The Washington times., 1906-06-17

tried out by a stock company. II the
course Of it. a woman OF fashion says
70 a man OF affairs: In your world you
believe IN the survival OF the fittest In
mine We believe in the survival of the
best fitted" VIII Miss Russell think
that over bit in its possible relation
TO Puck?
Then again Wright Lorimer is sailing
for Europe next week TO spend his va
cation in England, Norway. and Sweden
and he leaves behind him plans to open
a thirty-five weeks season in The Shep-
herd King" The Wild Duck" by Ib-
sen. and new play founded on the
Biblical story Of the Prophet Daniel
from the pen OF Lewis Pendleton and
himself. of which William a. Brady will
make an elaborate production.
David. Daniel and the WIG Duckl
Once more Can you beat that?"
And Ben Greet announces that in the
fall he is TO superintend the staging of
In the Soup" TO be produced by
Francis Aylmary, and 10 continue his
own company in Shakespearean roper
tory. It's bit bewiIdering-Be Greet
and Shakespearean repertOry in the?
Oh. no. no. no: of course not; perish the
thought. Still. more unlikely things have
happened.
And there are the MIttenthals proudly
announcing that they are arranging TO
star James J. Corbett in a new roman
tic play, The Burglar and the Lady
by Langdon Mccormick. next season.
and that Aubrey Mittenthal will send
out four plays: The Girl From Broad
way" a new musical comedy by Her
bert II. Winslow: "A Desperate
Chance" Clusters Last Fight and
How Hearts are Broken" Last time
the Mittcnthals made any real bid for
fame. it was when they brought Mas
cagni over. After that experience they
went back and sat down.
Arnold DAILY has gone TO Europe for a
rest. but before sailing announced that
in addition TO the Shaw revivals he will
next season present The Flag Station, ."
by Eugene Walter. a dramatization of
w. w. Jacobs story, The Monkey's s
Paw" and The LemCNade Boy" q
play by Gladys Unger. former actress.
1t rather looks is If Arnold were about
to follow the example OF Claire Calhoun,
Tho is of course. like all stage Cal
houns, connected with all the fifty
seven varieties of Calhounds who keep
the 'scutcheon makers busy south of the
Mason and Dixon line. Claire had
yearnings for Ibsen anG Maeterlinck.
George Bernard Shaw was her special
idol. She wanted 10 play in Candida. -
''Widowers' Houses" and Arms and
the Man" Ghosts" "RosemershoIrn' -
and "Hedda Gabler." She is now one
of the young women who make up what
is called the ensemble of Seeing New
York on the New York Theater roof.
Her manager says she is a first rate
show girl. She is beginning to think
that this Is rather nice thing for any
manager to say about her.
And so It is. Show girl today. prima
donna tomorrow. At least that has been
the experience of Cora Daigneau. Or
rather. chorus girl yesterday, prima
donna today. For she has just been
promoted from the chorus r. the posi-
ton OF prima donna in Tie Wolf Hop
per's company. And by day after to-
morrow CT next week shS may be a
STAR. Then again, she may not.
Speaking of stars. Grace Georges
play for next season has been rechrist-
ened Dolly Proposes" The Richest
Girl in the World" was thought by Mr.
Brady to have too much of a financial
flavor and he believes that the public
is becoming tired of plays about money.
William h Crane has arranged to ap-
pear at the Savoy Theater at the end of
August in new foIr-act play by Alfred
Sutro, entitled The Price of Money"
Crane evidently doesn't agree with Mr..
Brady.
Charles Frohman's first musical pro-
duction for next season will be The
Little Cherub." in which he win present
Hattie Williams. II will be produced al
the Criterion Theater early in August.
with notable cast. The niece is one of
the seasons biggest successes l., London
and 1t will provide Miss Williams with
an ideal. part. The Little Church" was