The Washington times., 1907-01-27


Over-dressed. with extravaganza. vul-
garity. ana ina appropriateness obtaining
in place of artistic fitness. The new
costumes have % some extent frequent-
ly uudone the results Of uudress re-
hearsals. the actresses no longer repre-
senting the drama as they did before
the DIRE SNEAKER sent home their gowns.
while the variety Of their impersona-
lions is sWamped by the uniformity OF
their fashions
Mrs. Leslie Carter. who was 10 have
opened ia Cleo" tomorrow night in
Cleveland. Cancelled that engagement
about a week ago. The production was
said not 10 be ready. IL was an
nouneed, however that she would open
in New York on schedule time. follow
ing The HypOcrit-s." AT tEe Hudson.
CA February II. Now Edwin Milton
RoYe. author or her play. has secured
"a temporary injunction restraining her
from producing IT, Mrs. Carter seems
Co be- having trounies these DAYS. Alto
g-ther- her friends are wondering II
shes not asking herself why she ever
did IT,
jet OF Norway entirely too large u
be included ia "a single lecture. and has
divided IL into Southern Norway" aud
The Land u the Midnight Sun" Both
lectures are TO Dee given with the aid
Of excellent moving pictures and col.
0red views.
Campbell Gollan. wig plays McNa-
mara ia THE Spoilers IS hopiUg the
play viii never reach North Dakota. Or
Il II does that IL viii have another No
Namara. This character ia the play =
a very tHiHly yelled prototype 0f Alex
ander Mackenzie. a political boss OF
that state, Who was interested in the
conspiracy 90 loot the rich mines or
tie Nome district under injunction and
fake rscelversnip proceedings, which
were successful f0r a time. but finally
resulted I'm tie Interference OF the
United States Government with The re-
suit thau several corrupt officials were
summarily removed from Office This
background Of official thievery was used
by Rex Beach in writing hrst his book
and later. in collaboration with James
Macarthur, his play
A report from Chriztianla- Norway.
says that Odo Nelson. the Danish &C.
tress, is on her way 20 this country.
She has a contract 20 make a three
months tour OF the United States. play
'ng in cities where there is a consider
able Scandinavian population.
| When -strOngheart' appears al the
New National this week the entire foot
bail team Of Georgetown University viii
attend the theater in a body and appear
I ra Ia
the second act. which leads one u Won
der whether, when Mr.. Edeson takes
-'Strongheart" 10 LOudon-as il is said
he viii ia ApriI-he will press the OK
ford football players into service as
! "supers' 10 add realism 10 the scene.
Blanche Bates now holds the record
Tor the number of consecutive perform
ances given by q woman star in ons
play Ia New York. She has apDear-d
iu The Girl OF the Golden Vest
David Belaseo's great drama OF Cali
iorHia. exactly ~ times IN the me-
tropoIis.
/ v. j. Ferguson. the veteran ac.or.
/ VINO, by the way. was a ,aI boy on the
| stage Of FOrd's |heauer the night that
| President Lincoln was murdered, hsa
been lying seriously III in q hospital at
| Youngstown. Ohio. He has been sun
/ porting Virginia Harmed IN THE Love
! letter ana his Interpretation OF
J7oeiin. an Old French beau and Mime.
Revlllon's eX-husband. was one OF the
very bright spots OF the production. Ha
| Is reported as c1nyalescing and hopes
soon 10 rejoin the company.
Henry ". Savage is certainly Collect
ing regular swarm of 'Butternies.'-
He ras ROW engaged Sigaoriua Dora
de Philippe, as priEna donna in ''AIadam
| Butterfly 20 alternate with the rour
others already singing the role.
Here's good health 70 honest men.
and damnation to lawyers" says Daxcry
/ IN The Spoilers and that eoupIet rep
/ resents the sentiment OF every miner
| ~ Alaska II was crooked lawyers thai
robbed the miners under guise OF .hs
law and now miner wouldn't touch
lawyer with totem role.
Miss Desiree Lazard appearing ss
Maud Weston. IN "Strongneart" IS a
well-knowE Washington girl. She il
the sister If A L. Marks. q local news
paper man.
When Grace George gets TO Chicago
she anc Wright LCTimer are % give
some special matinees % THE Wild
Duck Miss Georges engagement at
the Illinois I'm the HOpw0od-P Pollock
comedy. Clothes" viii De- concurrent
with Mr. Lorimers engagement In Nc
Nicker's III The Shepherd King" Mr..
Lorimer presented THE Wild Duck" In
October last III Boston.
Both Kyrle Bellew AMI his leading
man, Frederic de BsIleviue. in "A Mar
riage Of Reason" are accounted among
The best fencers in the world There
is keen rivalry between these two
accomplished players. bat 10 their re-
gret there are lao duels ia the new
play.
Miss Blanche Walsh, besides being a
clever actress. is an inventor. ana In
her home on West Fifty firth street,
New York, she has a machine shop
fully equipped. She has just Invented