The Washington times., 1906-10-21

forsaking of musical shows and running
after the strange gods Of legitimate.
non-musical comedy. Barbara 5 NH
lions" terminates its New York run.
and probably its brief. inglorious ca
reer tonight. These three plays-''The
Stolen Story" "Barbara's Millions, 2"
and "Popularity''-wer the product of
the same fatal week that saw II. b.
Irving's American debut There seems
to have been frost on Broadway that
week. II passed by The Great Divide,
and ''The Red Mill" however. Both
are emphatic successes.
Warfeld's Message to Goodwin.
Another product OF the same week
which remains and does good busi-
ness is The Genuis'-that's Nat Good
what the Biiou. In this connection
they are telling a pretty story on Broad
way 10 the effect that Goodwin. when
he came TO take possession of his dress
ing room at the BiJou, found scribhled
in soap across the mirror at which he
must make up. the message: Nat
Good luck-DaVe." 1t WAS a word Of
chez from David Warfield. who had
been making up for The Music Mas
ter" at that same mirror for three sea-
sons past. The two are the warmest
possible friends. Indeed. II is said that
Goodwin was one of the first TO recog-
nize Warheld's ability and helped him
TO a Job with the Russell comedians
while he was yet unknown.
THE House of Nirth." with Fay
Davis in the leading role, replaces Bar
bara's Millions" at the Savoy Monday
evening. 1t has been on the road Tor
about a month and is awaited with
some interest in the Great White way.
one OF the critics said OF Grace Genge
role in Clothes" the night 1t opened
that II was a near silk version OF
Sarah Rart''-Miss Davis role in The
House or Airth." The description sounds
proba bic, but in view or the success or
the near-siIk version Miss Davis should
do a mighty good business with the
genuine article. A well-lSnOwu educator
and reformer in New York has said OF
Clothes" u would have every wo-
man in America see this play, wait
two davs and then see it again. 1t is
the greatest arraignment Of one Of the
chfefest follies Of modern society; the
most merciiess fiogging OF vain con-
sciences and the most convincing argu-
ment against the tyranny Of dress that
has ever been chronicled on the stage or
in the literature o. the day"
VIII BurleHque "The Great Divide"
They say now that Lew Fields has de-
cided 10 burlesque The Great Divide.
which is the hnaI seal of Broadway
success. His company occupied all the
boxes at the matinee a week ago Thurs
day. The title of the burlesque has not
yet been decided, but it is likely TO be
produced at Lew Fields Herald Square
Theater within a month with Fields in
a burlesque OF Ruth Jordan, Miss
Anglin's part, and Edna Wallace Hopper
IN a parody OF Stephen Ghont as por-
trayed by Henry Miller.
On the same day that Lew Fields
company occupied boxes in the after
noon. Lena Ashwell and YVette Guilbert
occupied one at the evening performance
of THE Great Divide Miss Ashweil
congratulated Miss Anglin on the per
forTnance and expressed a desire to play
Ruth Jordan in England after she had
completed her American tour in The
Shulamitc"
That, by the way. opened IN Chicago
last Sunday, and appears 10 be pro-
nounced success. The critics. one and
all. used up so many adjectives on il
that one wonders they had any left for
Mrs FislIe the next night. But they did
The New York Idea" is hailed as one
Of the greatest plays Mrs. Fiske has
ever had. And thus two OF the indie
pendent stars OF the first magnitude are
playing in friendly and successful rival
~ In the Windy City.