The Washington herald., 1907-01-04
ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Il was told by booking agent in New
York last week" said Ollie Alger, VINO
is in Washington looking after the inter
ests Of Daniel Sully, that over 80 theat-
ricaI companies of all classes have gone
10 smash since the beginning Of the sea-
son. In one week in September there
were seventy-nine collapses. Most Of
these took place in New England, which
has been the scene of more theatrical
wrecks this season than all the rest Of
the country combined. The reason of
this Is that the New England towns are
easy 70 reach from New York, and all
sorts Of queer theatrical experiments are
made out there In consequence
In the West the tendency Of the stock
companies seems TO be to close down.
while in the East new ones are opening
up. George Fawcett's stock company re
sumed business at Albaugh's Theater,
Baltimore, last week, and was very cor
daily received. Percy HasWell is at the
head of it. The stock company that has
been playing I'm Evansville, Ind, has fol-
lowed the example Of other similar or
CARNATIONS at Detroit and Toledo and
quit.
Lester Lonergan, after many years Of
hard work as d leading man, believes the
time has come FOR him TO clothe himself
In the au-over nimbus of starhOOd He
expects To 60 out in that capacity short
ly in IF I Were King
Miss Pauline Fredericks is fond Of color
in her plays. Last year she appeared in
The Little Gray Lady" She is soon to
go out on a new starring venture IN The
Girl in White" a society comedy by
Ramsay Morris
Ethel Barrymore, having had all she
wants Of a middle-aged woman's part,
she has transferred ''AHCe-Sit-by-the-
Fire" to Mary Shaw, who IS now rehears-
ing 1t in New York preparatory 10 the
beginning Of her tour OF New England in
il at Boston shortly.
That odd little play, The Three of Us.
which has been one Of the notable hits
Of the New York season. is scheduled for
production in London by Charles FrOh-
man toward the end Of the month.
Sunday theatrical performances are to
continue in Indiana. a recent attempt TO
close the theaters OF Michigan City, that
state, was failure. The actors who
appeared there at a Sunday performance
were arrested. but the judge dis
charged them with the remark that if
the people wanted to go to the theater
on the first night Of the week no crime
Was committed by those who furnished
the entertainment What the law on the
subject might be did not seem TO enter
into the wise judges calculations.
It is said the new play in which Eddy
Foy viii appear In New York in the
spring will be called The Orchid
Mrs. James A. Herne will have charge
of the rehearsal and stage management
Of the plays produced at the New Thea
ter in Chicago hereafter. If she learned
even a modicum Of the stagecraft pos
sessed by her late husband, the New
Theater is fortunate in securing her
services.
Raleigh De Shields, a popular Wash
ington actor. who. for number of years,
was connected with the A II. Woods
productions, has tired OF the stage, or
thinks he has, and entered the hotel bust
ness at the Altamont, in Baltimore. Mr..
De Shields father, George R. De Shields.
is a weII-known Washington hotel mana
ger.
Miss Marie Nordstrom, TO been here
next week as leading lady in Dixeys
company. is one of the many clever aC-
tresses Washington has contributed to
the stage.