The Washington herald., 1908-01-12
PLAYS AND PLAYFOLK.

OF Mr.. Darling and Captain Hook In
Peter Pan" will be transferred from
the Maude Adams company to the cast of
Twenty Days in the Shade" that is TO
| be produced at the Savoy, New York,
on January 20.
Mr.. Donald Brian. who plays Prince
Danilo to Miss Ethel Jacksons Sonia
in Henry W. Savage's New York
The Merry Widow company, made
! his first hit as Pierre In THE Two
Orphans" which was written by Miss
Jaekson's father.
| NJ Jean Marcel, the French artist. Gre
ator Of the modern living pictures. and
who developed the latter into reprodue-
tive masterpieces, IS said 10 have expend-
ed 100000 francs in preparing his latest
series OF tableaux vivants, which he will
offer here at Chase's.
II is said that Laura Jean Libbey. whose
| first dramatic effort viii be seen at the
Academy here this week. is the author
of no less than 172 novels. The famous
writer of love stories is now negotiating
| for the dramatization Of about twenty Of
her most popular works.
/
A special train on the Southern
Railway. carrying the Comm Thro' the
Rye" company which was bOOked'fo a
serios Of performances IN Atlanta. Ga,
/ beginning on January 3, was derailed
near Temple, Ca, that morning. The
players escaped injury.
The concert by the New York Sym
phony Orchestra at the National Theater
tonight is expected TO be the starting of
an interesting series OF Sunday evening
! concerts al this theater Mr.. Damroschs
orchestra will probably be followed by
several interesting recitals.
Miss Violet Duseth, the Spanish dancer.
who was seen in this city last week. IS 10
/ forsake burlesque and return to vaude-
vile in a speciality that is being written
| for her. The novelty Is 20 be on the or
Ger Of the sO-called dream acts-that is,
story of a picture coming TO life.
Cecilia Lotus underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at Miss Ailston's
! private hospital on January /. Immedi-
ately after the operation her condition
was considered dangerous, but IL Is said
that she is improving rapidly and will
be able 10 resume work in few weeks.
In order 10 set at rest several rumors
regarding his condition, George Fuller
/ Golden last week issued a statement
denying the reports that he Is seriously
! i'll. He is at present at Saranac Lake.
in the Adirondacks, with his family.
living in the open air as much as POSI-
sible
Burt Cooper has started a suit
against Vesta Victoria. the English
comedlenne. for a commission of
per cent Of her salary Of s., 500 a week.
thirty-two weeks. Cooper claims that
through his efforts the big salary and
the long season were secured. and that
he was 10 receive the commission men
toned
Thomas Meighan. who will be al the
New National with "The Man of the
Hour company. was formerly leading
| juvenile with the Harry David stock
company that famous Pittsburg organ
ization that has discovered such noted
| players as Henrietta Crosman, Sarah
Truax, Thomas ". Ross, and Charles
Able.
The management Of THE Red Mil"
| company employs two matrons and a
| kindergarten teacher for the express
! purpose Of looking after the comfort and
education of the six little Dutch kiddies
that appear in the second act The old
est child Of the famous sextet is but a
tot Of ten years.
Polite vaudeville has gathered In Trixie
Friganza, one of the popular Broadway
music hall divinitIes. and she will be seen
at Chase's next month. Her photograph
is found in ali the theatrical sections of
the monthly magazines, as, though little
known outside of New York she is one
Of the show features Of the metropolis.
Vinie DAILY, the dancing prima donna.
coming to Chase's next week, is a niece
OF the iate Dan DAILY. She Is also related
20 Lizzie DAILY, Margaret Daily Vokes, and
all the other American Vokeses. who,
however, are in no way connected with
the famous English Vokes family, which
included Fred, Fawdon, ROsina, and
other now forgotten
Victor Herbert George Ade. Isldore
Witmark, and Campbell Casad, who have
all been IN Washington the past week in
the interest Of a copyright bill, formed
lively group in and about the offices of
the National on more than one occasion
during their stay here. The voice OF
Harry Rapley was never heard above the
din Of the copyright enthusiasts.
The dramatization Of "The Awaken
ing Of Helen Ritchie, Margaret
Anglin's new play, has been made by
Charlotte Thompson, author Of "A Suit
of Sable" and cO-author witA DR.. Alice
NJ Smith of The Strength of the West"
Mrs. Margaret Deland, author of the
novel, has expressed herself as greatly
pleased with the dramatization.
Sam Bernard has engaged Ethel I.evey
for his new production, which viii get
under way as soon as his current con-
tracts expire. In the meantime Miss
Leyey (AfTs. George NJ. Cohan No. u will
continue in polite vaudeville and will be
a star in a Chase galaxy here in Febru-
art Miss Levey and Robert Edeson. the
star of Classmates, are to be married
in the springtime.
Nat Wills is a Washington- born come
dian and has a brother here in the livery
business. Like many others of the species
"trampus eomedianus," Wills is in vaude-
vile sans whiskers. blinking, and inde-
scribables, as vaudeville is convalescing
from long attack Of tramp comedian"
and the managers fight shy of anything
comic a la Hoollgan. He will be at
Chase's in February.
Lovers Of Shakespeare will be pleased
to learn that the Ben Greet Players will
shortly play a weeks engagement at the