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The Washington times., 1907-08-25
ACADEMY OPENS
ON SEPTETBER ,

Rebuilt, reseated, and refurnished, the
New Academy OF Music. Tor years one
Of WashIngton's most popular play
houses, VIII open its doors for the sea
son OF 1s37-0S with q, special matinee
performance Aonday. September The
Academy has for years been known 10
theatrical managers all over the coun-
Try as one OF the most successful msio-
drama theaters IN the United States
The opening attraction Tor tpe Aead-
ernv WIN be Al H Woods stirring
"aramuier- Of domestic life. Since
Nellie Went Away" which brings With
it a reputation from New York as a
great thriller"
John Lyons viii again occupy the
managers chair at the New Academy
associated with him viii be the same
business STAFF as heretofore zach Wal
sky. for years the advertising represen-
tative. Will again have charge Of tho
theater's publicity
The ceior scheme OF the new theater
is King Edward red. with white and
ivory. The building viii be hreproof.
The seating capacity viii oe the laFg-
est of any local playhouse, extra leafs
having brought the total numoe- 10
go
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Columbia Opens
With New Play

Many Washington favorftes win be-
seen IN Fernando Eliscu's production Of
Ruth. which Will have its English
premiere at the ColumbIa Theater hera
on September 8. N the cast viii be
Edwin Arden. who was at the head OF
the Belasco stock company early this
season; Alice Butler, Who has continued
her engagement at the Belasco IN char
acter parts throughout the summer Sea-
son, and Jehrys Lewis. who did somea
splendid work with the Columbia stock
company last year.
Prof. William Addison Hsrvey. u the
Columbia University. has Just finished
MS English adaptation Of the play
from the Yiddish. and the manuscript
is now in the hands OF Manager Leopold
Spachner, OF the Kaiich Theater. New
York.
Ruth" ran for sixteen weeks At tho,
KaIich Theater during the past season,
with Miss Eliscu as the star.
Prof. Hervey was assisted IN ths
work Of adapting Ruth" By Mmes.
Eliscu. who is Yi6dish scholar.
Ruth" has been adapted in two dif-
ferent languages; It was Grst adapted
from the Yiddish TO the Russian for
%L4c PA4 ASJSc u bA@-otazAAtis +-4E E-tsg -
s. Petersburg for one night BY special
command, and manuscript OF the Rus
sian translation was destroyed as s5on
as each actor was up IN the part Il
Is said this is the only case on record
where a play was adapted for the pur-
pose Of giving one and only one per-
formance.
The only city outside OF New York
that Has seen Ruth" IS Boston, when
It was enthusiastically received.
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Taylor. has been uonized this season
IN Paris society and music circles. IS
on his way 10 America to sing in
Madame Butterfly" ID de Reszke de-
clares this gifted young tenor has a
voice that so nearly resembles his own
as 70 puzzle even his best friends. Mr.
Reid-Taylor, as his name suggests. is
an American and has taken the name
Of de Valmar for stage purposes On
the same boat with de Valmar VII be
willy SCHILLER, a German tenor from
the Royal Opera in Vienna. where he
has been a favorite for two seasons
The success scored in this country By
Duse and Noveli has. in great part,
stimulated the movement for the es-
IabIshment in Greater New York OF
q permanent playhouse for the highest
type of Italian productions. The ma
FERTILIZATION Of this effort is manifest
in the announcement of the opening or
the Royal Theater. q comfortable and
thoroughly hreprOOf playhouse. seating
100. situated at Pearl and NillOughby
streets, Brooklyn. This opening win
sake place September Z
Sig. Antonio MaiOri, we'll known 10 the
Italians IN this city. is 10 head the
company. which VIII contain some OF
the people who supported Novelli dur
ing his recent tour here, and others. in
al comprising a stock company OF
thirty people.
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The careers of fow actresses who have
appeared in Washington IN stock work
win be followed with that keen inter-
est with which theatergoers Will watch
Miss Charlotte walker during The COM
ing season under the management OF
David Belasco.
Mss Walker closed her season at the
Belasco Theater last night after an en-
) gagement In Washington Of fifteen
weeks. a period during which the the
atergoing public did not at any time
seom to lose interest in her work. ana
while some OF her Representations fell
consid erabIy short OF an artistic ideal.
as a whole. she has every reason TO
be proud Of the fifteen roles which she
has essayed.
Season q Financial Success.
Aside from the artistic merits OF her
engagement here this summer, Miss
Walker leaves Washington with the
gratifying assurance that her season
has been a highly profitable one for
{ her managers. Miss Walker opened her
season IN Washington this summer at
the Columbia, and while there appear
ed TO advantage as a oO-star With Miss
Hilda 6pong. The fact that both ao-
tresses maintained Cor each other a
warm personal friendship aud keen ap-
preciattOn OF each others ability as an
artist. IS noteworthy. for It Is unSortu-
natslv true that In The theatrical pro
fesslon, az inStns musical world, petty
Jealousy and envy, as a rule. under
InIEe AL friendship and appreciation OF
LanOther's work.
Her Art Developing.
Mss Walkers art has developed 20
a marked extent during the summer.
There is a sureness about her work
today that was lacking when she open
ed her engagement. On the other hard
there are stu certain erudities and
smannsrisms noticeable IN her work which
Will require care and good judgment
TO remove entirely. she Is not a m
1sbed actress IN every sense Of the word.
but she has the proper temperament
and a wonderful amount OF personal
magnetism. which insures an interested
and sympathetic audience. whereas her
determination ana abundant energy
should conquer the technical imperfec-
tons in her work and IN the end en-
able her 70 give 70 the public at all
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NEW YORK, Aug. A--This is ap-
parently 10 be a season in which the
musical comedy is to play a prominent
part. OF the score or more OF plays
now offered to the New York public at
least two-thirds Of them are OF the
musical variety. OF course, this propo-
sition is hardly likely 10 hold, as the
season gets into its swing. but II Is
safe to say that those playgoers who
want a little music in theirs are not
liable TO suffer. There is no surer indi-
cation Of the cosmopolitan character
and catholic spirit Of New York than
the fact that the city can take in and
enjoy anything from Kerker to Ibsen,
ana that a great Shakesperean produc-
ton In the hands OF competent artists
will draw just as well for the box office
as the nghtest Of light operas. and thar
the reverse is also true.
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BENEATH THE SPOTLIGHT

Patrick Conway. with his Ithaca Band,
which created such favOra Ole impress
sion among music-lovers OF Washing
ton earlier IN the season, is reported TO
have taken Atlantic City BY storm,
where he is playing a seven weeks en-
Gagement on YOung's Pier. An evil
dence that lovers OF the best IN music
expect something more than the popu-
lar melodies Of the day has been given
by the cordial reception Of the bands
rendition Of Madame Butterfly" and
such compositions as the Peer Gynt''
suite and the largo from Dvorak's The
New World Symphony"
An interesting feature Of Conway's
concerts is the singing Of Mrs. Joseph
Dunfee, Of Syracuse. Mrs. Dunfee has
been couspicuously identified with mu-
Ecial festival work throughout northern
New York She has beautiful soprano
voice of vide range and culture, and
sings with fine artistic instinct.
Lolita" a new musical comedy IN
which Richard Carroll plays the prin-
cipal role. and for which ne has writ
Ten the book. had its premiere last
Monday night in the theater on Youngs
Pier. Atlantic city The piece has some
catchy musical numbers, and the book
IS very good. Alice Kraft Benson. for
merly Of Washington and well known
tas a choir and concert singer. plays the
name part Miss BensOn's voice has
3 broadened considerably since she was
last heard here. n Miss Bob White. -
and her legion Of friends in Washington
viii be interested 10 know that she is
.singing beautifully and fast making q
name for herself in musical comedy
Should Lolita" hit the popular fancy,
it viii later be taken TO New York for
ian extended season
Richard Mansfield has returned to his
summer home, at New London, Conn,
from SaTanac Lake. where he has been
recUperating since he came back from
Europe The attending physicians are
manifestly much encouraged by the i'm
provement in NIansdeld's condition, al
though il was necessary TO convey him
80 q special car TO his summer home.
Joseph c. Miron. who for many years
was conspicuous in comic opera as q
blood-thirsty pirate or a bad bandit. Il
presenting a burlesque of Camille il
vaudeville. The sketch was first giver
last winter at the Lambs Club New
York with Richard earle as Camille.
Allison Skipworth has been engaged
for an important role in James X. Hack
etts production OF a Fool and a Girl
She win play the part of a slangl
American girl.
''Portia Perkins-Printer" Is the It'll
OF a new ~lav by Edith Ellis Bake
which has been secured for early pro
ducuon this season by Henry ". Saw
age.
Kvrle Bellew has returned from Eu
roe and begun rehearsals OF '"Th
Thief, which wiz be his principal Of
IerinE next season The Tlay is a.
adaptation from the French.
RehearsaIs Of The Great Divide
VITA Henry Miller and Margaret -Angih
IN their old roles. viii begin August g
Next spring Miss Anglin VII go {
Australia for special engagement.
Amelia Bingham nas completed ar
engagements for her season IN "A Mod
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Many new features embodied in the
construction OF the building viii be
seen here for the first time
on entering the eye VIII be delight
ed with the beauty and harmony or the
coloring, the handsome drop curtain
and the painting, decorations Of the
proscenium arch and the boxes The
rich furnishings and the generous
space given 10 the chairs viii attract
favorable comment, while survey OF
the auditorium VIII develop the fact
that net D post Is visible TO oDstr'ict IN !
view as the balconies are supporteo
bv steel Orders extending from wan
% wall IA
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Bertha Kalich
In Poetic Play

The FIRST new production that HaI-
rfson Grey Fisks will make this season
will be "sappho and Phaon," Percy
MacKaye's poetic drama, in which
Madame Bertha Kalich viii appear
Prerarations for It have reached stage
that gives an idea Of the pictorial
beauty of the completed production
The locale OF the play 3 the island or
Lesbos, in the year 600 3. c.
The action of the tragedy passes in
single scene mat shows q temple and
olive grove Overlooking the Aegean sea.
with the progress Of the vivid pas
sIonate drama OF fthe love OF the posLess
and her slave, this setting Is seen by
day, by moonlight, and az dawn me
setting will be. tits promised. the most
neautiful that has been displayed on
the American stage, i IL the work OF
Gates and Morange, from whose studio
have come practically al OF ar. Flsks
productions.
Mr.. Fiske has rect red ali the designs
for The costumes that Madame kallch
and her coLi oany vii wear. HIS COM
mission from Mr.. iske vas a par1cu-
larry grateful one 10 him for ne is an
enthusiastic HELEN 81. When design
inc the costumes fer Reerbohn Tree 5
Ulysses" a few years aSo. ne. visited
the islands Of the AEGEAN sea, inciuoln8
Mitylene, the ancient LESBOS. ana oo-
taIned many sketches that were OF
value in preparing he ''Sa2pho and
Phaon" designs.
The costumes Of Sarpho's time were
widely differentiated frsrn those OF tns
Hcmeric period, and even from the con-
/ temporary dress or the Athenian and
other mainland Greeks. The proximity
I of Lesbos to the Asiatic coast nao Tx
/ effect of making the attirs OF the Les
bans richer IN color and mere OrlsntA
l IN suggestion.
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with the side walls OF a rich Empire
red. while the furnishings are in brown.
which is in perfect harmony with The
lighter effects. The curtain IS IN eK-
quisite tasFe, the colors being fl pearl
white. CchFe. and q dull red. while the
central vignette is a decidedly pleasing
picture nos unfamiliar 70 lovers OF art
Above, in the proscenium arch. IS a
handsome painting representing the
Apotheosis o. Columbia. while both
sides the e=namentation Of the boxes
IS artistic ana appropriate. Surrounding
the boxes the handsome decorative
sculpture IN plsster OF the Muses.. al
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ready fully described IN this paper. gives
an added finish 70 the entire scheme
one feature Of the construction that
VIII especially appeal to all theatergoers
Is the fact thar the building Is entirely
nrepr00f and IS 90 arranged that the
stage can .be Immediately shut of from
the auditorium by the use OF sheet IRON
doors III addition 10 an asbestos curtain
The design Of the building is BIZ VII
liam H. McEifaIrick. architect Of New
York, while the contract for cOustruc-
ton has been carried out by the George
A. Fuller Co, which has promptly kept
its agreement that the house should be
in readiness 10 open BY Monday. August
D.
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ern Lady Godiva," and viii open in Bal
timoTe on September 9. The play is BY
Frederic 2. Schroeder.
Virginia Harmed will make another
try al stardom this season. She viii
begin her season at the Herald Square
TheateL on September 2. in Anna
Karenina.'
Victor Moore will next season become
a star under George NJ. Cohan's man
agement In a musical piece entitled The
Talk OF New York" Moore will be
remembered for his work as kid"
Burns. in "Forty-fve Minutes From
Broadway"
Vincent Serrano. who was Charlotte
Walkers leading man IL on Parole"
last season. has been engaged by Henry
3. Harris for an important role in
The Movers" the new Martha Nor
ton play which Mr.. Harris Will present
at the Hackett Theater on September J.
William F'urst. who wrote the music
for The Christian Pilgrim in which
Henrietta Crosman viii appear. has re-
turned 20 New York for the rehesrsals
OF the play which began Monday. Mr..
Furst has been spending the summer
on Prince Edward Island, IN Canada
! On September 2. Henry 3. Harris viii
| inaugurate tho third season Of The
Lion and the Mouse sending on Tour
on that date four companies Of the
| Klein play. During the season of 1901
/ 'os. the play will be seen in some 600
cities OF the United States
At McVIckers Theater, Chicago. last
night. Edgar 6elwyn made his first
bow as q star. lie appeared IN Strong
heart"
Oda Nielsen. the celebrated Danish
| actress. who last season appeared in this
country, is negotiating with James
Forbes. author OF THE Chorus Lady,
for the rights of that play for Den
mark, Norway, and Sweden
]. Louis Mintz, the lyric tenor, has
been engaged for the role Of Camille IN
Henry ". Savage's forthcoming pro
duction OF The Merry Widow" Mr.
Mintz Is both a singer and an actor
4 He last appeared with "The Belle oi
MAYFAIR" during the Broadway run Of
that piece. Before adopting the lyriS
stage he appeared in romantic drama
and scored a decided hit in support Of
Henrietta Crosman IN Mistress Nell.
Since her professional debut. I'VE year.
ago. Marjorie Wood has been cast, in
variably, for the role OF mediator. Il
Classmates" with Robert Edeson. SIT
will again exercise that pretty little &C
complishment. patching Up ittll
sEpat'' between two lovers. IN real liz
the mediator usually gets the worst o
Il from both sides.
Hazel MacKaye, q sister Of Percy Mac
Kaye, viii be in the cast OF her brother
! poetic tragedy. ''Sappho and Phaon,
when Harrison Grey Fiske produces
with Bertha Kalich as the star.
Francis x. Hope and Jack welch hav
purchased from Cohan and Harris tn
, road rights for George N. Cohan's 9TH
IIoneymooners. The rural musics
comedy that has been the big rave
: on the Aerial Roof Garden. atop ID
: New Amsterdam Theater. all summer.
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Marriage Under Water?

These are busy times about the Hippo
drome New YorlS's biggest playhouse
opens for the season or August 81, and
this means that all hands and the cook
viii be as busy as Il is permitted men
and women TO be in the meantime. The
big playhouse will open the season with
the two spectacles with which 1t closed
last spring, ''Neptune's Daughter" and
Pioneer Days" In addition. number
OF new circus acts have been engaged.
Couples nave been married In lions
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De Reszke's Great Pupil Coming.

A surprise which Henry w. Savage
had TO spring on New York in the
identity Of two new tenors for his Eng
Msh Grand Opera Company has been
spoiled by q press dispatch from Paris.
jean de Reszke has let it be known
that his favorite tenor pupil. Raoul de
VRlmar, who. under the name Of Reid
The Washington times., 1907-08-25
Interior Decorations Har-
moniouS in Ivory
and Gold.

When the doors Of the new Gayety
Theater. on Ninth street between f
and F streets northwest. open for the
first time tomorrow night the audience
which without doubt viii be capacity
one, viii behold one Of the handsomest
OF the new theaters in the country.
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Opening at chase'E.
PurnsIl Company Wen Balanced.


The Majestic Theater Stock Company
fnaugurated its season Monday night
with an interesting production Of a
dramatized version OF Hall Gaines The
Christian" While the performance did
not at all times move smoothly, the
initial week served to demonstrate that
the company Is. as a whole. well bal
anced, and II the members give Miss
Kathryn Purneu the earnest co-opera-
ton which their first week promises, the
patrons OF that playhouse may look for
ward TO an enjoyable series Of plays
The beauties Of the new Gayety The
alter, which viii be thrown open TO the
public tomorrow night, VIII doubtless
be viewed by e capacity audience. on
one occasion at least the play win be
disnnctly not the thing
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Louis Iames Is &c DromiOs.


Louis James IS Two DromiOs.
Louis James VIII offer new and
unique version OF Shakespeare merry
play. The Comedy of Errors" for lie
coming season. appearing in the dual
role of the Two DFopiOs, the first tins
IN the history Of the drama where ona
star has essayed the part OF both. he
viii continue 10 play Falstan in THE
Merry Wives Of Windsor" Frederick
Paulding has been specially engaged 10
stage the productions and play leading
parts
The Grand Opera House has opened
its eighth season under the manage
ment OF John H Springer. with Daniel
Frohman's production. The Boys Of
Company 2. During the closed period
the theater has been entirely redeco-
rated. the color scheme now being
Pompeiian red and gold
The plans Of Conried's new endowed
theater have been completed and for
warded 20 the Herr Direktor. The stage
viii be novel in character. embodying
ali the improvements now In existence
in the best theaters Of the world. There
VIII be one performance of opera comf-
que each week, the other performances
being devoted to the plays Of Shakes
peare. .MoIiere, Schiller, Goethe, and al
the great draniatists as Tar back as
Sophocles. II vii be two years be
fore the first performance can be
,o-f,.a,,
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every playable town east of the Rockies.
and viii continue until the latter part
Of June Of next year. which viii be
devoted 70 the Far Eastern maritime
provinces
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Drew opens August a1.

Charles Frohman has decided to open
John Drew's annual season at the En-
pire Theater in the comedy, My Wife,
on Saturday evening, August 81, instead
OF Monday, September 2 as has been
Mr.. Drews customary time of opening
ever since ne has played his annual
engagement at the Empire.
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Frohman's Menagerie.

Charles Frohman's plans for this sea-
son have started out well in the animal
line. 4 massive Great Dane appears in
when Knights Were Bold" Francis
wilson's play, and one Of the realistic,
rural 1.-Two props in The Dairymaids" is
a duck. During The rehearssls of the
musical piece the duck has been living
comfortably in the property room in
the small courtyard adjoining the En-
pire Theater. and has been in charge
Of the property man. The other after
noon. al very quiet moment when Mr.
Frohman was rehearsing the principals.
a voice was heard from the property
room: Say. Bill. its raining. Co out
and bring in that duck"
Mrs. Fiske's one-act play, a Light
from ST. Agnes" is to be presented in
italy in both dramatic and operatio
form. Roberto Bracco, the Italian play
wright has secured through his Ameri-
can representative, the right from Har-
rison Grey Fiske TO make an Italian
version of the pl0y. Puccini, the COM
poser Of Ia Boheme" and Madame
Butterfly" is to write an opera abou;
the same story, for which Bracco viii
prepare the hbretto.
The death Of George Hoey. playwright
and actor, while not unexpected. has
caused deep sorrow among his many
friends. Dir. Hoey was born in thi:
/ city hfty-three years ago. He begaI
/ his professional career. In 1876. when n,
/ performed in stock company at th'
old Walnut Street Theater. in PhiladeI
phia- lie had played with Joseph JET
/ ferson. Edwin Booth. and other we'll
known actors Two sons. John ant
George Hoey. 5r.. who are with show
On the road at present. survive him.
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Nazimova in Tbse- Again-

Speak, IS Of Ibsen- it may be noted
that HI principal experiment this sea
son win be the talented Russian
actress. Nine. Ala Nazimova. The
Russian actress opens early in septenl-
Der with Ibsen's THE Master Builder. "
and REVEALS OF "A Dolls House" and
.F4edda Gabler" will also be made. In
the repertoire OF Nine Nazimova there
also viii be a new play BY Ridgeiy Tor
renir. THE Maidstone" Mr.. Terrenir
has published several books Of verse,
but the play Is his first serious effort at
playwr1tlng.
'aThe Totem Pole" march cong Of the
new comic opera, 1.-The Alaskan" in
troduced by Edward. Martindeh, Is the
big feature nit Of the new show at the
Knickerbocker. The song, with Its
score Of marching. singing Alaskan
totem poles. wins encore after encore
at every performance Of the Blethen-
FiFman-Girard show. "Ariee, sung by
Harry Cirard. is another big song IA
vorite with the new operas audiences
The twelve Eskimo dogs brought from
Nome fol. the production have recovered
from the timidity of their stage debut
and now follow their lines perfectly.
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snauldinr. Yiolinist. Comina.

Albert Spaulding. a young American
violinist. son of J. Walter Spaulding, Of
New York city, is to return to this
country next year for his first concert
tour after several years IN Europe.
Although stu in his teens, young Mr..
Spaulding mas won success in several Of
the musical centers Of Europe. He has
played in London. Berlin. st. Peters
burg. and other big cities, and will
visit then. again before ne comes TO
America
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THE Honeyneoners," George NJ Co
hans vhirlwind musical comedy, which
began an engagement on the Amsterdam
Theater roof on June 2. finished its long
ran tonight. It has been a popular
success from the start, and has played
to capacity houses at every perform
anee. At the conclusion Of its engage
ment OF next Saturday, Mr.. Cohan takes
his first vacation in several years. and
THE Honeymooners' viii be sent on
tour with Willie Dunlap playing Mr.
Cohan's part