The Washington herald., 1907-01-09

! Another evidence OF the ever-increasing
/ cosmoDoIitanfsm Of New York is found in
I the fact that Prof. Hector Montecchl, of
/ Rome IS delivering a lecture there in
/ Italian on Dante and his poems
/ The manager of Paula Edwardes. who
began an engagement Monday night at
| the New York Casino in a musical piece
called The Princess Beggar." has in
/ vented new variant on the old designa-
/ tions Of such productions He calls it
/ comedy opera.
/ Word comes from New York by private
/ conveyance that Charles Klein and his
managers won't be hurt much if the
young man who claims TO be the real
author of The Daughters OF Mem gets
the permanent injunction he asks against
I further presentation OF the play. The
public hasn't been flocking to see the
piece, it is reliably reported.
Fourteen musical numbers constitute
the contribution Of Benjamin Hapgood
Burt. the young composer and song
writer 70 the new piece of which Francis
I Wilson has done the rest. Miss Dolly
/ Waters is the rather uninteresting title
II VIII be produced in Chicago in March
or April. and transferred TO New York
for the opening Of next seasOn-that is, if
/ Chicago passes IT,
a notable entertainment will be given
at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Phil
adeIphia, on Friday afternoon for the
benefit Of Charles J. Goodfellow, long the
assistant treasurer Of the house. who
has been forced to give up work through
the loss of his eyesight. Nearly ell the
| companies playing in Philadelphia this
week will take part in the entertain
ment.
Henry E. Dixey has a new play up his
sleeve. and expects to produce it after
doing The Man on the Box six or seven
weeks more. The new piece has not vet
been named, or, if so, Mr.. Dixey doesn'
think it wise to make the name public
There are hints that the author Of the
piece is a distinguished statesman. who
doesn't want to have his name used in
connection with it until it is clear the first
product Of his pen in the dramatic line is
/ a distinct success
| The blue-law crusade in Boston is max
ing things mighty interesting for theatri-
cal people and musicians In order Ia
get their scenery 10 the railroad stations
before midnight Saturday. managers who
were closing engagements gave instruc-
tions TO cut out all encores and shin
their scenery act by act. In trying a mu-
siCian who played at hotel one iudgt
decided music was not a necessity on
Sunday. 1t is thought probable all the
Sunday morning concerts viii be attacked
next week.
The American tour of Mr.. f. s. Willard
which has been very successful, will close
in April. and he will return to London.
He plans the production of some new
plays 1T home. and on the success of
these will depend whether or not he Will
be seen in the United States again next
season. If one or more of the new pieces
he presents are marked hits in London
he viii make another American tour next
fail and winter. Otherwise, 1t will proba-
bly, be three years before he comes back.
Mrs Lily Langtry shows her usual good
sense and good taste by deciding not 10
make use on the stage of the name Lady
de Battle. which is now her proper style.
as her husband has become Sir Hugo
/ Gerald de Battle through the death of his
| father I am too proud of the name l
/ have made for myself as Mrs. Langtry to
adopt any other for professional pur-
poses" she said, in discussing the matter
/ in Cincinnati. "Of course, I am now
Lady de Battle, and will adopt that name
in my private correspondence"
ShnGer's Flowers Are in Evidence at
all notable social functions 18th g l.