The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-07
News From New York.

4 college life. was enthusiastically re
Oeived last year. The role Of Tony
Allen the hero OF The Boys OF Com
pany B" was created by Arnold DAILY,
best known az an exploiter OF Bernard
Shaw. but a few days ago the part
was assumed BY Jack Barrymore. az
Mr.. DAILY has gone to England In
search Of new plays. Tony Allen loves
a girl whose mother b ambitious for
her to marry a millionaire fop. But
the girl prefers the moneyless man.
and in time the mercensry mama
might have yielded to the pleadings
OF the lovers, had not the romance
been shattered by the girl catching
Tony, while Co. B was in summer
camp, kissing a rustic belle. His ex-
PLANTATION that 1t was merely curiosity
to know how 1t felt to kiss girl who
lisps, while not satisfactory was ac-
cepted, but when she later finds an
unsigned declaration of love to this
same rural charmer in Tony's hand
writing she forthwith casts him OF and
yields to her mothers desire that she
accept the millionaire's proposal. Ere
the engagement ends in marriage she
learns that Tony had written the let
ter at the request of a suffering fell
low-soldier who had sprained his hand.
A rich uncle of Tony's comes to the
rescue with a handsome allowance,
the ambitious mater is mollihed, and
all ends happily.
In popular parlance the Van Den
Berg Opera Company, which will give
grand and ligh opera throughout the
summer at the West End Theatre, has
caught on This cozy playhouse is
filed nightly with music lovers who |
appreciate the excellent work of the |
soloists, chorus and orchestra.
heard them in an admirable produc-
ton Of Chimes of Normandy" The
role OF "Serpolette" was charmingly I
sung and acted by Louise Beaudet,
and that of "Germaine" by Alice
Craft Benson, while Harry Luckstone
and Vernon Styles in the respective
roles of the Marquis of Corneville"
and Jean Grenicheaux" were most
pleasing. The role of ''Gaspard" was
splendidly portrayed by Alexander
Clark. For the production of Faust"
to be made June 10, Joseph Sheehan,
Of Henry w. Savage's Grand English
Opera Co. has been engaged to sing
he title role Madame Noldi will be ,
Marguerite" Signor Alberti, "Valen-
.ine," and Mr. Motley "Mephisto." II
So unstinted has been the praise ;
bestowed upon Grace George for his \
work in Sardou's "Divorcons" that she r
will appear in it in London on June u
o. Upon the conclusion of her en- O
there she will return to v
Jew York and present Ibsen's Lady O
rom the Sea- p
Two of New York's thespian favor 6
les have committed matrimony during II
he last week, namely Lulu Chaser and v
lay Irwin The latter followed the h
xample of Ellen Terry and Mrs. Les II
e Carter, and chose as a mate a man o.
luch younger than herself. In the
Picturesque Little Church Around re
lie Corner" Miss CHASER was welded nj
, Ralph c. Herr, young Englishman II
no had prominent part in The al
Vhite Hen this season. After this th
? will be his wife's leading man as CO
} was in Miss Dolly Dollars" the in
edium of their first meeting. III
His Honor the Mayor" a musical tn
medy, will come to Wallack's The tn
re next week, the scene of its phe- w.
'menal success last summer. tn
Next Saturday night the fifteenth We
ccessful engagement of 1.-THE Prince "a
Pilsen" in this city will be conclud- de-
at the Academy of Music. The
'yal Italian Opera Co., will appear Of
ere FOR a week, then, on June 10, old
liza Marlowe and e. H. Sothern, ha,
ssh from their triumphs in Lon cd,
n, will for the last time as co-stars, len
ssent repertoire OF their most pop bee
IT plays. Ian
HENRIETTA LAZARUS. as
nay 2S, 1907. Z