The Washington times., 1905-10-08
FEELS JUST LIKE A CAT
I IN A STRANGE GARRET
Lillian Russell Not Charmed With VaudeviIle-Amea
Bingham Joins the observation-disclosures Great
Granddaughter Makes Her Debut

Clyde Fftch's comedy. The Toast Of
the Town." II was well received and is
awaited with interest in this city.
Runs IN the Blood
There is no use in saying that histrI-
onic talent Is not hereditary. Little
Miss Josephine Jefferson Rolfe is the
latest to prove 1t. She is the great
granddaughter of the great Joe Jeffer-
son. and made her appearance for the
first time last week in the play with
which her noted ancestors name is in
dissolubly connected. 1t is hard 70 say
what generation of acting Jeffersons she
represents. But there have been at least
Tour, within the memory of the youngest
theatergoer. and there are perhaps as
many more. Little Miss Rolfe is only
six years old. but she carried herself
as descendant of Joseph Jefferson
could be expected to-
The fact that Hall Gaines "The Prod
igai Son. IS to wind up its run at the
New Amsterdam Theater. with the COM
ing week. has caused some surprise In
view or its long run in London, and the
additional fact. according to Mr.. Game,
that II has already been put in rehears-
I al In six European capitals. The fact
Is tnat the Manx playwright's latest
effort has not proven as popular in New
York as was anticipated. and Mr. Cainc
Is certain that the reason for this lack
OF popularity is that he did not him
self superintend the production. He COM
piiments very highly the American play
{ ers who have presented the drama here.
but says that they have failed 10 prasn
the exact meaning which he intended
TO convey and he proposes TO make GER
tian changes for its production on the
road, which he is certain will make the
play as successful here as 1t has been
abroad
Mile. Nordica.
There has been more or less comment
on the fact that Nordica, the famous
civa, came over this time as Mile. in
stead of Nine The chansz in entitle-
ments has made no change in the great
/ singer herself. She is in fine voice. and
ahticlpates a most successful season un-
oer the management OF Herr Conried
Harold MacGrath, author of the move,
The Man on the Box" dramatizat,on
OF which is being presented by Henry
Dixey at the Madison Square Theater.
came to New York TO witness the first
performance Tuesday night. He ex
pressed himself as well pleased with the
| work OF Miss Grace Livingston Furuess
! In making play out of his book, and
! with Dixey's personification of Robert
| Warburton. the hero.
Herbert Kelcey is gracing Broadway
again after a long trip abroad. durinS
which he visited his old Kentish home
ana and TOOK ieisurely stroll through
Is In fne shape for his seasons work
word comes that Andrew Mack has
finished most pleasant and successful
In rryffh Ifc
Irish plays. Tom Moore" THE Way
20 kenmare." and "Arrah-na-Pog,ie." !"
Mack and his company are now some
| where on the Pacific bound for San
francisco with the great white way as
a final objective.
Cissy LOTUS Mishap.
Much sympathy is expressed for Miss
Cissy LOTUS because Of the loss OF a
500 Siberian squirrel coat, which was
seized by an unfeeling customhouse Of
tcer at Buffalo. The Government man
even had the nerve to accuse Miss I<of-
! tus of trying TO smuggle the coat with
| out paying the duty, when anybody who
! KNOWS her could see at once that she
had merely forgotten whether or not she
had anything dutiable In her trunks.
Jacob Lit, welI-known manager
] who died recently, left insurance poII-
/ cies aggregating something like f2o6. 900.
the bulk of which was with the New
/ ork Life.
Lew Fields. publicity promoter has
/ sprung a new one. which is worth a
paragraph any way. He declares that
he has invaded the Offices OF J. Pierpont
Morgan < Co. and stolen one OF Mr..
! Morgan's best stenographers for Mr.
! Fields chorus. The young woman ap-
pears on the stage under the name of
/ Vera Pindar. and declares that when
the recent exposures of the methods of
! high finance were made her family In
! sisted that she leave the demoralizing
precincts of Wall street and go into
| the chorus.
/ Robert Edeson, will do his travelling In
a touring car. In fact, he has already
/ left, his first stopping point being
! Pittsburg From there he will 20 TO
/ Cleveland. Detroit, Chicago, Minneapo-
| lis. 81. Paul. Milwaukee. ST. Louis. and
Kansas City, proceeding as far west as
Denver IN his car.