The Washington times., 1907-03-03
Peer Gynt' DisappOints New York
ers-MrS. Leslie Carter Payne
Sues DiIlingham-AMerry Oper-
attic War-0ther Matters of IN
tereSt on the Great White Way.

90 the story goes IS that Mr. Hammer
stein suggested 10 him that he take up
a few new roles for next season. This
insult was too much for the BOnci type
of artistic temperament. and he de
cided To quit
And the end is not yet. Hammerstein.
Il IS said has a two-years' option on
Bonci. and should the tenor undertake
to sing al the rival house, the courts
may have a chance to see him in ac-
tIon first. and more than that. one
Caruso is reported to take the engage
ment of his rival as a reflection on
him. In addition TO Bonci the Herr
Direktor may find that he has made a
contract with much and yaried trouble.
The willy oscar does not seem 10
worry greatly over the detection Of his
star. He announces that he has en-
gagged for next season the great tenor.
Zenateni. who Is sad by the friends or
the Manhattan impressario 10 be 50 far
ahead Of Caruso and Bonci as 70 place
them in the music hall class. and the
Bassi and DaImores he viii have a
/ trio which cannot be approached the
world over.
In the meantime both opera houses
are on their mett!e and New York
music lovers get the benefit
Considerable interest attaches 10 the
! story that William A Brady has hired
| the Metropolitan Opera House for
grand festival of Shakespearean plays.
! with perhaps an Ibsen or two for va
riety- at the close of the regular Op-
! cratic season. Robert BIantell OF course
/ is TO hold the center OF the stage.
/ For this privilege William a Brady.
! ManteIl's manager. Is said 10 have dc
I posted with the directors OF the opera
: house the DittanCc or $4,000. or there
: abOuts, although Mr. Brady himself Is
/ at this time saying nothing about H.
I The plan 70 give ManteH a sort Of hur-
I ran engagement on Broadway before the
, end OF the season has been uppermOst
! in Brady's mind ever since his star
/ played highly profitable engagement
AZ the Academy OF Music For want Of
any other available playhouse Brady
has determined to execute his plan In
style, and the above arrangement is re-
ported To have beer concluded one DAY
last week
President Roosevelt has sent his photo
graph with his autographed sentiment.
Best wishes 10 the Actors Fund Fair
I to be disposed Of at the fair 10 be
given in the Metropolitan Opera House
the week Of Nay @. The President has
also agreed 10 open the fair by pressing
an electric button in Washington
The Lincoln Square Theater passes
into new management two weeks from
today, when James Durkiu. the former
leading man on the endowed playhouse
Of Chicago. called the New Theater.
will take possession NJ Durkin has
, secured the producing rights of The
, Wire TapDeTs.' a dramatiZatiOn just
finished by owen Davis Of Arthur
Stringer's novel This will be the first
production at the Lincoln Square under
Mr. Du-kin's management, and St John
Z Lewis is now engaged in building the
; production.
I Ermete NoveIIis. the Shuberts' italian
: importation. arrived early In the week
: and opens Monday in Boston. He IS ex-
! peCJed TO get TO New York in about tive
y weeks. in a repertoire that viii includ.
; shakeSpearean tragedy. comedy. and
romantic plays-aH in Italian. OF course
All stagedom is Interested IN the
Actors Fund fair 20 be held in the Met
T ropOlitan Opera House the week OF tn,
5th Of May
It When the late Georgia Cayvan. The
d leading woman cf the old Lyceum The
e ater Company, first thought Of retirinl
e from the stage because Of illness. she
IS told her relatives and friends that sh,
.e wished 10 donate 10 the next Actors
l. Fund fair her diamond star
r For the fair about fourteen years
ago. the manages purchased from Tif
Al fany & Co a large diamond star 10 b,
J. given 10 the most popular actress tn,
N competition was one OF the most livell
. of the week All the actresses had
q, their admirers and adhererts. but Mis-
\ Georgia Cayvan. who spent day an,
st night Rt the Madison Square Garden
where the fair was held. in constan
IA hard work in the interests of the fund
!, and WHO held then what was regarde
- as the relgning position on the New
= York stage. received the tribute OF thi
y, Jewel by a great majority of votes.
~ The cash value of the star is aboU
Sl.O00. and the sentiemnJ attached 10 IL
donation TO the fund since the actress
Mt death, gives il additional significancs
CT and forms what might be termed a me
ig mortal tribute 10 the dead actress an
in popular favortte Of her day. TO the mos
ID popular actress OF lle present llflle
4. The administrators of the Georgi
Cayvan estate have turned the damon
- star over TO Daniel Frohman. presider
or of the fund, and it will form a featUT
s. OF the fair TO be held at the MetTy
h politan Opera House In the week &
-h May 9.
-'WidOwers' Houses one Of Geore
ut Bernard Shaw's most characterlst
ne plays is soon TO have its first America
On production IN this city. The play al
Is pears as the first of three unpleasant
plays in the two published volumes
us Shaw's dramas. entitled plays. Plea
H. ant and Unpleasant The first pc
n fOrmGnce VIII be given next Thur
IS day under the direction of the Sh
IN berts at one OF their Broadway pla
'e- houses. The performances will tai
ne place in the afternoon, the arrangeme
mt being TO have four matinees week
a Herbert Kelcey will appear as COkan
m Wf:-.am HaTtrey. as SartOrius, Ef1
,,,s shannon. as Blanche; Henry Kolker,
- ! DR. Tench, and Ferdinand GOttSchal
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