke may be- seen in
a Broadway theater this summer In d
revival of The Isle Of Champagne"
| Digby Bell, now appearing at the Lib
erty Theater. New York, in 1.-The Educa-
ton of Mr. Pipp," will spend his sum
mer vacation in the gold country of
Alaska.
| Pol Plancon sailed on La Lorraine for
Havre on April Z. He goes abroad for
a rest, but will sing here with the Con-
ried forces next season.
| At the Modjeska testimonial Paderew-
ski will give a special piano recital, and
Madame Modjeska, supported by a star
company, will present scenes from
! Mary Stuart and Macbeth Ada
Rehan will be seen in an act of .sThe
country Girl" Mrs. Patrick CampbeII
James O'Neill, and Otis Skinner Will also
appear.
/ Sarah Bernhardt will make a final
tour of America next season. That 1t Is
TO be her last is agreed in contract she
made by cable April with sam S. Shu
pert. Madame Bernhardt will arrive In
New York late IN Octooer and will he
gin her New York engagement. probabI
at the Lyric Theater, November After
/ Two weeks here she will visit Chicago
81 Louis. and other Western cities and
then return to Paris. All the annesr-
ahces Will be In standard plays. and will;
include Camille" .'F'rou From, ,, and
Articie 81, as well as Two new Dlays
me organization will include MANY
hoted players who nave long supported
/ Macame Bernhardt, and others who will
be recruited in Paris
Jesse Lynch Williams, author of ."Tbe
stolen Story" the Princeton Stories ,,
| ana others, is the latest recruit to the
Iolks OF American playwrights. Mr..
"llilams first offering to n tage will
DC produced early next season s,y Henry
| w. savage, and be called The Stolen
story, but VIII not be dramatization
OF ms magazine story of the same
i'aine. Inc big scene of the play will
| represent the interior of a New York
newspaper office at the hour of going
| 10 press. Many of the characters will
! represent newspaper men.
II. - irving made his debut A,rfi
IL Hamlet. at the Adelphi Theater. in
London. A majority of the critics said
that he won brilliant triumph. max
ing him worthy to be placed among the
best half-dozen of modern HamIets. He
gave refined and highly finished per
Iormance, entirely free from manner
lsms MISS Brayton was hardly less an
piauded as Ophelia, especially for her
acting In the earlier scenes The house
| was crowded and the audience enthu-
siastically applauded the performance
Both the leading actors were repeatedly
recalled Oscar Asch, as Clautiius. and
the remainder of the company were
much praised.
Alice Sit-By-the-Fire," the latest
play written by j. NJ Barrie. was nro-
duced at the Duke of York's Theater.
London, April s. 1t is described as a
clever and amusing burlesQue, satirizing
the problem play, play writing, and the
management of parents by twentieth
century children. Ellen Terry appeared
ir the title role, which ~ peculiarly
suited to her She played with the
force and charm of twenty years ago.
Irene Vanburgh, as ier daughter, was
no less successful. The play was pre-
ceded by cuftaiii-raistr, also by Mr..
carrie, one-act fantasy "Pantaloon,"
a tritie partly in dumb show The au-
dience included Autlt:ny Hope. Louis
Parker, and Sir Philip BurEe-Jones, be-
sides many well-known actors and ac-
tresses.
The advance sale of seats for the sea-
son of twelve performances of the Con-
ried Opera Company in San Francisco,
which began with ''Rigoletto,' amount
ed to more than ss 600
Clara Bloodgood will be starred by
Liebler & Co. in Booth Tarkington's
new play. THE Gentleman from In
diana" taking the role of Helen sher-
wood. Miss BlooCgood will make her
first appearance in the play at the Ma
jestic Theater in Boston. April II.
Ethel Barrymore will play a two
weeks enga cement in Ibsen's "a Dolls
House." at the Lyceum Theater. New
York, beginning May l. Bruce McRae
ADJUSTMENTS.