The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-10
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Mary James Pa" the big comedy
d-azs. Ia which Nr. Herr Z Dtxeg srpsE-z IS
the star. Is the frst pay By a woman nat NJ
Hsn-y ", Ssvszs has pTod1oed. Mis- Edish Els
e The suthor ard the piece scored a spzendid New
York Suecess
La Femme X the sensational French
drama. noE TIE rzse II Paris. and which Hsury ".
savage hrin9s 70 AmsTiz Eezt sszs0n. Is aid %
have 4 tTiai sce1e n ths iast act that co1tzins
ali TIE elensuts q fascination o. 8 real Frcnch
murder trial Il IS also aid tSzt the fortunate
woman Who IS selected fS- the title roe VII have
an opDo-1urity 20 SORE as Ane-icss lesdins szo-
t:0uzl actress
Miss Anna Held viii not be seen in
any other city than SeT YORK THIS SEASON. This
au1ouncsusnt fFuu F. ZieEfeld. T. Is made -
csuse IL ceTsiu quarters L vas i-tinafsd Mss
Held. n Kiss iuEconce would 80 ~ Boston.
Baltimore. WssHing1oo Pittshrrg. and Cheap, Be-
fore returning % her home 10 Pssfs fox the s11-
msr. Basi.ess oousiu1ss 50 big 81 TIRE New Xa-k
Theater TIA. Only s1nnsr kezt i sens. VII Be
abe % CT into The reoeiVts.
Az q private auction sale in New York
last week Maurice Campbell who Is staging
s'shsn" TIE uez couaedy Tor Herrstta CgoSnan-
purchased twc lsnSscspes b Julia Unde-turk, the
fEIaoss Dutch peiater. together Eita Venus and
MArxhe-ita VaioCs b. BaCooui. the Itaiizn scclp~
tor, al q which said % Be originals ard 70
hare one from the famous TsTkes collection. These
works of az are 70 Be rsed IN the frst sct ST
ting o shan. which VII have rs Frelliere az
TIE Columbia ThestsT Eext M0odsy svening.
Il has been definitely decided that be-
fore wy Iooz David WsrSeld VII b rTeseutsd IN
shakspes-sz1 roles. These plans q DsTid Beiasco
are monerfoers from Mr.. WsTfeids point q new
because tic- include Production Of The Merchant
q Verice" % be followed by King Lear. Y SIC
csssfnl Next ssssoa Nr- Bessoo VII provide
new pay for Mr. Varied Later he Auctsoleer
III b rsTired and sGded &c his Tepe-t0-y- Foi-
rr-<7et7
VII make his debut in classic plays sppearng f-st
as Shylock. q role he has long been smbitiO1s 70
Play.
Paid in Full" the Eugene Walter play
which VII bs At the Columbia Theater TIRE week
az February 2 has been proving n EsE England
the great degree q public Interest there Is N tbs
famous siccess- A. tie end q the New XcTk III
n PAID IN Fail" the WsSsuhals & Kemps-
Company sent the oyssuizStion 70 Boston then On
hrief New England tour rzecediug It's snFzSeDezt
IN tnis city SeveTzl q the leading stars and also
those PLAYS which cosnt TIE Teosnt hig hts had
beta th-ogsa New EnslsD6. .sst previously, o. we're
there az tie sane time Paid II FOii played 70
Gar biScr business than any other q the drzIastic
Organizations. It's only rival beng ~Tne Merry
Wido~.T
Frances Starr enters her third week al
the Rslasco SsuyTesznt ThezteT in TIE Easiest
wav." BIZ Eugene Walter. That Beissco sta- snd
Play have created sensation s1ch ~ has no.
been known n the histery Of the stage IS eEidenced
BY she unerecadenfed dzuznd 70 - Miss StGU
in her new psay. The pr1ssurs On the box once
Is 70 heavy that tickets have been placed o. sale
ciSkt weeks II advance Miss Stars exceptionally
fine portrayal Of the Leading role II The Easiest
Way Is destined 20 keep this i2taEs BCissc0 al
traction On Broadway for recoct-brsskiHS r-n-
THURSDAY mstinees are given esch week, and s7e-
eiai psrfoTnzaces are snncSuced Tor Lancoin $
and Washingson's birthdays
Maxine Elliott. who is now playing
The Chape-un'' AZ hs- Owl neT thsster II WsSr
Tir4y-niath street last week received cable ron
Lewis Waller the noted English actor mansgsT-
giving uozice q his intention 20 hold her 70 q
czutrscS made more than two yss-s ago. By the
terms Of which she il forced 70 visit England this
spring to appear In new PRODUCTION VIII Nj
WslIer he understanding between Mr. Waller
Esd Miss Elliott and Is that Miss Elliott Is 70
play tho leading feminine role N this new play,
yrhich e b Constance Fletcher, and that. IN -
turr- the American rights to the psecs are % Be
her p-operty- Tbs play IS at present. known as
.sIso4 . and It's a-tho- Mss Fletcher. Is ore q
the rrost r-uzirsnt literary figures n London-
known to The STAGE the author q TIE crsznafic
version Of Kipsings The Light thst Failed
No less an authority than Felix Borrow
ski the eminent pianist composer. and music editor
q TIE Chicago Evening Pest rroooCDces Marches
AZ "a marvel Of the technique Of msdsns seudio'-
meaning her llustriOus mother. Nsthilde, q Paris
In view Of the fact that Nsthil6s Marches ths
mother q Blanche. was the vocal tTtor and &c
relou- a CsazseIe Krsuss EteIka Ge-StgT. Nelliz
MeIhn Emms Eanes. Emma CAVE, Psrki1a. and
80 mary Of tAe worlds cslshritieS this adds soy;
Of CAP shexs % the tiuuphs q the 6s=ghte--
With voice Of raszzo tisnbrs. the aoroit tTaIn-ns
Of the mother has loaded the Voics Win many Of
! the iutricste tzickeriss Of the colcrztura- Nine
Marches sings IN the broad and earlier style o.
Rach When Tho- Az With Ne with marvellous
| simplicity ard purity. yet she is able 70 handle
Clasde Dzbusss's "NaHdoine'' with al TIE yiTscits
I n Patti