The Washington times., 1906-05-27

For the closing week OF the ACADEMY
season Manager Lyons has secured a
particularly strong attraction - Rose
Melville IN isis Hopkins"-to wind up
a particularly successful season. When
the lights go out on Saturday night the
house will remain dark until 1t opens
for the fall campaign, and Mr.. Lyons
Will take his wei earned vacation with
a clear conscience.
There are others. by the way. In fact.
the greater part of the theatrical world
has knocked on work. and is seeking
real good place to play IN Margaret
Anglin is rejoicing that she doesn't
have to go to Europe" She is going up
TO Maine instead, where she owns q
whole island all to herself.
Annie Russell has also decided to
lead the simple life in Maine. But she
IS taking to the woods TO steady her
nerves for Shakespeare-oh. no. not
Lady Macbeth. one OF the comedlesl-
next season. Myi how one or two fail
ures IN modern plays drives them ell
back TO the immortal WilHamI
Talking Of the simple life, Signor
SauteIle. tho retired circus manager,
has gone into poultry farming. On his
estate near Homer, n. Y. he has sew
transformed into henneries. with lib
eral space for the raising Of squads
and young chickens. It's rather a far
cry from the circus tent 70 the chicken
farm, but Sig. Sautelle is a versatile
man and proposes to make as big q sue
cess OF the one as he did OF. the other.
BY way of contrast VIII II Murphy
has placed an order for a 22-horsepower
automobile with a leading concern, and
he and his wife, Blanche Nichols, will
spend the summer touring through
New York State, New England, and
Canada.
Nor is he the only one who is rely
ing on an automobile for part. as least,
of his vacation fun Fred Niblo and
his wife Josephine Cohan) are plan
ming to devote June to an automobile
trip through Italy, France, Germany,
and Spain and sailed for Naples,
where they make their start, a week
ago. They are due TO arrive in London
by July 2. when Mr.. Niblo will begin
four weeks stay at the Palace. this
being his fifth engagement at that
house. They viii return TO New York
about September 1 TO resume work in
vaudeville.
Europe still remains the mecca OF the
profession IN summer. Elsie Janis sails
next Saturday. and many Of the older
and more blase members of the pro-
fession are envyins her 5he fact that
it is her first trip.
Hattie Williams sailed two weeks ago
for Liverpool, accompanied by her
brother. John D. Williams.
William Faversham sailed yesterday
for England TO Join Mrs Faversham
and the baby at Cheddingford, where
he owns an estate
Charles Frohman IS already over
there, and being interviewed as pic
turesquely as usual. My. the things
he's going to do! OF the least OF them
is the presentation IN London in the
near future of David Warheld In The
Music Master" VIII Belasco please
go over and tell the special commits
Eioners'' of the London papers how he
proposes to bring Maud Adams over in
Peter Pan''-tust 10 even things upT
Theodore Kremer sailed last Tuesday
1ust for a little while, for his plays
for the coming season include Bertha,
the Sewing Machine Girl "A Woman
OF Fire" For Her Daily Bread,
Honor Among Thieves" and several
others not yet completed Upon ms
return Mr.. Kremer viii have a very
bUsy fall. as he personally conducts the
rehearsals Of all his plays.
Among others who go leaving a bright
rrounise Of their return next season Is
z. 8. Willard. who closed his season
yesterday and sails for England almost
Immediately.
Yvette GuiIbert will also return IN
the fall She expects TO appear in COM
edy in English speaking roles, and has
arranged with Charles 2. Nirdinger,
Wallace irwin, Elmer 3. Harris, and
John Grey TO write plays for her She
has gone TO her home IN Paris, but will
give a series OF recitals IN London IN
June
And Sarahi the great aud only Bern
hard:. She IS putting in a strenuous
two weeks of one or two night stands
Y,rior 70 her departure for Paris on June
"a She plays the bigger cities-New
York. Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburg,
washington ION June 2 at the BelRsco)
in her biggest scenes Coming back
well. er, just a little managerial pres
sure of the right sort would induce her
TO think about It And as America Is a
pold mine to Sarah. and Sarah a gold
mine 10 INC AlldAe-bNAs eiAO bAO9oNA- - g.
the psychological moment VIII probably
be applied.
Heinrich Conried is already on the
other side. and was received by EN-
peror Francis Joseph Of Austria at en-
audience on May IL AT the request OF
the Emperor he detailed the experiences
OF the Metropolitan Opera company In
the San Francisco earthquake
About tho time that his cnief was
telling about the company's san FRAN
cisco ez,,eriences Ernest Goerlitz. acting
manager thereof, was returning from
the stricken city whittier he had gone
Ike a rice honest man TO arrange for
the return Of the money taken IN the ad-
vance sale Of the opera company. That
must have been as painful an experience
u - IL .-L.. L.