The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28

tseihth& AtttAASo u Ali DNlENA EtAitb-
dorf al the National has proven one Of
the largest of any similar sale in the
history OF the theatcr
"rwirly Whirly." the last and most
successful OF the Weber & Field produc-
tons, comes 90 the Majestic. on Novem-
Der 5. with Bobby Harris, Frances Bick-
ford. as well as large and handsome
chorus.
Henry ". Savage. who believes iu
American plays by American authors,
three new plays. the scenes of which are
laid in the United States and written by
American authors
Irene Bentley. pleasantly remembered
for her work Ia The Girl from Dixie"
viii appear in the support OF Christie
Macdonald in The Belle OF Mayfair"
Ignaclo Martinetti, recently seen here in
&" Babes IN Toylaud,' Is another pr0mi-
nent member Of the supporting east
The th8ti uniform which Raymond
Hitchcock wears as the make-believe war
correspondent ia The Gallopcr" was pre-
scented 10 him by Richard Harding Davis
They are the identical garments worn by
Mr.. Davis during the Graeco-Turiish
war IN which campaign he was 'gaI-
loper' !or the New York Herald and Lon
don Times.
Edgar I. Davenport leading man with
Raymond Hitchcock in THE Gall0per."
is said 10 have played more parts than
any other young actor Ia America Afr
Davenport Is a son OF tho great j.. l..
Davenport and brother 30 the late Fanny
Davenport. His last appearance la Wash
ington was with ucnry ~. Savage's col
lege Widow company.
Miss Virginia Harmed. iu "The Love
'81v zion bv Ferdinand
Gottschalk Of SaTdOu's ia Piste." viii
be seen AZ the Belasco Thester next
week In this play Miss Harmed has been
given vehicle for wide range Of express
sion. Miss Harmed 3 supporting company
includes sgch Players as William Courte-
nay, Eicunor Moretti, and ". J. FcrgU-
son.
Miss &race GrisRold, who has many
personal friends IN Washington did some
very crcditable work ln two inconspic-
uous parts ia "The Vanderbilt Cup last
week Miss GTisWold has had an eXcep-
tionally varied experience on the stage.
and did excellent work with the Bellows
stock company. In 'Thc Littlc Minister
1-Wo Orphans. The sporting Duchess.
and other successes.
s.
several OF the big features soon to- BE-
seen there. The falling stars from the
legitimate armament are being caught III
the web OF vaudeville The Avenue play
house VIII present the week OF, N0vem-
Der i, Mrs Langtry, ln q biiou comedy.
November 70 week, Little Gabriel, OF
Buster Brown fame, November IS
week. Valerie BerEere. IN "A BOWcry Ca
MILE. December 3, week. Fred Walton.
the pantomimist IN .'CiSsic's Dream
There viii be two specially notable fea-
lures at Chase's the week OF November =.
Charles II. Evans. formerly OF Evans and
H0ey. who Won fame and fortune iu "A
Parlor Match a decade ago. viii appear
In modern nonsense under the caption Of
It's ID 10 You. William" Miss sadie
julia G0mperS. the daughter OF Samuel J.
Gompcrs viii. make cher debut as a pro-
fessional vocalist She has a beautiful
voice. which has bad the advantage or
careful culture by the greatest vocal
masters of Europe.
Arthur Hare, the clever English charac-
ter actor, who viii be- remembered as the
star IN Tho Man from Africa sea
son ago, has been confined In a local hos
pital for tic past three weeks with q
broken jaw. Dir. Hare was TO appear i'm
play opened at the Belasco some weeks
ago, but. owing 10 the accident. nc has
been out OF the east so far. He joins the
company al Newark. n T.. on Monday.
when he will resume the ludicTous role Of
Brown, the hairdresscr.
All the plays in the repertoire Of Mr..
Sothern and Miss MarlOwe this season
have been produced under Mr Sotheru's
personal direction Instead IF going 10
Europe last summer the actor remained
IN New York. spending from ten to twelve
hours every day in the building on Thir-
ty-fouTth street where the scenery for
the different productions was being built
and the costumes made. Miss Marlowe
and Mir. SOthern appear at the Belasco
soon in Jeanne dare The Suukcu
Bell. and John. the Baptist"
In the production by Henry ". Savage
of The Student King az the Columbia
Theater next week the Savage Opera
Company will be heard in the latest mu-
steal work OF Reginald dc koven. il
bretto by Frederic Ranken and Stanislaus
STANCE. The music is said TO be tuneful
the story well within the range OF prob
ability, and the iibretto bright The cast
viii include Mime. Lima Aburbaneu. for
merry y prina donna at the Metropolitan
opera House; Henry Coute. the famous
tenor: Alexander Clark. Flavia Arcaro.
and Eva Fallon.
An exceptionally strong cast will be
seen IN The Belle of Mayfair" the lat
est English musical comedy, 10 be pre-
scented by Thomas W Ryley at the Ma
tiOnsl Theater tho week commencing No
vember ). Headed by Miss Christie Mac
Donald and Miss Irene Bentley. the cast
includes such well-knOwn players as Miss
Naleska Suratt. who will DC seen as the
Gibson Girl. the part iu which Camille
Clifford has created such a Juror I'm Lon
don; Van Rensselaer, Wheeler. Ienacio
Martinctti. Richard r. Carroll, Miss An.
nabcllc Nhitford. Miss Helen CulljDaD
Miss Jennie OnIe. Miss Houore French
Harry r. BHcher, and Jack Gardner.
Miss Hilda Spong made her first an
pearanCe in America eight years ago at
"Trcsawney OF the Wells" During
al her career on the American
stage she has appeared in modern So
ciety drama. with the one exception of
her representation of LsmeraIda in
Metre Dame" During Miss Spong's
earlier career III Australia, where she
- wien 3dt fourteen years
old and in New Zealand. she PLAYED in
almost every type of play from Shakes
peare to melodrama. She appeared at
Drury Lane, London, in the original PRO
duction of The Duchess of Co0ieardie' -
Her versatility is said to be remarkable
Miss SPong is a daughter Of Walton
Brooks SPong, the English artist.