The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06

Coincide Franchise. Paris He obtained
the sights 70 this piece while in London
recently.
Clara Lipman wiz not be seen IN the
musical PLAY al the Casino. but VIII be
independently starred by the Shuberts
Ia a new piece now being prepared
In spite OF their recent disaster in
London Mr. and Mrs. Mann are plan
ming to appear next season at the Wal
dorf Theater there. This time they will
present a repertoire OF the plays IN
which they will be seen here this season
II is with genuine regret that the
more discriminating playgoers saw The
Double Life" taken of al the Bijou.
after Wednesdays performance. The
reason given is that threats OF in1unc-
ton from the author. Mrs. Rhinehart
Roberts. and her agent Mrs. II. c. De
Mile, moved Leander Sire. manager
Of the company 20 this decision. There
is no doubt that such threats had been
made but had Mr.. de Vries been draw
ing the sort OF houses he deserved the
threats would undoubtedly have fallen
on deaf ears
70 lust how long Wilton Laekaye's
1.-The Law and the Man" Is 10 run at
I the Manhattan But evidently II is not
doing the business that Ma-ager Brady
/ hoped for IL. for already il Is announced
that he viii present Mr.. Lackaye IN
| repertoire shortly. reviving a New
Way To Pay Old Debts. Jack Cade"
and salvinPs version OF The Outlaw"
The engagement of Mrs. Fiske and the
Manhattan Company in "rhe New York
Idea" at the Lyric Theater must ter
inmate on Saturday evening. January
/ 10 owing 70 the Inability Of the manage
- snt 10 secure an extension Of time be-
You'd that date. Miss Mariowe and Mr..
sothern viii occupy the stage on the
/ 2lst inst
They open with sudermann's "John
I the Baptist" and expect during their
stay here to produce all OF the twelve
/ plays IN their ripper tone. An innova-
zion In New York theatricais for the
[ benefit OF newspaper reviewers Is 10 be
! instituted during their run. on the first
night Of every play in the repertoire
| the curtain Will rise promptly at 1880
O'Clock. that the critics may be able
10 witness the performance in its en-
/ tirety. On other nights the curtain viii
rise at o'clock
II Il now definitely announced that
! Mr.. sOtheTn and Miss MarloETe are 10
have a theater OF their OWE on Forty
sixth street, just east OF Broadway.
The theater Is 10 be called '"rhe Booth,
and is 70 be completed by next January.
Never r. Bimberg who is building the
theater. says the theater viii nave a
frontage OF I25 feet on FOrty-alNJh
street. and viii be 100 feet deep. There
will probably be IN addition twenty
I'VE loot entrance on Broadway. inc
theater IS 10 be Gothic in design. and
viii seat ]. 800 people. IL VIII cost about
$4,000 The SOtiiern- MarloWe COM
pany's Office viii be in the building.
The Snow Man, a musical piece bJ
STANCE and De koven. VIII be the
spring Offering az the Lyric following
the engagement OF S0theTn and Mar
lowe.
AIaude Adams has needed no new play
since she first played Peter Pan.
She is. however. 70 be seen IN a roper
toire Of her former successes IN New
York this spring. including The Lit
tie Minister" 'LiAiglon,' and Hop o.
NV Thumb" IN February she viii open
tie new Van Ness Theater IL San Fran
cisco.
Ellen Terry will succeed Miss Adams
ar the Empire Theater. New York. al
the END OF this month. Her repertoire