The Washington herald., 1909-01-15
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Anna Held viii be at the New National
Theaer before the cloe O, the present seascn, pre-
ssnting Mss Innoceuoe.
! Miss Ethel Barrymore viii be 81 the
/ New Natioasl TheEtsr TIE week beg1nuing FEB
ruG-y s. IN Lady Frederic
! The first performance Of The Vampire"
VII take pace az the Backstt Thester, II New
YORK. the sftsuoou Of January i.
| Washington play goers viii see The
FoIiies of 1903 a. the New National Thsatsr Be
fore the ciose q the present. sessoa
| The next concert by the Boston sym
phcuy Orchestra VII Be gwen at the New National
Tuesday afternoon. February Is. al 4so.
De Wolf Hopper. in The Pied Piper. I"
ended his enzssezent AZ the Majestic TEeats-. New
/ York. last night ard VII commsncs his road ton
/ tomorrow
/ A third company 70 play The Blue
Mouse" has been orssnized BY The ShubeTtS ProIa-
! ineut in the cast are MiIlicsuf Evans Ge9frey
/ Stein and Wilton Taylor.
/ Following their present season in The
Red MIL David Montgomery and Fred stone s-s
going to star ;ointly IN 3 sequel play 20 their
famous ezuzvssznza. The Wizard Of o.
Miss Pearl Lund, remembered as Baby
I Lund o. few years ago. Is now With The Gin
Behind the Counter. singing ard acting the title
role. Her TEo songs hits are The Flower song"
and Glow Worn
Olga NetheTsole. Frances Starr. and
other prominent PLAYERS were present at the New
National Theztsr last Wednesday afternoon % see
The Third DeSTee" The occssion vas veritable
| 'prOfesSsOnal matinee.
Blanche Bates and her company. IN
The Fighting Hope" viii remove % the BelascO
Theater. New YORK. tomorrow. TO make rOom foT
Frsuees Star, r. The Easiest WAY" Ehich vii
Be produced az the StuyVsSant ThCa1er-
Two OF the most popular song hits Of
The Girl Behind the Counter are 4 Want to
BE Loved I8ke a Leading LADY" and Passing BY. -.
which are rendered by Miss DAISY DumO1t, said to
be the hsndSOmest Erl on the stage to-day.
Harrison Grey Fiske has secured a
new play fo- Nine Bertha Kalich- b. Thomas Dick
inson, entitled The UnbToken Road The author
IS member Of the faculty q the University Of
Wisconsin. The premiere viii take place at the
Bel4scO Theatsr here early in February.
At last the New National Theater has
announced is attraction tor inauguration week
Henry ". SaTzge's production Of The Merry
Widow, With Donald 0'BTisn and the entire orig
insl New Amsterdam The2tsT cast. The row
famous Yienuese opera viii be here the week begin
ming March l. and the engagement nay possibly
cover tEo 10 three weeEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Harris will
sail for Europe on the Czronia On February Is
touching st the Azores aud Madeira and leaving the
steamer az GidTaifaT. tney VII make 3 tour of
Spain. afterEsrd visiting Nice and Monte Carlo and
proceeding lesurely through Fance- Their itinerary
VIII lead then 70 London late in March in time 10
prepare for. the engassment there Of Rose stah in
The Chorus Lady"
Two casts Of actors are rehearsing for
The Climax dramatic production in which Joe
Weber IS attempting the limit 0f strsaaosity IL
dramatic effect. One list Of PLAYERS includes Hubert
Wilke Eainghsm A. Pinto. IaErrnce Eyart Nine.
Jsrdin. Helen Carson. Wentworth Wigiey. and E.
X Jones The other includes J. d. Fuller. Law
renee nabaey. Erving Sherman Leona Watson.
Elizabeth Goth. ". J. GRADY. and Basil BUfoTd.
The play vii have its premiere at the Collingwood
Opera House Poushkeepsie. on Monday. FehTlIar= l:
David Montgomery and Fred Stone en-
tered upon their third season II The Red Mil
with record Of having played thst su-ghtly comedy
with music something over 20 tines within space
Of two years ard half The Red NH was seen
IN only FIVE OF SIX Of the rTincipal cities last
With Nlo8tEcBeTy and Stone and the artists who
had part in the long Broadway r1n. The score. b.
Victor Herhsrt and the book and lyrics. by Henry
Blossom. are fully mp 70 the high standard which
thoss gentlemen established IN their previous great
srccess Nile Modisie- and in their newer oDeTz
for Fritz ScheI. The Prina Donna.