The Washington times., 1906-07-22
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continue 20 develop and while
the New York theaters. with
one or two exceptions. are
dark, their front doors closed
and their lobbies deserted.
many of them have opened their stage
doors and rehearsals OF next seasons
productions are well under way. And
if there's nothing doing at the theaters
the manasCrs' offices certainly are busy.
The two notable exceptions to the su-
pervening darkness are the Lyceum and
the Casino. OF these the most notable
is the Lyceum. For the Casino usually
or at least ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS open
all summer, and the Lyceum never has
before. Members OF THE Lion and the
Mouse company are divided between
JOY at the success of the play and grief
at the loss of their much-needed vaca-
tiOns. Seats are on sale now up 10 Sep
tember II, and any lingering hope or a
rest which the cast may have enter
tanned is shattered. This means thar
the most successful play OF last season
VIII finish twelve solid months In one
theater. The Chicago company is in the
same cheerful predcament as 10 vaca-
tions though II does not need them so
badly for II has only been running a
couple Of months, having opened there
in the late spring.
Meanwhile. as neither the New York
nor the Chicago cOmpPny can be spared
just vet. two more companies are to be
put on the road. beginning their tours
simultan aously on September S-the one
at Schenectady, y. Y. the other at AS
bury Park, N J. Which of these four
companies will reach Washington re-
mains TO be seen, but one OF them is
certainly due here during the coming
season.
Meanwhile ''The Social Whirl' at the
Casino IS scoring almost as big a sue
cess, in a totally different line, for the
Independents as THE Lion and tie
Mouse" is for the trust Il has. more
over. given finishing touches TO the de-
development Of three new Shubert stars.
for the announcement is made that dur
ing the coming season Adele Ritchie.
Charles ]. Ross and Joseph Coyne will |
each be placed at the head of their own |
companies, which probably means that
when In the course of human events |
The Social Whirl" reaches Washington |
il viii be shorn Of its three principal |
nice for them-but it's a trife hard on |
Washington. And it happens so often! ]
II would occur 70 any one but a New /
York manager that that might have
something 10 do with the notorious cold |
ness of the Washington audiences, of 1
which they are wont 20 bitterly COM |
plain.
OF these three new stars, only one is |
definitely provided with a wagon" I
Ross. who is 10 bc the first one elevated /
10 the stellar ranks. is TO have a new 1
musical comedy called THE Jolly Host" /
which viii be presented in the fall SIiss /
RitChic's turn viii come in the earlX /
spring in now musical production cs- !
peCially arranged for her" and COyno I
must wait tiH next summer. Camille /
D'Arville, oy the way. is 20 return TO 4
the stage and under Shubert manage! !!
nent.
Meanwhile. though The Lion and |
the Mouse" failed in London, and "The 4
Social Whirl" is presumably too Amer
lean 10 succeed there. The Chorus !
Lady Miss Rose S;ahl-is distinctly .
making good. She is not only making /
good, she is making money. or the half /!
dozen American plays ard the half /
ELDHe a net 4tdtl tA'-t1r AlANAtt'l III Lllt
British metropolis in the last six /
months. II and she are the only ones 1
that have done that. Efforts have been /
made 10 keep Eer over there for TWO |
years to come, to play after her London /
engagement which has already been eX- I
tended four times, a long one in the |
provinces, But she VIII probably be on |
her way home within two weeks 10 be /
Gin 1sr- rafr..ar=-Ia fu4 -
son.
The Chorus Lady is at best only /
a playlet, but it is the best playlet /
that the American variety stage has
seen in many moons. and il is grow
ing SO rapidly in the warm breath OF
popular approval that next season is
20 see it elaborated into a three-act /
play with Miss Stahl stu in the role
OF Patricia. II there is anything in
the old warning Beware when all
men speak we'll of YOU" Miss Stahl
had better watch out-for first the
American and then British press have
displayed a singular unanimitv in their
comments on the little production.
The London Tribune says that the
comedy itself is neatly conceived and
we'll written" and refers TO Miss
SJahrs impers1nation as excellent
character work" The Leader says:
Miss Stahl is a delightful blend OF
tragedy. pathos. humor. vanity. tenn
per. and wOmauly tenderness. She
Grams the little comedy In minia ture
with the smartest of theatrical wit"
Tho Globe says that the actress per-
forms her task with both spirit and
charm" ana warmly commends James
Forbes work In the writing OF the
play. The view Of the Daily Express
is that for BIT Of genuine impudent
realism there is nothing quite like it
in London"
OF the newer invaders of the New
York amusement field. none appears
more strenuous than Edward 4. Bra
den. He promises several productions
that ought to help some next season.
lie has engaged Holbrook BIinn not
only to create the SvenGali-iixe char
acter of David Tryne in The Man
and the Angel" but as general stage
director OF all his productions and
reader of all the plays Whose produc-
tion he may be considering. Stanley
Darlle. by the way. who is responsible
for THE Man and the AngeI.'s has