The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
NEW YORK THEATERS.


Special Correspondence The Washington Herald
New York Feb Sc. H. sothern has
taken New York by storm with his i'm
personation Of Lord Dundreary in Tom
Taylor's old play. our American
Cousin" The popularity Of the piece
bids fair to identify the present sothern
with the eccentric role of the Englishman
as completely as the elder sothern was
identified with it for many years. The
old-timeTs are carried back twenty
seven years, and the youngsters are
erowding into the Lyric, because they
heard their forbears speak so ardenty
Of Dundrearys idiOsyncrasies. As a re-
suit Of the enthusiasm which he has Gre
ated, Sothern's programme has been re-
arranged. He Is to play Dundraary all
this week ard next. instead Of his rep
ertoire. and perhaps after that. Last
Saturday night he appeared as Hamlet,
Dut II was evident from the attendance
that the public prefers to see hin in his
fathers role, in which he Is certainly
admirable
Inc remarkable success when he has
met with in this role may induce him to
revive another play of his fathers THE
Crushed Tragedian." That play was
also written by Tom Taylor. and IN the
principal role the first Sothern divided
honors evenly with Dundreary II Is
hard TO explain why the Dundreary Jokes
pass at this late day. However. they
do and people laugh as heartily at Dun
dreary's sillicisms as people did a gen
Grafton ago. Perhaps il will come 10
pass. as IL did then. that the Dundrearv
style of coat and whiskers may come
again into vogue Already familiar
lines from the play are heard quoted
on the curb; the saying. That's one Of
those things that no fellow can find out"
has resumed its place in the current
phrase lexicon OF the b0ulevardler
George NJ. Cohan has succeeded Maxine
Elliott at the Garrick, with his Fifty
Miles from Boston" 1t is Cohanesoue
novelty which nobody takes seriously
out which provides a m0dicum Of fun for
those who ike that sort Of thing II
occupies no high plane. literary or mu-
sicaI' but It Is brimful Of drastic hu-
NOR forced. though IT is. and spirited
tunes. that make strong appeal To ones
memory. Dir. Conan was called out De-
tween the acts Monday evening and
asked ms audience not 10 take him Sc
Fiousiy. but TO accept his gods for what
he offered them. And the public good
natuTedly complied. Il Is enough to say
that II is entertainment Of the sort many
New Workers relish and fatten on In
the scene where the hero roos the nost-
once OF 800, lured TO do so bv the vii
ialn' Cohan has taken a chapter out Of
drand Army Man. wherein the hero
Is likewise tempted Many OF the Incon-
sistencies are nicely CLOSED over with
Iafce and song and eccentric characterize
uons that lull ones sense of proportion
ana the eternal fitness Of things. But il
Is rollicking stun projected al a degree
OF velocity that hardly enables CON 10
get your bearings. and just sweeps Won
along ahead Of schedule time for "A rec
ORD Of more or less pleasing nonsense
In the cast are Edna Wallace Hopper and
Emma Janvier.
Nanzimova. after all. did not present
Iosen's Little Eylof' at the Biiou Thea
ter as per announcement. Instead She
is continuing in THE Comet" this yyeel-
and viii keep that piece on until she
leaves town FOR her first road tour In
another week or two Little Evlof'' was
put in rehearsal. but for some reason il
was decided not TO produce il until the
actress returns To town
Margaret Anglin leaves Henry Miller +,
he Great Divide at the end Of this.
week. she will be succeeded by Miss
hatthison. the English actress. who has
arrived and has been rehearsing the part
N Boston. Miss Anglin similarly has
Deen rehearsing another company I'm The
Awakening OF Helen Richie" IN which
she viii open a short independent tour in
one of the New England towns. 10 CON
unue until she is ready TO depart for
Australia. Her departure has been most
poned until about the lst Of Nav
An interesting announcement was mad,
this week regarding David Warfeld Dus-
TIN FaTnum. and Maude Adams. WarfeId
and Miss Adams are both 20 go 70 Lon
don next season, and Dustin Farnum has
leit Charles Frohmau and Joined William
Harris forces. 70 De starred I'm a new
play OF American life entitled The Rec
tors Garden His season begins at the
BiJOu March ?. Warfield is 10 20 10 Lon
don by arrangement with Herbert Slaath
the English manager. lie will be seen in
A Grand Army Man and The Music
Master" Miss Adams is 20 be produced
in musical pantomime. 'IfEnfant Prod
igue. Les Romanesques.~ by Rostand.
and Les Fourberis de Scapin." of Mo-
iiere-all Anglicized. Of course.
Mary Hall. the actress. who has been
starring in the special BeIaseo company
In "The Girl Of the Golden West" for the
past twenty weeks, reached New York
Tuesday night after a series Of delays to
the train that carried her from Detroit
after her experience in the wreck on the
Wabash near Adrian. Mich. Sunday even
ing. She came with her mother. who was
Slightly bruised In the shake-up that
Killed two women Miss Hall was caught
in the ladies' dressing-roOm when the
sleeper was upset. and remained there
locked up with Miss Elspeth Mcneil
from 7.50 till S:96, when a door was pried
open and the two women were rescued
They remained ia ore Of the upset sleep
ers till after In the morning, when a
relief train came from Detroit and took
them away from the wreck Miss Hail
sustained no injuries whatever. She will
remain in town this week and then go to
her home in Cincinnati.
Nearly a Hero" musical comedy by
Reginald de K6ven and George Grant. in
which Sam Bernard is being starred. sup
ported by strong company headed by
Ethel Levy. will follow The Top of the
World" at the Casino after that musical
which has celebrated the
sxxro hrxy,IwasIsh sNerf,rsr,-r,~o g-
tour. Nearly Hero" was tried out in
Philadelphia last Monday and apparently
has passed muster.
The Shuberts announce that they will
star viii N. Cressy and Blanche Dane
in a rural comedy. "A Village Lawyer
The date OF the first performance of
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