The Washington times., 1906-12-16

Louis. and Milwaukee. and his business
has been such as to practically demand
a return engagement in those cities. f0s
one or mere series In each, the spring
tour &c begin in the middle OF Fe5ru-
airy.
Fancy d'AnnunziO comic opera. And
yet the report comes that Antonio D.
Aunttnzio. q brother o. GabrieI Dan
nunzio. the italian novelist and play
wright. IS writing the score ror Gu
pids. an American comic opera, with
li5retto and lyrics by Charles II. Dorr
and Frank L. Freeman.
"Greenroon Glimpses, already al
luded 10, IS responsible for a report Of
the marriage OF Vincent Serrauo recent
Iy in a Western city This viii be- in
teresting news. Tor SeTrano has many
friends IN Washington, as was amply
demonstrated during his recent engage
naent here Ia "On Parole" with Char
lotte Walker. lie served mere several
years ago as member Of the Colombian
legation. and was socially popular ia
the diplomatic set Eve- hOdys ask
ing whom he married and nobody seeuf
10 know the answer.
.The stolen story" which the
Shuberts took over from Henry w
Savage. after the play had been with
drawn by him, has again been called
in. The new managers. like the old
one realized after a short tour that
the general public failed to understand
the atmosphere Of the story sufficiently
well TO MI the box Office. and the play
closed last week in Columbus
Katie Barry has left the ..Msmseue
sallie" company. Miss Barry says she
has not beea paid for three weeks and
the pnanagement OF the company af1Tms
her statement. but gives as an excuse
the dulIness of the ante-Christmas
season.
Kyrle Below. who IS now playing
''Brigadier Gerard" under the manage
ment Of Charles B. Dillingham;. will
soon switch TO the direction Of Kiaw &
Erlanger, to play the principal role in
a Marriage or Reason" the new play
by J. Hartley Manners. Fanny Ward.
who las been absent from the stage for
many years, Will be Bellows leading
woman.
Lulu Glaser will be among the early
New Year attractions in The Aero
Club a new comedy by Sydney Rosen-
field. Fritz Williams will be her -ead-
ing comedian and Anna Johnston, who
WAS here last summer with the Standing
company. is numbered among the sup
porting players.
Vinie DAILY viii replace Ethel Levey
in the George Cohan company, now
playing George Washington. Jr." Miss
Levey will 20 to Florida 10 spend the
winter. by advice Of her physician.
Lena AshweI. the English actress. has
secured from Hartley Manners the Brit
ish rights 10 his new play. The Woo
ing OF Eve" with which she expects 10
open her next London season ar the
Haymarket.
Richard earle in The Spring Chick
en-" is one of the interesting announce
ments from the booking department Of
the New National Theater II is likely
TO be offered IN Washington New
Year week. At present the piece is run
ming in New York 10 capacity houses at
every performance.
Mr.. Z s. Willard. in repertoire: John
Drew, In His House In Order" and
Grace George in Clothes" are sciled-
uled TO round out January and help the
National begin the new year well
It is said that Belasco spent fifteen
weeks among East Side cafes and music
halls in search Of the Spanish types that
make the second act OF The Rose OF
the Rancho so characteristicauy Span
fish.
Speaking Of BeIasco. one is reminded
OF Mrs Leslie Carter, and of an an
nouncement that William Langdon has
finally been selected as her leading man
for "CleO"-which causes in the wicked
a smile. For William is only six months
msrried-to Bijou Fernandez and. well.
il seems probable that hessEe Cleo" is
actually produced some other leading
man will be announced.
And yet again speaking of BeIasco, it
is reported that he and Miss Bertha
Gallsnd have parted company. 1t is
given out that Miss GaIland has been
ill most Of the season and has found il
impossible TO carry out the plans made
for her. and again that BeIasCo mad
no play for her and that the parting is
perfectly friendly" But there is
story floating around 10 the effect that
Miss Galland refused to play the title
role in The Girl from the Golden
West I'm a second company that Mr..
Belasco was organizing 10 send on a
tour OF the cities not being covered b.
Miss Blanche Bates company.
II is reported that Adelina Patti has
at last said 'Good-by'' and not .Au
revoir"-really made her farewell pro-
fessional appearance ia London al =
concert in Royal Albert Hall on Deem
Der l. She chose Home, Sweet Home
and Comm Through the Rye" as her
last songs
Paul Wilstach is teaTfully implOring
everybody not TO believe the report
which some secret enemy has circulated
TO the effect that Richard Mansfield has
raised his prices in Peer Gynt." be-
cause OF the extraordinary success Of the
piece and also owing to the very ex-
pensive nature OF the production He
assures a paIpitating world that Mans
field is doing nothing OF the sort. Oh,
very well!