The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-10
LOCAL STAGE NOTES.

LOCAL STAGE NOTES.
Howard Herrick. manager OF Fred
Niblo's Travel Talks. ran across Mason
Peters. who promotes publicity for DR..
Cook. al the Willard the other day
Hello. Mason" said Herrick. what
are you doing here?"
Ahead Of DR.. Cook" responded Peters.
as they shook hands. Good" said Her
rick. You are doing better than Peary."
Frank Daniels first big hit was the
song, Let Ne Shake the Hand That
Shook the Hand OF Sullivan" which he
sang as Old Sport in "A Rag Baby
quarter OF a century ago.
Gus Kammerlee. alone Of oil the orig
inal members OF the "Old Homestead"
cast, Is still playing the role he created IN
that fine old New England drama Mr.
Kammerlee is a Bostonian. and was az one
time member OF the Boston Ideal opera
! Company As far back as December IL.
/ 1852, ne played the part Of the sentinel in
"Iolanthe" az the old Bijou Theater In
that city.
George AIDE was so well pleased with
the way Edwin Holt played his role in
The College Widow" that he wrote the
vaudeville sketch The Mayor and the
Manicure" especially for Mr.. Holt, who
appears at Chase's next week.
The Temple Quartet. which VIII be
heard at Chase's next week. was with
the original "a Night with the Poets"
and their success was so great they felt
warranted IN going separately into vaude-
Vile. II is said their success confirms
their estimate OF vaudeville's appreciation
OF their vocalization.
There IS said to be a wonderful bird
among the Australian cockatoos at
| Chase's next week which does a back
somersault on horizontal bars.
The repertoire the Temple Quartet is
I giving in vaudeville at Chase's next week
includes Nevin's Rosary" Just One
Sweet Girl" II Want Somebody 70 Play
! With" Just Like the Rose" Annie
Laurie" Honey on Duh Honeymoon"
! Someone Is Waiting for Ne" with pat
ter" and How Do You Like Your Oys-
ters7 Raw, Raw. Raw" as a final en-
/ core. Everywhere, It Is said, the act Is
voted big HIT
In THE Man Who Stood StIT' the idea
at the bottom is the process by which
the foreign-born conner 20 the country Is
made into a resident Of the United States
| How is Il and what heart stories lie
therein IS brought out dramatically in Mr..
Louis Mann's play that he is to bring TO
the Columbia Theater during the week
Of October 20
Miss Nellie lie Cain. who was the prima
donna for several seasons OF The Wash
ington Opera Club, has Joined the pro-es-
sional ranks. and is appearing In THE
Top o. the World under the manage
ment OF Charles Dillingham;
The squaw Man" which comes to the
Academy as one Of this months attrac-
tons. has TO its credit a record OK
year at wallack's Theater, in New York
where It was acclaimed one OF the Sea-
sons greatest successes. The production
has been made by LIebler & Co.. who
have long held a premier place among
managers as purveyOrs Of the most artis-
tic presentations given the stage, and
among their long list OF plays and stars
none will reflect greater credit upon them
than this latest dramatic effort
Before THE Gay Hussars" crossed the
Atlantic It was bowed down under the
name Of Elm Herbstmanoeuver," which.
freely interpreted. means Autumn Ma
neuvers."
Robert z. Long, formerly press agent
for the New National Theater. is now in
New York as manager OF ION the Eve,
at the Hudson Theater.
Frank Russell, who viii be remem-
bered as the huge Boss Phelan. in ''The
Man of the Hour" at the New National
Theater. plays the role Of Sergt. Turf in
THE Gay Hussars."
Emmerich Kalmann. author OF The
Gay Hussars," is only twenty-seven years
old. When he was twenty-one he won
the Franz Josef prize for composition
for orchestra and piano.
The earnings of Denman Thompson's
"old Homestead" which begins weeks
engagement at the Columbia Theater to-
morrow night. are said to be greater
than those of any other dramatic offering
in the history OF the American stage.
Spain is the subject OF the first Of the
Fred Niblo travel talks at the Columbia
Theater. Tonight marks not only the
opening of the Washington course, but
OF Mr.. Niblo's season as well.
Heraldlng the coming OF Lillian Russell
In her New York furore. "The Widow s.
Might" Theodore Mitchell has been in
the city during the past week. Mr.. Mitch
ell has been a guest OF the Press Club
where he renewed many old acquaint-
ances, he formerly having been dramatic
aditor ~ fha Cincinnati Fnouirer