The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-11
NOTES OF THE STAGE.


The Rogers Brothers in Ireland" Is
said to be regularly turning EN- away in
the Northwest.
THE Spoilers" dramatized from the
novel of Alaskan life of the same name,
seems to have been toIerably well received
on its production in Chicago the other
night.
Nine. sembrich's concert tour IN the
West. Just concluded, is said 10 have
been a great success in every way. She
sang before enormous audiences wherever
she went
The Cleveland girl, Of course q so
ciety' girl. who went out IN advance Of a
concert company. has thrown Up the lob
as too strenuous and returned 10 home
and mother.
Lillian Russell is TO make another Try
in comedy. She has a new piece BY Kel-
lett Chalmers. called Breaking a But
terfiy." which she will produce at Phila-
delphia in December
IL viii be a company without a star
that will produce the new Belasco play.
'aThe Rose Of the Rancho" IT IS the first
time in several seasons this has happened
to a Belasco production.
Another season to prematurely close Is
that OF Aubrey Boucicault in The Great
er Love" a piece that was first present
ed in New York last season. II has not
proved a success on the road.
The Father OF His Country is the
hero Of a one-act play that may shortly
be seen IN the vaudeville houses Il IS
called .'WashingtOn's First Defeat" and
the author is Charles F. Nirdlinger.
Adele Ritchie. who has resigned from
the cast of The Social Whirl" has de-
cided to Join the procession into vaude-
vile She viii appear in q new act with
three songs and no end Of fine clothes IN
IT
Olga Nethersole sailed from Cherbourg
/ for New York on the Amerika on Friday.
| Her American season viii open at Pitts
| burg on the 18th. when she wiz present
4 her own revised version Of ''Adrienne lie
| couvTeur
/ May Irwin. indignant that the DroDrie-
/ tors Of a new anti-fat preparation should
send her a consignment Of their goods
| for trial, declares that her figure is her
/ fortune. and she wouldn't be sylphliks
/ IL she could
The railroad crossing legend, stop.
Look. Listen FOR which the Reading
! railroad directors are said to have paid
the late Judge Paxon $4,000, has been
taken as the title Of a One-act farce for
the vaudeville houses.
| At a chrysanthemum supper she gave
to party Of friends in Philadelphia the
other night. Mrs. Langtry Is reported
to have looked stunning IN an empire
gown of pale pink liberty gauze embrOid-
cred in roses. and yelled in chiffon" Who
can doubt il?
Manager Henry ". Savage. as expected,
has decided to open his New York sea-
son Of Madam Butterfly with Eliza
Szamosy in the title role. The opening
will take place tomorrow night at the
Garden Theater The Boston season OF
the Puccini opera was all that was hoped
for.
Pleasant memories Of the good old Gil
bert and Sullivan comic opera era viii
be revived by the return TO this country
Of Madeleine Lucette and J. II. Ryley.
They arrived in New York Thursday. on
their way around the world for pleasure
and business. IN New York Mrs. Ryley
hopes TO sell a couple of new plays from
l..
Men and many other successes.
One Of the latest products Of the must
cal comedy factories. The Grand Mogul'
will have its premiere at Rochester on the
18th. with Frank Moulan. Maud Lillian
BerrI Edith st. Clair. Phoebe COyne. and
John Dunsmu,r in the cast. II IS sched-
uled for a run in Chicago. after Ii has
been tried cut for while in some Of the
smaller cities. The scene OF the piece is
laid In the Philippines.
Once more Arnold Daily has been fooled
in an attempt to illumine the public
mind with Mrs Warren's Profession. -
His presentation OF this play in New
York was stopped by the police some
months ago because Of the clannor against
it. Last week he announced he had
made arrangements 20 give readings Of Il
afternoon and evening at the hOOdOOed
Berkeley Theater, in the afternoon 10
women exclusively, in the evening TO
men. But the owner of the house has
stepped in and vetoed the scheme.
; Ethel Barrymore was hard at it rehears-
ing yesterday. and I violate no conf
dence when I tell you that her tremen-
5 dous energy succeeded in reducing
4 Charles Frohman. ALI Hayman, Clarence
HYDE, Victor Karan, and Wells Hawks "a
quiYering quintet OF pulp. The Barry
more rehearsal began before breakfss;
and continued without interruption until
: time for the tireless Ethel to run over
Q to Brooklyn and ''Sit By the Fire" Mrs
] Leslie Carter viii have 20 look 70 bel
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