The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-07


with all her familiar charm and viva
ciousnes6. and the role came as a decided /
relief from the gruesOme Silver Box.
'.The Marriage of Reason" is almost /
incanceivably tad. Bellew labors valiant
~ with IT, but without avail. Fanny i
Ward is about ~the worst ever" she /
is supposed to have the leading role,
but the honors so far as the women of
the cast are concerned are certainly
with Julia Dean. in a comparatively sfsiaii 1
part. Master Richard Storey plays a
small boy very eleverly. In fact ms TAI
ent is almost painfully precoeious.
An event of noteworthy Importance
was celebrated at the Academy OF Music
Tuesday night when the dramauhalloh
of Gen. Lew Wallace's Ben huF
reached its 2,5O0th performance. stlh DO
ing lust as good business as II has since
me firsr performances was given at the
broadway Theater November 26. 1883.
The 5O0th. performance Of the wonderful
spectacular play took place in the
Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadel-
phia. and was the occasion Of a note
worthy speech by General Wallace. The
l,000th performance WAS observed in the
Great Southern Theater, Columbus,
Ohio. The 1,500th performance occurred
in the Drury Lane Theater, London,
King Edward and Queen Alexandra and
the other members OF the royal house
hold being present. For the first time in
history a special royal box was erected
in the center of the pit so that the royal
party might obtain a perfect view of
the great chariot race. After the race
scene the royal party visited the stage
fr1cr "a 7wfr "a mechanism
Of the race spectacle. The 2OOOth per-
Torrance Of Ben Hur'' was in the Au-
ditorium Theater in Chicago. Tao ? esth
milestone in the history of this play has
taken place in the Academy of Music.
More than 100000 people have seen
Ben Hur' according to the records.
and nearly 100000 people have paid TO
see it in New York alone.
There is no reason to believe that ad-
ventures of the young Hebrew VIII not
in due time reach its 5,O00th perform
ance and delight 100000 more people
The plans and scope of the actors
fund fair at the Metropolitan Opera
House continues TO grow. and by the
time for the fair. MAJ to II, it
will undoubtedly have developed into
one Of the biggest things Of the kind
ever seen Here are some Of the fea-
lures decided upon:
Shakespeare's village. the Lambs as
hosts OF an ancient inn. the Players
and their $4,000 art gallery. the Twelfth
Nighters and their souvenirs Of famous
actors, the Professional Women's
League and Actors Church Alliance in
mammoth booths. ladies of the four
hundred selling Teddy bears, Georgia
Cayvans diamond star. the Green
ROOmers and their old-fashioned side
show under canvas. Catherine Countiss
and her beautiful boOkmakers at the
racing wheel. matinee idols selling
women's goods, Marshall p Wilder and
his famous Japanese maids. Mark
Twain, George AIDE, and famous dram
attic authors viii sign their autographs.
Hamilton Revelle win make amateur
photographs Anna Held will sell her
5000 portrait. Emily Rigf presides over
the Smokey. Rosa Rand conducts tea
booth, and big grocery viii have fifty
actress clerks. There will be moving
pictures, novelty demonstrations. tel
harmonic recitals. band concerts, great
singers, something going on every
moment from noon TO midnight, whirl
of activity.
Big show print houses donated paper
enough 10 bill within a 1OO-1nile radius.
and bill posters display it free AIusi-
clans, scene painters, and stage car
penters volunteer and the Metropolitan
is giving rent free. Every business block
in New York is being systematically
canvassed for donations. Nearly 1000
women interested in the stage are as
signed to active committee work Can
YOU beat it?
Owing 10 his success in the Lyric
TheaJer. Ermete Novelu extended his
engagement, and pIaygoers had the priv
ilege of seeing him this week in five
roles alternating between the tragic and
the comic. He remains another week.
Novelli. by the way. besides being one
of the leading actors of contemporary
Italy, is also In his off-moments a wig
maker. He makes all his own wigs. and
has done so ever since he became an
actor, forty years ago. Novelli considers
that he can make wigs better than any
one else.
The women dramatists must make
room for new member in their ranks
this time for a member with real stage
experience. Miss Rose StahI, 9TH,
C4loiu Us Lazy mas ndQ the typewriter
clicking at a very high rate OF speed
and the result is a beautiful red-lineC
copy of her first play. '',T'he Answer" z
comedy In three acts.
Already several offers have been madi
10 Miss StahI by responsible managers
promising an early production, but tn,
creator Of Patricia OBrien is coy witt
he first play and has refused TO clos
with any Of them. One reason given Il
that the actress is anxious to presen
her own creation in her own person OF
the stage, after the fashion of William
Gillette. The scene Of The Answer Il
laid in New York city during the pres
ent time, with several realistic stag
settings outlined by the author. Tn
interest centers in a woman characte
as typical of New York life, as is tn
now famous Chorus Lady" althoug
Miss Stahrs character is in an entirel,
new vein. The main note OF the new
play IS that of comedy, with touches o
pathos here and there
Several well known Norwegian an
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