The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

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Nine. Modjeska is writing her memoirs,
asserting she has positively hidden the
stage gOod-by
Walter Jordan has finally completed
! negotiations for the appearance Of Mar
garet Anglin in Australia. The tour will
commence in March, 1905
''The Blackmailers' is the name Of
new play by LIrs. T. =. OConnor and r.
| Harrison Bland. which will be seen in a
London West End Theater before long.
King Richard H. which has not been
acted in this country since Edwin Booth
was ~ his prime. will he among Mr.
| Mantnll's tragic revivals OF next season.
Etienne Girardot says he has read no
| less than thirty plays within year and
must stIll hold on 10 "Charleys Aunt"
| for the scripts submitted TO him have
been woefully weak.
New York at times is averse 20 being
walked up. A man was arrested and
fined there the other day for laughing so
heartily. it disturbed the more serious
part Of the audience.
Little Alma Nelson, known 10 the pro
fessional stage as La Petite Alma. CON
sidered one of the most remarkable iuvo-
nile toe dancers of to-day. will be one OF
| the features OF the Symond programme
at the BelasCO next Sunday.
Grace Georges long promised revival Of
Measure for Measure" has been aban-
doned, Il Is announced by William A.
Brady. who adds that. instead. she will be
seen season after mex. as both Viola and
Rosallnd.
Beerbohm Tree viii soon revive a Wo-
man Of No Importance az His M5iestys
Theater, in London. Report says that be
may send TO America for actresses 10 play
the two chief female characters, formerly
assumed by Julia Nelson and Mrs Ber-
nard Beere.
Every Wednesday matinee during the
summer opera season az the New Na-
tonal viii be for the school children Of
Washington Parents or guardians vii,
be permitted Co accompany the children
and will be admitted % reserved seats
for the reduced price that is to prevail
James X. Hackett wifi open his next
season in John Glayde's Honor which
is stiU the talk Of London Mr. HackeJt
has also acquired the rights % Louis n.
Parker's new play, called MIR. George. '
which Is now being used by Charles Haw-
trey at the Vaudeville The9ter I'm London
Mr., HaCkett expects TO go abroad early
in July
Sir Charles Wyndham has returned TO
England after his trip 10 Egypt. and IS
appearing with Mary M0oEe at the Cri-
terion Theater. London. in n revival OF
The Liars Later on ne will produce q
new comedy by Il. II. Davies. entitled
The MoilusC.' the name given 10 tho
heroine of the piece, a very determined
little woman.
Last season saw eIghty-six new PLAYS
produced In New York Many Of them
are not likely 20 get over a second sum
mer In the list were twenty dramas.
twenty melodramas. religious dramas.
three. musical comedies. tWeutv-Uua and
farces, seven. To this list tEirtv-uue
American and fifteen English dramatists
contributed.
In his double capacity Of playwright and
novelist, Mr.. Justin Huntly Mccarthy has
just given a copyright performance Of a
stage version by himself Of his new novel.
Needles and Pins" In the sense that il F
deals with the fortunes Of Francois Vilon.
Needles and Pins" is a sequel 10 If
Were King" although quite independent
Of its predecessor
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall have been acting
in London again in a three-act farcicaI
comedy called a Tight Corner" The fun
seems 10 consist i'm the imprisonment Of
a supposed rival I'm a wooden chest.
through the device Of a jealous wife.
There are expressions cf regret that
performers Of such ability and experience
as the KendaIs should waste time and
talent upon such trivial matters.
The auditorium OF the New National
will be dark" next week as the theatri-
cal managers put II. Rut the big play
house viii be far from gloomyin so far as
activity is concerned. Dozens Of electri-
clans. florists, and other tradesmen viii
be busy preparing the theater for the
summer season. An iced air plant ard
over nifty electric fans will help to make
the National the coolest spot in Washing
ton this summer.
In Berlin, theater billboards as they are
known over here are absolutely prohibit
ed. Public advertising there is confined
10 a system Of pillars or columns on
the edge Of the sidewalk at the principal
street corners or intersections. These /
round. hollow columns are built Of iron
and wood about twelve feet high a1l
three feet in diameter the exterior hav-
ing an advertising surface from eleven
TO twelve square meters. The pillars are
used principally for the advertisements Of !
theaters.
BeIaseo Theater Roof Garden.
When the BelascO Theater was first
built it was the original intention Of it's |
architects to provide for a modern, up-to- /
date roof garden on the top Of the struc- I
ture. For that reason, electric elevators /
were installed and all preparations were /
made to open the roof garden. But for /
some reason. the scheme never material /
lied. This spring, however. the long |
looked for roof garden will be opened /
on the top Of the Belasco Theater. 1
as an extra feature Of the summer /
season Of the Edwin Arden company /
The roof is now in the hands Of 1