The Washington times., 1907-02-03

Elita Proctor Otis, who IS not new to
Broadway. but who has never been re-
garded as "a musical comedy queen
Miss Otis does not try 10 sing. She is
immensely funny IN recitat.ve, which is
her nearest approach to vccalizing, and
her comedy is as funny as ever.
In Grand Opera '-Salome" still holds
the center af the stage. so far as pub
lie interest IL concerned, AS was TO
have been expected the directors of the
Metropolitan Opera House found the
Oscar Wilde production too much OF
toad even for Richard Strauss splendid
music to carry. and it has been banlshed
from the home OF the onera. From a
boX-office standpoint 'SalOme' Is all
right. There are IN the city of New
York. as in all large cities, sufficient
number OF morbid minded people 10
make even so terrible a thing as this
pay but art or 40 art. the great mass
or the people shrink from this per-
veted product OF the mind of brilliant
degenerate.
Il is a distinct disappointment all mp
and down Broadway that Miss l.caa
n
has knocked on the head for the pres
ent the Shuberts plan 10 revive Lady
NVindermere's Fan" with an all-s5ar
cast. The play is one OF oscar Wilde's-
about the only one that Has been really
successfully produced. The Shubcrts
had proposed puttins il ou- with solen-
did company. which should have IN
cluded Virginia Harmed. lena Ashwell,
GUY Standing. William COurtenay, and
w. j, Ferguson. IL order TO carry cut
this enterprise Bliss Harhed's tour m
Tine Love Letter" and Miss AshWell
IN Mrs. Danes Defensa." were TO De
abandoned for tie present Miss ttat-
Eed in America and Miss AshWeh Ia
England appeared in Lady Ninder~
mere's Fan" with marked success, Miss
Harmed was a member of a NJ. Palmer
Company when the play was presented
al WaIlacks Theater. ana Was suisse
ouentIy starred foT two seasons over
the country.
Tho production was 10 have been
made az the Garrick Theater, Chicago
nexr Monday. But last. Tuesday MISS
Ashweu broke down completely. Il IS
said that she vas on the edge OF
breakdown when she undertook this
tour last fail, and thar she is no" ser
iouslv ~. II is a matter OF regret that
So PROMISING a plan has had To be a5an-
don,d. for the time being al least.
The record of the Liberty Theater has
been 81. 500 up 10 last Saturday. and no
body looked for a fracture of these fig
ures. But Eleanor Robson In "Salomy
Jane" was right alongside At the mat
inee. and at night came In actually
ahead OF The record. Bad day and
stormy night too. There is no earthly
doubt Of the extent OF Miss Robson
success. She will be with AZ long after
the robins have ceased TO nest again,
The news Of the restitution of Mrs.
Jessamy steele. Bret Hartes daughter
VINO Is in the poOrh0use at Portland,
Ne. tgas considerable of a shock 70 her
fathers friends here. OF course she
viii be taken care OF, though IL seems
impossible that a woman Of her age
lshe Is about thirty should be helpless
IN such straits. ii was characteristic
and appropriate that Eleanor Robson,
VINO has made such a success OF Paul
Armstrong; dramatization OF one of
Bret Harte's stories. should have
promptly announced a special benefit
performance of il for Bret Harte
daughter The benefit IS 10 be during
the week OF February Ii, and the Cali
fornia Society Of New York has under
taken 70 push it.
Brown Of Harvard" ends tonight It's
engagement in the Majestic Henry
Woodruhs second New York engage
ment In this spirited college play has
proved that IL will be welcome addi-
ton TO the city's gayety any time the
management can bring it here again.
II will be replaced next week by ''The
Rose OF the Alhambra." the new ro-
mantle light opera by Charles Emerson
Cooke and Reginald de KoVeu.
Miss Margaret Ellington will twinkle
forth as stage star in a few months |
Next season she is to be placed az the
head Of her own company, under the
management OF Daniel Frohman. She
viii appear about September / in the
Lyceum Theater as Lady GeranIa. in a /
comedy drama entitled "DF. Wakes
Patient" The play was produced more
than year ago with success in Eag-
land II was written by u. Gayee /
Aackay ian English actor and Robert (
Ord. Later on Miss Ellington IS 70 APP /
pear in the new drama which Arthur /
". PinerO is now writing.
There is considerable amusement. not /
entirely free from malice. over the Les /
lie Carter-Royle imbroglio. Leslie Car
ter and clio" Edwin Milton Royle's /
new adaptation Of Article IL" were
scheduled 10 replace The Hypocrites," 1