The Washington times., 1908-05-17

the performance without crying. he was
given permanent engagement.
Five former members of tho original
Bostonians are in the cast OF Robin
Hood" at New National this week.
They are Lusene Cowles, George b.
rockingham, Agnes Stone, sabery
d'Crsell, Harry Dale. and Magda Dahl
Henrietta eros man. who scored sig
nal success in Mistress Nell THE
Sword OF the King" and LAS You Like
It. is meeting with great success in
her present vehicle, The Country Girl,
which is also a "breeches part" only
in this Miss Crosman pOrtrays a girl
who fails TO disguise herself success
fully as a boy.
Washington singers have been having
their innings at the New National since
the regime Of the Aborns. Last season
Estelle Wentworth. Huntington May,
and other local singers were featured.
and now we have Rene Dioterich. Mile
Murray. Homer Lind, and others.
the press department of the New Ma
tional Theater is receiving congratula-
&c story sent over the telegraph wires
last week. Not since the days OF the
Anna Held milk bath story and the tale
Of the Pat Campbell tanbark. has so
much general interest attached TO a
theater incident.
Charlotte Walker. in The Warrens
of Virginia" is now appearing Al the
Stuyvesant Theater in New York. DAVID
Belasco transferred the company from
the BeIascO wheL David Warfield ended
his season at the Forty-fourth Street
playhouse.
Dlgby Bell has been engaged by the
AbOrns for a special appearance as Ko-
ko in The AlikadO."
Richard Strauss new opera, "Elec-
ira" will have it's initial production in
Berlin in January, 1909, according to the
latest arrangements. Yet these ar
raugements" may be upset, unless DR..
Strauss finishes his orchestration before
the latest date set by him rather indei-
nitely as toward the end of 1905"
The people of Paris are said TO have
new ret whom they do everything
in their power 10 spoil-the eight-year-
old dancer ZoUla BonaZa, slip of
Polish peasant girl. who is grace per
sonifed and whose quaint fairy-like
dances Of her own composition are Won
derfully charming. Zoula was discov-
cred by Loie Fuller while dancing IN
Berlin. and the famous older dancer
! introduced her to the public Of Paris
which went Wild with enthusiasm from
! the FIRST night.
Malcolm Duncan. who is popular in
Washington as a star actor, and who
for two seasons has played the role OF
/ RYDER, jr., in The Lion and the MOI Sc.
! has been re-engaged by Henry b. HIrris
( for the season Of 1860, and Will prob
/ ably appear in an important role in a
new play. Mr.. Duncan made his first
stage appearance with Richard Mans
. field in "CyTanO de BeTgerac' in 1869.
oh. Promise Me-" Brown October
Ale The ArmOrer's Song" and 1.-THE
Song Of the Thinkers" are among the
vocal gems in Robin Hood this
weeks opera at the New National
/ Miss Niagda Dahl will be heard in ''Oh,
/ Promise Ne" the song immOrtaliZed
/ bv Jessie Bartlett Davis.
Elmer 3. Harris left last week for
/ Prince Edward Island wnere he will
remain until the latter part OF August.
Mr.. Harris is completing a play for
/ Henry 3. Harris. which will be produced
/ in the early part Of next season.
/ Aubrey Boucicault has been engaged
/ as leading man for Henrietta Crosman.
who is appearing with much SUGGEST in
The Country Girl"
/ The twenty-five chorus girls APPEAR
/ ing with the kborn Opera Company at
the New National have rented che
/ large house "a the corner of Connecti-
c1t avenue and y street, where they
will keep house for the balance Of
the summer opera season. The resi-
/ dence contains nineteen rooms.
/ Forbes comedy. The Chorus Lady"
/ will 20 to Europe for a much needed
/ rest after her present engagement.
which is being played at the Park Thea
! ter in Boston.
/ Miss Magda Dahl. who will sing the
/ role of Maid Marian in Robin Hood
at the New National this week. was
+. formerly prima donna of THE Waltz
! Dream" one Of the successes Of the
/ late New York season.
Otis Skinner made his first stage ap-
/ pearance at the Philadelphia Museum
in November. 1877. as Jim IN Wood
/ leigh" after which engagement he went
/ 10 the Walnut Street Theater where he
| played in a stock company for TWO
! years. His first New York stage ap-
/ pearance was made at NiblO's Garden,
/ September 4. 1879, as "Maclow'' in THE
/ EnChantment."
Nile. Ely Barnato. the prima donna
of the Abcrn company last week at the
New National, viii return for the elab-
crate revival OF Flotow's Martha"
! Nile. Barnato is of French-Austrian
paTentage.
/ Manager A. J. Spencer, Of the Aborn
Opera Company. entertained the MEM
bers of the chorus at a supper at La
] Boheme last Wednesday night. Covers
were laid for twenty-eight.
Eugene Cowles viii sing and George