The Washington times., 1906-11-11


a lot OF trouble. The suggestion is
presented for his-their-careful con-
sideration.
Ethel. by the way is due here next
week. playing the part OF the mother
OF a debutante daughter. Miss Barry
more can afford, of course. to gray
her hair and play an elderly sort Of
part, but II suggests the possibility
OF Elsie Janis doing "a grandmother
stunt next season. The play Alice
Sit-by-the-FiTe" was tersely described
IN the London Times as Barrie at
his best" And il is said that Miss
barrymore has never had a part that
suited her half so we'll Bruce McRae
comes back as her leading man in the
role Of British officer who has been
stationed for years in India,
Henrietta Crosman has just received
from Europe the armor she will wear
as Christian in Pilgrims Progress" 1t
was made in Berlin and is said TO be a
remarkable piece of workmanship. being
especially made for her. IL was ordered
nearly a year ago and has just been
finished.
Alexander owen. who is now con-
Quoting the famous "Besses o. IN Barn
band. has been with that organization
since 1882. He is the proud possessOr OF
over thirty gold medals given him by
the crowned heads OF Europe. Mr.. owen
is known in England as Dean Of Eu-
ropean Conductors"
An American artist who mas been Wis
iting Nine. Bernhardt. in Paris. states
that the French actress is preparing two
new productions. both of which Will
doubtless be presented here by the indie
fatigable Sarah on her next farewell
visit Catulle Mendez's "Sant Teresa
IS one of the plays IN question, and
1bSens The Lady from the Sea" is the
other. Nine. Bernhardt in the MendeZ
play is conceivable. but in Ibsen. es-
peclaIly Ibsen OF the third periOd-wen
Il is piquant TO say the least!
Among the musical hits Of '',The Social
Whirl" is the song, ''Biu simmons or
II Can't Keep Still Waen the Music
Plays" which has set Broadway dancing
and has spread with immense popularity
throughout the country. It is "a lyric
tale Of d typical darkey who couldn't
keep his place when the band passed.
and never falls to draw repeated encores.
The Ben Greet players began their
University of Virginia. presenting
Every Man and have since then been
making a Virginia-North Carolina cir
cult Mr.. Greet may this season revive
Masks and Faces" IN which he has
played the part Of Triplet over thou
sand times.
Chrystal Herne Is one of the daughters
OF the stage who is making good. Her
very we'll worth watching. and now she
has signed a hve-year contract with
Charles Dillingham; beginning next
season.
Ii is said that the sale of seats for
the series Of lectures which Dwight
EImendorf viii deliver al the New Ma
tional Theater this season has been
larger by about 400 per cent than for the
lectures OF last year. Mr.. Elmendorf
will arrive In Washington this after
noon 10 prepare for his first lecture,
that on Holland. from Flushing TO the
Hclder."
Richard earle. who will be seen here
later in the season. has begun the sec
ond month OF his engagement in The
Spring Chicken" al Daly's Theater.
New York City. Booked for this house
for a definite period far ahead of its
production the lively musical piece has
now had its time extended Mr. earle
did heroic work with the English dia-
lOgue and so re-arranged the musical
score as we'll that five of his own num-
bers are the advertising features Of the
play
Maurice Maeterlinck's drama. 'Monna
Wanna" viii be made into an opera for
production at the Opera Comique in
Paris. Henry Fevrier. who wrote The
Blind King. viii supply the music.
The manicuring establishment seen in
the first act Of THE Social Whirl" is a
reproduction 10 the smallest detail of
one we'll known on Broadway-the one
where much of the news that caused
The recent expose of a certain society
journals methods is supposed to have
originated.
Dallas Wexford, the English comedian,
who plays MI. Hopklnson'' IN the r
&. Carton farce of that same name at
the Columbia Theater this week. ac-
cordins 20 the calculations of the best
mathema tiCienS, came into American
and International fame in exactly fif-
teeh minutes. For seventeen years Wei
ford has been an actor, playing in Eng
land. During ali that Time he had
hoped. wished. and no doubt prayed, that
some day his opportunity might arrive
il did. James x. Ifackett saw him in
London last year. Mr.. Hackett had al
ready secured, in conjunction with
Frank Curzon. his English partner. the
American rights 10 MIR. Hopknson."
and he engaged Wexford for the TILE
role Il was a long shot as they say at
the race track. but Mr.. Hackett took IL
and won out. So did Mr. Wexford, foe
his success when Mr.. Hopkinson" was
produced in New York last February
was the one great comic hit OF the
year.
The Unique Thcater. under the man.
agement of Lew SimOEs. who was
formerly in charge of the Sunday even
ing concerts al the Belasco Theater,
opened on . street northwest, between
Ninth and Tenth streets last Tuesday.