The Washington times., 1906-04-29

mensely valuable and always let for
very high prices.
Telephones are at last to be intro
duced into police stations. For years
ii has been a notorious fact that not
even Scotland Yard was on the tele-
phone. and cases have been frequent
where robberies might have been pre-
vented or thieves apprehended If tel
ephonic communication with head
quarters WAS obtainable.
Now very tardily the commissioner
or police has assented TO the installa-
tion of telephones connected with pub
lie call stations in several of the police
stations.
The first station to be completed
was at Kingston. and it is expected
that within q short time all the police
stations will have telephones.
Lady Angela FortSs, a sister of the
Earl of Rosslyn. who was at one time
on the stage and who married Anna
Robinson, the American actress, gave
out the other day the news that she was
determined TO adopt the stage as a pro-
fession.
Her husband. who is in the army. did
not like the idea very much. but the
Duchess of SOUtherland and the Coun-
tess Of Warwick, Lady Angeia's sister.
being very democratic. raised no objec-
tions.
Now comes a complete contradiction
of the news and the reason for the con-
tradiction is story in itself 1t appears
that Lady Angela has been hard at
work rehearsing before Mr.. Compton.
. Lord and Lady Algy." one Of Mr..
COmptons most successful plays.
The rehearsaIs have been taking place
at the Haymarket Theater. 1t was
thought that Lady Angela Forbes, as
Lady Algy. would be distinct draw"
But. unfortunately. Mr.. Compton found
that Lady Angela could not rise above
the level of the ordinary amateur.
Hence the contradiction of the report
that Lady Angela was going on the
stage II is quite possible. however.
that Mr.. Frohman will some day see
the possibilities OF Lady Angela as an
attraction and present" her at a lead
ing theater
Mrs. Potter's Final Effort.
In spite of the disastrous failure
which attended her last theatrical ven
ture Mrs James Brown Potter refuses
to acknowledge that she has lost her
power over English audiences.
I She has just accepted a play by a new
dramatist in which she viii appear as
Mary Queen Of Scots At present Mrs
Potter has decided to try the new play
! on the provinces before bringing 1t to
London. She has been living very quiet
| ~ and putting by money every week
out OF the very large salary earned at
| the music halls
Mrs. Langtry. on the other hand, con-
! fesses that while she can succeed in
| the colonies, she can never succeed to
the same extent in London, so she Is
about to make a daring experiment
About six weeks hence the Jersey Lily
will transport her entire English COM
pany TO Paris. where she Will give
| Shakespeare's 'As You Like It at one
/ OF the smaller theate-s.
| Today is a day which the whole Of
| the theatrical world have been eagerly
| awaiting for weeks.
Tonight Miss Ellen Terry Will appear
| at a special performance at His Ma
! jesty's Theater to celebrate her stage
! jubilee.
/ So overcome with emotion was the
popular actress at the thought OF a pub
1 lie testimonial that she retired 10 her
! country cottage about a month ago 10
quiet her nerves before the great event
| Only the other day Ellen Terry sent
/ a tve-pound note with the words cheer
| up to a destitute chorus woman at one
/ OF the music halls who had 70 give up
/ the ballet through Illness.
| Ellen Terry has no enemies on the
| stage or off it. and she still contrives to
look young