The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-21
ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS

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The window cleaner at the Hotel Ma
jectic. New York who got away with
AnGreas DIPPED. one Of the Metropolitan
opera House tenors, has been convicted
II has finally been figured out that the
total net proceeds Of the memorable
benefit for Henry c. Barnabee and Marie
Stone Macdonald In New York on Tues
day Of last week were $4,000.
The. George Fawcett stock Company IS
10 begin a series Of performances at Al
baugh's Theater. Baltimore. the night be
fore Christmas. Among the members Of
the company are Miss Percy Haswen,
Robert Peyton, Carter James. Daisy
/ lowering. and Emily Wakeman- The first
| play to be presented viii be JeT0mes
| Miss Hobbs
Joseph NJ Daily. a Boston lad OF
twenty-five. has written the score of a
/ two-act comic opera, which his friends
| expect will make a hit when it Is pro-
duced shortly II has been called The
Wonderful Land Of Man" Young Daily
| has been composing music since he was
/ in knickerbockers, and has been es-
peciaIy successful with HIS marches.
The Hammerstein grand opera season
at the Manhattan opera House. New
/ York. is doing a very good business. The
houses are a little top-heavy however
most Of the vacant seats being in the
/ orchestra. Impresairo oscar says he
would like to reduce prices so as to en-
| JOY the luxury Of turning EN- away but
/ his expenses are 50 tremendous he really
/ cannot afford 70 do il.
Miss Agnes Helena Lackaye. sister Of
Wilton Lackaye. OF this city. and leading
lady in the Heir to the Hoorah,' was
married in Oakland. CAL Monday TO
| Herbert Johnson Rulings. manager Of the
company. The ceremony was performed
/ by justice Of the peace. In the presence
Of the members OF the Heir TO the
/ Hoorah' company which began an en-
/ gaSement in san Francisco Monday
night
During the matinee Of Madam Butter
| fly" which Manager Savage is to give
at the Garden Theater in New York to-
dav. the vocal wealth OF the world will
1 be represented as probably never before
| on any one occasion on this continent
! All the leadidng singers Of both the Net
-opolitan and Manhattan opera houses
will be there to hear Manager Savage's
| three prima dounas sing each an act of
Puccinfs haunting work.
Emboldened by the reception given
His Honor the Mayor" Alfred e.
Aarons threatens two additional musical
plays. one of them to be built up about a
character in the aforementioned pro-
duction. and to be called Deacon Flood. ="
The other will have as its title The
Belle Of Hong Kong" regardless Of the
fact that none of the belle" plays Of the
season has not been what would be
called a bowling success Harry r.
Smith viii write the librettO for the lat
ter.
Every manager, play-broker. and dram
attic author of the country is said to have
been represented at a meeting. held in
New York on Sunday, for the purpose
of organizing against the play pirates.
The Managers Protective Association
formed well-knOwn dealer in manu-
scripts in Chicago has been selected as
the first prey Of this vigilance commit
tee. For years this man, without attempt
at subtorfuge, has sold his manuscripts
Of the latest copyrighted dramas for s.
and so to such persons as dared evade
the penalty attached to producing the
plays without permission.
Nine. Rejane, well remembered here for
her delightful series of performances in
French comedy a few years ago. opened
her own new theater n Paris on Satur-
day night with a new play by Max
Maurey, entitled la SavelH." The house
is called by the condolences own name,
and stands on the site of the former
Theater Nouveau in the Rue Blanche
The interior is said to be the most sump-
tuous in Paris, the color scheme being
in cream and old rose. La Savelli'' Is
q play OF the second empire, and Rejane
is said to have been wonderfully alluring
and convincing in the name part. a street
singer whom an Italian nobleman loves
and marTies.
HandeFs 0ratOrfO This Evening.
Tonight at the Congregational Church
there will be a performance by the Choral
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