The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
ON THE GOTHAM STAGE
Louis Mann in The White Hen'-The Benefit Frank C.
Banes-Interesine Gossip About Plays and Players.

The fault Of the piece f. that the premise
Is not well laid the woman too ready %
yield but this is obviously the clumsy
OF the players. who med
Gled with the author Having passed.
that stage of the play. the Temainder
is consistent and natural, and the char
aeters are splenddly developed under
problematic conditions that are new and
interesting.
The benefit 70 Bret Harte's daughter.
who was discovered in New England
poorhouse recently. netted about $50,
through the kindness Of Eleanor Robson
and George G. Tyler, and now Mrs
Steele is preparing 10 enter vaudeville.
Her condition ELECTED much sympathy.
and q small army Of agents was soon be-
the field to engage her for the twice-a-
Cay houses. where she will probably be
able 70 support herself by her own efforts.
as she IS said Ia be young woman Of
considerable ability. and. Judging by half
tones of her. some attraction.
It has been announced that Clara Blood
good viii be among the Shubert forces
next season, having just signed a three
year contract. with the understanding
that she is 10 open Days Theater next
September under its new management, as
this famous playhouse passes into the
control Of the Shuberts on May J. Mrs
Bloodgo0d will look to Paris and 4.on-
don for her plays, although CLYDE Fitch
Is scheduled 20 furnish her with one Of
his own handicraft, and for while IL IS
probable that she viii appear in The
Girl With the Green Eyes" The actress
viii soon sail for Paris 10 confer with
SdrdOU and 10 London to consult C0smO
Gordon Lenox about plays for her use.
Lulu Glaser's venture IN "The Aero
Club" came TO an end this week in
Brooklyn. The piece has been found want
ing in vital qualities. and rehearsals ara
TO begin at once for the production Of
The Small Town Gal" by George Conan.
in which the chorus viii be a feature. 50
that the star will nave opportunity 70
give vent 10 her musical talents. Lulu
has had hard shedding for several seasons.
ever since she passed from under Whit
neys management, who placed her in
that dainty Operetta. Dolly Warden iu
which she was extremely clever and
/ bright If Conan does no better for her
than he did for Tommy Ross with Pop
ulaTity," Lulu viii have a real cause lDg
grievance and some apprehension. for
/ her abilities are not Of the widest range
( Wednesday night marked the Both per-
/ formaace Of "The Three of Us" at tine
/ Madison Square Theatcr. "Thc Hypg-
( critics. has passed 200 nights. rs also -The
/ Great Divide" THE Rose of the Rancho
i has just turned the century mark.
At the Empire. Ellen TerTys place was
on Monday night taken by Ethel Barry
more ia h,- revival Of Captain Jiuk-.
/ and Frank Daniels opened III the Cr-
/ terion % ''JI e Tattooed Man" music by
I Herbert Eleanor Robson who has found
/ her level again in "SaIomy Jane viii pat
on Merely Mary Ann" ~ Wednesday
/ matiDees. Charlotte Walker viii be seen
/ in "On Parole" 1T the Majestic Monday
/ evening for a short run. Brewster s
! Millions is doing well, but Mansfield
comes ia 20 succeed IT,
/ -Four matiGces week have been ar
ranged for special performances Of Wild
/ overs Houses" at one Of the ShubcTt
/ theaters ia town, with Herbert Kcl-c-.
Z Fife shannon. Henry kolcker. William
Hawtrey, and Ferdinand G0ttschaIk u
the cast. The piece Is one of Bernard
Shaw Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant
There are prospects that some Of tht
syndicate houses in number of tin,
larger towns and cities I'm the country
may De turned into vaudeville tueater
az "a result of the big fight that has brok
cu out between Elaw &C Granger and IN.
PTuctOT-KeitL-Ha combination
o. vaudeville managers. Nessrs. Klaw s
ETlanger VIII invade the vaudeville fel
III good earnest, according To reports. aag
bring the fight right 20 he doors Of th
I established houses, unless the latter vii
cividc the business with =Eem. Qu6tin.
Mr.. klaw in an interview: "Ioa know
and every one knows that we can simpl,
throw opea 60 vaudey.ls what .leat-r
we need. This statement has gi.rm.'
/ several managers ,.H,~a thcs:.rs ar
+ booked by Kaw * Eclaager. aaI wH
have no desire 20 De dragged iuto OBJ
vaudeville field Whether WashinEtJ
IS likely TO have one Of it's the3teTs iu
c,uGed ia the new plan. of course. IS 30
b known. though there is said o. p.
growing belief that Washington has
. surplus of frs--Class theaters and that I'D
business Is not what Il was several gear
ago. FRED D. scHRaDER