The Washington times., 1905-05-28
Notes Of the Stage.

David Belasco has added Bertha Gal
land TO his list of stars, and will put
her forward next season in Sweet Kitty
Beilairs'' ia cities where the play has
not been seen, During the following
sea son she will be seen in a new play
for which Mr.. BeIasco has already con-
tracted with an American writer. Her
arrangement with Mr.. Belasco covers
a long tern. of years. and il is expected
that she will be given new play each
season, as her success warrants.
With two or three ''Hamlets" running
III London. burlesques of the character
and The play are the order OF the day
in tie music halls.
The success of the revival of "Trilby''
in New York has decided W. 4. Brady
10 continue the play in Wilton Lackayes
repertoire next season. Mr.. Lackaye
begins his fall and winter tour in San
Francisco on September /, His plays
will be .'Trilby,' The Pit" and Pillars
of Society" When the star reaches New
York he Will make PRODUCTION of his
new play. Jean Vatican"
n. Coqualin, the actor, has offered
himself for tie senatorship of the Pas
de. Calais. with no little hope of find
liS HIS GHiDIttOLS ItdItZStl. AlIedug he
is the Wearer OF the cross of the Legion
OF Honor, Not until the third republic
were actors so distinguished in France,
and until now no actor has made
known any aspirat ton 10 sit in the
French body OF legislators. England s
upper house has seen one actor among
the peers, that being the Earl of Ross
Ign, whose seat there was his by in
heritance.
Nine Gadskt has received word that
she is TO be one of the prima donnas
for the great opera festival 10 be held
at Munich in the latter part of July
and the greater part Of August. Mime.
Gadski will appear in the ..,r7s Marriage Of
Figaro and NaSner's THE Ring OF
the Niebelung. -
Chorus girls have always complained
of long and numerous rehearsals, but
The forty little naidens who make up
the ranks Of the grenadiers in The
Earl and the Girl at the Boston The
ater have set a new pace in the re-
hearsal line. They are obliged TO at
tend a daily drill, and Manager Burn
side mas imposed this duty ever since
the new Shubert shows first production
la Chicago several months ago.
CaIve has written the book of an
opera. Egypt is the scene; a goddess Gf
the Nile, 10 be played by CalVe herself.
the central figure De Lara-he of
.Messaline"-will write the music.
Charming Pollock, general press rep
resentatiVe for the Shubert brothers.
has compl4ted The dramatization OF
'.The Secret Orchard and also Of In
the Bishops Carriage which LAebler
&, Co VII produce next season Mr..
Pollock wrote THE Great Adventurer,
winch Thomas L. Shea is presenting
with great success en- tour. 1t had its
first performance in Philadelphia a
month or SIX weeks ago.
Gertrude Rennyson. OF the English
grand opera company, was in her early
career 4 newspaper reporter She work
ed on a Pennsylvania paper as society
reuorfer ana sang in a church choir.
Hzr sonrano attracted the attention OF
Atoe Nordica, who advised the girl 10
s,udv abroad After two years at the
Boston Conservatory she studied under
iSoenfg in Paris for three years ana
VS. signed 10 sing leading soprano roles
by Henry ". Savage.
rlaanor Robson viii sail for Europe
shortI, after the close of her tour with
..sbe Stoops TO Conquer and will spenG
q large Dart Of the summer in France.
Efie EIlsler (Mrs. Frank Weston will
star IN a revival OF Hazel Kirke' un-
der the management OF Jules Murray.
Miss Ellsfer was the original Hazel
Kirke and played the part throughout
the country during the first run OF the
play.
IL. Bruce Daiamater. Of the Alice
Fischer company, is planning a trip via
bronco through the Yellowstone Park.