The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

Will have its American premiere early
in October. Mr.. Graham viii have the
part now being played in London by
George Graves.
Harry Burcher, the English comedian,
Florence Reed. daughter of the late
Roland Reed, has been engaged by Z. II.
Sothern as his leading woman next sea-
son. Miss Reed has been appearing re-
Gently with the Malcolm-Willi stock
company at Worcester Mass.
Miss Isabel Irving will again tour the
far West IN one Of Miss Eleanor Rob
sons discarded plays. It was Susan in
Search OF a Husband last year: IL will
be THE Girl Who Has Everything the
coming season. Miss Robson, meanwhile,
is not likely to be seen in anything save
'Salomy Jane" with an occasional mat
inee of Merely Mary Ann
Wright Lorimer has called rehearsals
FOR The Quicksands' and THE Shep-
herd King for August 5 in New York
Rehearsals Of The Wild Duck" viii be
gin two weeks later. Mr.. LorimeT's sea-
son in The Quicksands" will begin about
September 9. and after a week in New
England he viii open at the Colonial
Theater, Boston, on September l6.
Miss Grace Orr Myers, the popular
prima donna Of the Aborn Opera Com
pany, who has been I'll for two weeks ar
rived in Washington yesterday to finish
rehearsals with the company for her ap-
pearance tomorrow night in The title
role of Dolly Warden" Miss Myers was
accompanied by her mother, Annie My
ers. who will remain with her while in
Washington.
now on his way to this country, has been
.e-engaged by Thomas W Ryley for THE
Belle Of Mayfair" which opens its season
at the Hollis Street Theater, Boston, in
the latter part of August. Recent engage
ments for the same play are those Of
Charles Slime. Fletcher Norton, and Laura
Lieb Rehearsals will begin shortly, and
tour Of all the large cities Of the coun-
try has been booked.
La Rivale, the play now running at the
Theatre Francaise. Paris. has bean Sc
cured by Olga NetheGsole The English
adaptation Will be made by Louis n.
Parker, and it IS now the plan to pro-
duce the piece at Cleveland on Christmas
Day. This together with Hervieus "The
Awakening" will constitute Miss Meth
ersole's new offerings when she appears
at the Astor TheatcT in January.
Claude Albright, for three years one Of
the very versatile and gifted mezzo-
sopranos with the Henry W. Savage
forces singing various parts from the title
role Of Peggy in Paris" to Kundry in
'Parsifal" and Brunhilde in The Val
kyrie," writes from Munich that she ex-
poets to study with Liln Lehman this
winter. Miss Albright sailed for Milan
| last winter, and added several italian
roles to her repertoire.
An interesting feature Of the recent
voting contest held by the management
Of the Aborn Opera Company to de
! termine what operas We're most desired
for the August repertoire was that more
than thirty of the votes for Carmen" re-
quested that Miss Edith Bradford appear
! in the title role. Although Miss Brad
| ford knows the opera perfectly. she has
! never yet been afforded an opportunity
] TO portray the bewtching Spanish cigar
! cite girl.
| It has been rumored that the last week
of the opera season at the New National
viii be given over to the production Of
eight different operas, a change of bill
being made for each performance. In
/ this event many Of those that have
scored big successes earlier in the sea-
son will be repeated for this closing
week
Febea strakoseh, one of the prIma DON
mas for Henry W. Savage's Madam But
terfy'' company, is a niece Of Adelina
Patti
! James O'Neill and his manager. Edgar
Forrest, are preparing for an unusual and
massive production Of "Virginius." The
greatest pains are being taken to make
the presentation not only historically ac-
curate. but artistically beautiful. The
five scenes, all full stage, viii represent
la street in Rome, the home of Virgin
/ ius, Roman forum and rostrum, a bat
tleield showing the Tarpean Rock, and
| a dungeon in the Tullianum Prison An
artist was sent to Rome to gather all in
formation possible concerning the locale
Of the drama at The period $50 B. c. Upon
the data which he secured the scenery
is being made. Those already engaged
for the company are; Norman Hackett
Charles Dalton, Charles D. Herman
James O'Nein, jr., Warren Conlan, and
! Wadsworth Harris.
Next week the offering OF the Aborn
Opera Company, at the New National
Theater. will be Vincent Wallace's beauti-
ful romantic opera. Mariana, the sec
ond choice Of the opera patrons in the re-
cent voting contest for the August roper
toire.
1t has been many years since this tune
ful work has had worthy Interpretation
here, and from a glance at the names OF
the east for next weeks Offering it IS
doubtful. II 'Maritana'' was ever heard in