Evening star., 1909-03-07

Cinderella" now running In New York.
When Dillingham; engaged Barrymore he
was under the impression that Singer
had given the young maD his release.
Victor Moore Will appear at the New
National Theater early in April In 1.-The
Talk Of New York
Tho Aborn Opera Company will begin
its spring and summer season at the New
National Theater early in May.
THE Washington Saengerbund will give
Il concert at the New National Theater
Sunday evening. March 81, at SIS
1t is estimated that "The Merry widow
will have played to over $4,000 during
the two weeks engagement at the, New
National.
Marietta Oily the German actress now
appearing at the Irving Place German
Theater. New York. will go to Germany
I'm two weeks to fill an engagement there.
She will return to New York next fall
TO appear as an English speaking star.
The am5a ssadors of the German. Aus
trian and Swiss embassies have accepted
Invitations TO attend the special perform
ance az the Belasco Theater tomorrow
afternoon to witness a presentation OF
Die Crosse Leidenschaft." by the New
York German Theater Company.
jefferson De Angels, in his new musi-
cal comedy, THE Beauty Spot will be
this month. Mr.. De Angels will be sup
ported by Marguerite Clark.
During early April Mr.. f. H. Sothern
will appear in Washington in an extensive
repertoire, which will include several pro.
ductions entirely new to this city.
While Thomas L. Coleman is playing
the Belasco with The Unbroken Road"
he will have one of those few oppor-
tunities that are afforded an en- route
player to visit with his family. Mr..
Coleman's wife and son have made Wash
inston their home for many years.
The father OF Frederick Truesdeli. lead
ing man for Bertha Kalich in "The Un-
broken Road Is well known Wash
lnSton resident. who during the Cleve-
land administration was a District Com
missioner.
William III. Rapley, manager of the Ma
tional Theater, was serving on five differ
ent committees during the inaugural cele-
orations last Thursday. Between the ca
pacity houses at the New National and
his duties 10 the general committee Man
ascr Rapley had his busy times.
Dear old Bob Graham" is a term
usually applied to Robert f. Graham, who
plays Baron Popoff in The Merry Wild
ow- Mr.. Graham, who Is exceptionally
funny in any character. has been before
the American playgoing public for the
past thirty years. He has never missed
rehearsal OF performance Of THE
Merry Widow IN the three seasons it
has been before the public on this side
Of the Atlantic
~ the close OF the Little Memo sea-
son Miss Lenna Duer will return to her
homo in Washington to take up a special
dancing Wi
the Aborn Opera Company here the COM
ing summer. Miss Duer is now in Chicago
1T the Colonial Theater.
AIr. +. A Bachelder. formerly of Henry
W. Savage's grand opera forces. has been
in Washington for the past ten days in
the interest of 1.-The Merry Widow" COM
pany. Mr.. Bachelor states that Mr.
Savage will have one of the greatest
English grand opera companies in exist
ence next season. A Washington date
has already been arranged.
Julia NARROW will make her first tour Of
South America next September. She will
30 to New Orleaps, then to Havana.
and after that play engagements in Mexi-
co City. Vera Cruz, Caracas. Param Bins,
Cayenne. Rio de Janero. Montevideo.
Buenos Aires. Santiago, Valparaiso, Lima.
San Jose. Costa Rica: Managua and
Leone. Nicaragua; San Salvador and City
of Guatemala.
Sophie Brandt, Josie Sadler, Joseph Her.
bert and the other members of the Waltz
Dream company packed their trunks at
the fremont Theater, Boston. last night
and returned to New York to await new
engagements. The piece did very we'll in
this city because of its musical merits.
but lacked the comedy necessary to carry
IL in Boston or New York.
The Tooth performance of "The Three
TWinS' nv the original took
place at the Majestic Theater. New York,
last Wednesday afternoon. This enumera-
ton includes the run of the piece in. Chi
cago. In all that period Joseph Allen has
not missed one performance and Clifton
Crawford. the principal comedian, has
been absent but from two.
Gertrude Hoffmans Salome dance was
not given at the Shubert Theater, Kan
City. last Monday night. Judge Por-
terfie'd issued a restraining order at the
request of Elliott w. Major. attorney
general of Missouri. The order says that
Miss Hoffman must be fully clothed be-
fore the dance can be presented in Mis-
souri,
Among the new plays which will have
their first presentation Oh any stage. dur
ing the stock company season at the
Beiasco Theater. Washington, this spring.
under the management of William A.
Page. viii be an original comedy of Wash
!nGton lie before the war, written by
Willard Holcomb. ard entitled Beau
Hickman"
Another fortune seems to be coming
William \. Brady's way. Last Thursday
he secured the American rights for the
Johnson-Burns fight pictures and they
will be shown simultaneously in six of
the largest cities of this country at regu-
lar prices. Mr.. Brady Is reported to have
outb!d Keith & Proctor, who offered
bonus OF $4,000 for the rights
Harry Brown, The original Lorenzo in
the production of Audran's opera THE
Mascot in this country. will play the
leading part In "a sketch written by Will
liam N Famous. the author of the Col
Crook stories. The name Of the sketch
Is The Alienist." 1t satirizes the recent
habit OF bringing expert testimony into
murder trials. The management of the
act IS III the hands of Dan Young.
Dorc Davidson will sail for London.
March -, prepared TO tour 1.-The Man on
the Box through the English provinces
Ihis play has been reconstructed to fit
the requirements of an English audience
the central characters having been con-
Nerted into Englishmen and women re-
siding in America. y few minor charac-
ters still retain their original form. The
company TO be employed will be made up
in London.
A Kansas City physician is authority
Tor the statement that Blanche Walsh's