The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
FEATURES AND FUTURES.
Chances About and Ahead at Local
TheRtrIcnI Anairs.

Marie BOOM russell iAllS. EDDeIt Man
teID VIII give "a lecture on Shakespcare's
heroiues before the students OF the Ma
uo1lI Park Seminary during her Wash
iuelan engagement
Maxine Elliott will De- the guest at
many social gatherings during her stay
in Washington this week. john Mason.
a great Washington fayorile. viii also
come iu for considerable social attention.
Dwight EImeudorl has kindly consented
TO omit any reference TO the shCst-like
scenes OF the Norwegian play. Peer
Gy1t" during his forthcoming lectures
on Norway This should prove welcome
news for ,he man from ST. Eiizd5eth's.
IN The now musical comedy. "The
Tourists which comes TO the BelascO
Theatar shortly. are such noted players
ass Richard Golden. Albert Froom. Fred
Tr,ar Mabel Wilbur. Margaret Starr.
Georgia O.Ramey. and beauty chorus
OF seventy.
Tn the cast of "Happyllnd," the De
K3yeu-R-uken comic opera in which De
Wolf Hopper VIII De- seen at the Belasco
Theltcr next week. are Marguerite Clark.
William Dauforth William Wolf, Joseph
Philips Frank Casey, Florence Martin.
Ada Deaves. Christine Madison. and
Anita Brady.
During his stay I'm New York last week
Mr.. William IT, Rapley. manager of the
New National Thealar closed contracts
for the appearance at his popular play
house u Olga NetHers1le and The Hypo-
critics THE Lion and the Mouse viii
also come 90 the New National, with
. Gertrude Coghlan.
Langdon Mitchell, author Of "The New
York Idea" wrote Becky SHARP" the
adaptation Of Thackeray's Vanity Fair,
which was sIrs. Fiskc's greatest success.
/ He also adapted The Kreutzer Sonata. %
. in which Bertha Kalich appeared. Mr..
Mitchell. by the way. is son of Dr. 5.
I Weir Mitchell. the novelist
"Thc Cow Puncher." by Hal Reid. viii
( be seen at the Majestic Theater the week
of March l. The play. while stirring is
said to have a wholesome amount Of
comedy that makes 10 thoroughly enjoy
able Mr.. ". i. Mann. the producer,
has given it fine setting. Vaudeville
+ features have been introduced.
Joseph and William Jefferson viii APP
pear as joint stars az the Belasco Thea
ter shortly ia their new comedy Play
ing the Game" which has met with sue
! cess in Chicago and other Western cities.
An unusually strong east, including Au-
brev Boucicault. is promised in the sup
p5rt Of the jefferson brothers.
Chase's bill for next week Will intro
duce Miss Mabel Mckinley, Catherine
Hayes. and SabeI Johnson. il "A Dream
II, nr yin
virtuoso: George B. Reno ard company
Louise Baffin's London Hippodrome com
pany James Mooney and Ida Holoein
Carroll and Baker, and The Haunted
House motion pictures.
Edwin Milton Royle. author of 'The
Sauaw Man" seems TO have achieved q
/ striking succegs with that play, and vii
liam Faversham, in the leading role, has
been no less successful Licbler d Co.
who direct the tour OF Mr.. Faversham
are noted FOR their lbsrality in stage pro
auctions. The SG.iaw Man" comes Il
the New National next week.
Dudley Clinton, one of the members o
the company supporting Mrs. Fiske
makes his first appearance in Amevic,
this season after successful career II
ENGLAND ana AUoJlallj. II" DDS t'tt'
for more than $50 times the part OF tn
tramp in ~ Message from Mars" III
4. has also a record OF 800 performances O
Dr. Juttner in old Heidelberg.
The womaus role next in Importance e
Mrs. Fiske's in The Now York Idea
played by Miss Marion Lea who, in priv
/. ate life. is Mrs. Langdon Mitchell, tn
wife of the author Of this satire on socia
New FORK. Miss Lea, who IS credite
with great hit in the role of the smar
! divorcee. makes this season her first ap
: pearaaco. after IN absence from the stag
of several years.
Checkers" comes to tie Columbi
. Theatar next week. The leading rol
viii be played by Nh Hans Robert,
: popular washington boy. He earl
) achieved reputation by giving impersona
tions Of famous actors 1T local entertain
S ments. Then as am amateur he appeare
with the Washington Dramatic Club. Nj
: Robert entered upon his professional ca
{ reer as member of AugUsttn Days con
S pauy. where he remained for three year.