The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
NOTES oFsTHE STAGE.

Louise Dresser IS going 70 appear hi
the '.Friars. Festival next week.
Marie Dressler is in New York rehears-
ing with Richard Carle's "a Boy and a,
Girl"
Frank Losee has been engaged for the
role Of Sir Isaac Jacobson in The House !
Next Door
MaIvina V LongfeIlow Is the latest
stage beauty and IS appearing in the
Great John Canton"
Osborne Searles has been engaged by
Thomas ". Ryley for the cast Of The
Queen Of the Moulin Rouge"
Nat NJ Wills engagement at Chase's
next week marks his second appearance
here in vaudeville this season.
Klaw & Erlanger have engaged Maude
Raymond 10 be featured next season with
Max Rogers in The Young Turk
Della Fox, who has been in retirement
for some time, win be seen in vaudeville
shortly, under the management OF Jack
Levy.
Pauline Hall is TO reappear on the
stage as Nellie. the Beautiful Cloak
Model" at the Friars' festival in New
York
COmstock & Gest have IN active -e-
hearsal the new de Koven & Paulton
musical play entitled The Yankee Man
DARN"
Burr Mcintosh. after having been of
the stage for nine years. Is playing the
title role OF a Gentleman from Missis-
sippi"
THE destruction OF the Maine" viii be
the subject OF Rear Admiral Slgsbee's
lecture at the National Theater on
May 16.
Mr.. George Thompson has been en-
gagged as stage manager for Miss Cora
Shreye's forthcoming May bali at Chase's
Theater.
A second company will soon be organ
lied by the Shuberts TO present Paul
Armstrong; comedy. Going Some" on
the road.
z H Sothern and Julia MarIore are
contemplating the production Of a two
part play by Agnes Bangs Morgan, Of
Brooklyn.
David BeIasco viii be general stage
manager OF the Lambs GamboI'' az the
New National Theater Thursday after
noon. Nay q
One OF the sensational features IN the
Midnight Sons" IS a representation OF a
Marathon race as run IN the Madison
Square Garden.
Mae Murray has Joined the cast OF the
'Fouies OF IS0e. which Zlegfeld IS busily
engaged in whipping into shape for tina
summer season.
Grace Waldo. Helen Lynn. and Lenna
Duer viii do special dance IN the con
vent scene OF The serenade" at the Ma
tional this week.
Volta. the electrical wizard. seems cleo
trocution proof, as II Il said he per-
mitted 1o.ooo volts 20 be shot through
him recently in Boston
Augusta Close has received an ofTer TO
support Annie Russell IN her new play,
Husband next season. She IS giving
Il serious consideration.
Blanch Ring win be starred by Lew
Fields next season in The Yankee
Girl" a new musical play by George V. I
Hobart and Silvio Heinz
Victorien Sardou's collection OF porce-
Iains. miniatures. paintings, etchings.
sculptures, and furniture was sold az
auction in Paris on April Is.
". Somerset Maughan IS 10 supply
Charles Frohman with a new comedy in
four acts called Smith" Il viii be pro
dueed early in September.
Robert ManteU wiz. OF May Il. make a
special production Of The Marble
Heart" in which he VIII act the role OF
Raphael, the young sculptor.
Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts
are 10 be joint stars again next season /
and VIII play a dramatization Of Rex
Beach's novel, The Barrier
Announcement has been made By 1
Charles Frohnan that Maud Adams IS
20 make an extensive tour Of Europe 4
next season in her most successful plays. /
Anna Held and Louise DressIer have 4
been named as auCtiOneers when the 4
seats fer the Lambs All-star GamboI' /
are sold at the National Theater Friday I
May q at ,. n.
The Assassin. from the pen Of Eugene /
Walter. has been acquired by Frederick /
Thompson. This IS a play that has been 4
dug up By Walter from his trunk full OF 4
rejected manuscripts.
Professor Mucha's Hfe-sIzed oil paint
ing Of Maude Adams in the character Of /
Joan Of Arc has been hung IN the lobby 1
OF the Empire Theater. New York. The 4
work is gorgeous and symbolic.
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott 1
are 10 tour America next season under I
the management Of the Shuoerts Jerome +
K. Jerome's play. The Third Floor /
Back" win be their principal offering.
The latest invention for roof gardens 1
IS the escalator. one OF which has been 4
Installed at Hammerste!n's Victoria Thea
ter IN New York It Is asserted that 4
250o passengers can be carried in 30 min 4
utes.
'kassa" has been discarded by Mrs. 1
Leelie Carter. At the close Of her At
laatic City engagement she announced 1
that she will never again use the produc-
ton, which cost IN the neighborhood OF 4
$50
Joe Weber has engaged a society wom-
an and millionaire. Mrs. Claire g. Oddie,
for The Climax" She is said to have
q beautiful singing voice. an absolute ne
cessity for the leading role In that sue
cessful play.