The Washington times., 1907-07-07

ers and public alike were surprised into
extravagant expressions about her in
depreciation Of the character OF the
cigarette girl.
Kyrle Bellew win next season have a
new play by Paul Armstrong, author Of
"Salomy Jane" in which Eleanor Rob
son scored a success last year. The
play has not yet been named.
Miss Blanche Ring. whose last appear
ances in New York were in Lew Fields
support at the Herald Square. passed
through crisis toward the END OF her
season with serious eye trouble. She
has now recovered. and is spending the
summer at the Adirondack camp OF MY.
Stoddard. editor of the Evening Mail
which has been leased for her.
Miss Margaret Ellington has left for
Bloomington. H.. where she has been
called by the dangerous Illness of her
father, j. II. Light, who is not ex-
pected to survive.
With the opening Of The FoIlies OF
1907, the new revue which comes TO the
Jardin de Paris tomorrow night. Miss
Emma Carus VIII return 20 a stage upon
which she has not appeared since Miss
Janis first season there, three years ago.
Joseph Weber Will begin his next sea-
sons tour in Washington on September
O. Bessie Clayton, who was the prem
iere danseuse of the old Weber snd
Fields organization some years ago. has
been engaged for Weber's company.
William Gillette. who has been spend
Ing the carly summer IN Europe, re-
turned to New York last Friday.
Charles Frohman has a new musical
comedy, which he IS convinced Will
make a great hit. u Is an adaptation
from the French, and is called THE
Hoyden.
White Whittlesey and Wright Kra-n-
or. who were members OF the stock
company az the Belasco Theater several
years ago, are doing excellent work
with THE Road to Yesterday which
has been playing to great success In
New York. and IS soon TO open at the
Garrick Theater. Chicago.
Laura Nelson Hall is another Wash
ington favorite. who is making friends
In the big city by the lakes She is
playing the lead IN The Three OF Us.
in Chicago. and winning new laurels
every night-matinee not excepted.
Washington theatergoers cannot fail
20 be shocked at the news that Mary
Sanders is a grandmother. Miss San
ders was the very charming and popu-
lar ingenue OF the National Theater
Stock Company some years ago, since
which time she has been delighting the
public OF Boston. When Miss Sanders
lived here. her daughter was a tot OF
four or five years Percy Winter. OF the
BeIasco forces In. New York. Is the
grandfather OF the newcomer in the
family. and. as he Is the son Of William
Winter. the dramatic critic of the New
York Tribune. the event makes the dis
tinguished writer on dramatic subjects
great-grandfather. But think OF the
jolly little Mary Sanders a grand
mOtherl
The players engaged to support Max
Figman next season In The Man On
the Box include Irving Cummings,
Douglas Flint. w. II. Sullivan. Frank
Ranger. Herbert Denton. Arthur Bent
ley. Ernest OFT, Leila May and Lorne
Elliott.
With Maude Fealy in The Stronger
Sex" Sarah Truax, In The Spiders
Web" Florence Roberts in a new play
and The Alaskan John Cort will have
at least four attractions TO offer New
York theatergOers next season.
Richard Golden opens tonight in Chi
cago with Poor John" II Is the first
Sunday night performance in the history
OF the Studebaker Theater.