The Washington times., 1909-08-29
NeDS Notes and Gossip
From Leading TbeaterS

LtddLItS USdLSTS
Harry Ali. a brother Of George Ali.
the animal i-mpersonator, is doing the
Peppermint Boy in Top o the World
at Chase's next week.
Love Thoughts" "Erin's ISLE "The
Banshee," The Nightingale Song. "
and Little Jimmy Murphy" are some
Of the new songs which Al II. Wilson
viii sing In his new play. Metz in
Ireland when he opens the Columbia
Theater September ID.
Frank Mctzerott. president Of the Co
lumbia Theater Company, and joint
manager Of the summer stock. will sail
from Baltimore tomorrow for Boston
on a short vacation trip.
Lee Donnelly was a soldier in Uncle
Sans service during the Spanish
American war n afterward he became
a monologist.
Fred Niblo will return to the Column
bia Theater early in October with in
teresting talks of his summer travel.
"
Lew Dockstsder and his Ministries,
under the management Of J. II. Decker,
began their tour of the Shubert theaters
at the stone Opera House at Bingham
ion, y. Y. last week. The occasion
marked the reuniting Of Decker and
Dockstader n the premiere Of the
minstrels new shGt The Postum Aero
Club" DoCkstader introduced a real
atrship and Roosevelt in Africa. The
customary first part was made TO fit
Inc action Of Tho mNnT
Merry Widow outclassed the field
and won IN straight heats"-the Morn
ing Telegraph's report Of the pacing
races at Bradford She just waited
in, of course.
Every character in Madame ". the
drama by Alexandra Bison which
Henry W. Savage IS to produce In a
few weeks. Is sympathetic. There is no
villain. in the accepted sense. not even
l-aroQue being Intentionally evil, despite
his unsavory record.
Miss Patsy. the f~arcical comedy
from the German which u.s. 90 be pre-
scented by Henry ". Savage early ia
the autumn is by Franz o SchoeIi-
than and Rudolf Oesterreicher. Won
S-choenthan is the best known farce
writer in Austria, his successful plays
numbering over thirty.
Margaret Anglin, whose trip around
the world has evidently provided her
with an abundant supply Of health and
g0Od spirits. has settled down 20 work
again In New York. where at Jhe Savoy,
she is actively engaged in preparing FOR
a prolonged season at that theater.
which is to be run by Frank Mckee in
conjunction with Miss Anglin for at
least one year.
Nawf eu-fw- Avrn-f~.-- 49,. q, La-o
the opportunity of hearing the songs OF
Nine. Liza Lehman. Nine. Lehmanu's
best-knovn work Is her setting for
verses from Omar Khayyam, I'm a Per
~sian Garden
All the members OF Henrietta Croft
man s company. that Is 70 Diay Sham
this season are back in New York,
ready for rehearsals. As the entire cast
That was seen in the comedy during the
run az Wallacks Theater last season
have been re~-engaged. the ~rehearsing
VIII be easy work.
Macy Harlan. who viii play Count
de MOret in Tine Noble Spaniard.r iu
which Robert Eleson viii So seen early
IN September. was q IN Marie
WalHwright's performance OF Amy
Robsart, Etveu at the Fifth Avenue
Thsaser, New York. fifteen years ago.
Ella Hugh Wood. who viii support
ahNFFAh FNF0'A 'N hNf aH'lIF DNnNthIN
this coming season. made her debut orr
the stage al the Fourteenth Street The
alter. New York. in 1890. with J. p. Polk
in The Silent Partner
At the Grand Opera House AT New
Haven, on Friday night. Henry p. Har-
ris produced for tue first time on any
stage Charming Pollock's latest play,
such a Little Queen. and IL was evil
dent from the very beginning that an
other success could be chalked up 20
the credit OF MIR. Harris. and that Chan
scored n hit with a comedy built on
original and unique lines.
After a pleasant trip to Jackson,
Mich. Fred q. Berger. manager of the
Columbia Theater has Joined his son in
Utica. n. Y. and ls now touring the
State in a h-igh-pOwcred machine.