The Washington herald., 1906-11-19
ABOUT PLAYERS AND PLAYS.

After this season the modern drama
shall know her no more. Olga Nethersole
told 4 New York interviewer on her ar
rival there Saturday. The remaining years
Of her career viii be devoted 10 the clas-
! sic Shakespeare, Racine, Corneille. per-
! haps even the ancient Greek dramatists.
whose works she VIII revitalize with the
! surging floods Of her tropical emotion.
/ Olga begins her present American en-
/ gagement at Pittsburg tonight in what
/ she is pleased 10 regard as an improved
/ version Ct Scribe and Legouve's "Adri-
/ cnne LecOuvreur," she having put on the
! Improvements herself.
! Ancient order Of Knights OF Chivalry''
/ is the title OF a dramatic composition re-
| Gently copyrighted at the Congressional
! Library. As it isn't a romantic drama,
but burlesque. perhaps the title will not
prove fatal "JayviIIe Junction and
Making the Highway Pay" are other
! copyrighted titles
/ Washington amateurs Of the piano viii
be glad to know that Moritz ROsenthaTs
/ left thumb has regained its accustomed
health and strength, and smote the keys
as mercilessly, swiftly. and brilliantly as
ever at a recital at Carnegie Hall, New
York. on Saturday.
! During the engagement OF The Girl
and the Governor at Pittsburg last week,
Jefferson De Angels had TO provide each
Of his chorus girls with an escort home
after the night performance. 1t seems
even the Pittsburg chappies have been
scared away from the stage doors bv the
reign of terror in the smoky city. and the
chorus girls wouldn't venture into the
gloomy, thug-infested streets alone.
CaTUso's disastrous dash into the nom
vocal role of Jack the Pincher" has
evoked grand cross-fre chorus of anec-
dotes about HIS personality and peculiari-
ties. When he was first imported to this
country, it is said, he was so careless of
his personal appearance that he made his
manager blush. The second contract with
him gave Herr Conried the right to regu-
late the tenor's wardrobe. as well as his
vocalization. CarusO is by no means an
Apollo, yet his Conceit is so colossal that
he believes himself irresistible with wo-
men. BY the way, Il was a very curious
Tending Caruso from the charge lodged
against him by the Central Park police
man. Would q man of his distinction
go to Central Park TO firt2" asked the
Herr Director. no, no. answered he
himself; he could have almost any
woman he wanted to fiirt with; at least
he could have beautiful women at his
heels If he gave them the slightest en-
couragement" Think of that. 'Beau;i-
full women at his heeis,' Music may have
charms 10 sOOthe the savage breast. but il
doesn't seem to do much in the refining
line.
Manager William A. Brady took the
freak notion Of playing a minor part in
bis production Of The Pit" at Pitts
burg the other night The people Of his
executive staff agreed that he played it
very well, but what they say doesn't of
course, count under the circumstances.
They don't care to close the season so far
away from Broadway as the city Of smoke
and iron.
The epidemic Of reminiscing in print
continues to spread steadily through the
strata Of stage society. Eleancr Elkins.
OF Nat GOOdwin's company, is the latest
stage person 10 break into print with a
volume Of new and warmed-over anec-
dotes about the supposed 'personages" Of /
the profession. 1t is called. Dressing |
Room Sketches by a Worker on the |
Stage"
Lima Cavalieri one Of the leading So
prani Of the Conried forces at the Metro |
politan Opera House, was among the
boatload of singers that reached New
York on Saturday on La SavOie She is !
said to possess d singuIarly attractive face
and figure of the Roman type. She began /
life singing and playing a guitar in cafes 4
Il was only after years Of struggle and 1
sacrifice that she was able tc attain her
ambition to sing in grand opera. She !
made her debut in the San Carlo at 4
Naples, in Puccinis Vie de Boheme. - /
scored success. and has rad a most for
tulate career ever since 1t is her first |
visit to America.