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The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
The MaiestIc-"The Gates of Jus
1fce."

The Gates OF Justice, the attraction
al the Majestic Theater this week. will
undoubtedly prove a welcome Offering 70
the many admirers Of ". D. FitzgeraId's
Kathryn Purneu company.
All OF the favOrites will be seen 10 ad-
vantage. and every effort has been made
% produce the comedy-draUaa on the
same scale Of excellence noticeable in all
previous undertakings OF this company
Miss Kathryn Purnen. as Rex Alden.
a heroic protector OF her rights and an
enemy Of vice. has a part much suited 70
her. Franklin Munneu VIII be seen as
Walter Warren. a young inventor with
a high sense Of honor. and In love with
Rex. The love affair between Waite,
and Rex is interrupted through the
scheming Of the villain, Bertram Sacket.
played by Arthur PicKens. and his female
aCCOmplice, Charlotte Kirke- played by
Florence Hamilton. Startling cIimaxes
and dramatic situations run throughout
the play, holding the attention Of the
spectator at high pitch. The second
scene Of the third act shows an immense
coal breaker in actual operation. and
this scene VIII be produced in n most
realistic manner. Plenty Of excellent
comedy is interviewer in the play Harry
c. Bewley. the clever comedian with the
Purneu players, is cast for the part Of
Woeful Danger. an ebony war veteran
hunting for war and danger Others in
the cast are W. Jef Murphy. as Pike
Price; Ed. Redding. as Twiner; ". =.
James, as Ricketty Rice; Al Roberts. as
Barney McCork: Luther Hale. ms warden
Of the asylum. and Helen Hyle. a new
member Of the company. as Sis Rice. an
innocent of the mountains. Bessie Davis
who also makes her first appearance with
the Fitzgerald company, viii be seen as
Edna, an asylum patient Both Miss
Davis and Miss Hyle come here with an
eaviable reputation for cleverness and
are expected to find favor with Majestic
patrons
Specialties will be introduced between
the acts at every performance this week
by Harry Bewley, Helen Hyle, and Fanny
Fisher
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
A Washington Girl.

Residents OF Washington viii be pleased
to note the return Of Miss Josephine
Drake. on her appearance as leading
woman in The Boys Of Company B."
at the Columbia this week. Many Wash
ingtonians viii remember her as the at
tractive 10" Smart, who spent her early
teens In this city. 10 Smart for years
was pointed out as one Of the best looking
and most interesting girls who attended
the high school A few years ago she
and her mother moved 10 New York. and
her stage debut was entirely an accident
In fact, her career would MI the brains
of romantic young women with food for a
weeks thought Two years ago Miss
Drake. or rather Miss Smart, as she was
known then, was placidly crossing the
Atlantic on a steamship During this
passage she met Mr. and Mrs Daniel
Fr0hman CMargaret IIlington). who took
fancy 10 her. They proposed her adopt
ing the stage as a profession, and held
out as an Irresistible lure the fact that
she could play leading woman to Law
rance D'Orsay in The Embassy Ball
Miss Drake succeeded gloriOusly. but the
past two years have worked wonders in
her art. and to-day she may claim credit
| 10 being the most accomplished of the
leading women of the American stage It
| is unnecessary to inform Washingtonians
that Miss Drake is exceedingly beauti-
full and il is only a question Of time. ac-
cording 10 New York critics, before she
will reach the bistrionic zenith-stardOm
In The BOYS Of Company B 10 Smart
has an opportunity TO display her talent
generously and it is impossible not 10
appreciate her achievement The New
York critics. during the long run Of The
BOYS of Company b" were enthusiastic
about the eye-pleasing picture which
John Barrymore and Miss Drake cut in
their love scenes.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
To Cheek Babies.

The Harlem Opera House will have a
nursery completely equipped with every
comfort for babies and small children
AS infants are refused admission TO the
theater. and the patrons OF the opera
house are composed mostly OF families,
the management has arranged a scheme
so that the mothers can enjoy the per
formances in comfort, not having 20 worry
about the small children at all. A large.
airy room viii be built in the northwest
corner Of the theater, taking up part Of
the spacious lobby This nursery will
have four trained nurses and every other
equipment. even TO medical services. Chill
dren can be left with the nurses during
the performances with as much safety
as though they were In their mothers
arms. An experienced checker will be
engaged, so that every. mother who checks
her precious little load viii be sure 10 get
her own baby back after the performance
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
The Lveeum-RnrIesnne.

The Cherry Blossoms" Company.
which comes 10 the New Lyceum for the
week starting tomorrow matinee. is an
entirely new departure in musical bur
lesque this season. The programme opens
with a musical satire on the reigning
New York sensation. and Is called
Boosters Millions" in which a trip is
made around the world, and several for
eign countries are visited. Eight changes
Of scenery and wardrobe are made dur
ing the action of this skit. The comedy
is kept going at a fast rate. The clos
ing burlesque is entitled DIT. Dippy'A
Sanitarium,' and is full of bright dia-
logue funny situations. catchy musical
numbers and pretty girls Both the
opening and closing comedies are from
the pen of John Perry, who appears il,
the leading comedy parts. The clio in
cludes Miron NJ. Gilday and company in
Goals Of Fire" Jerge. Alene. and Ham
ilton in an act replete with singing dane
ing, and acTobatiC comedy; Gon Phillips
in his speciality, the Four Voices a sing
ing and comedy quartet that is new TO
this house; Lille Perry, the chic SOU
bTette and others
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS,
The NatIOnaI-"FIfty Miles from Bos-
ton"

The NRtiOnaI-"Fifty Miles from Bos-
ton"
From all accounts. George NJ. Cohan has
scored another big success in his latest
musical play. Fifty Miles from Bos-
ton in which the author-actor will ap-
pear at the New National this week.
Mr.. Cohan has delivered many laugh
able and interesting stage productions TO
the American people in the past, and he
Is always sure Of a hearing
Fifty Miles from Boston was origi-
nally produced in Springfield, Mass. on
March Is. After four performances in
that city il was sent to Philadelphia. TO
the Broad Street Theater. where it open
ed on April l. This engagement was fol-
lowed by one wsek in Pittsburg and eight
IN Chicago and three in Boston.
The immediate success Of Fifty Miles
from Boston. is probably due to the fact
that the play itself is said TO have much
merit, but the players who people its cast
must certainly have contributed their
share for Of a surety no play from Mr..
Cohans pen, or produced by Messrs.
Conan Harris, has ever been favored
with such a really fine list Of artists as
may be found I'm the cast submitted. For
proof OF this read the names; Edna Wal
lace Hopper Fritz williams. Emma jan
yier. Donald Brian. George Parsons
James c. Marlowe. james H. Bradbury,
Richard Nesmith. Lores Grimm. Russell
Pincus, Hazel Lowry, Louise Rial, and
Zelda Sears.
AS to the play itself the scenes are
laid In the little village Of Brookfeld,
which is about fifty miles from Boston.
The characters IN the play are said 20
have been drawn from life by the Yankee
Doodle comedian. VINO spent several
years OF his boyhoJG In the village and
Is, therefore, well eQuipped~ 10 repro
duce them on the mimic stage
OF course, no Cohan play would be ac-
ceptable without music. and IN this new
one Mr.. Cohau has supplied five songs,
all Of which are said to be OF that par
ticularly fascinating Cohan brand de-
scribed as ''whistleable Their names
are Jack and Jill. Amt Ii Awful.
a Small Town Gal. Boys Who Fight
the Flames" and "Harrigan"
The Fifty Miles from Boston" com
pany numbers upward Of si1ty-hye play
10 anu HNolis l-Ale pt ttleoe are III Tue
chorus; but they have been selected with
special care as 10 appearance and vocal
ability
Like all Cohen & Harris productions
Fifty Miles from Boston" will be found
thoroughly equipped in a scenic, cos
tune, and electrical way. There are
three acts, the first and third having
been painted by Young Bros & Boss Co.
Of New York, while the second IS from
the scenic studio Of Ernest Albert The
costumes were made by the Klaw & En-
LANCER Costumes CoIapany, from designs
by F. Richard Anderson During the
Washington engagement there win be
matinees both Wednesday and Saturday.
the former al popular prices
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22

morning. In fact. this is his favorite
time to work. He will leave the theater
after the performance 10 have a Httla
supper, or attend social function ne
has been hidden TO. and after arriving
home al or o'clock in the morning will
/ sit down and work TIN daylight
A friend Of his who called by appoint
ment al "a. n. one morning during tile
time he was at work upon his lates.
! play knocked several times, and receiv-
ing no answer. turned the knob. found
the door open, and discovered the Yankee
Doodle comedian IN bed fast asleep. The
room was very much in disorder Tn
derneath the leg Of each CT air as well
as the table with which the room was
| furnished. his visitor noticed "A bunch Of
manuscript. and marveled at the oddness
Of it. He picked up one Of the chairs
to draw II closer to the bedside. the 5el-
ter to converse with his friend Cohan.
when the COMEDIAN, awakened by the
noise, started Up in bed shouting. Gee.
whizz. old man. put that chair back
You'll mix up the whole second act OF
Fifty Miles from Boston. which wa
what the numerous slips Of paper proved
70 be. Cohan had completed that musical
play during the night and for safe-keep-
the legs Of the chairs and tables.
Cohan's manner OF composing songs Is
also peculiar. A melody will come TO
him AT odd times. He may be taking a
spin II his motor car. or playing a game
of golf or baseball OF both Of which he Is
passionately fon5. but no matter what
he is doing. when m air suggests Itself
he hastens TO get in communication with
his leader, who jots down the melody
as Cohan huns or plays il upon the
plano just the same as one would die
tate letter TO a steaograpuer.
One day last sumner, in the middle
Of q very exciting game Of baseball. and
while Cohan's team vas in Ehe field. he
suddenly left the position he was playing
at first base, and, rushing across. 10 the
right field. which was being taken care
&C by Charlie Gebest. mis- leader. COM
raenced 10 sesticulate ~ a very oil man
ler. Suddenly the spectators saw
Gebest pull a scrap IF paper out Of his
pocket and placing it upon Cohsn's back.
commence TO write. II seemed a crazy
thing 20 do, but they stood in this
position for fully ten minutes, when
George NJ. trotted back - first with 4
satisfied smile, saying 20 the astonishej
umpire as he passed hin. Pardon rue.
old PAL just got corkips melody for
a new song-eouldn't afford to miss IT,
il We lose the game Play baI
George NJ COhan is nc. the BERNARD
Shaw Of the dramatic and musical world.
but he has the knaCk or the gift. or
whatever you may choose to call it. Of
turning out plays and songs that please
the masses. and in his particular niche
Of the amusement world he is just as
important, II not quite as famous
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
CONAN, THE PLAYWRIGHT.
How the Candy Kid" Constructs
His Musical Plays.

Most authors have peculiar methods
In play construction. No two of them
work alike, and in most instances the so
called ethics Of the stage are thrown 10
the wind. for the eccentricities of play
writer's is proverbial. some authors get
their sceneries in shape and then people
their cast with the characters their i'm
agination suggests, while others will as
semble their characters before they have
outlined their play or selected the locale
and atmosphere
There are several American authors
who will take an order for a play. and
it may be months before they deliver 10
the prospective producer even an outline
OF the plot
George NJ. Cohan. author and composer
Of Fifty Miles from Boston" is eccen-
trio 10 a degree in his play-writing
methods Conan writes by fts and starts.
He may be in a restaurant having a bite
70 eat when a situation or speech viii
suggest itself for the work he has in
hand. Al these times he will grab the
menu card, an envelope, or any old piece
of paper 10 jOt his thought upon The
majority OF Cohans writings, however.
are done in the wee small hours OF the
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
Manager Kernan's Anniversary.

Eugene Herman. the veteran manager
Of the Lyceum. celebrated his twenty-first
anniversary in that capacity on last Fri
day. Throughout the day kilograms and
letters of congrdtulation from out-of-town
friends poured into the Office of the the
alter, while he was the recipient Of many
a hearty handshake and expression of
good wishes from the host Of his local
acquaintance. Mr.. Herman was rendered
a buffet lunch by the attaches Of mis-
theateT during and after which a good
musical programme and several excellent
speeches figured. The affair closed with
a hearty round of wishes for the contin-
ued health and prosperity Of Mr.. Eugene
Herman.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
''The Boys of Company b." mt the
Columbia.


With the great men Of the international
stage. ike Mansfield and Irving. passing
10 the great beyond. il is only just that
the list OF stage favorites should be re-
plenlshed. John Barrymore. who was
practically born fin a green room. may
be one Of the successors OF these laurel
wearers. At least. Barrymore has struck
so astute and artistic manager as Dan
lei Frohman as worthy material
John Barrymore heads The Boys OF
Company b company, which begins
weeks engagement al the Columbia The
alter tomorrow night The New York
critics have taken young Barrymore very
seriously, and as a brother OF Ethel
Barrymore and a son OF the late Maurice
Barrymore. Il is only 10 be expected that
he is a natural born actor. His mother.
Georgia Drew. was the daughter Of that
ilusuioUs woman, Mrs. John Drew. and
on all sides the young man is surround
ed by the best stage traditions
In The Boys % Company B" Barry
more has a part which ITS him as snugly
AS do his white fiGnnels. and he has ere
ated IN the -go-lucky lawyer.
Flt Oh NfW loIh~f WHICH mas never
been seen before Young BARRYMORE is
many times too modest 10 pose under the
title Of Matinee Idol. but the young
women IN an audience invariably fall be-
meath the spell OF his winsome good
humOr. But there is far more 70 Barry
more than HIS personality, and his art as
a light comedian looms big before the
critical eve. II is possible that no other
actor on the stage can carry q part with
as much natural ease as does Barry
more. He Is absolutely rid OF that banal
quality called self-consciousness- One
never feels that he is acting. yet in hi
serious scenes he plays with earnestness
and big dramatic effect
Josephine Drake plays opposite" Bar
rymUre, and they are stage couple as
picturesque as any that Gibson or
Christy ever drew They are the embodi-
meEt OF smart New Workers. and this
picture Of the good breeding is sustained
by Florence Nash as the lisping girl, and
Morgan Conan as the lisping boy: Ar
thur Kappeler. as the young athlete:
Marie MaliOn. as the romantic maiden:
William Gibson, as her good-nature,i
sweetheart. The older members Of the
company are Joseph Whiting, Werner
Charges, Robert MCWade. and Evelyn
Carter Darlington.
The stage equipments are the same
that were used during the New York
and Chicago engagements, and The
Boys Of Company 3" might be classeo
as a play typical Of New York and sue,
cess
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
The Acndemy-"BrOndw After
Dark"

Broadway After DARK which is the
week under the management Of A h.
Woods. could be described as a typical
example Of advanced melodrama. mas
much as Il is thoroughly Up TO date. The
action Of Broadway After Dark is in
terrupted almost every few minutes 60
permit the introduction Of a singing spe-
cialty. For this purpose the company
carries a chorus Of pretty girls with good
voices. who not only sing. but dance as
well Apart from the music, the piece
Is we'll equipped with thrills among
which might be mentioned the old panel
game, worked IN a Broadway house:
a tw0-rOund bout with light gloves az
the Broadway Athletic Club on Ladies
Day; fight between citizens and police
In a Broadway restaurant, during which
the furniture. dishes. SC. are smashed,
raid by the district attorney and his
men upon a Broadway gambling house.
and many other scenes that are typicai
OF Broadway life after dark
IN the space OF several minutes the
spectator Is carried from an opium der
In Canal street 10 the beIfry OF Trinity
Church. on Lower Broadway where a
thrilling rescue is effected by the hero
whey the heroine IS thrown out OF the
window. Broadway After Dark Is in
four acts and twelve scenes. all Of which
present pictures Of New York az its
most interesting points As Broadway
is rendezvous for well-dressed men and
women. something startling may be look
I'd for in the costumes worn by the ladies'
in the play, which are all from the work
shops Of well-kuown modistes
The cast Is headed by Mildred Stol.cr
and the weIl-known Hebrew comedian,
Harry Fields
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
The Gayety-BurIesque.

The attraction at the Gayery Theater
during this week will be the Trocadero
Burlesquers. under the management Of
F. g. Waldron. There are two musical
burlesques, entitled "Dooley's Drug
Store" and Down on the Panama Both
piece Will be produced under the direc-
ton Of Mr. Frank Finney. who will be
seen in the leading part in each bur
lesque. He will be supported by such
clever comedians as Jack Boyce John
Burke, William McAvoy, Claus and Rad
cliffe. RamsetteT and Lyman The lead
ing feminine role viii be played by Miss
Anna Hill Prominent in the company
also viii be Miss Grace Toledo. a charm
ing singer. There is a good vaudeville
olio between the two burlesques.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
David Belnseo on American PLAYS.

btlHHeO on american FAdgHs
I believe implicitly in the American
character and while many Of our play
wrights Of ten or fifteen years ago turned
to foreign subjects. I claim, with all due
m0desty- 70 be 'one OF the pioneers in
the writing and production Of plays deal
ing with American subjects" remarked
David BeIasco in a private conversation
with some friends the other night during
a performance Of The Rose OF the
Rancho"
'PiaywTights are often dazzIed by the
glamour Of courts and the excitement OF
knightly jousts- Distance lends enchant-
ment, and they forget that right here at
home in their midst they have all the
material at hand for strong plays pulsat-
ing with life and action. They have all
the local color they can ask for. and al
the romantic impulse essential 70 the in
spring Of wonderful interest. Il is true.
1 have sometimes gone abroad for my
material but il has been the exception
rather than the rule. and my favorite
field long ago was my own country peO-
pied BY my own COuntTymen. Ny very
first effort as a boyish dramatist was 10
bring Wetsern characters on the stage.
When the French plays stiu had a sort
Of right OF way and American society
was only touched on spOradically The
Wife The Charity Ball and Men and
Women / daresay helped 10 impress the
public with the truth that there is ex-
cellenJ material right in its midst for
characters and episodes capable Of awak-
ening interest and Of touching the great
human heart Of the multitude No one
knew better how true this was than
Bronson Howard who characterized GER
tain phases Of our national life with such
happy results. believe in the American
drama, and I am never so happy as when
dealing With 4 native subject. be il the
civil war period Of The Heart OF Mary
land. the days OF the California ATg0-
nauts, portrayed IN The Girl OF the
Golden West the romantic period OF the
American invasion Of Spanish California
as shown In The Rose Of the Rancho
or the period not many years after the
war which is 10 be the subject Of A
Grand Army Man There are hundreds
of other subjects equally interesting II
the American playwright will but exert
himself 10 find then and study life as IT
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
Academy Tonight. Shepard's Nov
ing Pictures

Beginning tonight the Academy will
inaugurate the regular season Of Sunday
concerts. The attraction will, as In the
past three seasons, be Archie L. Shepard g
moving pictures and illustrated songs.
These concerts viii continue for the hal
ance Of the season. with a complete
change of programme at each perform
ance
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
An Indiana Play.

A new female star is to launch early IN
October, Ida Burt Laurence, who. 1t is
claimed. is the youngest or rather viii
be the youngest. star on the American
stage The vehicle to introduce Miss
Laurence 10 stellar honors viii be Ed
ward r Salter's idyllic story of Indiana
home folks, entitled "Posey from Posey-
Vile which is described as The Old
Homestead" of the Middle West. Mr..
Salter does not state whether or not
George AIDE. Booth darlington Vice
President Fairbanks. and other notable
Indianians will be caricatured-
The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
The NIniertic Concert

Vaudeville and the latest life motion
pictures will be seen at W. D. Fitzger-
aids concert at the Majestic Theater to-
night The vaudeville bill includes the
White City Quartet Helen Hyle. coon
shouter; George r. Donaldson. comedian.
and Fanny Fisher, illustrated song sing
er- Eight thousand feet Of the latest
Aims will be shown.