The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.

Blanche Walshe. it is reported, will not
appear under the management or Wagon
halls & Kemper next season. Her flu
ture plans have not been made public.
and no definite information regarding her
departure from her former managers has
been given out.
Polite vaudeville next season will make
further inroads on the dramatic stage,
and II is authoritatively reported that
among the new faces in the popular
houses viii be Thomas f. Shea. Joseph
Sheehan. Alfred Whelan. Eddie Foy, and
Amy Anderson.
The Messrs. Aborn are arranging a vot-
ing contest TO determine what operas or
musical comedies shall be given during
the month of July. It has been declared
that no list of operas will be submitted.
but that the management will follow en-
tirely the wishes of the patrons.
Nine Bertha Kalich's daughter. Lillian
Spencher Kalich. has finished her term at
Bryn Mawr and returned 10 her home in
New York. Nine. Kalich has arranged
for her TO continue her vocal studies IN
der Nine. Alice Garrigue Mott. who con-
siders her voice 10 be very promising.
vesta Victoria sailed for London on
Wednesday on the Lusitania. after long
and highly successful series OF American
engagements. She Is taking back with
her a large quantity OF American gold.
as her salary, owing TO competition for
her services. was raised TO the extraor-
binary figures Of $500 per week, which
she has been receiving for nearly eight
months.
Mr.. Pete Curiey. who appears at the
Gayety this week with the Behman
show. is well-known in Washington. hav-
ing appeared here with one Of the sum-
mer stock companies few years ago.
He is considered TO be the best comedian
in burlesque. and for the past few years
has been the leading comedian OF the
Behman show. which is the best bur
lesque show on the Eastern wheel
George c. Tyler, Harry Wilson. and
Lester Wilson, in Mr.. Tyler's automobile.
had a narrow escape from death at Flor
ence, Italy, last week. At a sharp turn
al the bottom Of steep hill the chauf-
feur lost control OF the machine and sent
It into a stone wall The car was badly
damaged. the chauffeur's leg was brok-
en-. and the passengers were bruised. The
automobile will be repaired and the trip
resumed.
For the passing OF big-hearted. big
bod tod
of his fellow funny folk no more sincere
mourner than May Irwin. Miss Irwin
was joint funmaker with him in THE
Night Clerk and they were consider
ing the possibility of uniting their comic
fortunes again when the dire news came
from Chicago. From her home on Irwin
Island, in the Thousand Islands. the CO.
Medicine writes OF her dead brother CO.
median; II can't say a word. My heart
is too broken about Pete. and words are
empty at such times"
Cardinal Logue primate OF all ireland.
who has been in America for several
weeks, paid his first visit to Coney Island
on Wednesday evening last, in company
with several priests and lay guide The
cardinal saw several OF the big attrac-
TONS and also tried his skill in the shoot
ing gallery, hitting six bulls eyes out Of
ten shots. 1t was a red letter night for
Glenmore Davis. the able friar of Luna
Park, who took good care to let the
newspapers know Of the visit Of the dis
tinguished prelate. The party was enter
tanned at dinner by Frederick Thompson.
Harrison Grey Fiske has released
George Arliss from his engagement with
Mrs. Fiske, in order that he may return
to England TO look after the production
of The End of the Game" written by
himself and Brander Matthews. Mr.. Ar
liss will supervise the London produc-
ton and act the leading part. He sailed
by the Philadelphia on Saturday Mr.
Arliss' return TO America next season is
problematical It will depend upon the
measure of success achieved by his play
which is to be produced early in the
autumn. In any event he will return to
Mr.. Fiske's management the season fol-
lowing. contracts having been signed to
that effect before Mr.. Arliss' departure.