The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A Detroit reviewer has called The
Blue Mouse" a malodorous farce. If it
Is so. the comedy must have been changed
considerably since it was seen in Wash
ington.
A ballet school is to be conducted I'm
connection with the Metropolitan opera
House. according 10 a late announcement
Of Director General GaJti-Cazazza. The
Boston opera Company already has
| school Of the kind in its new 100000
opera house at the hub.
The London papers have been loud in
their praises Of Henry Miller and THE
Great Divide" l.. Godfrey-Turner. the
critic OF M A. p" says; There never
was so great a divide as that which
separates and distinguishes Henry Miller
from The romantic actor as we In Eng
land have been trained 10 accept him"
Nine Jane Noria who sang Carmen in
Washington two seasons back with the
Henry Russell Opera Company. is now
with the Metropolitan Opera House
! forces.
by i'll health to give up the dictatorship
! OF his dramatic school In Los Angeles.
/ Mr.. Bosworth created the role OF Name
lick in Marta Of the Lowlands, in this
| country.
The London and New York "Arsene
| Lupin" companies are to change about
next April Gerald Dumaurier and Alex
Z
and take the place az the Lyceum I'm New
York Of William Courtney and Doris
Keane, who will replace the English COM
pany at the Duke OF Yorks.
The Midnight Sons" continues to do an
! enormous business at the Broadway The
/ ater. Although Lew Fields is ready to
| bring out a SISTER" piece I'm The jolly
! Bachelors room for the latest review
viii have 70 be found at another the
| alter.
Maxine Elliott VIII continue on tour
in The Chaperon' longer than Intended
| on account Of the success Of "The Pass
ing Of the Third Floor Back" which play
/ is now occupying Miss Eniotrs New
/ York theater
Magazine readers who are familiar
with the work Of Carolyn Wells will be
agreeably surprised 10 know that she
has tried her hand at playwriting, hav-
( ing revised ''The Return OF Eve" for
Miss Bertha Galland's use.
/ Edward Macl1ay. formerly leading man
with Henrietta Crosman. Grace George,
| and Mary MannerinE. viii occupy a SINH
lar place this season with Bertha Gal
land In The Return Of Eve"
Henry ". Savage IS negotiating for
Theodore & Co." a French farce now
playing with great success IN Paris. Can
this be q subtle Partisan satire on the
United States?
A hreproof vault in the New Theater
VIII preserve all records OF the institu
ton, photographs Of players. scene mod
els, costume plates. and prompt books.
Emma Csrus will be one Of the CHIEF
features in Lew Fields The Jolly Bach.
elors." which viii follow The Midnight
Sons at the Broadway Theater. Eiht
Fay. Stella Mayhem. Josie Sadler. TopSy
Siegrist. and Joe Welsh are other bill
toppers who will be seen IN the musica
comedy.
J. II Barrie IS coming 10 America and
will have his first opportunity OF seeing
Maude Adams IN his play. What Every
/ Woman Knows
Contrary to reports Miss Kitty Cor
don. the English prima donna, viii con.
tinue with sam Bernard in The Girl and
the Wizard" for the remainder Of thi,
season.
The report. reprinted from an English
periodical. that Forbes Robertson would
appear in R Shakespearean play during
his American tour is denied.
Helen Redmond VIII be featured in z
forthcoming musical comedy which 10,
Weber has IN preparation.
Mr.. Hammerstein's preliminary grand
opera season at the Manhattan Opera
House served no small purpose when II
afforded the admirers Of Marguerite
sylvia, theatergoers who remembered her
as a delightful feature Of many musica
comedy successes along Broadway. op-
portunity 10 observe how that singer has
advanced since she went abroad 10 study
for the position she now occupies in the
field OF grand opera. Before Miss Sylvia
went 20 the Continent and adopted the
course Of preparation which led 10 heI
becoming one of the warmest favorites OF
the Opera COmiQue in Paris she had
not only gained following in America
among lovers OF light opera and mUsica
comedy. but she had become known q
those who follow the affairs OF the "lesi-
innate theater. When Sir Herbert Beer
bohm Tree produced Gilbert Parker's
"The Seats Of the Mighty" at the Knfck-
erhocker Theater here in December. 1895
Miss sylvia was the Nathilde. Another
serious role she assumed was that OF
Lady BrislingtOn in The Dancing Girl
One remembers her best. however. as
Dorothy in Monte Carlo az the HeraI,
Square. In March. 1895; as Suzette ii
The French Maid" Aurora, In -