The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-11
ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

A New York manager is Egggiug the
probable delusion that he has found
second David WarfeId. or something very
near. ANY way, he is going TO make a
star Of his find. Barney Bernard. who has
for some time been the leading comedian
III Fishers Theater. in san Francisco.
making a speciality Of Hebrew parts Of
what may be classed as the legitimate
sort. Bernard Will Doe starred next sea-
son. j.: IS said. in a new play by Lee
Arthur. who was concerned IN the writ
ms Of THE AuCtioneer.' the first play
in which Warfeld starred.
The "rah-rah" boys of Ann Arbor Uni
versity have had their heads turned by a
E pair OF clever dancers who are pirouet-
+ ting over the Northwestern vaudeville
circuit. The boys show their enthusiasm
+ by showeriug the girls with their spare
nickeIs III each performance Meanwhile
+ cigarette smoking is on the wane in the
F Michigan college town.
Baltimore is to have a house devoted
+ 10 The Niddish drama. il is called the
/ Baltimore Theater and Will be opened
+ to the public the latter part of March.
Jacob Adler. in repertoire, viii be the
first attraction.
/ Nine Ala NazimOva. the Russian aC-
+ tress has had the distinguished honor
/ conferred on her of being invited TO de-
F liver q lecture before the faculty and
/ students Of Yale college. Her subject
/ viii be "Ibsen and His Relation 60 Ora
matte Art" and she VIII discuss it at
+ New Haven on Tuesday. She viii also
give Two performances Of The Dolls
House ut New Haven by invitation Of
/ the various Ibsen societies Of the college
and town.
/ George Fuller Golden. the comedian.
/ who is TO De seen at Cnase's this week.
/ has broken into the Ebert Hubbard
miniature magazine field. lie publishes.
when the mood takes him and he has
the material to iii it. mite of "a maya
zine. which he calls The George Fuller
/ Golden Journal" Naturally, il is de
voted to wit and humor
The worId-search Of American managers
for new plays and material for new
plays is teaching foreign authors and pub
Fishers the necessity Of securing the pro-
lection of our copyright laws for their
plays Of late there has been q rush
at the Congressional Library for copy
rights on foreign piays-French, German,
Italian, and Spanish.
Recent plays copyrighted at the Con-
gressionaI Library bear the titles The
laundering Mr.. Brown, The Bold Mr.
| Timid, and An Artistic Liar
| The Shuberts are TO manage Digby Bell
for a while. and they propose TO send
him out in a revival of James A. Herne' s
shore Acres" as starter.
May Irwin rises to remark that there
is no truth in recent reports 10 the ef-
feet that she meant to demolish the
theatrical syndicate because 1t hadn't
been nice to her in the matter of book
ipgs. She asserts the fact is the syn
dicate has been just lovely TO her
Perhaps the keenest interest of the New
York Grand Opera season has been arous-
ed by the prospective production of Puc-
IcinTs Madam Butterfly at the MetrOpol-
itan Opera house tonight. The COM
poser himself has had charge Of the re-
hearsals.
Whether they are good or bad from the
viewpoint of morals. productions that are
good otherwise seem sure of audiences in
New York It is gratifying to know that
the Sothern-M arIowe season there in their
repertoire Of high-class dramas is proving
a decided financial success
Pinero's His House in Order in which
lJohn Drew and Margaret Ellington de-
lighted large audiences at the National
ITheater recently, has just passed its tooth
performance in London.
/ For perhaps the last time, Frank Bangs
will appear on the stage at the benefit to
be given him in New York on the 18th. lie
will be seen as POlonius. in the closet
scene from Hamlet" which Will be +. II
ISotheru's contribution 10 the performance
In this scene, Polonius has but five lines
10 speak.
It is reported that the famous Italian
poet. novelist. and dramatist. Gabrielle
Id Anuunzio. viii visit this country short
~ 10 be present at the first American
production OF his play, The Daughter oil
IJoTiO," by Z. II. Sothern, in New York.