The Washington times., 1907-11-10

John Mason has left the cast OF Anna.
Karenina" and IS now in New Yort re-
hearsing for the production AT Hack-
ett's Iheater shortly Of Augustus
Thomas fastest drama. The WitchiDg
Hour"
Mr.. Mason's place in the eompany
supporting Miss Harmed was taken bv
Andrew Robson.
1t is likely that in a few days con-
tracts vii be signed for a London en-
gagement during the present season Of
Miss Fanny Ward in "The Secret Or
cnArd," Claiming POIIock's dramatiza-
ton Of the novel Of that name By Eyer
ton Castle Miss Ward was seen here
recently IN the iiI-fated "a Fool and q.
Girl
The road tour Of Florence Roberts
began az Milwaukee, Wis, last Thurs
day. She is being presented In "Zira."
BY Henry 3. Harris through an arrange
ment with John Cort
Two Shubert girls last week achieved
tho distinction Of being tie FIST vou.-
el to mount 70 the top OF the new
Singer building. which IS forty-efght
stories high and tops all the other sky
sctaTeTs in the city. The helolnss o.
the trip were Miss Ger-io Meyer. Of
The Gay White Way company. and
Miss Anna Ford. Of The TOP O. the
World" company. They were accom-
panied by photographer, woo caught
them in dancing attitudes on scanold-
ing and lodges. swinging out over more
tEan four hundred feet OF space.
Madame Nazimoya, the Russian ac-
tress whose rapid rise 10 fame has ac-
tonished critics and studsrts Of TIE
highest In the drama, has Issued her
ultimatum that she viii 10. longer sit.
for photographers.
During her Philadelphia engagement
recently Miss Minnie Dupree Invited the
Officers Of the battleships Georgia,
KearsaTge, and Indiana, and the officials
or League Island 10 attend her perform
arce in The Road TO Yesterday at
the New Adelphi Theate-. They-in
turn-invited Miss Dupree and her sup
porting company 10 luncheon on board
the battleship Georgia.
Mabel Fairfax, Of THE Orchid Com
pany," was = law student in Washing
ton for two years. She ls now the
girls department.
Pacie Ripple. who will sing the leading
tenor role in The Girls Of Holland"
at the BelascO this week, was brought
to this country by the Shuberts to create
this part in the De Koven-Stange com
edy opera. Mr.. Ripple last season ere
ated the tenor roles in the GIbert-suIi-
y n a l. Of Ca~ III
don.
Vera MieheIena, prima donna Of .The
Girls OF Holland" Company. Is the
daughter Of the famous tenor. signor
Michelena, who is now a vocal teacher
in New York. Miss 8Iichelena is only
twenty years old. She made her first
stage appearance at the age NJ 1--WE
with Marie Tempest in the De Koven-
Harry B. Smith light opera. The Fenc-
ing Master"
No song in recent years has sn,-,rr-
so quickly into favor as 7 Just Can't
Keep Ny Feet Still When the Band Re
gins to Play" which is the solo hi, NJ
THE Social WhirI"
As Margaret Anglin and Henry Miller
hrst proved the success Of The Great
DIVIDE" In Washington. they wiz. a,
the beginning Of its first tour in De-
ceinoer, come with the play to the Be
lasoo direct from New York.
Miss Sarah Willard Howe VIII teach
dancing this season in the Robert HEX
man School OF Acting. Miss Howe IS
a daughter Of Dr. Franklin T. Howe.
one OF the best known newspaper. men
in Washing tOn-
In a subjective way the question Of
heredity Is treated very strongly in
Claiming PoIIocks new play. The
Secret Orchard" which is soon 70 be
seen at the Belasco next week. The
Duke OF Cluny. whose inIraction OF the
seventh commandment forms the plot
o. the story, is excused somewhat by
the fact that he IS a descendant OF
the Stuarts. OF whom it Is said in the
Play that they were as weak as they
were brave. as unreliable as they were
Iovable."
lust think OF it. Eddie Foy. contem-
plates Hamlet" From the Orchid to
the Melancholy Dane is a lean which
would daunt the stoutest Thespian
heart The story is that he will appear
next May in New York as Hamlet,
backed by a multi nillionaire steel mag
nate, formerly Of Pittsburg and now OF
New York. He should certainly draw
a big house the first night
Frances Stairs New York engage
ment in the Rose of the Rancho" in
which she has achieved such a brilliant
triumph during the plays twelve
months run in the Belasco Theater,
New York closed last night. Miss Starr
makes way for Blanche Bates, who is
to follow In The Girl of the Golden
West to remain three weeks. This
Will be Miss Bates third METROPOLITAN
engagement in the play which has
proved the most remarkable success OF
her career.
Henrietta Crosman will appear IN THE
Christian Pilgrim" at the Liberty The
alter. New York. tomorrow night
The great succe IS OF THE Man OF the
Hour continues. It has compelled
Messrs. Brady and Grismer to hold ali
the balance of the time at the Savoy
Theater, New York, next year as well
as this. The record that the production
ha ToadA Is gpron6 fa anma IN