The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-25
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exploited the automobile. In Miss
Innocence Miss Anna Held boosts
the aerOplane. In VIA Wireless
Frederick Thomson makes the most OF
the Marconi system. In Blanche Rings
new musical comedy, The Yankee Girl.
TO be seen here next week, that other
craze rhe motor boat. is called into
play.
Hugh A. Grady. manager OF 1.-THE Girl
From Rector's," Is authority for the
statement that ten women to every one
man saw the play during its run OF
seven months at Webers Music Han.
New York. Mr.. Grady has computed
that 100000 persons visited the play
house while the engagement was on.
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Grand Rapids. Mich, usually a one
night stand. was a weeks stay for
James Forbes comedy. The Travelling
Salesman which did large business
in that city.
Immediately after the presentation in
New York of ~On the Eve by Henry
B. Harris. preparations VIII be made
Tor an early production OF An Ameri-
can Girl from France" in which Grace
Elliston viii star
Claiming Pollock, author OF such
a Little Queen" made his debut as an
actor the other evening at the Hackett
Theater
William Little is the actor whom
Mir pollock understudied- He appears
for few minutes at the end of-the sec
Ond act as Reilly, the porter, who turns
the King or Bosnia over to the police
When the moment for his entrance ar
rived Mr. Little could not be found.
Mr. Pollock was standing in the wings
waiting 10 talk 10 Elsie Ferguson when
she left the stage He was perfectly IA
miliar with Rellly's scene, having writ
ten it, and, when the critical moment
came. pulled of his <oat and walked on
the stage as Reilly
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T. TamammOtO. who plays the Japa-
nese servant in An American Widow,
row running in New York has for
long time nurtured a desire-cOmbining
acting with management With that
aim in view, he is preparing for a series
OF maunees at the Hudson Theater
eight japanese plays which he has
translated ainto English. Performances
VIII be given in English by a japanese
company
Heidelberg Prince the acting dog
in Lucky jim at Chase's next week
is genuine St Bernard and was Dur
chased by Miss Courthope when she
monks and dogs have rescued Alpine
climbers from peril and death for gen
eratiOns
The translation into Swedish of
Charles Ram Kennedys The Sery-
ant in the House" made BY the dis
tinguished Swedish actress Hf6a Eng
lund, has met with substantial success
Hedqvist, who played the vicar, i'm
pressed the critics and others so IA
forably that he has been engaged per
manently for the Royal Dramatic Thea
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been well received, too, IN Finland
The WinterfeaSt. which was seen in
New York late last season at the Sa-
voy, is soon TO have a production in
Stockholm
Marie CahiPs secOno season In "The
BOYS and Betty" has opened at the
Broadway Theater, Brooklyn, and will
take the jovial star through the West,
Northwest, and South Her company for
the new season includes ". G. Stew
art, Sam B. Hardy, Wallace McCutch-
con. IT.. James 3 Carson Edward
earle. Kenneth Davenport, Lucian
Kesney. Anna Mooney, Jane Rutledge
John Wheeler. Flora Finch and Hat
tye Fox.
The company 70 appear with Forbes
Robertson when that English actor ap-
pears at Maxine Elliotts Theaters New
YORK october l. in The Passing OF the
Third Floor Back" Is to include Ha1dee
Wright Molly Pearson, Evelyn Weeden.
Madge Avery. Mary Ralph, Kate Carl
Won Addison Skinner. Allen Thomas,
a G. PouIton. David Powell. Montague
Rutherford. and Alexander Casey.
Forbes-Robertso has already sailed
from England on the Mauretania-
.rTralse Gods" the translation OF
T7Y-ieTIX-s odd play, la Fol- In which
Sir Herbert BeeT'oohm Tree has been
aDpearing I'm London with a. cast includ
inc Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Henry
Ainlev, has been obtained for produc-
ton at the New Theater. Although not
so announced. il IS probable that the
niece will be produced during the en-
eagemeut of Mr.. Sothern and Miss Mar
low.
After October 1 Henry ". Savage viii
have regular headquarters in Berlin, in
addition to his Offices already establish
ed at % Rue Mogador, Paris. Mr. Saw
ages Paris representative, Herman
/ FeTner. will be in charge OF the Ameri-
can managers interests in Berlin, but
/ n Is not announced that with the lat
| ter-s departure from Paris the head
quarters I'm the latter capital viii be dis
/ continued. They win probably be plac-
! Cd in charge of another Of Mr.. Sava ge's