The Washington herald., 1907-11-17

her return bow Monday evening in THE
Girl Of the Golden West" marking
her second return engagement in New
York after her long run two years ago
/ At the KnickerbOcker Elsie Janis is
still holding forth in The HOyden,
but number Of changes and additions
were a feature OF the performance on
Monday evening which make for the bet
! terment OF the production. Joseph Cav
! thorn has been added 20 the cast and is
conYentionally entertaining IN a Weber
/ heldian Dutch comedy part The piece
| has undergone "A liberal revision and
Miss Janis burden OF carrying the whole
1 performance on her own slender Shout
ders has been somewhat lightened- A
novelty is the waltz from THE Merry
/ Widow" which she dances with one OF
the chorus ladies with pleasing effect
Regarding Mrs Patrick CampbeTs
plans. George 9 Tyler makes the an
! nOuncement that the English actress will
return 70 New York in three weeks and
will appear IN three new plays. OF the
German play. Electra" this letter has
already borne the known particulars.
but not OF 1.-THE Moon Of Zamato."
one-act playlet which viii precede It, and
| which was written by the NiCOmte
! d Humieres. The other new play Is
! 'Deirdre." a prose play by the Irish
poet, ". 3. Yeats.
| As soon as 'SapDhO and Phaon" was
! taken of the stage Of the Lyric Theater,
| Harrison Grey Fiske began rehearsils
for the next play IN which Nine KaIich
/ is 10 be presented. II was a matter OF
some surprise 70 learn that her manager
had chosen Marta Of the Lowlands."
that splendid Spanish drama OF Angel
! Guimera which Maria Guerrero made
! popular Ia Spain-surprise, I say, be-
cause it served Fernande EIiscu for a
short season while she was under Fishes
management about four years ago. II
was played four weeks in New York
and week In Washington. but has not
been seen in other large cities. SO IL
has never had fair chance 70 test pub
lie opinion. though its happy blending
Of romantic color and tragic intensity
should commend H. especially in the
hands Of realistic actress Ike Kalich
Since its short career in this country
short because the booking arrangeuenrs
at the time, il is understood prevented
its wider circulatiOn-it has been hap
PLY produced IN Italy. and last month
Was seen for the first time in Berlin
John Drew continues TO attract large
audiences at the Empire in My Wife"
in which Miss Billie Burke. side by side
with the star. forms the magnet Miss
Burke came 20 New York with a Lon
don reputation. and most people imagine
that she IS an English girl but she is
an American By birth and her early
youth was spent in the West You will
Ike her immensely when you see her
IN My WIFE although at first she viii
disappolnt you with her child voice and
/ affected infections OF tone. These with
4 a few other little mannerisms she car
ried along with her from her musical
comedy days once you overcome your
aversion % her minor deficiencies ycu
viii be perfectly charmed with her grace.
I subtlety, and playfulness and her sOurd
! com.dy method. which has done al much
10 make the piece success as John
/ Drew himself The character IS a COPY
Of the heroine Of 'Div0rcons' The huh
is different but the kernel is the same.
I Drew has not Of late years been more
fortunately htted with an opposite than
in the person OF Miss Burke. and II is
too bad that she viii stick 10 that horrid
misnOmer-'Billie."
Francis Wilson is 10 be moved again
from the Hackett back 10 the Garrick.
where "Artie" closes tonight, and viii
occupy the Garrick only one week. when
he goes on tour AT the Hackett on
/ Monday evening John Mason is 10 be
/ brought out ia Augustus Thomas new
( play, THE Witching Hour which is
said 20 deal in a problem Of Jelepathy In
1 an interesting manner. The play has
been in rehearsal for weeks past
Dustin Farnum viii be without "A play
after next week. unless Mr. FrOhnan is
rurposely keeping his plans dark in re-
ard 90 this excellent actor The Ran
GER having failed 10 realize expecta-
. tons, is 20 be discarded.
HIS brother, William Farnum. whose
Ben-Hur is remembered by most theater-
soers, aud Who Is now playing q stock
engagement with the George Fawcett
stock company in Baltimore. is 10 be
starred by Paul Armstrong in an Amer
lean tragedy OF Armstrong; own writ
ing which VIII deal with the destiny OF
an Indian
Tomorrow night. in Philadelphia. Be-
lasco viii give the first performance OF
the new play by William c. De Mile.
The Warrens OF Virginia" Two weeks
later 70 viii be presented AZ the BeIasco
/ Theater In this city for the remainder
Of the season.
Mrs CampbelIs place al the Lyric viii
| be taken tomorrow night by a musical
fairy tale, The Girls Of Holland by
Stanislaus STANCE and Reginald de Ko-
ven, and al the Biiou The Master Build
err will make loom for a revival Of The
Dolls House, with Nazimova in the prin-
cipal role
Daniel Frohndn announces a special
matinee on Tuesday Of 'Dr. Wakes
Patient" FRED F. sCHRADER-