The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Owen Davis is to write a play for the
Shuberts. Il viii not be a melodrama.
Martha Morton's new play for Henry
b. Harris hes been named THE Bell Of
I Liberty"
Georse c. Tyler hes been in Italy for
week, comforting with Nine. Duse over
another American tour.
Grace La Rue has decided not 70 go TO
Europe, and viii become member Of
The Foilies of 1905" company.
Ray Beverage. who has been playing
with a stock company in Harlem, is soon
10 go into vaudeville With a new sketch.
Frances Starr has been on the sick list
| in Chicago, threatened with tonsilitis
Grace Andrews took her part in The
Rose OF the Rancho"
Miss Cora B. shreve viii repeat her
spring carnival at the New National The
alter Friday afternoon. May %. at 2.l5
The popular operetta "Leonora" will be
the Offering.
Marie Doro viii this week finish a tour
Of thirty-six weeks in THE Morals Of
Marcus, and Immediately sail abroad
studying en- voyage the part Charles
Frohman intends her to play shortly in
London.
Miss Edith Bradford. who will appear in
the title role of Carmen" at the. New
National Theater this week, has been
singing the eonralto roles during the past
season with the San Francisco Opera
Company.
Katharine Kavanaugh is going to return
to the footlights next Monday by the way
OF Albaugh's Theater. in Baltimore. She
will appear in two OF her own plays call
ed The Dust Of the Earth" and Ola.
mond Chip"
The Damrosch-Nordica concert at the
New National Theater tonight will be
the last of the Charlton-Smith series at
this theater the present season. a series
that has included Nine. Gadski, Nine.
Sembrich, and other artists Of world
wide reputation.
Mrs. Marie B. Schrader. well known
in Washington. has had accepted a one
given a Broadway production before long
with Mrs. Francis L. Pruyn. Miss Estha
Evans, and Richard Sterling in the cast.
The piece will be managed by John H
Donnelly.
The complete repertoire Of the Aborn
Opera Company for the first five weeks
of the summer season will include, in
cd 70 a.
THE Wizard of the Nile" Hoffmann's
Love Tales" 1.-THE Geisha," and MAR
tina" Many Of the successes Of last sea
son will be repeated by special request
Several Of the eighth grade teachers in
the Washington public schools are ar
ranging 10 take their classes each
Wednesday TO the special school chill
dren's matinees at the New National.
The children VIII not be able to arrive at
the theater before 800. hence special seats
are TO be reserved for them.
Now that one of WashIngton's music
critics is to so upon the stage to prove
her knowledge of how a certain role
should be sung, 1t would be entirely In
keeping for William A. Brady or Harr-
York debut for one of the dramatic edi-
tors Of the metropolis.
Maurice Levi. composer, director, and
musician, who is now directing the or
chestra of THE Soul Kiss at the New
York Theater. has composed the music
for THE Follies Of 1868. and will direct
the orchestra on the New York Theater
roof until his military band opens for its
annual season at Manhattan Beach. Mr..
Levi viii also take his band to Atlantic
City for an engagement during the sum-
mer.
According to plans Of the National The
alter management, Carmen" will be sung
this week TO the accompaniment OF nu-
meroVs canary birds, the tiny songsters
helping in the ensemble from cages swing
ing aloft IN the main foyer. This inno-
walton proved one of the novelties Of the
opening night last summer.