The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
THE WEEKS PLAY BILLS.
The oOIumbIs-A Revival OF "she
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stoOps 10 Conquer"
q love everything that's old.-old friends, cid
times old manners old books, old wines. and be
iiese. Dorothy you'n own, have been pretty fond
Of Old wife. ~-From Goidsmith's She st0ops 70
Conquer
Nearly every prominent comedian and
comedienne. in both England and Amer
lea, have, at some time or other in their
career, appeared in "She stoops 10 Con-
quer." In presenting this play for pop
ular approval, the managers responsible
for It's reproduction are, Of necessity,
compelled to use the creates, judgment
IN the selection OF the players for the
different roles. Each player becomes i'm
mediately the successor Of some famous
character of the stage who has preceded
him In the part. Messrs. Charles Froh-
man and Liebler & Co, who are RESPONSE
BILE for the present production Of .'She
Stoops 20 Conquer. which viii be at the
Columbia Theater all this week, loanlng
their names as sponsors for the cast and
its adequate presentation. announce their
belief that possibly "she Stoops to Con-
quer' may have been presented a num-
Der of times. and on several occasions
by cast of players containing more ia
nous names. but il is. in their judgment,
doubtful If a more evenly balanced COM
pany-one that presents with great tidel-
ity the numerous characters portrayed
has ever before been gathered into one
company.
Prominent in the cast are 10 be found
William H. Crane, that fine old American
actor, whose name is a household word IN
this country. IN the role OF Hardcastie.
An ideal selection" say AIessrs. Froh-
man, and Liebler & Co. Mr.. Crane has
played the part many times before. and
some twenty years ago starred success
fully In conjunction with Stuart Rob-
son in the play. Next I'm Importance.
and starred jointly with Alr. Crane, is to
be found Miss Ellis Jeffreys. the English
actress who is appearing as Kate Hard
castle Miss Jeffreys is. next 10 Miss FL
len Terry. the best liked actress on the
English stage AS Tony Lumpkin, by
many considered the leading part in the
play, and the part which theatergoers
Of the present generation associate with
Stuart Robson. is TO be found Mr.. George
Giddens. an English actor who lately
successfully starred IN Beauty and the
Barge" and Public Opinion" For twen-
~ years or more, the Tony Lumpkin
Of Mr.. Giddens has been regarded in Lon
don as beyond compare. He has, per
haps. appeared IN the part more times
than any other actor known TO the Eng
lish-speaking world
Mrs. Fannie Addison Pitt. the survivor
OF the famous trinity OF character act
resses-Mrs Drew, Mrs. Gilbert, and her
self-will appear as Mrs Hardcastle. a
creation for years recognized as artisti-
cally perfect in every city Of consequence
/ IN the United States. Miss Margaret Dale
the handsome and accomplished actress
who was for six years the leading lady
with Mr. John Drew. will appear IN the
part Of Miss Neville. Alr. Walter Hale,
late leading support for Mr. Crane. viii
play the part Of young Marrow. Mir. Fred
ThOrne. who has the part Of Diggory
Is an English comedian. The part Of
Diggory, as played by Mr.. Thorne. is pro
nounced a perfect creation. This Is part
at one time played by the late Joseph
/ Jefferson, and reGuires an actor of ster-
ling worth Mr. Herbert Sleath. another
Of the English cOntingeuts 10 be found in
this remarkable cast. viii portray the
role Of Hastings.