The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

When Elsie Janis goes back TO New
York with The Vanderbilt Cup" four big
bubble agons instead Of two viii take
part in the race.
After a three-week rest. Raymond
Hitchcock will resume his tour in Richard
Harding Davis comedy Of the Greek war,
The GallOper,' at Buffalo next week
Blanche Walsh has picked St. Louis as
the trying-out place for the new play
Clyde Fitch has written for her After
a weeks rehearsal under the eye and
hand Of the Industrious author. the piece
viii have its premiere tonight.
Nine. MeIba viii be heard in ten per
fOTmanCes in the Hammerstein season at
the Manhattan Opera House in New York
Her first appearance will be in "Travia-
IA" on January .. Later she viii sing
Gilda. in "RigOletto," and Lucia.
one Of David B7lasco's bright young
trained journalists makes the startling
disclosure that David 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 enthusiastically Spanish.
Burr Mcintosh has recently dashed of a
libretto for a musical comedy in odd mo-
ments between taking the Photographs Of
celebrities. Il is 10 be called The Pho
tographer." The lyrics have been set 10
music by A. Baldwin Sloane, and an early
production is arranged for.
Francis Wilson has been trying his
hand at what seems to be the common
pursuit Of a large part OF the population
these days. writing a musical comedy.
He had as collaboration Benjamin Hap
good Burt and their joint product. now
nearing completion, has been christened
Dolly Waters" II Will be produced
without delay
It takes Lew Dockstader to get 'em. He
had in his audience at the New York
Theater. in that city, the other night, no
less personages than Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton.
The ex-President forgot all about his late
struggle with indigestion in laughing at
Lewis fishing jokes.
The Sunday rest law doesn't affect the
ed-Hammerstein musical war in New
York. Moritz Rosenthal will play the
piano at the Metropolitan Opera House at
to-nights concert, and Lhevinne will be
heard at the Manhattan Opera House
concert. while Rosenthal can break
more pianos" says a fiippant commenta-
tor 1T IS believed Lhevinne can break
more hearts
Lillian Russell put on her new comedy,
The Butterfly" at Atlantic City Friday
night. OF course the dispatches. all
from interested sources, saw II was q
success. 1t Is the story OF a rich young
widow of an old multimillionaire who
starts out 10 find in a second marriage
the romance and happiness that were
entirely lacking from the first The
scenes of the comedy are laid IN New
York and Saratoga.
Wilton Lackaye has got Il IN for Buff
falo because of its lack of appreciation
for his new play. The Law and the
Man" in which he appeared there last
week. He took it out on his small audi
ence Saturday night, giving a brief seold
before the curtain. in which he said. Il
shall never return to Buffalo unless am
in the custody Of deputy sheriff Even
then. suicide may save me from the
worst" Wilton ought to cultivate phi
lOSOphy
Mary Shaws tour in "Alice-Sit-by-the-
Fire." and repertoire. under the manage
ment of Ernest Shipman. will begin in
Chicago on February + The repertoire
will consist Of Ghosts" 'Hedda Cab
Ter" and ''ROsmeTsholm,' by Ibsen; The
Rights of the Soul" by Giacosa. and a
new play. not yet named. based on Tess
of the dUrbervilles, by Miss Shaw her
self and AlgernOn ST. John BrenOn. Miss
Ethel Barrymore will relinduish Alice
Sit blythe Fire in a few weeks
1t must be awfully annoying 70 be one
of the fascinating and unmarried Barry
mores. All the single men in the world
seem always hurting their hearts and
hands at the feet Of the fascinating
Ethel of that Tx, and the way the girls
dream they are engaged TO her brother
Jack is a caution. The midnight crowd
az the big green and white restaurant
on the Path was startled last night
when a large blond person. who ele-
waited the chorus before she got into So
ciety and had her diamonds stolen, be-
gan shouting at the top Of her voice that
she was engaged to marry Jack Barry
more but he didn't know it.-Nev York
Telegraph