The Washington times., 1906-08-12


is beginning to look quite
like itself again. There are
twenty-five theaters doing
business, and doing pretty
good business. Which is not bad as a
beginning The Little Cherub,' with
Hattie Williams as its star. which open
ed last Monday at the Criterion. IS re-
garded as the first gun OF the new sea
son. II is described as hackneyed IN
plot hut well handled, and played with
plenty Of spirit. The Girl From the
Golden West" Is back, after month $
vacation. as breezy as ever. and wei
come, as breezes must be. In midsum-
mer. THE Lion and the Mouse has its
81Jth performance this week; and by
this time next month there viii be four
companies playing IT,
The Keith and Proctor combination
is responsible for two OF the new pro-
ductions of the week. one or them
"Drusa Wayne" by Franklyn tyies,
who was writing about theatrical mat
terms when the present generation OF
critics wore knickerbockeTs and played
marbles. was produced at the 10th
Street Theater; while the other, When
the Earthquake Came had its premier
at the Union Square. Miss Minnie
Dupree Is responsible for 1t. and hopes
that it viii add TO her laurels as an
actress a few stray leaves as an author.
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It's HBaek 20 Broadway" Now.
Half hundred new and old plays are
being bUsly Tehcarsed. and every stage
I'm New York from that Of the Lyric
20 that OF the smallest dancing academy
IS being utilized dav and night 10 prac-
tice the words. music. and action or
the scores Of attractions which are 10
amuse the theater-goIns public next
month
one of the first Of these TO make its
bid FOR patronage viii be Lady Jim,
IN which Huda Sp.nF IS 10 be starred
It's rehears1ls are well under way al
Weber'a Thcater. where il will open the
last week i'm AugU Z. Herbert Percy,
Charles Harbury. Leila Repton. An
t5luctte Perry. Lionel Welsh. Florence
Couron. and Fred Patterson have been
engaged 10 support che star. The re-
hearsaIs are under the personal direction
of the author, Mr.. Harold Heaton. and
George Forster Platt
Speaking Of Webers Fields is no
more. OF. rather. II IS Hackett's. and II
also Will open on August y. James X
has taken II over, alC proposes 10 use
il as the New YORK home Of his own ana
his wifes companies, as well as others
IN which he is interested. Mary Man
nering Mrs HacketU viii appear there
I'm the course of the season In Mistress
Betty" b~ Rida Johnson Young, in
which she IS 10 star. Robert Warwick
has been engaged as her leading man.
and her company expects to start on its
travels about October J.
.Hacketts" IS TO open with a new
English farce. The Little Stranger" by
Michael Morton, which has been very
successful on the other side, and with
which .Ir. Hackett hopes 10 make the
same sort Of a killing that he did last
season with MIR. Hopldnson." The en-
tire English company is TO be brought
over. including Edward Garrett, who
plays the title role. Garrett is a lad
Of sixteen. and he has TO play the part
Of q baby I'm arms. He Is a trihe over
three feet high, and weighs only thirty
five pounds but is said to be well pro-
portioned. and good 10 look at.
Mr. Hopkinson" will play another en-
gagement there with the original COM
pany and Dallas Wexford still in the
title role. It will begin its season Sep
tember l5 and play the leading cities iE
the country.
Mr.. Hackett himself viii continue in
Sutro's The Walls of Jericho" in
which ne was so successful last season
and will. Of course. play his New York
engagement at his own theateT. We,
meaning our English cousins, as well as
ourselves, borrower steal-so many
plays from the French and German that
1t is refreshing 10 note that The Walls
of Jericho" recently had the first per-
formance Of its German version at the
Municipal Theater Of MainZ. Germany,
and was an unqualified success. and that
THE Little Strangers" German and
Hungarian rights. have already been dis
posed Of