The Washington times., 1906-12-02

is starring in The Virginian," are both
appearing in the principal roles OF The
Prince of India"
James O'NeiH is doing a big business
way out on the coast with his great pro
duction OF the Merry Wives OF Wind
sor." They think out there that there
never was such a Falstah In fact the
whole company is well spoken of, par
ticularly Norman Hackett. as Master
Fred.
Miss Viola Fortescue. Kenerd's lead
ing lady who will essay the role of
Clara in Taps at the Belaseo this
week, is the youngest daughter Of
George X Fortescue the rotund come
dian of ''Evangeline" fame. It Is said
that Miss Fortescue gives great prom
| Use of becoming a shining light IN the
dramatic armament. as she is not only
a clever actress but "A finished singer
besides She toured England, Ireland
! and Scotland in concert and In the pro-
/ vinCes appeared In Edna Mays part in
/ The Belle Of New York" the musical
: play that enjoyed big runs in New York
/ and London.
I The two little Foley Brothers. who are
associated with Dockstader's Ministries,
= are conceded 10 be among the most eN-
/ pert double-clOg dancers In the world
/ Prior 10 the time that George Primrose
started them in the minstrel company
( they were news boys on the streets oi
/ Brooklyn.
] Joseph Coyne. that very clever lmpcT-
/ senator of English chappies, viii be
I
, May appears in her new musical play
; Nelly Neil" COyne Will sail for England
on December s. and in the London pro-
duction viii reverse his order Of things
. and instead Of playing an English chap
pie TO American audiences. will play an
: American type for the beueht OF English
J masculinity. Does this mean that wash
; ington is not 20 get Her Lady's Maid
7 in which Covre has been starring. or
8 that We are TO get il. as per usual, with
out its chief fun maker The managers
are too fond of trying To impose Ham
J let. with the part OF Hamlet left out.
/ on this town.
! Which suggests a cantankerOus but
amusing little paragraph recently pub
lished by William Winter which reads.
1T Is made known that when Mr..
.
will present it without scenery lie has
. long been accustomed 10 present IL
without Hamlet. Mr. Sothern and Mss
Marlowe will appear in Chicago on De
! cember TO-"
/ That seems unnecessarily severe on Mr..
Sothern. II is. however, also made
+ known that Maurice MaeteTlinCks re-
cent play, "Joyzeue," Is 10 be included
J I'm the repertoire Of Sothern and Mar
I lowe this season.
/ Viola Allen is mourning the lOss-or
/ otherwise-of her leading man, J. IL.
/ GHmOur, who has been acting 1achimo
/ He left the company a week ago 10 take
charge Of the Conservatory Of Dramatic
/ Art in Chicago. Presumably the loss is
+ not irreparable since Miss Allen is
planning 10 take her production Of
/ "Cymbeline" out TO the coast this sea
SON and is reported as recently felici-
tating herself upon the fact that she
has now success with no royalties 70
pay. while with The Toast of the
( Town last season she had a failure on
( her hands ard clyde Fitch's account TO
settle besides According to a recent
| interview. however, she IS bewailing the
I fact that Shakespeare is not alive TO
I write her a new play for next year
Isn't this a little hasty2 Has the Bard
( extensive list of dramas been entirely
I eXhaustcd2 How about The Tempest
/ or Measure for Measure In either of
/ which. but particularly the latter. she
1 could prove highly admirable. There
are indications. indeed. that tempera-
mental qualifications would render her
/ brave-spirited Isabella superior even
! TO her womanly lmogeu-
! The great battle scene before the
walls of Cogstantinople in EIaw and
/ ErIanger's The Prince OF India is
/ said To be the most realistic hand-to-
hand encounter ever depicted on any
stage.
J There are many theatergoers in Wash
ington who viii be looking for that
/ baby elephant that Lew Dockstader
/ purchased from Pawnee Bill. when the
/ curtain rises On his minstrel show at
the National tomorrow night In the
meantime, Lew is laughing and say
/ ing nothing
The pupils of the Robert Hickman
! School OF Acting will give their annual
/ Christmas performance at the BelascO
/ Theater Monday evening. December l..
under the auspices OF the ladies of the
! RectOr's Aid SOcie y Of St Thomas
/ Church, for the Bishop OF Washington's
/ fund. The evenings arrangements will
l be in the hands Of Miss Cryder, who
will furnish, in conjunction with the
! Hickman players. a program OF musical
/ artists The plays to Dc given are
/ scenes from Shakespeare's Midsummer
J Nights Dream" with full vocal music
| and fairy dances. and one-act comedy,
{ entitled 'Gsentlemun Jim. The vocal
! numbers for Midsummer Nights
| Dream will be furnished by Mrs.
! Jessie Bartlett Shiebley. and the dances
I by Miss Sarah Howe, The sale of
{ seats and boxes Will be begun Monday,
! December 3, at the residence OF Mrs. n.
! S Lincoln, 2l0S r street northwest. who
/ will conduct the sale between the hours
Of II and ] O'Clock daily.
Stlvio Helm, the young Austrian Italian
! composer of Marie CahilIs new musical