The Washington times., 1905-10-29

in Under the Red Robe" which part he
assumed during his last visit at the
Lafayette Square Theater.

in Under the Red Robe" which part he
assumed during his last visit at the
Lafayette Square Theater.
western playwright announces his
attention of going to Abyssinia In order
to get local color for a play in which
the Negus Menelik will figure. III he
succeeds in getting back alive he
should able to produce something in
terestng.
John Drew was given most on
thusiastic reception by the Players
Club. OF which he has been elected
president Many of the most noted
payers now in the city were present
and IL was with good reason that Mr.
Drew opened his remarks with the
somewhat trtte statement This is
the proudest moment of my life"
william Mengelberg, who will con-
uuc' tne nrst public rehearsal and con-
cert OK the Philharmonic Society in
Carnegie Hall on November 10 and IL.
VIII reach New York in time for ten
days preparation with the orchestra
Que Chew. young English vioIinist,
who will make her first appearance in
tnis country at these concerts Is a
passenger on the Kaiser wilhelm due
on october 81. The sale of subscrip-
tion tickets has been the largest in the
history of the society.
This is Dustin Farnum's third season
as the cowboy hero of The Virginian.
-n "hicn ne comes to the Columbia
Iheater in few weeks Ordinarily the
one thousandth performance would not
come until some time in the fourth sea-
son. hut with
have been exceptionally long. and. bv
including matinees, Mr.. Farnum finds
that he will be able to celebrate his
thousandth time in the play on Satur-
day night, April 7, next.
Alice Nielsen, the dainty comic opera
star, who left these shores at the
zenith of her success four years ago
returned to America and New York last
Sunday on the steamship Celtic, to re-
sumo her musical career, but under
vastly different conditions from the old
She still steadfastly adheres to her de-
termination to appear before her eoun-
trymen in the future in nothing but
grand opera, and as an earnest of
her ambition she has refused several
tempting offers to re-enter the comic
opera field.
MISS sophie Brandt, who is touring
the country this season in "a Madcap
Princess" is the third of the light
opera prima donnas of any prominence
furnished by the West Alice Nielsen
came from Kansas City, and both
Grace Van studdiford and Sophie
Brandt came from St. Louis
THE Secret Orchard is the latest book
play TO be given a hearing. 1t will re-
ceive its premiere in Chicago. The play
is by Claiming Pollock, author of 1.-THE
Pit" Napoleon the Great" ''In the
Bishops Carriage" and THE Little
Grey Lady" Pollock is getting TO be
almost as prolific playwright as Fitch.
and has at the present time five big
successes to his credit.
Henry w. Savage. who has worldwide
repute as the wizard manager, and pro-
Queer, never scored dire failure with
any of his productions until this season.
H Hnen The Bad Samaritan" Easy
lawson, and 1905 Qater cfiristt-r,ed
TOMORROW Land) went to the ..bad''
In rapid succession
Henry L. Merritt writing in the POS
ton American says that. when the
performance of The Bells came to an
end. the people who composed the au-
oience just stood there in their places
and applauded. The curtain went mn
again and again. but each time it rose.
there lay Matthias as he had fallen in
death.
MI Shea nobly stuck out for the
capital A in art. Perhaps IL there had
been time to transform himself from
Matthias to plain Mr.. Shea he might
have come before the curtain and bowed
his thanks But there was not and Mr.
Shea spared us the sight of the dead
Matthias walking before our ken
SO. let US take our hats off to Thomas
E. Shea We refuse to bring the dead
to life.''
"A splendid performance" is the way
the dramatic critic of the Boston Herald.
cne OF the good Old reliable papers of
the Hub. describes the first production
of Shakespeare's "Othello" I'm that city,
az the hands OF Thomas E Shea. who bv
the way. IS now Nixon & Zimmerman
star. and VIII be seen here very shortly