The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
NOTES OF THE STAGE

French people. Pauline chase VIII play
Peter.
W. Stanley James. who made many
friends in this city while with the kath-
ryn Purnen stock company. returns to
tho Majestic this week in THE Belle of
E.chmord."
THE Wizard of the Nile" viii be the
second opera of the summer season at
the New National, Mr. Norris Gould has
/ been engaged to conduct ali Of the operas
this summer,
Mr.. Clarence Jacobson, treasurer Of the
New National Theater, is back again to
his desk after a trip of eight weeks as
business manager Of the Washington
Baseball Club
The Darling Twins in a Night on
House Boat" are played by the pretty
Shaw sisters. Elsie and Ethel Both are
well known here, being daughters of
Mrs Alice Shaw.
Look out for the Searchlight Man"
is the name Of the latest song hit, ana
it was written by Emil Brcitrnfcld espe-
eially for "a Night on a House Boat"
the new vaudeville spectacle.
During her engagement in Cincinnati,
Mrs. Fiskc Witnessed a performance Of
Ghosts" by the German stock company
OF that city, and was much Interested In
the work and viewpoints of tie actors,
Charles Leonard Fletcher is to go
around the world again. at the close of
his present engagement he sails to Eng
land, and viii go TO the far East, not
returning to America for another year.
The MessFs. Milton and Sargent Aborn
will be the guests of Mr.. Harry Rapley
for tho opening Of their summer opera
season at the New National Mr.. Milton
Aborn viii remain In Washington FOR sew
eral days.
The Outpost" a short play written by
James F. J. Archibald, which was re-
Gently produced at a gambol OF the
Lambs, in New York. will be used in
vaudeville by Vincent Serrano and Wal
lace McCutcheon.
Mr., Claiming Ellery declares that the
fifth act of Gounods Faust. as it will
be played by his band this evening at the
Belasco Theater, viii prove 30 be every
bit as thrilling as though sung by Melba
and the two de Reszkes.
1t Is claimed that the Six American
Dancers are a combination of the greatest
dancing experts in vaudeville. the mem
l-- A.tr~- A., NEt-go. Er-4.1l. 81 Al.
laide Loyenberg, and Pearl Danforth.
Charles Conner, and Messrs. Pucella and
Orben
The programme of the Ellery Band con-
cert tonight at the Belasco will be fun
of sharp contrasts, ranging from the
Merry Widow. with its lifting, popular
waltz, no TO the extreme OF Classicism in
the shape OF Schubert's Unfinished"
/ symphony.
Prince Kokin. the japanese noble who
/ is presenting an Oriental feature in vau-
devlHe. is the father OF the dainty vapde-
vile star. Mignonette Kokin. The prince
was an actor and manager in Tokyo be-
fore he came 10 America with the Bar
mum & Bailey Circus.
Manager Weston, of the Majestic, is in
New York City, making final arrange
ments for the vaudeville and motion pic
ture show that win be given during the
summer season. beginning with the week
Of April 27 Mr.. Weston says he will
book some of the best acts on the road
and assures his patrons the best vaude-
vile show in the city for 10 cents.
Richard earle has another Dutch num-
Der in 'Afarys Lamb" his new musical
gambol This dance accompanies a song
entitled We're Hollandaise." sung by
Miss Winifred Gilraine and bevy of lit
tie girls garbed in the quaint costume
and sabOts of Queen Wilhelminas S land.
The Dutch girls are one of the big fea-
lures of ''Marys Lamb as the Dutch
boys were of The Spring Chicken
Burr Mcintosh, who has been giving
twenty-minute travel talks in vaudeville
foc several months will shortly enter the
regular lecture field with more COM
plaJe description of his trip to the Orient
with Taft. Mr. Mcintosh has an unlim-
tied stock of photographs and will have
a profuse supply of slides. He has al
ready booked several dates for Chautau-
Quds and summer assemblies.
Mr.. Harry Nichols, the genial assistant
treasurer Of the Majestic. and a prom
inent member of the Bloomingdale Ath-
letic Association, has several offers to
play ball from the Eastern and Southern
league clubs. He has also been offered
a position with one Of tho theaters in At
lantic City. and viii probably accept It.
Mr.. Nichols was captain of the fast
Bloomingdale team last season and prom
inent in athletics at Technical High
School the year previous.
Mr. Henry Norman, who scored so de-
cided a hit as Squire Western In Mr..
Henry w Savage's production of the
English comic opera tom Jones' has
been engaged 10 play the role of Col.
stedman. IN support Of Mr.. Edward
VrOom. when the latter appears in his
new comedy drama, 'The Luck of Mac
GregOT.' at the Garden TheateT, Mon
day, April 90 Since the inception of his
stage career, twenty years ago. Mr. Nor
man always has appeared in lyric roles.
''The Luck of MacGregof'' will mark
his debut in the drama.
The latest work from the pen of Owen
Davis, the well-known melodramatic
writer, is a melodrama entitled Its
Eever Too Late to Mend a play in
four acts and fourteen scenes. which is
said to have been given an elaborate pro-
duction by A. j. Spencer. The play tells
a powerful story. with its scenes laid in
and about New York. The love interest
is said to be extremely strong, and there
is plenty Of comedy. as we'll as number
less thrilling situations It's Never Too
Late to Mend comes to the New Acad-
emy for the week starting April p.
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