The Washington times., 1906-01-28

William a. Brady will have a new
i Indian nlay for New York within few
weeks. 1t is called "The Redskin' and
is the work OF Donald McLaren.
Charles Frohman has acquired the
English rights to 1.-The Fascinating Mr..
Nandervelt." which was given sue
cessful premiere last week in New York
with Ellis Jeffries, the English actress,
In the principal role. 1t has been dis
covered. however that the mans part
is. If anything. more important than
that of the woman. and Arthur Bouer-
chier win play this. while his wife.
Violet Fanbrugh. will assume the role
now being played by Miss Jeffries.
Z. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will
leave the management of Charles Froh-
man at the end of the current season
and will next year be under the direc-
tion of the Shuberts. They will con-
tinue in their Shakespearean repertoire
These two stars are notable addition
70 the ranks of those already enrolled
with the independents" Among the
others are Mrs. Leslie Carter, Mrs
Fiske. Nine Bernhard. David War
field Nine. Bertha .Kalich. Margaret
Anglin. Henry Miller. Louis Mann.
Clara Lipman. and Peter F. Daley. To
say nothing of a long list of "starless"
attractions.
Mrs. Carter viii next season appear in
Louis y. Parker's play. Joan of Are"
which BeeTbohm Tree is now playing in
London. She will also have a new play
now being written for her by David
BelascO.
Fire in the Little Church Around the
Corner came near destroying this fam
Gus little house of worship the other
day. A pew in the rear bIaZed up but
was torn out before further damage was
done.
THE Harlequin King" the play which
has been forbidden in certain European
countries because of its alleged satire
on mOnarchical principles. is one of the
big successes of the London stage
Lewis Waller and Evelyn Millard are
winning new laurels in the leading roles.
Ellen Terry will return TO the London
stage in George Bernard Shaw's rla-
Captain Brassbound's Conversion"
This is the play Ada Rehan contem-
plates reappearing in this season.
Marie Tempest will have a new play
for London along about March / in "All
of a Sudden Peggy" which Charles
Frohman viii present her in at the
Duke OF York's Theater. The play is
by Ernest Denny and is a comedy in
three acts.
Luscombe Searelle. who collaborated
with Ella Wheeler Wilcox on "Mizpah."
is a very well-known dramatist in South
Africa. The success of "Mizpah" may
lead 10 the American production of his
own plays.
Seth Cabell Halsey. a young Wash
ingtonian. is playing the part of John
Frikin. the Congressman. in THE Edu-
cation of Mr.. Pipp."
Katherine Florence. Kenyon Bishop.
and George Lawrence. three principals
in Before and After" at the Manhat>
tan Theater. New York, are reputed TO
be expert cooks. Leo Ditrichstein au-
thor Of the play. has arranged for a
culinary contest 10 settle the rivalry.
Members of the company Will be the
committee to pass upon the merits of
the breakfast. luncheon and dinner pre-
pared by the three respectively.
Milly Cooke and Anna Hall, two Of
the preJtiest members Of Frank Daniels
company, were much sought after dur
ing the past summer in New York as
artists models. OF the thirty girls in
the company they are the only ones
hailing from the South. Both are from
Maryland.
A young American tenor, John Nc
Cioskey. whose songs are proving a de-
cided feature of ''NiZpah." owes his
vocal triumph to Charles Schwab. the