The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-20
NEWS AND CHAT OF THE WEEK

ing "salomy Jane" a dramatization by
Paul Armstrong of Bret Harte's
"Salomy James Kiss This is Miss
Robson's first attempt al a distinct
character" role. but il was written for
her, fits her, and viii probably be sue
cessful.
The grand opera season is swinging
along In the full tide of success Both
Hammerstein and Conried are happy.
and New York is happy with them. in
having all the very best the world has
20 ofIer in the way OF grand opera
one OF Mr.. Hammerstein's artists who
has caught the popular fancy in a
marked degree is little Mile Emma
Trentini, a protege of Nine. Melba. She
isn't much bigger than minute. but
she has a voice which is hard 10 beat
in volume, sweetness. or purity. and is
as good an actress as is FRITZ Schen
and that is saying lot. She is barely
ive feet tall. and Is only twenty four
years old, but in spite OF that imma-
turity-reckoned from grand opera
point OF view-she has been singing inn
portant roles for four years. At a re-
cent performance OF Carmen" Nine.
Eames sat in a box and when the small
TTentini. as Frasquita. fairly dominated
the famous quintet. the great pTima
donna leaned over and appiauded en-
Enthusiastically. During the entire per
Torrance her amused and appreciated
attention was fixed upon the snah per
son who managed 10 usurp the center
OF the stage, and whose voice in La
pany
In spite Of his attitude Of superiority
and Indifference. and in spite, too, OF the
fact that both houses are doing good
business, there are not wanting signs
that Herr Conried is feeling the compe-
tiuon. For one thing he is paying more
attention 10 the newspapers than he
has been wont TO- For another. he is
announcing extra popular-priced per
formances.
The New Amsterdam Theater is the
last playhouse in the city in which one
would expect TO md farce comedy
success and vet brewster Millions.
Saturday night had the largest box
Office receipts of all our little tneater-
land-more than any musical comedy big
drama. comic opera. or buriesque show.
Monday evening Blanche Bates begins
the mai week of her Academy run in
THE Girl from the Golden Vest
Then she takes IL down 10 Washington.
and begins her tour; while Varied,
who has been in Washington, replaces
her at the Academy. Wartield is only
scheduled for four weeks al the Acade-
my, though he could doubtless keep
The Music Master there profitably for
Inc rest OF the season Az for Miss
Bates, she has been testing the capacity
of the big houses. The remarkable por-
trayal OF The Girl has appealed as
strongly TO the clientele Of the Academy
as it did during its two seasons run
10 that OF the Belasco. If it can be
arranged, Miss Bates will bring the play
back 70 New York later
There was a family reunion or the
Browns. OF New York. in the Majestic
Theater Wednesday evening Tom
Brown. Of Brown Of Harvard in the
person OF Henry Woodruff, welcomed his
namesakes on this occasion. Incidental
there are ina the city directory az New
York 500 Browns. in Brooklyn 800, total
$50 for Greater New York AS none but
the heads Of families are given in the d.
rectory. a fair calculation would give
total OF $500 Browns big and little, male
and female who reside in Greater New
York.
AS many as could. accepted Mr..
WoodruhI's invitation, and the color
tone OF the Majestic Wednesday
night was decidedly Brown. APP
parently, after that celebration,
Brown needed a day OF 10 rest up"
Anyhow. Thursday night ne vacated the
theater and Nine. ALA Nazimova gave
her only evening performance Of The
Dolls House there for the benefit of
the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled
Children. The clever Russian gave her
first performance OF "A Dolls House"
Monday afternoon, and made the same
instantaneous hit with il that she did
with "Hedda Gabler." The benefit of
Thursday night was given under the
auspices OF the hospital committee of
St George Church, and among the pa
tronesses were Mines. J. PierpOnt Nor
gan, John Jacob Aston +. Henry Har-
riman, Richard Irwin, and stephen II.
Olin.
Tomorrow night The Red MIL" tne
Blossom Herbert novelty AZ the Knic-
kerbocker will have It's enc hundred
and hfueth performance. Montgomery
and Stone are still breaking all the big
attendance records OF the theatcr. and