The Washington herald., 1909-07-25

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slonais and historical pageantry. A fact
Of peculiar interest in Washington is that
Mr. Calvert is a brother Of Alexander
Calvert, Of the Columbia Players. Both
the Calverts are artists to their finger
tips.
When Louise Cunning began her tour
in "Marcelle" in Atlantic City the latter
part Of August. she Will be supported
by the following well-knoWn players:
Charles and Nellie King. Pete Swift. Bert
Merket Barry Morey, Robert O'Connor,
Norma Brown. David Bennett. Florence
Rother, Henry Coots. and Jess Dandy.
The New York Dramatic Mirror has
recently appeared in compact magazine
form. which has made a big hit with the
readers OF this exclusive theatrical
weekly. The present style IS much more
convenient 10 handle than the old. The
class OF reading matter, however, printed
by the Mirror cannot be improved upon.
W. Somerset Vaughan, author OF The
Noble Spaniard,' Lady Frederick. ."
Jack Straw" Mrs. Dot" Penelope. 70
and other plays. viii visit America the
coming season as the guest OF Henry
3. Harris. Mr. Vaughan win probably
be present in Boston to see Robert EIDE
sons premier in The Noble Spaniard,"
the first week IN September.
To Lee shubert goes the cIedit for nam
ing Lulu Glaser's new piece. Miss Gla-
ser called at the Shubert Offices one day
last week. and. IN talking over business
matters with the senior member OF the
firm. she discussed the name OF her play.
Mr.. Shubert suggested 1.-THE Girl from the
States" and the title was adopted As
already announced, the book Is by Glen
McD0nOugh, with music by A. Baldwin
Sloane and Raymond Hubbeu Connie
Edd.ss and Alexander Clarke viii be
among the support
The records Of many men successful In
vacations undertaken after trial in others
have one figure in Sir Arthur Pinero.
who started life with the purpose OF be-
coming a solicitor. That profession. how
ever. did not please him and he went on
the stage. All his contemporaries agree
that he was not a good actor. but his
service as a player gave him a technique
dramatist. Lady PinerO. IL may be added
was once an actress. her professional
name being Myra Holme
Fred Terry and Julia Nelson have ac-
quired a play by II. Hesketh Prichard.
founded on Incidents depicted in the
novel. Don o." which Mr.. Prichard
wrote IN conjunction with his mother.
ard is thirty-two years old. His works.
all written in collaboration with his
mother, include two volumes OF Don
@. "A Modern Mercenary." ''Keradee.
Count OF Gersay;' Tanners Duel" and
others. Last year Mr.. Prichard was mar
ried 20 Lady Elizabeth Grimstone, daugh-
ter OF the Earl Of Verulam.
After being known as the Bijou for
nearly thirty years and establishing
the highest record for popular priced
business in the world the theater in
Pittsburg bearing that name viii here
after be called The Lyceunn." The Shu-
berts begin the bookings OF the house
in September Meanwhile extensive re-
pairs are under way. Formerly called
Library Hail." the Bijou has played
Mansfield, Mrs. Fiske. and many other
notable stars. II is one OF the largest
theaters in the East. Seven years ago
il established the maximum weekly bust
ness for a pOpular-priced theater, when
It gave lurid melodrama $3.50.
The announcement OF Lew Fields
that he will revive Victor Herbert's
Algeria" recalls to mind the fact
that Herbert was so dlsgruntled over
the reception OF the piece that he
bought the entire production. The
music OF Algeria" IS said to be the
best that Herbert has ever written.
not excepting Mile ModIste." When
produced at the Broadway last au-
tumn, however. the cast was made
quate. and, what was even worse, the
book was lame. Glen McDonough. who
furnished the book. has since redeem
ed himself with The Midnight Sons"
and. IN conjunction with Lew Fields.
has injected a sufficient amount OF
comedy into the new Rose Of Al
geria."
Mrs. Thomas Whiffen viii return TO
America soon. sailing from Liverpool on
the Campania July 81. and take up re-
hearsals for Charles Frohman's produc-
ton Of The Builder OF Bridges" in
which Kyrle Bellew win be starred. Mrs.
Whiffen's stage career covers forty-four
years. Of which forty-one have been spent
in America. She was born in London in
lS45. went on the stage in 1865. and in 1865
married the late Thomas Whiffen. and
came TO this country as contralto OF the
Cation Opera Company, and afterward
spent six years az the Madison SQUARE
Theater. She was In the original cast Of
Hazel Kirle.' and then entered Daniel
FrOhman's company at the old Lyceum
where she spent fourteen years. In 1857
she went with Charles FrOhmans Empire
Theater company. in 1906 supported Mar
garet Anglin in "Zira" and was the orig
ina' Mrs Jordan in The Great Divide"
Chrystsl Herne affords an example OF
the inherited dramatic instinct She was
the Vera Ravendal last season as lead
ing woman with Walker Whiteside in
Israel Zangwnrs THE Melting Pot" and
is to be featured the coming season by
Liebler & Co. in Henry Blossoms new
comedy. Miss Phnura." Miss Herne and
her sister Julie now represent on the
stage a theatrical family Of distinction.
Her father was James A. Herne. the play
wright and actor, and her mother was
Katherine Corcoran, a gifted actress Of
her time. Miss Herne made her first ap-
pearance on the stage when she was but
sixteen years Of age. January Is. 1889. as
Sue Hardy in her fathers play. Griffith