The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
PLAYS AND PLAYFOLK.

at the New National Sunday night, Feb
ruary rs. Mr. S0usa carries five s0loists
on every tour. three Of whom are vocal
lists.
Little Helen Pullman. the child actress
who won fame as tiny Claudia IN The
| Prince Chap was a visitor in Wash
ington last Thursday The diminutive
actress was playing AZ the Academy of
Music Baltimore, and CAME over TO
Washington to visit among friends IN the
northwest.
Alexandra Viarda has returned from a
/ two years absence in Europe in search Of
plays. She visited all Of the large cities,
and while in Berlin she obtained the
rights 10 three OF Ernest Won Widen
/ bruchs plays for her own use. She also
obtained the rights 20 many other im-
portant plays
| The success OF The Right Of Way"
which is regarded as one Of the greatest
novels OF the decade. was the crowning
glory of Sir Gilbert ParkeT's career, for
/ il was after the publication of this fine
work that King Edward created him a
knight and London University conferred
/ the d. c. l.. upon him.
/ The failure Of The Secret Orchard" ia
/ New York will not affect its presentation
in London by Fanny Ward. nor its pro-
duction in Paris, following its London
/ season. Contracts for these engagements
We're made some time ago. Miss Ward
! expects 90 make her London appearance
/ the middle OF the present month
/ John Drew will be the only male star
playing the New National FOR seven
weeks, following Otis skinner's engage
ment this week. The prominent women
Of the stage who viii hold the thester
captive are Lillian Russell, Fritzi Scheff
Ethel Barrymore. Olga Nethersole, Flea
nor Robson, Elsie Janis, and Marie D0ro.
/ The Girl and the Ilighwayman." a
play by Edward Cailds Carpenter, dealing
/ with life ia California in 1sl5, had its first
/ presentation az the Richmond Theater,
! Stapleton, Staten Island, recently by
/ the Conuors 6 Edwards stock Company.
/ The play is the property Of Daniel Froh-
man, and may bc used FOR Dustin Fanum
/ nest season.
/ 'i'e D'lt Ni''t 'os US "tN "'" l''t '''o
/ q Tour weeks engagement in Boston
from where they come 10 the Belasco
I Thcater this month. This season, besides
/ presenting some Shakespearean plays in
archaic stage surroundings. they present
/ SOME of tile old comedies with ADEQUATE
/ scenery and costumes. "EVerymIu' Will
/ have special matinee reyiyals.
Inc Ne" NaiioA'l IiealeI weekly
/ pdolieat'h' rieeAIo'i" D-'iApseS' is re-
] sponSibie for tuc announcement that LII
/ liau Russell VIII never return o. tie Op-
cratic stage. Miss RueseIVs two dramatic
productfong .The gurrrrfv, and wild
! 6rs o. have baeu so er,r.sssrrl fhat her
/ manager Toe.nb Pvorl- viii oreseut her
/ in tha future I'm plsys instead Of operas
.,-,, -, ,f. Co., t,,s+ C,,.rl.s W.
rsr IT. tbf-r5,r v rs,e,,so,
vircort ssr~soo y-s1,e- Hale yiufsrn
Courtnev and Melville stewart ,yers
among the MANY who have -at Iibertv"
on their professional cards. There has
not been time in years when New York
I has seen SO many strollins players look
/ for something 90 tlru up.
Foilo"lhs "eI season az lHe li1lsoil
IheateT, New 1ork, Ethel Barrymore VIII
make a brief tour Of the principal cities
prior 10 beginning rehearsaIs Of AS You
Tue. II" f., which nIav sho VIII apnaar
TON viii see Mis- Rar~yu,ors the thir8
week iu February when she VIII pIav
here In "Her Sister" the new play by
/ Clyde Fitch and Cosmo Gordon Lennox.
q nls "iH-el gwen us ll1 ''a-s' l"s
! organization OF tHedtrlcai press agents,
last Friday night at the Auditorium Ho-