The Washington herald., 1908-02-23

3oOth performance "a London.
Hall Game has gone TO Egypt. where he
expects 10 spend a year and devote his
time TO writing a new play.
George AIDES new comic opera. called
The Fair Coed" is 10 be produced by
the Harlequin Club, Of Lafayette. Ind.
in April.
Bessie Clayton has been closely study
ing the dancing work OF Adeline Genee.
with an idea OF burlesquing IT at weber's
Theater.
The tour OF "Funabashi' has come TO
an end. Maud Fulton and William Rock
viii be in the next Shubert musical pro-
duction.
a musical play with Western atmos-
phere. called THE Girl over There" is
having a trial in Milwaukee at the Al
hambrs Theater.
The last concert by the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra Will take place at the
New National Tuesday afternoon. March
Il. at 4:S0 promptly
James X. Hackett has begun rehearsals
other plays OF his repertoire. and will
start on tour in few weeks.
William II. Crane has sold his summer
home at Cohasset Cove. Mass. 10 the
Rev Howard X. Barton. OF Cohasset.
The property Is valued at S25.0oo
Edward Everett Pidgeon. for some time
dramatic editor OF the New York Press,
has been engaged as general manager of
the Circle Production Company. headed
BY Felix Isman.
+. n. Sotheru will revive IF I Were
King" at the Lyric Theater. New York,
the week OF March > The following Mon
dag he Will offer The Fool Hath Said
There is No Cod
The concert by the Washington Saen-
gerbund will take place al the National
Theater Sunday evening. March l5. There
VIII BE- chorus Of 2c0 male voices and a
specially augmented orchestra.
Marta OF the Lowlands in operatic
form. was produced in Berlin in October
last. The eminent composer. Eugen d Al
bert. wrote the score. II proved an i'm
mediate success and Is drawing crowded
houses
Wilton Lackaye has been entertaining
the patrons OF the Grand Opera House.
Chicago. with nightly curtain speeches.
and James o'Donnen Bennett said they
were more valuable than his play. The
Bondman"
The jota- a distinctively Spanish peas
ant dance. probably never before seen in
this country. IS introduced In the first act
OF Marta of the LowlsnGsT By a native
OF Catalonia, wherein the scene OF the
play is set
Grace Griswold wrote "BHIie's First
Love- III which Valerie Bergere is star
ring in vaudeville Miss Griswold also
had the pleasure of playing one Of the
parts in It. She played here in the Ber-
ger Stock company all one winter.
New York will get its first glimpse OF
George AIDES Father and the Boys on
Monday. March .. when Charles Frohuan
will present William f. Crane at the En-
pire Theater I'm the Hoosier authors
greatest success
Frank Reid has gone back to his old
position as advance agent and is on the
Frohman stsff ahead OF THE Dairy
maids" His partner. Robert Hunter. will
operate a stock company at the Franklin
Square Theater in Worcester. Mass.
Raymond and Caverly. at Chase's next
week. are said to have had an offer of
five-year contract with Henry B. Harris
10 star in German comedy along the IA
miliar and profitable Weber Fields line
Both are fine Teutonic tongue twisters.
George c. Tyler will start on his annual
European pilgrimage late this month, Ee
will be accompanied By Booth Harrington
and Charles Wilson authors OF Cameo
Kirby" and The Man from Home and
prospective authors of several other plays.
Ethel Browning has just secured her
release from the Ezra Kendall company
in order TO play the child role. Nuri in
Marta of the Lowlands" This is the
part she originated. and in which she
was seen here on the plays former pres
entation.
Olga Nethersole's performance Of
"Magda' at the New National during the
latter portion OF next week will be the
first presentation OF this play in Wash
ington in five years. Miss Nethersole's
revival OF Carmen will be another in
The Actors Fund is benefting quite
largely through the soirees given at the
Cafe des Beaux Arts. New York, and at
the entertainment given the other even
ing Vesta Victoria, Josephine Cohan. Mile.
Genee, and Fred Niblo appeared and
there was large gathering Of theatrical
people.
The opening performances or ''Salomy
Jane at the New National Theater Mon
day night. March 8 will be for the benefit
OF the Washington Hospital for Found
lings. Mrs Simon Wolf OF 1856 Q street,
is chairman OF the committee for the sale
Of reserved seats.
Owing 10 the success attained by Miss
Billie Burke since she became leading
woman for John Drew, Mr.. Charles Froh-
man has announced his intention of pro
viding several of his men stars with Eng
lish leading women next season Mr..
Frohman is now in Paris.
There seems TO be such a variety OF
opinion regarding the pronunciation of
Bertha kaiich's name that possibly those
interested would not be averse TO spend
ing a brief moment learning how. The
first syllable, Kali is pronounced the
The last syllable, ''ich." should be pro-
nounced the same as the final syllable in
stylish And the first syllable is slightly
accented.