The Washington herald., 1908-03-22
NEW YORK THEATERs.

DC said or Nine k0miS8rzheYSky
artistic standard. financially her en-
gagement at Days has been nil
and would have been worse, but for the
loyalty OF her countrymen. who did what
lay in their power 20 make her engage
ment something more than a fiaseo. The
distinguished Russian actress, however,
had her inning last Sunday night. when
she appeared at one OF the East Side
theaters. IN The Fires Of ST. John" 10
public which largely understands Rus
sian and the melancholy trend OF the
Russian temperament The place was
literally packed to the doors and the en-
thusiasm was unbounded, in striking con-
trast 10 her return Monday evening to
DAYS. where she began her last geek
IN New York 10 the same paltry house
tnat marked her previous weeks. For
rear OF being misunderstood In referring
10 the melancholy Russian temperament
IN connection with this actress. il Is
proper to state that she herself has con-
fined her representations almost exclusive
ly to light types OF optimistic girlhood.
Her Magda is said to rival Duse's,
but at this writing she has not challenged
judgment in anything really serious or
at least tragic. In other words sne has
not undertaken to wake up the New
York public by doing anything heroic.
Perhaps she Is reserving herself for
coup d'etat 70 close her American visit.
Several important changes affecting the
management OF welI-known metropolitan
favorites are announced. and old faces
are soon to be seen on Broadway in new
plays. Carlotta NiiIsen. whose acting in
Rachel Crothers quaint domestic drama.
The Three Of U.s. served 10 attract
New Workers 10 the Madison Square The
ater all last season. and who played the
leading part on tour until a few weeks
ago. has definitely severed her cOnnec-
ton with Walter y. Lawrence. and will
shortly be seen here i'm a new play under
the management OF Robert Robertson. OF
Chicago. The new play is called Failing.
Leaves, and is from the Italian OF
Giuseppe Giacosa. II is strictly modern
and the scene has been changed in the
translation from Italy 10 America In
the cast VIII be several OF Miss NfIlsen's
Old associates. John Westiey and Harri-
son Hunter The opening is set for Eas-
ter week ard the tbeater is one OF the
Shubert houses on Broadway, which leads
10 the report that the Snuberts are In
terested financially IN Miss Nillsen.
William Faversham. who has been Tn
der the Liebler management ever since
he left Charles Frohman, is 10 become
an actor-nanager in association with
Felix Isman. the Philadelphia plunger
in theatrical specHlatiOns. who IS said
10 be the man who offered David War
field 10000 a year for ten years n he
would dissolve the House OF David by
deserving Belasco and come 10 him The
Faversham plans win not take root until
next fall On October ) he will open
Days Thsater IN repertoire which ne
expects 10 carry him through an engage
ment OF three months The FIST play
viii be The World and His Wife"
translation OF Eschegarays famous do
mestic drama. "El Gran CsaleOtte.'' pre-
ceded by one-act play by Kate Jordan.
"SGsan's Gentleman" dealing with slum
lie. Mr.. Favershsm now controls
"He-od." the Stephen Phillips play.
which Beerbohm Tree presented IN Lon
don with marked success. and which the
late Richard Mansfield was planning 70
present In this country Another new
play 10 be tried by Faversham is q mod
ern psychological drama by Martha
Morton. which is as yet unnamed This
Is 10 be followed by The Barber Of New
Orleans" by Edward Childe Carpenter.
who Is best remembered as the co-author.
with John Luther Long OF The Dragon
Fly There is dispute over the own
ership OF this play (happy authoT) be-
tween Faversham and Frederic Thomp-
son, who claims a right 10 Il under its
former title The order OF the Rose,
cut the actor declares that the signed
contracts FOR the play are in the pos
session Of his attorney.
The general aspect OF this formidable
sham is another actor. who. starting as a
light comedian. hopes 10 drape himself
in the mantle OF tragedy 20 win enduring
glory Finally. II appears that the play
which Jerome X jerome has written for
David Warheld's use next season is 20
present that sterling character actor in
the gUiSe OF a man so extremely good
that he is supposed 20 be filed with
divine spirit radiating truth, wisdom, and
charity with such bounty that he passes
for a godiike person. a strange concep-
ton TO emanate from the pen OF the we'll
known humorlst. William Gillette is al
work on a new play in which he VIII
appear next season. and Maude Adams Is
70 be furnished with another poetic play
by a French author. Ethel Barrymore
is to have splendid production OF AS
You Like II" with costumes designed in
England. France. and America. and
actors partly American and partly Eng
lish- She is to join Mr.. Frohman in Lon
don as soon as she finishes her season. in
June, in order 10 assist in the prepara-
tiOns.
The announcement is made that Ida
Conquest is to be starred in The Wolf"
by Eugene Walter, author OF Paid in
Full" now running at the Astor. The
play contains only FIVE characters, with
scenes laid in Canada. 1t is another play
which. like Paid in Full went the
round of~managers here and was ignored.
Henry Miller has hit upon a novel IN
novation to deprive the critics of any
excuse for leaving the theater after see
ing a play only in part. IN order TO hasten
to their Offices and write their reviews.
He will not open The Servant in the
House" in which Edith Wynne Matthi-
son plays the p-ncipal role. tomorrow
night. but tomorrow afternoon. at Daly's
Theater. where the play follows the three
weeks enga cement OF Nine. Komisarz-
hevsky, the Russian actress. BY giving a
special matinee practically for the
critics. he calculates 10 afford them
ample time to sit out the performance
and write at their leisure, and thus inn
proves on the French system Of giving a
special dress rehearsal from which the
public is excluded
The latest player 70 have a severe case
of criticiosis is Nat Goodwin. the come
dian. 1t has now become a matter os
weekly recurrence either for Ethel Bar
rymore. Olga Nethersole, Arnold DAILY. (
Virginia Harmed. Amelia Bingham. or