The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
AND PLAYFoLK.

MaSud Z Oy mas Deel engaged Dg Le-
snder s Sire for Hilda SpOng's company.
Henry Miller win produce William
Vaughan -Moody's new play. The Faith
Healer," IN St Louis on March Il
Bruce McRae has been selected 10 play
the leading role in The Flag Lieuten-
ant" 10 be produced in the spring.
Viola Allen made her first appearance in
F. Marion Crswford's Gramatization of
his novel, The White Sister" last week.
Lena Ashwen produced a new play,
The Truants." by ". 7. Coleby, at the
Kingsway Theater. London. on Febru-
airy Il.
Lavinia shannon has severed all connec.
ton with MRS. Temples Telegram. 4"
under the management OF Charles Small
and Thomas Hall.
Phoebe Davis is 10 have a new play BY
". J. Hurlbut author Of THE Fighting
Hope she viii finish her eleventh sea-
son in Way Down East first.
It is announced that George Sphinx
anl Msyme Kelso are shortly 10 be mar
ried. They are at present playing in Jesse
l. Lasky's AT the Country Club.
Cariotta Nnlson, in Avery Hopkins new
play. This Woman and This Man" VIII
follow Maxine Elliott at the Maxine El-
bott Theater, opening on February ..
A new comedy. "Quatre Fois Sept sont
vingthuit" -four times seven makes
twenty-eight), By Roman CooIus. was
produced at the BOuffes Psrisiens on jan
uary -
Arnold DaIy's season in The Strong
People. formerly The Pickpockets. -
came 70 an end in Chicago Saturday
night. February 6, and the company was
disbanded.
Athene Seyler, a pupil of Beerbohm
Trees dramatic school made her stage
debut IN London on February Il in The
Truants. with Lena Ashwell. and made
a remarkable hit
Judge Holt in the United States District
(Dt4-A tcoA FfCEAr - oalAEtA q IAGNlAal -
from bankruptcy 20 Alice Nielsen. the
actress and singer. Her liabilities
amounted 10 $500
Chauncey Olcott viii end his fan and
winter season In "Ragged Robin on
February z and viii 20 TO Hobe Sound.
Fla. on a visit 10 Augustus Pitou. He
viii resume his tour at New York City
on Easter Monday.
Grace FfIkins made her debut on the
stage with Hsverly's juvenile -'Piuafore"
company In the role Of Josephine. Her
first engagement in legitimate work was
in Josephine Sold BY Her Sister. which
was produced ST WaIlack's Theater by
the late Col John J. McCaull
The cast OF The Sins Of Society will
include Dorothy Donneuy. Louise Closer
Hale. Louise Rutter. Bijou Fernandez, w.
l. Abingdon. Florence Edney. Lillian Col
lins, Elsa Payne. Leslie Kenyon, Edwin
Lester. William Evil. Frank Dekum.
Clares Flemming, Lucy Sibley. and Vim
cent Give.
Prominent among the PLAYERS in the
company engaged 20 support Mary Man
nering in step By Step her new play
10y Iangion Mitchell. are Marion BaIIou.
Frank Sylvester, Helen Macbeth. Arthur
Maitland. Austin Webb. Addison Pitt 4.
". Ellis Mark Smith. Pauline DUffieId.
and Josephine Brown.
Paul Armstrong; latest play. The
Renegade. was Withdrawn Saturday
night after a short engagement at the
Studebaker Theater. Chicago. William
FanUm. who played the leading role. will
continue at the same house as leading
man in Viola Aliens new play. The
White Sister. by F Marion Crawford
Helen and BeryI Pullman. who played
the children's parts IN "Salonay Jane" at
the Crescent Theater. Brooklyn. last
week. have been engaged 10 play the
same roles at the Suburban Garden. s..
Louis. After several stock enEagements
in The Prince Chap they viii return
TO vaudeville in a new sketch by Edward
Peple-
Cameo Kirby" the play in which
earlier in the season y. c. Goodwin failed
10 score, has been rewritten 10 some
extent and improved, and George c
Tyler. Of Liebler & Co. has settled upon
Dustin Farnum as the actor more likely
tg carry the piece 10 success Mr.. Far
mum will probably follow Viola Allen al
the Strdebaker Theater. Chicago.
r. V. Ashcroft. business manager for
Mark Twain. Inc. returned from London
last Saturday, where ne went to get the
views Of English authors relative to an
extension Of the copyright period in dif-
feTent countries. He found the English
ready for such legislation, but the opinion
seemed 20 be that nothing could be done
until the British colonies were ready to
take similar action.
For the first time in her career. Bertha
Kalich is appearing in a play Of con-
temporary life. The Unbroken Road.
by Thomas Dickinson. the scene Of which
IS set in a capital city Of the West. with
the plot woven about the action Of the
governor Of the State in befriending an
Of present-day social condi-
tons, and thereby incurring the enmitv
Of two political bosses. The idea pre-
sented by The UnbrOken Road, which
is the road Of conscience, unfettered by
fear and prejudice, is startling in its
that church, charity. and So
ciety is mainly responsible for the bad
ness Of humanity. The piece is human in
appeal and ends happily. Nine. Kalich's
supporting company includes such we'll
known players as Frederick TruesdeU
Eugene Ormond, Thomas /. Coleman.
Riley Chamberlin, Blanche Weaver. Flor
Inc Arnold, and Merle Maddern.
Lecture on Berlin.
At the New Masonic Auditorium TO-
night Mr. Wright Kramer will deliver the
Burton Holmes traveIogue, entitled Der
lin or all the travelOgues which Mr..
Holmes has delivered in this cit,- Il i