The Washington times., 1909-10-04
Greenroon GOSSIP

| Oreenroon1 Gossip
There has been some discussion in
London. aprOpos OF a Production NJ
King Lear" IN which II was deslrs5
70 do original things and ignore tie
traditions OF the play, as 10 whether
Lear should wear a beard. and Win
what ne should be clothed withal- Mod
efn aetors-meaning those Of recent
"erations-inciuding Sir Henry Irving.
wore boards IN Lear's role, in line with
ll'e modern idea Of reproducing on the
s1dge details Of realism as to remote
peii0os' as Tar as may be- Most MIC
lares of the part. too. show Lear VII,
2 nowins white beard Yet Csarys.i1 -
lear was clean shaven. and nof o,,I--
that' II this and other classic chsSsr.-
sSlS HS wore the conventional dress or
SHOES with buckles. Bilt t-osfe-.-r 80
OF Garrick's time knew little or r,7,li~,e,
OF the material detail of the stage -
y = now Known and for them acsine
'Arsene LuDin.' thanks to the excel
lent acting or William. Co,srtena7- No.
Keane and their associates AZ the ~
ceurn Theater. New York. viii soo1 =.
three months old The most fptars.+sr,s.
feature Of the play is that in its two
chief characters. that Of the 0ar+is-e
manly thief and the -uncannv detscfis's
AFsene Lupln is Rallies and SherIocl,
Holmes rolled into one.
sam Bernard n ''The Girl and the
Wizard is to remain indefinitely in
New York. In tais play wan mus.
notably different from the ordirsr,- go.
Of musical entertainments Mr. Fer,1sS.i
mas revealed a power OF acting surpris-
lnS 70 the public, accustomed 70 think
OF him as a character cone5iaY,-s -
nothing more Among the nrincinsI.
SIpporIlng the star are Kitty Gordon.
Flora Parker, Harry COrson CIarl- AMI
William Roselle.
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Edward PepIe has written a new Ma,
called Maggie. in which Henry MiIIer
vii star Laura. Hope Crews. Mr.. Miller
st present is playing "The Great Divide
- the Adelphi Theater. London. He TrfIf
also appear in The Servant in FL
House at the same place. The Faith
and two new plays, The Fan1iIv-'' bv
Robert II. Davis. and Her IVifefs H,Is-
band" by a z. Thomas. VIII be pro
dueed TINS season
Two Of the young women pripeinsIs
OF the benman Show, which plays this
week at the Gayety Theater. FLORENCE
ana lay courtney, are Southern girls
plantation owner. Hattie Dixie IS
real Yankee girl from New 4annShire
and Lillian Herndon halls from Mis-
souri,.
Although it Is as David Harum-,
that most playgoers best remember
William H Turner who is at the Acad-
1esconl he had esfabIisbe5 ~, 3po rllll,
tatiOn as an actor long before he zen
heir TO the part Of the old horse trader.
Mr. Turner is an Irishman- born it,
the city Of Cork. At the age Of seven
teen he entered a Jesuit college a.
study for the priesthood. but the con
ditiOn OF his health becoming serious he
company and in his early twenties H.
came 10 this country The first few
years in America he played IN nearly
all the Irish dramas from True Irish
Hearts" to Rory O'HiIIs." in 1859 h.
Joined Charles Frohman's company sn6
remained with Mr.. Frohman Tor fifteen
years.
The BOogie Boo song in The New
lyweds and Their Baby is said TO be
one OF the hits Of the show. The
Eight Pouter Pigeons" assist Leona
stephens in this number.
one Of the reasons for the continued
popularity Of The Old Homestead l.
that its characters are drawn from rea'
life Denman Thompson lived among
these people for many years before ne
cave Uncle Josh to the stage He be-
came intimate with their daily life. and
he made cODious notes OF the humorous
and pathetic Incidents with which New
England country life is crowded And
so the thing seemed 10 grow in his mind
as the years went by, until be had pre-
pared a series Of pictures, which be
came in time the finished drama, and
which he APPLY called The Old Home
stead"
Nine. Blanche Riarchesi. the inter
prefer of song who appeared IN Wash
ington last season. viii begin her sea
sons American tour at Montreal. Octo-
Der IS. dedicating the new Windsor
Hall.
Louis Mann. in his new. comedy, The
Man Who stood STILL viii shortly visit
this city.
Lillian Russell Ia The widows
Might" Will come % Washington aIter
closing her season at the Liberty Thea
ter. New York
Klaw & Erlanger viii make the first
which Mile Cenee VIII appear at the
Forest Theater. Philadelphia October
II NIeesrs Biclxel and Watson head
the comedians The. entertainment is II
three acts. and viii be staged most
deliberately.
,Rabearsals of Van Aliens Wife"
Miss Fanuie Wards new play by For
rest Halsey and Lee Arthur. have been
called for next week A fire produc-
ton viii be made for Miss Wards new
play