The Washington times., 1905-01-01
NEW YEAR BEGINS WELL
IN LOCAL PLAYH0USES
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Paris her voice suffered through Illness.
Returning TO America. she obtained an
offer to become q member of dramali-
company which was playing The White
Slave" She was TO join the organiza-
tion in Pittsburg ana rehearse for two
| weeks before receiving salary She did
not have the money for railroad fare,
her two weeks. board. and other exc
penses. nor was there anyone from
| whom she cared to ask IL She had al
ways possessed a gift for painting. so
now she got outSzser brushes and coIcrs
and set her hand at producing small
pictures Her anderts king succeeded SO
veil that long before the appointed tirae
to report to the dramatic company she
had earned more than enough to launch
herself as an actress
From "Pin. Pan. Pouf''
widower Melon Robert Graham)-
| call me August
Widow Montague 6Alice Fischerp-.O.
that's hot name, isn't It 2,
Cora Melon tVinie Daly}-.De you play
bridge"
ParIe tJohn Hyams)-.-I i've in Brook
!Iyn-
Eddie Foy received a present Of
straw hat about the size OF a saucer
Acccmpan the gift was a note from
the donor. which contained the fellow
ling: Having noticed your fondness for
variety in chapeaux. / take the liberty
of adding to your collection From the
size of the hal / send. you may judge
that / Go not accuse you of having the
big head = Mr.. F'oy wears the hat IN
the second. act of ..Piff, Pan, Pouf.
/ a,foe Er;s.be. yvbo ,,a,-s ty,s@nar. NJ
the husba nd-hunting Widow Montsgue
in -.Pin, Psf, pouf,- is lady of varied
Accomplishments Aside from her great
abilities as an actress. Miss Fischer is
"a public speaker. a writer for the press,
an athlete, and an expert neeIewonan-
She Is president of the New York
Twelfth Night Club, an organization
composed Of the most eminent stage
women IN America.
E s. Willard Will open in New York
city at the Knickerbocker Theater On
January 23 The play. Lucky Dur
ham," was written by the late Wilson
Barrett
Blanche Walsh is to play her annual
enga cement in New York in the Herald
Square Theater- beginning January q.
She has new play by Clyde Fitch, en-
ing with New York society
Madame MeIba. who is suffering with
bronchitis, is recovering She Is much
fatigued as result of her concert
tour She hopes TO be well enough by
the end Of the week 10 fulfil the bai-
ance OF her engagement at the Metro
poiitan Opera House.
Mrs James Brown Potter received IA
exquisite brooch of pearls, with the
royal crown in red enamel from King
Edward and Queen Alexandra who
were present at the Savoy Theater ga
December Il TO witness her performs
arce Columbine in II Pagliaeci.s
The gift was accompanied by letter
saying that their majesties were
charmed with Mrs. Potter's acting in
--s Mans Shadow at Windsor few
weeks ago
Emma Caive had to dispense w5tsS-her
farewell concert, which was 10 nave
been given at the Conservatoire in vi
emma couple of weeks ago. on account
OF an accident Madame CaIve slipped
and fell on the marble staircase at her
hotel. rendering her unconscious She
was not seriously injured. but the doc
! tors had to work over her several hours
! ociOAc SAc ASSoScicO Acf Scii>SS-
George Frothingham was to have APP
peared with Lillian Russell in Lady
Teazle'' as Oliver Surface. but an at
tack of influenza mas Obliged him TO
give way te Clarence Handysides-
-.Haroun al Raschild." which was
played at the National Theater last May
by Robert Hickman and the pupils OF
his school for the benefit of the Army
Relief Society. will be given by Wash
ington company ar the National Soldiers
, Home, at Hampton Va, January , Mr..
, Hickman, Georgiana kittnann and VIII
liam A Graham are in the cast. Mr..
Spottswood and Mabel Kipp. who were
prominent in the performance Of last
spring are now on the professional
. stage
wish that
For one little minute I could feel the
satisfaction with my poor self that
Julius Steger always feels with his
Mr.. James r. Hackett would vocalize
those nice things he says inaudibly
whenever he takes curtain calls They
! look like Il thank you. 1 thank you-'
but am not sure
2 Actors and actresses would pay more
attention to the entire register of their
voices than 10 two or three pet notes
: Every actress dressed as tastefuly
/ for the stage as does Marie CahiH
Every principal were as popular with
the choruses as is Eva Davenport They
say she didn't have TO pay for a meal
the week the company was in Boston
: Mr. Savage recruits his choruses from,
e the town OF Goldfish and Culture, and
4 Eva was breakfasted and lunehed and
: dined. and after theater suppered 10
] the scandal CT the Weighing scales.
Critics didn't firt with actresses II
z so compiicates their criticisms
' Dorothy Tennant would grow some
e temperament Won't some one please
: cause handsome Dorothy dis.appoInt-
: T1enu in ioye2 For art a broken heart,
you know
I might see Louis Mann in quiet
rarI, a kind of distant cousin Of Dave
Warfeld's inimitabie Music Master, for
! Instance ! never liked Louis so We'll as
in that not particularly robust play,
: The Red Kleof, in which the business OF