The Washington herald., 1906-12-10
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Baltimore doesn't take to vaudeville so
eagerly as Washington or else sli@ -
timore managers don't give their pa
irons the class Of attractions they want.
One Baltimore vaudeville house closed its
doors a couple Of weeks ago. which ought
to have made business better for the
others. Instead. it looks as II second
house was about to go permanently
dark.
The stock company that opened the
season at the Arcade Theater, Toledo, six
weeks ago, has given up the experiment
because Of bad business. Toledo has a
long list Of stock company wrecks in its
stage annals.
Some Of the New York critics are dis
posed to grow husky with excess Of emo
tion when they discuss the singing of
Bonci. Hammerstein's leading tenor.
They are discovering wonderful things
IN his method and technique, and are in
clined to hoist him to the pedestal on
which so long stood Italo Campanini.
learns what happened to Irene Bentley
of the Belle of Mayfair" in New York
last week. a bride of but a few days
1t win be recalled that Harry b. Smith.
the librettist, bestowed his name on Miss
Bentley very recently-she was forced to
20 through the entire week with but one
single. solitary dress to her back, for
house, street reception, pink tea, and all
other purposes, except those of the stage
Her private wardrobe was lost on the
road between Boston and New York. and
Miss Bentley didn't have time TO 90 OUT
and blow some Of her own OF Harry's
money for new clothes.
Young II. p. Irving believes that cities
should own their own theaters and main
tain stock companies in them. He says
he and John Burns, the English labor
leader. talked the matter over in London
not long ago and agreed that municipal
theaters were feasible and desirable. But
/ they also agreed to permit the United
States 20 make the experiment. Mr.. Irv-
ing should mention the matter to Mayor
Dunno while in Chicago No doubt the
mayor will start a municipal theaJeT
while young Henry waits.
Having served the purpose Of getting
Elsie Janis name into large number Of
newspapers all over the country. the story
Of her engagement TO young Roosevelt is
| branded by Elsie as a "fashy fake"
That's all
It is asserted that during the eight
weeks run Of ben Hur" az the Chica-
90 Auditorium, closing Saturday night,
! quarter Of million people saw the re-
vivaI Of Gen. WalIace's striking play
/ The claim is further made that I'm the
/ seven years since the play was first pro-
duced. 10 has been seen by 500 900 people
It's a deadly dull week in the theatri-
cal world when some one doesn't get out
a prospectus for new musical comedy
/ production. The Blocks announce they
I will soon put Emma Carus on the road
/ in a musical affair by Glen MacDonougl.
l The asbestos curtain probably prevent
/ ed a panic at the Manhattan Opera
/ House. New York, Saturday night dur
| ing the performance Of Faust The
| burning OF an electric fuse set the scenery
rows who saw what was going on start
I ed from their seats. But the asbestos cur-
| tain came down with rush and the
1 spread of the alarm among the big audi
/ ence was cut short. No damage was
/ done.
Bertha Galland has followed the lead Of
/ Mrs. Leslie Carter and severed her rela-
! tiOns with David Beiasco. On recovery
/ from her recent attack Of tonsIlitis, Miss
/ Galland found Frances Starr q fixture in
I the leading role of THE Rose OF the
I Rancho" which Miss GaIland was 10 have
/ played. Belasco had no other opening
\ for Miss Galland. and she declined TO
wait indefinitely for new play or the
revival of an old one by the author
/ manager. She Will seek an opening else
/ where