The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

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sara Truax is playing in stock com
pany IN New York.
Beerbohm Tree is to open his engage
ment in Berlin in Richard H."
Miss Amy Ricard has been engaged by
Mr.. James X. Hackett TO be in the cast
OF 'The Girl in White"
The Three Armstrong;. bicyclists OF
this city, have resumed their vaudeville
engagements and are now touring in the
West
Reilly & Woods. the burlesque man
ayers, contemplate putting yinie Hen
Shave at the head of a company next
season.
Terence an Irish romantic play in
which Chauncey Olcott starred some sea
sons ago. is being acted with success in
England.
One Of this springs new plays is en-
titled Under Suspicion" What a chance
for the reviewers! Ramsey Morris has
written IT,
A melodrama has been made by H.
Armitage from the late Henry Seton
Aferriman's exciting romance, with
Edged Tools"
Maxine Elliott will open her London
season at the Lyric Theater on septem-
Der 8. She viii appear in a new play by
H. v Esmond.
Henry Irving's old theater, the Lyceum.
in London. has finished its career as
music hall. and IS TO be devoted to melo-
drama and pantomime.
Fred Watson. formerly treasurer of the
BijOu, who is now manager Of the Trocs-
sdero. in Philadelphia. was in Washington
on visit to friends this week.
wagenhaIs & Kemper are engaging the
cast for THE Ambitious Mrs. Alcott."
comedy of Washington life by Leo Dit
richstein and Pereival Pollard.
Emma Janvier. seen here in THE Spring
Chicken and later in vaudeville. is to
have the principal part in George NJ.
Cohan's new piece, Fifty Miles from Bos-
ton"
Frederick Lonsdale has written for
Weldon Grossmith farce entitled "a
Worm and Some Early Birds" which
that droll comedian is to produce In Lon
don
Drew Nichols, a Washington vaudeville
player, has returned to this city after a
long tour. He has been engaged for the
FoTepaugh-S Bros. circus for the COM
ing season.
It Is estimated that at least five Eng
lis, ard American pIaywrgfits receive
over $1,000 annually in royalties on plays
presented by stock companies in the
United States.
Miss Rosaie Coghlan. daughter OF
Miss Rose Coghlan. will enter vaudeville
shortly. She has a sketch called MY
Lady Rallies and will be assisted by
Richard Pittman.
The Shuberts have signed a contract
with Clara Bloodgood whereby she win be
starred under their management for the
next three years. Mrs. Bloodgood will
shortly sail for London and Paris.
Work has been resumed on the New
Gaiety Theater. which is under the direc-
ton of the Columbia Amusement Com
pany. 1t is expected that the house win
open its season about September l.
Miss Marie Booth Russell (in private life
Mrs. Robert Mantell. has completed a
stage arrangement for Ibsen's tragedy of
Brand" The play will be included in
Mr. Mantelrs repertoire next season.
Wilson Barrett's memory is to be per-
petuated by a stained glass window in
a church near Glasgow, Scotland, which
is to bear the last words from The Sign
of the Cross, 20, come to the light be-
yond.
George Bernard Shaw denies that he is
writing a play with Washington as the
central figure He sarcastically intimates
that a man of Washington's character
would not be understood or appreciated
nowadays,
When people begin calling names it
shows what they think of the subject.
Thus box Office keepers are said TO term
free admissions ''broads," fakes. %
slows snow" ''sculls.'' passes, -
paper" pairs. and comps"
Thomas Q. Seabrooke is the latest
operate comedian to forsake the field in
which ne has been identified for many
years. He is going TO do straight COM
edy work hereafter, and has signed
contract to be starred by Walter N. Law
renee. The play has been selected, but its
name is withheld for tie present.