The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

Ter, James Seeley, and Horace Vinton.
They were all in the original cast OF
"Salomy Jane"
The American Academy OF Dramatic
Arts announces the production. on March
rs. In the Empire Theater, Of the classic
Greek drama "The Choephori' C'The Ii
baton PouTers') of Aeschylus. The per-
| formance will be given with strict ad-
herence TO the art forms and traditions Of
the ancient Greeks and according 30 the
latest discoveries.
The English-speakIng Russian actress,
Nine. Ella Nazimoya. will be an early at
traction at the Belasco. presenting "A
/ Dolls House. THE Master Builder" and
"Comtesse Coquette. Nine. Nazimova
has been playing In New York for the last
year, and viii return there In the late
spring In new emotional drama adapted
from the Italian by Robert Hughes.
The new comedy "Toddles" adapted
from the French by clyde Fitch. will be
given its American premiere at Baltimore
on Monday. February a. "Toddles' will
serve 10 introduce to American playgoers
1 Gdyer Mackay, a popular London come
dian, Besides Mr.. Mackay, there will be
seen in ''Toddles' the most extraordinary
comedy cast ever assembled in America.
Blanche Bates organized a bucket bri-
/ gade and put out a fire in her home, the
old Bailey farm, near Ossining, n. Y, on
February o A spark from log fire ig-
nited a rug in the sitting-room and the
! fire spread. Immediately Miss Bates
called to her aid the neghboring farmers
and their sons. who carried water in
buckets from Cisterns and put out the
/ blaze after $500 damage was done.
Frank Mckee. as president Of the IN
terstate Amusement Company, has clos
ed contract whereby his company OBJ
tains the rights for performances Of "A
/ Waltz Dream in the German language
| in all English-speahng countries. This
action was taken 70 forestall plans of
rival managers In this country to pro-
] duce in German the Strauss opera now
running in the Broadway Theater.
Blanche Bender AIrs. Joseph Jeferson)
| leading woman with Joseph and william
1 w. Jefferson in The Rivals after a
/ three weeks absence with throat trouble
/ has returned TO the cast. Her under
Istudy. Roberta Brennan. assumed the part
at short notice and played successfully
/ both Lydia and Lucy during the entire
I time. Miss Brennan is a graduate OF the
/ American Academy Of Dramatic Arts.
Squire Tappan. in a Village Lawyer
/ says that tine word republican is derived
/ from two Latin words, reap and publico-
reap, TO gather the harvest; publico, from
/ the public HIS reason for being a Dem
ocrat is that the Republican party wanted
/ 10 build a fence around the graveyard
I Now. what was the use of thatr said
/ the squire Those that are in there
can't get out and those that are outside
don't want TO get In
/ George AIDES Father and the Boys. in
which William Il. Crane viii soon begin
I his New York engagement az the Empire
Theater. viii probably be one of the
/ American plays that Charles FrOhman
will produce this year I'm London. Mr.
Frohman believes that the types Mr.. Ade
has drawn viii receive a ready apprecia-
I tion from Lond0ners. and has cabled Mr.
/ Crane 20 hold himself and company in
readiness 10 sail early IN June.
Beulah Poynter gave a matinee per
formance OF her new play, Molly Bawn,
at the Girard Avenue Theater. Philadel-
phia. on February T. Tile play Is a dram
atizat.ou of q novel by The Duchess
and was highly commended. Miss Poyn-
ter played the leading role. The cast was
as follows. Lefty Masserine, Emma But
Ter: John Masserine J. Irving White;
Lovat Masserine Nettie L0Uden. Ted
Castle Lutterel Sam d. Merrill. Eleanor
Masserine. Beulah POynteT; Planjagenet
Potts, Fred Y. Almond. Lord Amherst
Sam ] Burton; Marcia Amherst. Sylvia
Starr: George Peter Dibbs. John Reuben.
Philip ShadweH J. Irving White Lady
Cecil Stafford Nettie LOuden. The play
VIII De sent out next season under the
direction OF Burton Nixon, but Miss Poyn-
ter viii continue in her present vehicle,
Lena Rivers"