The Washington times., 1906-06-24
New York'S Season
Goes Into History
By JAMES GRANT THURsIoN.

history Wonderful 10 relate two OF
these seven have during the week pre-
rented Shakespeare to good houses
Come 10 think Of IL tn. season has
been most remarkable for It's Shakes
pearean revival We have all sorts
and conditions OF Shakespeare We
have had the greatest OF az dramatists
in English. American. Fgench. and
Yiddish and In whatever guise his un-
mortal plays have been presented they.
have been well patronIzed.
Is this not a pretty good answer 70
the complaint that New York theater
patrons demand the trash which has
been purveyed for them so plentifully2
A list Of the ShakesDearean revival
Of the season is interesting. We have
had Bernhardt. Mansfield. Sotnern and
Marlows. Ben Greet. Mantet- Adder
and Proctor's stock company.
sothern and MarIowe wound up their
engagement at the Fourteenth Street
Theater tonight It has been most sat
isfactory both from an artistic and a
financial standpoint
A good evidence Of how prosperous the
season has been is the numbers Of
American players who are spending the
summer IN Europe. A correspondent
IN London writes me that the British
capital IS IN spots almost like Long
Acre square IN mid-seasOn
The corridors Of the big hotels are
filed with American actors and the talk
IS long and not always subdued OF the
individual successes scored last season
and the still greater successes that are
to be achieved next season From af--
ternoOn until early morning nothing but
shop is discussed and the outsider who
is not prepared TO admit the transcend
ent genius OF the ''acter gents" with
whom he is company finds his recep-
tion so chilly that he needs a fur over
coat.
Frank Daniels. the comedian. has been
squirting about London IN a fine steam
lnotorcar His chauffeur is a tiny boy
about twelve. named Vivian Harris,
whom he has adopted. Vivian's real
father IS also one Of Mr.. Daniels party
hear that the friends Of Miss Nav
de Sousa, q charming young American
actress. who made such a hit IN the
DruTy Lane pantOmime under Arthur
Collins management. are a little anxious
about her. She is so feted by everyone
that she is in danger Of injuring her
voice. For weeks past George Edwardes,
OF the Gaiety. has been. more or less.
sitting on her doorsteps trying TO get
her away from Arthur Collins. and at
length he has succeeded Miss de Sousa
viii appear in a few days IN the re
viva' Of The Geisha," under Mr.. Ed
wardes' management
Nine. MeIba. who two years ago intro
duced that charming American singer.
/ Elizabeth Perkins. 10 London, has a
new vocal protegee UP her sleeve. so to
speak. this time from the AntipOdes-
Miss Irene AinIey. who is quite young
was discovered by Nine. MeIba during
/ a tour in New Zealand Her voice made
/ a great impression on the opera singer
/ 1t is one OF extraordinary compass.
ranging from low T TO high b fat The
and was made three years ago. and
since Miss Afnley has been studying in
Paris through the generosity Of her
patroness. Her wonderful voice is TO
be heard at a concert in London next
July
News reaches Broadway that Herr
/ Conried has secured a contract with
Nine, Phila Flelchniger. the famous
soprano OF the Royal Opera Of Berlin
She viii take the place of Nine Nordica
IN the Metropolitan Opera House COM
pany-
Speaking ot Herr Conried. Robert
Mantell has been guilty OF leze majesty
in the first degree. and the theatrical
: world is holding its breath 10 see what
Will happen. In a signed article On the
New Theater. printed this week Mr.
A1anteH says; Since being made
director Of the Metropolitan Opera. Herr
Conried has done nothing 70 warrant his
being regarded. even en- passant. for the
post of director Of the New Theater. The
former. private enterprise. is under no
obligation TO the general public The
projectors Of the New Theater label Il
as, In effect. a gift TO the general public.
Why handicap IL from the start with
the proved inaptitude Of Herr COnried.
who has not even mastered the easy art
Of spending other persons money grace
fully? Now what do you think OF that2
Charles Frohman has made a contract
with Ellen Terry under which she viii
make a four months tour OF the United
States next year It is understood she
will bring with her a new play written
especially for her.
Walter N Lawrence has engaged Au-
brey Boucicault for the principal role
IN a production that he is going 10
make early in the fall Mr.. Boucicau.t
Is 10 De featured he VIII play a his
tOrical character. The production after
a few weeks on the road is to be brought
into New York for a Broadway hearing
Arthur Dunn win join the stellar ranks
next season in a musical play. The
Little Joker" written for him, by Her
bert Hall Winslow- IT Is hard 10 pro-
phesy about such things but there seems
no reason why Arthur should not be-
come a fixed star.
George Primrose has a class of twenty
active dancers rehearsing for the
speciality features of his new minstrel
show TO open at Manhattan Beach. He