The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-01
edihce is proceeding. ii VII Be an hun
dred years before itsIs completed
eoasln Of the piaYhousea.

a. the - TIC A4cdAAr NAio SNNAAA5s
namely supplying escorts home 10 NO.
men who come alone. Many a wo-
man who is debarred from attending
matlnees hesitates to go at night
when she thinks OF the lonely journey
home after the play. To aid women
so situated. the management of the
Lyric Theatre win provide them graf
uitously with some one to accompany
them 10 their abodes after the play
All they have TO do is to report at the
box Office between acts their desire
for such an escort. and he will be at
their, service at the close of the per
Torrance. The fact that these es-
corts will wear uniforms may inter
fere with success of this plan, for
few women care to advertise to the
world that they can secure only a
"professional" escort.
Last summer the chief attraction of
the Bronx Zoo" was Otta Benga, a
pigmy from Central West Africa. who
was kept in cage with the monkeys
until the colored clergy of this city
protested, obtained his release, and
placed him in Howard Orphan Asylum,
Brooklyn. There he has made such
rapid strides in the acquiring of En-
glish that he is soon TO appear as an
orator at a fair to be given by the 1
colored churches of Greater New York I
The trial of Harry Thaw, for the
murder of Stanford White, began to- !
day. During its progress lot of scan
dial will be aired, which will be de-
light to many thousands, and there
will be big demand for the news
papers publishing the details The
presence of the defendants sister,
Lady Yarmouth will be a further In
centive to crowd the court room.
News of Plays and Players.
The Galloper," the farce by Rich
ard Harding Davis, in which Ray
mond Hitchcock has been playing so
for two seasons is going
% be transformed into comic opera.
The lyrics will be supplied by Wallace
irwin, the humorous poet and the
music by Alfred B. Robyn. 1t will be
'echristened "A Yankee Tourist" and :
Mr.. Hitchcock will assume the title
ole. 1t will be given here in the early
pring.
That delightful De Koven opera,
The Student King, will be succeed a
d at the Garden Theatre next week
" an English musical comedy, "The Il
little Michus," which was great hit u
n London u
Ellen Terry begins four weeks en-
agement at the Empire Theatre next II
fonday night in Bernard Shaw's Cap Ia
ain Brassbound's Conversion" 9th n
r plays in which she will appear while l
ere will be Nance Oldfield" and Il
The Merchant of Venice" 81
Henrietta Crossman will make her nj
rst local arFearance in .tAll-of-a-Sud- er
en- Peggy at the Bijou Theatre on fe
ebruary II. The role Of the heroine, 10
lat Of high-tempered Irish girl is 60
lid to suit her as admirably as did be
lat Of Sweet Kitty Bellairs." Ill
In Salomy Jane" the new play by |
aul Armstrong, the critics say Elean- pr
Robson has found Fart as con Gil
,nial as in Merely Mary Ann" su
The Straight Road in which ar
anche Walsh is tn estar, seeps to thu
We settled down for a long run at tai
e Aston Theatre. Should it leave blu
ere before the end of the season. sh'
Twin Ardin will follow in a drama
alton of Told in the Hills" sha
In Princess Beggar," Paula Ed cee
rides is appearing. to great advan- of
se at the Casino She does not pos put
IS voice of remarkable quality wo
she is graceful, chic and has a wit
nchalant style of humor that is very cor
nsome. The score which is the the
rk of Alfred G. Robyn, contains he
ny catchy numbers. con
This week e. H. Sothern and Julia sec
rlowe are presenting at the Lyric ma
eatre translation Of Herman SUI the
mann's John the Baptist" 1t is ties
play that will appeal to the many is ;
It's too sombre and lacks action exp
; subtle meaning of it will be rec inc.
lied by but few. AS the stern NOR mes
t, John the Baptist, Mr.. Sothern sho
a most unsympathetic role. Miss for
loves Salome is invested with the to 7
&c, charm and magnetism that she ser,
J into every character The story fore
ers little from the Bible narrative, ices
, that Salome IL made to become geti
tuated with the aseetic John. and and
luse he repulses her, she readily pare
liesces to her mothers suggestion /
she ask for his head as a reward Ten
her dancing. That dance, by the stop
was most beautiful and alluring. Seer
as no marvel that Herod placed vest