Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
Theatrical Notes.

Manager l.. Stoddard Taylor has served
Tor the benefit Of the members Of The Be
las>o Theater Producing Company a
DAINTY lunch each day IN room an The
sixth floor Of the theater. where rehears-
ais take place. This lofty. breeze swept
room. extending over the entire building.
makes an ideal work ana rest place and
saves the players hot walk To their ho-
tells.
The Shuherts sent Bertha GalIand to
this city last week To witness the name
less play with a view to her uSins il rs a
vehicle for next season.
Carrie Reynolds. one Of III, popular
dancers with the Aborns las; summer.
returns To the cas-; here FOR THE Belle
of New York"
Independence day matinee is announced
for tomorrow afternoon at the Columbia
Theater. when the Columbia Players II
appear for the first time IN "fAe'Man
From Mexico
Milton Aborn is in Washington Ia Sc
the opening performance Of The Yankee
Consul at the New National tomorrow
night. This is the first production OF
this piece by the Ahorns.
\ number OF the Ahorn singers were
the guests of Mr.. Yorke Burgess last
week in his new launch Auto. y trip
down the Potomac was one Of the events
of the outing.
Orme CalGara- Thomas Chstterton. Ev-
erett Butterted and a number OF the
ether members o. the Colimb Players
have recently affiliated with anh % the
local boat clubs. and are spending mEch
of their leisure time on the river.
The Aborns are planning more musical
comedy revivals TO follow In rapid sue
cess.on at the New National Among
the important ones will be FAINT 4,la,'
The Earl and the Girl and ''fhe Mayor
OF. Tokyo"
In order to excite interest in the pro-
duction Of the new farce comedy Miss
Brown Burglar" the management of the
Belasco Theater viii offer prizes for cor
rect answers as to the authorship of the
play. As a hint, II is stated. the same
author produced a play here during the
past season. -
John Emerson, the stage manager OF
the Belasco Theater Company. has occu-
pied similar position with Mrs F1she,
Clara Bloodsood and Nine Nazimovs.
The Press Club is becoming prominent
rendezvous for prof 'ssionai people visit
ing the city, and every evening. follow
ing the performances. DELEGATIONS from
the Columbia and other theaters may be
found intermingEng with the sc,i6es
under the shadow of the enthIoned Bill
Herman Hrschberg. who played Lew
Nordiand.'' returns to the Aborn cast to-
morrow night for the part of Herr Ga
bubler in The Yankee Consul" Mr..
Hirschberg is also remembered for his
excellent character work here last season
| in The Fortune Teller
| The Wednesday matinees at the Nation
| al Theater have taken on the atfno-
sphere of professional matinees" Last
Wednesday afternoon the performance
| of Tar and Tartar was witnessed By a
number of the prominent members OF
the Columbia Theater Company. \ re-
ception to the visitors was given on the
stage following the matinee.
| The cast to appear at the National
| Theater this week is the largest ever as
semhled by the Aborns for summer
| company. In addition to the twenty-siX
! spea king parts, there will he an aug
mented chorus. The musical numbers IN
clude seventeen solos and ensembles, IN
addition to the various opening choruseS
and finales.
AS soon as a suitable play can be found
| for him, Edward Emery, now with the
| Belasco Theater Company. will he pro-
NOTED to the dignity of stardom under
the management of the Shuberts.
Manager L. Stoddard Taylor is about to
install a novel cooling plant in the Be-
lasco Theater This will consist of inn
mense cakes of ice in full view of the
audience, behind which large fans Will
sweep cool breezes into every part of the
theater.
Margaret AngIln has a play from the
French called THE Rival.
w. j. Ferguson has been engaged by
David Belasco to create an important role
in rs Marriage a Failure?' TO be pro-
duced next season. .aa-
Helena Collier Garrick the sister of Will
liam Collier, and her husband. Thomas
Beauregarde. have finally left the stage
They have been with William Golfers
company tor eight years.
Maude Adams left on the Lusitania yes
| terday for Europe and will spend most Of
| her holiday in Ireland.
James j. Corbett and his wife left
yesterday on the Lusitana for Ireland.
| They will go direct to Dublin, where Mr..
Corbett will present his monoiosue Tor
two weeks. Thence they go TO London for
| three weeks.
Kirk Brown will appear in Brown OF
| Harvard next season.
Arthur Wing Pinero and Beerbohm Tree
were lately knighted by King Edward.
/ Suzanne Santje, who was once leading
| woman with Richard Mansfield, is to re-
turn TO the stage.
Quo Vadis." which once had such a
phenomenal run. has. been turned into an
opera. Ii has been secured for the New
York metropolitan Opera House. e.
The -hundredth performance of The
Beauty Spot" was recently celebrated
The entire company was entertained at
dinner by Jefferson De Angels at his
home in Yonkers after the performance.
Maude Adams successful production Of
Joan of Arc at the Harvard Stadium has
resulted i'm requests to Charles F'robman
to have the performance repeated in
London. and he is considering the ad-
stability of doing SO.
During the recent engagement OF
Sothern and Marlowe in New York a