The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-06

brette. expecting To Guido Lolita. Lewis
Morrison. whom she afterward married,
engaged her TO play Marguerite TO his
| Faust" and it was Morrison who d.
rected her into the emotionai-feld For
years she tried 20 get a hearing In New
York, Dut II was not till last season, in
| The Strength OF the Weak" that she
succeeded.
Peter SchIemihI, It viii be recalled, was
unhappy because he lost his shadow.
James ONein is unhappy because he
can't lose his. He is one Of those unfor-
tunate actors who. Ike Frankenstein. Is
always pursued by his incubus. The an
nouncement is made that he will close
In 'Virginius'' in another week and re-
viye Monte Cristo" Time and again
the actor has said that he Is MORALLY
| tired OF Dumas romantic hero and would
never again play Edmund Dantes. But
In spite Of the personal hit he has made
in sheridan Knowles old play Of the
Roman patrician who Stays his daughter
in the cause Of honor, the necessity Of
keeping the pot boiling compels him 10
announce Monte Cristo" for a change
OF bill However, his anguish is miti-
gated by the prospect OF appearing for a
short series Of performances before he
closes his engagement at the Lyric as
Marc Anthony in Julius Caesar" and
there is a vague prospect that he may
also be seen in Macbeth"
No little comment was excited on the
Rialto this week by the fact that Alan
Dale's name appeared signed to a char
acteristic review Of THE Evangelist" in
Tuesday mornings issue Of the Amer
lean. The play is running at the Knick-
| erboeker, and Is the property Of those
syndicate managers who closed their
doors against Dale and said he should
never be admitted 10 one Of their the
alters or their attractions. Even Charles
Frohman, when Mrs. Campbell was pre-
sentng The Sorceress" for the first
time, intercaded IN vain for the dis
I barred critic. and for years the prohibit
tory edict has been remorselessly en-
forced against him.
/ Fancy the surprise Of people when
/ they read a column and a half review OF
/ THE Evangelist in his paper after the
I first nights performance. At the the
| alter no explanation Is given Of the rnys-
1 terry. The order OF disbarment has not
been rescinded, it is said, and no one can
/ explain how he gained admittance II
/ IS little things like these that agitate
/ great minds along the Great White
+ Way when the season is well on.
Daniel Frohman is said to have dis
covered a new playwrighting genius in
Z the person OF a young newspaper writer
Thompson Buchanan. OF this city, whose
/ play, The Castle Comedy" dramatized
/ from the authors novel. will be produced
as soon as a suitable actor to imper-
/ senate the seventeenth century hero can
( be engaged. II is said that the role was
offered 10 kyrle BelieV, who said he was
/ too old for the part. and recommended
/ Hamilton Rcyele as the most suitable
/ actor in view.
/ Lew Fields came into town Tuesday
evening with his latest musical comedy
I The Girl Behind the Counter" an Eng
/ fish book revamped 10y Edgar Smith
I The attraction banished Virginia Harmed
/ 10 the exclusiveness Of the vicinity where
+ the Majestic stands. and suflced TO draw
/ a large audience 20 the Herald Square
/ where the actress has been doing well
/ in Anna Karenina." The Fields show
made 81 hit, and The Girl Behind the
/ Counter, which should really feature
/ the man behind the soda counter. is ex-
pected 10 enjoy a prosperous run. It IS
/ one Of the best attractions Of this char
/ acter that has been seen in New York
/ for some time.
( Miss ATLANTA Nicolaides. the youne
/ Washington girl, who has had a thinking
part in The Rose Of the Rancho" mas
/ been promoted 10 Jane Cowles' former
/ role IN the play, which gives her an Cd.
/ portunity TO do some excellent acting a.
/ The sweetheart OF Lieut. Larkins. Mis-:
/ CoWles, a noted beauty, has hAan trans
/ feTred 70 A Grand Army Man. witt
/ warned FRED. F. SCHRADER.