The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Manicure, IN which Eugene JepSOn VIII
appear here at Chase's.
Burr Mcintosh has fled a voluntary pc
tiuon in bankruptcy, showing an indebt
edness Of Sl2.S71 and assets OF 81, ,775.
"Funabashi' closed at Providence, r. l.,
last Saturday night the members Of the
company returning 10 New York Sunday
William Gillette is to appear In Paris
soon IN Secret Service" He will be the
only English-speaking actor In the cast.
Grace Ellston has been engaged by
Henry B. Harris as leading woman for
Dustin Farnum IL THE Rector's Car
dem
Lizzie Hudson Collier has been en-
gagged for important roles with Olga
Nethersole in "Adrienne LecouyTeur' and
THE Enigma"
Joseph Hollands i'll health has COM
PEELED him TO resign the position of
farce, Bluffs"
Willie Painter. at Chase's next week, ia
the last Of the famous Painter acrobats
He Is known as the inventor Of scme Of
the most difficult feats presented nova
days
Beerbohm Tree appeared as Paragot
in William J. Locke's adaptation OF his
novel, THE Beloved Vagabond," at His
Majesty's Theater, London, on Febru-
ary T.
J. Austin strong's play. "The Toymaker
of Nuremberg is to be produced in Lon
don, probably with Albert Chevalier in
the title role. The third act has been re-
written.
Fred Hallen. according to a letter re-
ceived by Joseph Hart last week from
Mrs Hallen. is on the road to recovery.
the crisis IN his ease of pneumonia having
been safely passed.
The fact Of the Wonder Plays" at the
Belasco Thcater occurring on Washing
toms Birthday should be of additional in
terest. as they are Of such thoroughly
American authorship.
The title of Henrietta Crosman's new
play has been changed hom THE Smoke
and the Fire" 10 "The New Mrs LOr-
ing Miss Crosman will not return 10
New York this season.
Plans are being made for e. H. Sothern
to play a London engagement next fall
with an English company. lie expects TO
make Our American Cousin a feature
OF his season in England
Grace La Rue has postponed the date
of her opening in London from March Il
TO April H. She viii take over several
new songs from this side that she hopes
will strike the fancy of the BTiuEhers.
Milton Rosmer, the successor Of Miss
Edith Wynue Mathiesou in the title part
of "Everyman," as presented by Ben
Greet's Players az the Belasco Theater, is
one OF Engand's most promising young
actors.
The Inimitable charm Of such comedies
of manners as "She Stoops 10 Conquer"
and Masks and Faces has altogether
passed from the theater Of to-day, and
for that reason ii offers an interesting
study Of contrast.
Pauline Cook and MAY Clinton are no
longer with Buffalo Bilrs Wild West
company but are ia vaudeville, and one
Of the novelties introduced in their vaude-
vile sharpshOoting feature is their bullet
playing on a xylophone.
Among the many prominent players who
will appear here i'm the support Of Ethel
Barrymore in her new play. Her Sister.
are Fanny Addison Pitt Lucille Watson,
Louise Drew daughter of John Drew,
Arthur Byron, and Desmond. Kelly.
John Philip Sousa was for nine years
the conductor of the Cnited States Marine
Band. III compliment TO their former di-
rector, many members Of Prof Santel-
maHn's organization will attend the Souss
concert at the New National tonight.
The opening performance of Eleanor
Robson i'm "Salomy Jane" at the New
National the week beginning March 3
will be for the benefit Of the Washington
Hospital for Foundlings. The lady visit
ors Of the hospital viii have charge Of
the seat sale.
Carmen" viii be one OF the plays TO
be presented by Olga Nethersole during
he. s. of one week al the New National
the st week Of March. other plays
vii be Il Pagliacci" and "The Enigma" d"
TIL exact order OF the repertoire will be
announced later.
George NJ. Cohan and his bride of few
months, formerly Miss Agnes Merrill,
vii attend the opening performance of
Nile Modste" at the New National to-
morrow night. Mr. and Mrs. Cohan, who
have just returned from Europe are stop
ping at the New Willard.
The lecture on the theater and drama
which Otis Skinner recently delivered be-
fore the students and faculty Of Chicago
University has been accepted for publica-
tion in book form by a prominent book
house It VIII shortly come out under the
title Sanity In the Drama
Mrs. Ian Forbes Robertson. slster-in-law
Of Johnston Forbes Robertson. has been
commissioned by the British actor to ne
gotiate for the English rights to "The
Witchng Hour" She has reported favor
ably on the play. and il will probably be
produced by Forbes Robertson next sea-
son.
While Amelie Bingham has revived
THE Climbers" and The Frisky Mrs
Johnson" for her engagement in Phil
adeIphia and the larger cities. she con-
tinues 10 play ~ Modern Lady Godiva'
as her chief attraction. and is present
ing this play exclusively I'm the smaller
cities.
Marion Kirby. who has been popular as
draWing-TOOm entertainer in dialect
stories. has been engaged by Henry B.
Harris as leading woman with Thomas
w Ross in The Travelling Salesman, %
the new comedy by James Forbes Miss