The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

her play made from Pilgrims Progress
THE Christian Pilgrim"
Dustin Farnum is to be seen in new
Augustus Thomas play next season which
has been named Mexico"
A new musical play, called The Flow
er of the Ranch" is TO be tried out at =
summer garden in st. Louis in June.
Mrs. Russ Whytal is now playing Ellen
Terry's parts at His Majesty's Thcater in
London in Beerbohm Trees shakespear-
can revivals-
Richard Mansfield Will not act next
season. but intends to spend the year in
England. His health is such as to re-
quire a long rest.
It is reported from London that Charles
Frohman is contempla ting an INVASION
Of Ireland and is negotiating for a lease
Of the leading theater in Dublin.
Dorothy Russell. the daughter OF the
ever-youthful Lillian. is engaged to be
married again. Her future husband is
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a new light opera, called Lady Tat
ters," was brought out at the Shaftes-
bury Theater, in London, on May /, and
introduced Claudia Lasell a Boston girl.
as the new prima donna.
Marguerite Clark is going 10 London 10
appear in ''rhe Road to Yesterday" This
young actress, who has been with De
Wolf Hopper the past two seasons. will
act the role which Minnie Dupree play
ed In this country.
Mrs. W. G. Jones, who is considered
the oldest actress upon the stage. having
passed her seventy-nnth birthday. is Sc
riously iii al her home on West Thirty
seventh street She appeared at tie Ac-
tors Society benefit and took cold
Ida Stanhope, who plays the part Of
the New York girl in The Prince Of Pill
sen" was the originator of the "kanga-
roo gait affected by the Gibson girls.
an act which she taught TO Camille Cliff
ford when the latter was playing in the
London engagement Of "Pilsen."
Alfred E. Aarons IS now I'm Europe af-
ter novelties for the KIaw & ErlangeF
Advanced Vaudeville. Mr.. Aarons got his
training while manager Of the old Roster
& Bial Music Hall on West Thrty-fourth
street, and is d thorough judge of what
is necessary for the American market.
At a recent meeting of vaudeville man
ayers at Springfield. Ohio. the National
Vaudeville Managers Association was or
ganized with a capital Of Sl50.000 Fifty
two houses already established were rep
resented. II is proposed to erect vaude-
vile theaters in small towns and cities
where there are few If any houses Of
the kind
Henry B. Harris has signed a contract
with Grace Elliston. whereby he will star
her in Martha Mortons new play of
American life called "The Movers" next
season. Mr.. Harris has also selected Ed
gar SaiWyn TO take Robert Edeson's
place in "Surongheart and this viii be
followed by a new play suited 10 n.
Selwyns requirements.
While playing in Boston a proposition
was made to Robert Edeson to star next
season in Thomas W. T.awsou's Friday.
ley. the financier, is "a powerful one. The
actor was TO be his own dramatist if the
proposition We're accepted, but asked by
newspapermen If he would produce such
play Manager Harris was reticent and
said nothing in approval of the idea.
William Frederick Peters, musical direc-
tor Of the Whitney opera House. Chica-
go, and composer Of the Mayor of To-
kio," has completed the score OF new
musical comedy In two acts, book and
lyrics hy A. G. Delamater, entitled 1.-THE
ResOrters, the scenes of which are laid
AZ a Maine coast summer resort. In con-
sequence OF which several rural character
types are introduced in the play, which
is 20 be produced in Chicago this sum
mer.
The recent performance of His House
in Order" in Vienna is shortly to be fol-
lowed by its production in Paris, the piece
having just been accepted by the manage
ment OF the Vaudeville Theater in that
city. This viii be the third work from Mr.
Pinero's pen which has been presented I'm
Paris. the first being THE Magistrate"
at the Theater Cluny, the second, THE
Second Mrs Tanqueray," which was play
GU SAAtA times at Lut OQtbu 0uIllE LIle
season of 1894. It is a pleasant reflection
that English dramatic art should be so
worthiIy represented on the other side OF
the channel
There viii be an Ernest matinee at
the Belasco Theater next Wednesday.
when all young men named Ernest viii
be admitted free upon presentation of
their cards at the box Office This gem
erous offer of the management was in
spired by the fact that in The Import
anee Of Being Earnest" TO be presented
this week by the Edwin Arden company.
the plot reyOlves around the desire of TWO
girls never to love any man whose first
name is not Ernest Therefore. il your
name is Ernest hand in your card AT the
box Office window next Wednesday. and
ask for two on the aisle. The manage
ment says you viii get what you ask for
If you can prove that your name is Err
nest.
The HesitatInE Horse
There was one eventful evening during
the early days of Under Two Flags" on
the stage that gave Miss Blanche Bates.
who is now appearing in Belasc0's Girl
OF the Golden West. a few uneasy mo-
ments but with her readiness and Gus
tOmaTy nerve she was enabled to erasD