The Washington herald., 1909-02-03
FOOTLICHT FLASHES.

The next concert Of the Philadelphia
Orchestra sill b given OF AIsrcA 2 There vas
mistake n the date CT ;hs tieks.s u sahs-iberA
Christine Blessing. late with The
Lion AID the Moose compaoy. never sppea-s IN q
new part without fist reading hT oEu fortune n a
pack o. playing cards
Charles Klein, having seen his latest
play, The Third Degree successfully prod1ced
has heSun wors OF a new play, The thi-d of his
cycle q ten flsys that be VII write dealing With
life snd timely topics of the day
Mr.. Morgan Conan. who is appearing
Is Barrett Sheridan With Mr Hary L. Dixsy II
the biz c0medy-dTEma SUCCESS. Mary James Pa, "
VII Be recalled the lively "Stnb" Iallnadge n
The College Widow" and later ss the 3eadiDg
rvenils N the original New Yo1k production os
The Witching Hour'
Miss Rose Stahl, who is appearing in
''Ths Cho-ss Lsdy," James FORBES A-Ss eonedy
N March in order 70 appear n London IN this
play Miss Stahl VIII play her home town, Trsn-
ton. y. J.. Just before sailing.
'The Gamblers" q new play by Alicia
Ramsey. has been placid II rehearsal b the Sbu-
berts- The company includes Austin Webb, Warren
Coalan. Walter Constantine, Ma5A Cameron, Eva
Vincent. J. Malcolm Dunn Adeline Westlsy, Albert
aad Matilds Deshon.
former Senator Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky, IS q
Ersat faTorite q her famous u1de and has spent
good deal Of time visiting her relatives in Wash
tngto1. She il said to Be q typical kentuckian,
vvacious and srdaeious. lovingly called Billie By
! all her friends. Her ergzgsnsnt usxt week gt
Chsses VIII be gala event for them
George Beban. leading man OF The
American idea" Is to be starred b. Cohzn &
Harris next season. and his vehicle VII probably be
The Barrier" Though i was frst intended to
dramatIze the Rex Beach story into q twO-stzr
J play for Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts, It
has been decided 70 make the French conedian the
/ big figure. This makes the piece available for
Beban.
/ Several publishers have made over
tEres 10 Charles B. Haaford for S1f~a s-sphicai
work. which shall include not Only hiss0Ey Of his
career star. but ren1iuisncss q bis association
with Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett, MOdieSka,
ThCnEs ". Keene, and other eminent players. BE-
I sides literary men and statesmen. With whom his
/ long residence in Washington, D. O.. has brought
/ him into close acquaintance.
/ Robert Edeson, who IS touring in The
Gail of the North" VAS introduced recently to =
youDg EL oi the matinee idol type- "oh. Mr..
Edeso1." the gushing tensile said may I ask
what IS your greatest fsdf' Certainly" replied
Mr. Edes0n; Esperanto. Nov isn't that odd, -
said the young lady 'fo- quite while ] have
been thinking that ! would learn to play this
/ Recently Miss Zelda Sears said: IT wish
that the actors who complain of irezaftude n ua1-
ayers could have heard the things Mr Fitch and
1ir. Shubezt said 20 ne and sen the generous
check they insisted upcn ny sccerting because Of
Jurlrlng suddenly into role In The Bius Mc1se''
inst previous % the opening. Believe ne there Is
as nura gratitude and apT-sdation between ths
walls e the thsatg anywhere else On earth
The laughing song play. "A Broken
/ lido" - HaI STEPHENS Williams and Van Al
styne has proved The greatest nrsicsl comedy hit
that Chicago has seen IN years Il IS now rapidly
approaching It's three hundredth performance 81 the
/ Whitney ope-a Houss OTIS Harlan. for years
famed as an interpreter Of leading comedy roles n
the late Charles Il Hoyts f4rces. heads the cast.
which inciudes Alice Yorke. Carrie Perkins Msdgs
Voc. Ion Bo-gsTs George Richards. Charles Bow
ers. Otto Holman. DAVID Andrads, and Lawrence
CoDe7. The chorus numbers upward q Afty- A
short spring tour VIII be msde. the oEDany travel
inE II private Pullman czrs Tie sttrzcti0n VII Be
taken to Bosto1 for fhs z1remeT- and Il goes to
Rr0SdEsy the latts- part q August