The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

a part in some other company. Now It
is Robert G. Turner. who recently
played TamOzius in The Jungle" and
who has been engaged by John Craig
as a member of his stock company at
the BijOu Theater. Boston.
II is probable that the English musical
play. Amasis. will be De Wolf Hopper's
vehicle next season. He is scheduled for
the BelascO. ia the ever popular Wang
some time this spring.
Madame Nellie Melba has received a
new decoration from Queen Alexandra,
Of England. It is the order OF Art,
Music, and Literature. ard Is In the
form Of the Royal Crown, with mono
gram In diamonds and amethysts. sur
rounded with a double line Of brilliants.
Sam DTaHe. a washington boy. who
has been touring successfully with the
Baldwin d Fay Vaudeville Company.
is in the city Just now. lie is shortly
to play the Keith & Proctor circuit
On Saturday. January &c. the Ben
Greet Players gave a special perform
ance Of Hamlet, from the fun text OF
the 1904 edition, at the University Of
Michigan, Ann ArbOr. The performance
occupied five hours, being given with an
intermissiOn for dinner. as in the case
Of Parsifal, at Beyreuth. The aim OF
the presentation was 10 revive the Ham
let Of the Old Globe Theater. when
Shakespeare played the Ghost, MI
Greet holding that the ordinary acting
versions Of the tragedy. BY their sub
ordination Of the other characters 10
that OF the hero. gave q distorted view
Of Shakespeare's play and its meaning
This was the fourteenth dramatic per
Torrance given by the Greet Players
at Michigan University.
Emma Janvier has signed with the
Shuberts for The Orchid Eddie Foy's
new musical comedy. Meanwhile she
is raking in the vaudeville sheke-s.
The Shepherd" one of Mrs Olive
DarRan's series Of poetic dramas
Lords and Lovers has been accepted
for production b~ 5othern and MarlOwe-
The play deals p contemporary con-
ditions in Russia Il will not be pre-
scnted before next season.
May BoIey. a Washington girl who
was with The Maid and the Mummy,
has saved her Eight Polly Girls" from
the wreck and is getting them billed as
head liners all along the line. Another
Washington girl. Mabel Brown, is max
ing good with Harry Clay Blaney's
only a Shop Girl"
The Shuberts appear 20 be biting or
more than they can chew" IL IS an
uounced that the Shubert TheaJ=T in
Utica. y. Y. which was opened several
weeks ago. will be transferred 10 b F.
Keith next week. and viii open as
high-class vaudeville house on Feb
ruary IS
Henry B. Harris has arranged with
Commander .Peary 20 deliver a series of
illustrated lectures at the Hudson
TLeater. New York. or his recent at
tempts TO reach the Pole. The first Of
the lectures viii be given on Thursday
afternoon May n
Tyrone Power has been engaged 10y
John COrJ for the role of Mr.. Adams IN
The Strength OF the Weak" He VIII
rejoin Florence Roberts in Chicago next
Monday. and will also originate the priu-
cipal male role in Maria Rosa" the
new play in which Miss Roberts is To
De seen here
Fay Templcton. Il. .Forty-Five Min
utes From Broadway Will be the first
musical Offering at the New National
Theater since the appearances Of The
Spring Chicken" Miss TemDleton and
her fun-makers are booked for the week
beginning March II.
Nine. Lillian Nord.ea has received the
deeds OF her old family homestead AZ
Pennington Me. and VIII renovate the
house, 10 use II as a sort OF museum OF
her treasures
John W. Lyons. FOR the past four years
manager of the Academy of Music. Is
temporarily manager for Hap Ward in
Not Yet. But soon" which is due az
the Majestic in n few weeks. He viii
be- as Welcom- In that capacity as he
has been popular as house manager OF
the late Iamented Academy. 1t is taken
fUr granted that he is TO be stlI man
ager Of she new house that is 20 replace
the wreck of the old one Everybody
likes Mr.. Lyons.
The big sensation OF The Love
Route" is rhe building O.. a railroad on
the stage. The property list of the
company includes an item of Ten tons Of
soil This is used IN the third act. dur
ing the course Of which a gang OF work
men lay the ties and rails, and The eli
max of the scene witnesses the rush
ing Of 81 huge construction car. twelve
feet high and thirty-siX feet in length
across the stage.
HOW The PONY BALLET"
HAD A HOMESICK CHRISTMAS