The Washington herald., 1907-01-06

! Brassbound's Conversion"
! Elsie Janis has been elected to member
/ ship in the Automobile Club Of Worces-
ter, Mass, because OF her clever lrnita-
tions Of noted actors and automobile
/ races.
Blanche Walsh has closed her tour on
the road in order TO go to New York
and rest up for the opening there Of
Clyde Fitch's new play, The Straight
/ Road
Emma Carus made her debut as a star
1 in Glen MacDonough's musical farce.
Too Near Home" at Wilmington. Del.
/ Friday night. She has six songs 10 sing
in the piece.
David Belasco is said to be at work on
a new play for David Warneld. in which
/ the noted character actor will probably
( open the new Stuyvesant Theater in New
York next September.
During his engagement at the Grand
/ Opera House In Cincinnati last week.
/ Richard Mansfield changed his plans and
| presented. in addition 10 Peer Gynt."
/ Beau Brummel' and ''Dr. JekylI and Mr..
/ Hyde"
They are furnishing up The Girl and
/ the Governor in New York putting in
new chorus ladies. new songs. and new
I ideas generally. and when Il is got into
shape Jeff De Angels will go forth Oh the
road with il again for long run.
Henrietta Crosmau issues bulletin
/ from Chicago giving notice that she will
retire from the stage in two years. She
/ is tired Of the eternal grind and wants 4
rest Before her farewell she will appear
! In a great spectacular production OF Pill
grims Progress"
The dramatization Of Upton Sinclair's
/ The Jungle" has closed its tour on the
road. and the company will rest for a
month or so while the piece is remodeled
! preparatory 20 its presentation in Chi
cago, where it is said TO be scheduled
for a long run
In enforcing the Sunday blue laws in
Boston, the police have now got around
to the truckmen who haul scenery for
I the theaters. Several were arrested sun
day last. and the crusade will be follow
ed up, It is said 1t may cause serious
annoyance to the theateTs-
The Fays. so-called thaumaturgists
/ have suddenly returned from Europe to
+ New York, although when they went
away il was said they would play a long
engagement IN London. The fact is. Eu-
rope is far more sophisticated in these
matters OF fake supernaturalism than we
are.
/ The theaters OF Cleveland have been
filled to overlowing this week because Of
the failure Of the natural gas supply,
which most Of the citizens depend on for
/ their fuel and light Rather than sit at
home in cold and darkness, the CIeve-
1 landites locked 70 the theaters as never
before
! \ New York musical critic pays Caruso
/ and Melba the high compliment Of class
ling them with Patti in the rare gift or
accomplishment Of singing freely. spon-
/ taneOusiy, without perceptible effort
The absence Of EFFORT in producing vocal
music is one Of the greatest secrets of
success" he says.
Raymond Hitchcock is likely TO 20
I back 10 his first love, comic opera. He
has not been a dazzling success in Rich
ard Harding Davis comedy. The Cal
( Iopers." and Davis is now said TO be
writing the libreuo of comic opera that
will serve to reinToduce Hitchcock to
| the public in a musical role.
| To foil the boil weevils who make
! specially Of soliciting autographs Of noted
people, Nine. Melba has put the price of
| 81 fat on her signature She devotes the
| proceeds to charities for children. This
scheme viii keep the autograph boil
weevils away from the famous singer
more effectually than Gordon Of police
| During his forthcoming engagement in
Boston, and no doubt for the remainder
of his American tour, Forbes Robertson
viii be seen in some of his old roles as
well as in Caesar and Cleopatra" In
| Boston, for the first time In this country,
he viii appear as Shylock, with Miss
| Gertrude Elliott as Portia
| "Cupida" is the title of what is called
a strictly American musical play. for
which Antonio d'Annunzio. brother of
the famous Italian poet and novelist. has
written the music The book and lyrics
are by Charles II. Dorr and Frank l..
Freeman, New York newspaper men. The
play is scheduled for early production on
| Broadway.
| Otis Skinner. like John Drew. looks for
ward with longing more or less acute TO
the time when he can go back to
Shakespearean roles especially to Ham
/ let I want TO try to make blank verse
/ seem natural and to humanize. If I may
use the expression, the Shakespearean
| characters he told Chicago paper re-
Gently.
| Paul Armstrong has built play out Of
/ Bret Harte's story. "Salomy James Kiss"
and Eleanor Robson will appear in it at
/ the Liberty Theater. New York. on the
18th. To make things interesting, IT
| is announced, Mr.. Armstrong has
| sloshed around generally among Bret
| Harte's stories. and cOmmandeered pic
/ turesque characters to help out the few
/ that are I'm the story which furnishes the
! foundation OF his play.
! Tom Brown. whose wonderful knack
of whstling delighted thousands of peo-
/ pie the world over and brought him
money a-plenty, died OF consumption in
| a charity hospital at Yonkers on Thurs
! day. He was one of the discoveries of
| the late Charlie Hoyt, who introduced
him as the whistling waiter In his "Trip
to Chinatown. Brown remained with
that farce several years and then went
on a trip around the world. during which
his unique gift OF whistling led to his
appearance before many chiefs of state.
emperors, kings, and presidents. He was
only thirfv-fivo xvbar ha dfad