The Washington times., 1909-10-11

aEe at The New National
Tnearer next week, was
adapted from he original Hungar-
ian operetta By Maurice Brown Klrhy,
former Washingtonian
Mr. Kirby is q graduate OF George
town University. where he obtained the
degree Of Bachelor OF Arts In the class
OF lses and played on the famous foot
ball team OF 1875 that numbered among
its members some Of the most noted
athletes m the annals of GEORGETOWN
After leaving college Mr.. Kirby went
to New York, where he engaged IN
newspaper work and later became ifen-
titled with theatrical affairs.
The Gay Hussars' was written IN the
original Hungarian BY Karl Won Baeon-
vi and Emn:erich Kalman, the former
furnishing the libretto and the latter
composing the score The operetta was
produced IN Budapest, where * scored
such a success that Il was Immediately
translated into German and transplant
ed TO Germany where II was shown in
rapid succession at Vienna, Berlin ATu-
mich and Mannheim. under the title Elm
HerbstmanOever," which means in Eng
lish An Autumn Maneuver."
Already the piece has enjoyed pros
porous engagements IN New York and
Boston and next month The Gay Hus-
sars" viii be accorded the distinction Of
returning 70 New York for another run.
MI savage mas received three CrTeES
from prominent English managers for
the London rights Of The Gay Hus-
saEs, but the ast1te impresariO mas de-
cided TO make his own production In
L -s1t whittier no goes at the begin
The report that The Circus Man
with Maclyn Arbuckle IN the role Of
Fighting" Hine Look, was withdrawn
from McVicker's Theater. Chicago. and
The Barrier substituted because The
circus Man was not a SUCCESS Il de-
MED. 1.-THE Circus Man plaved hut its
allotted time OF Eve weeks there. The
play VIII begin its Boston enga cement
Al the Boston Theater the middle OF
next month, ana vii be presented IN
New York at a Broadway theater about
the first OF the year.
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An outgrowth Of an idea. tried in
Washington last spring Is the plan OF
the Shuberts to establish a stock com
pany IN Brooklyn to try out play-s BY
new authors. The Biiou Theater was Sc
lected for the purpose. and Miss Edith
Ellis FGTniss VIII be IN charge The
RingTnaster.' now playing In New York.
was one of the plays tried out at the
BeiaSCO Theater here last spring
odd Dutch" tbs play IN which Lew
Fields VIII star this season, is the story
OF a Viennese inventor, who. while visit
ing the the Austrian Tyrol, attempts TO
hide bis identity. The music is BY vic
tor Herbert. book by Edgar Smith and
the lyrics by George v. Hobart Ned
WaybuTn will stage the production
Laura Nelson Hail and Charles Stew
ensOn WI be IN the cast Of Through
Window" which Klaw and Erkanger
and Joseph Brooks viii present next
month Mary Bertrand, a player IN
known In the East who has achieved
distinction on the Pacific coast has been
engaged for one OF the leading roles.
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Miss Fannie Ward win begin her tour
/ this season in new play by Forrest
l4alsey and Lee Arthur, entitled .sSssxl
November. The company is now in re-
nearsal Prominent in the cast are H
Reeyes-Smith, John Dean, Henry Dug
gam J. Mexican Y. Benoit. Enrol Dun
bar, Margaret Fuller, and Janet Slater.
Robert ManteII has added 70 his
Shakespearean repertoire a clasaiczlly
modern play from the pen of James
Bernard Pagan. who wrote Gloria
for Julia MarlOWe
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The Temple Qua. tet, which VIII be
heard al Chase's was with the orig
| inal "A Night With the Poets and
| their success was so marked they felt
warranted in going separately into
NauQSFllle.
Henrietta Crosraan is futerestirr
| herself IN the erection Of a monU-
ment TO honor the memory of the
| late Stephen Foster, the author of
| Ny Old Ken tucJSy Home @VVav
Down Upon The SIWauee River and
other ballads that have become
classics among the folk songs OF the
nation Miss Gresham Is a niece of
] the song writer, and spent many OF
| her early years In ais mansion IN the
Bluegrass State.
Mathilde COtrelly staged Thu
! Begun the first comic opera thar
Harry q. Smith and Reginald de Kovea
wrote. Madame Cottrelly WIS then the
I Company. She Is now with Louis laRn
William A. Brady has made arrange
ments by which Wilton Lackaye viii
| begin an indefinite engagement at the
| Academy Of Music. New York. on Mon
! day, October IL Mr.. Lacksye viii he
| seen in The Battle"
| Dorothy Richmond has acquired the
] American rights of a Onc-act sketch now
| glazing in London with success Last
| week Miss Richmond presented Adeline
/ Dunlap in Marie 10 the vaudeville
/ patrons OF Syracuse. This act viii be
t seen at the Fifth Avenue Theater, New
1 York, week Of November S.
RAnF[ OEEFCHAE