The Washington herald., 1909-01-17

spoaal Correspondence ne Washington Herald.
New York. Jan. l6.-As predicted in this
letter last week. An International Mar
rage The Broadhurst comedy presented.
with Digby Bell in the stellar part. at
Weber's Theater tWO weeks ago. was not
long for this world-at least this part Of
the world The attraction vacates its
present stand Saturday evening What
viii be done with It after that this scribe
Is unable 10 disclose at this writing. on
Monday evening Joe Weber goes in 70 III
TWO weeks Of open time at the tbeater,
presenting his burlesque on The Merry
Widow and a travesty on The Devil
which he has been Offering on the road
At the end Of two weeks The theater is to
be occupied by Paul PoUer's adaptation
from Pierre Weber, the French farce
writer. entitled The Girl from Rector's
Potter Is the man who re-created one Of
II. Veber's aadacious inspirations into
the Queen Of the Moulin Rouge" He
also dramatized ''Trilby' many years ago
The friends Of Mrs. Leslie Carter and
Of David Belasco are heaving a sigh Of
relief over the averting OF what threat
ened TO turn into a clash Of interests
when II was announced that the former
would open ~ her new John Luther Long
play. ''Ksssa-" on Tuesday night next
which her former manager announced
would be the night on which Frances
Starr would be seen for the first time in
New York in the new Eugene Walter
play. The Easiest Way" On Tuesday
morning an announcement issued from
the carter headquarters that the produc-
ton Of -Rassa- would be postponed until
January 3 next Saturday evening, a
date which certainly VIII afford the ac-
tress A clear right Of way. There is much
sympathy abeyant in New York for Mr.
Belasco's former star. Old playgOers re-
member her only as an actress Of high
aspirations and great power. An impress
sicu has been created that she would
never again be seen at her best for lack
Of direction and backing But the news
from Washington relative 10 the success
Of her present venture has rekindled the
old interest in her artistic future and her
first night is expected 10 prove a big
event in the theatrical annals OF the
year The opening night Of q BelascO
production is always an occasion OF
pleasant anticipation. and many who
wished 20 see Mrs. Carter make her re-
entree on Broadway since the rupture OF
her relations with her former manager
were equally anxious 20 be present when
the new Walter play IS given its baptism
in New York That having now beer
made possible. there IS nothing but re-
joicing-
Incidental TO which, II is interesting
news that another former Belasco star
Bertha Galland, resumed her professional
career this week after two years OF idle
ness For upward Of a year past thu
Shuberts and other managers who have
figured on directing her future have beer
trying to fnd a suitable play for her Tt
that end Miss Gauand, who is in the pinl
of condition. has been reading dozens oil
manuscript plays. without finding any
thing quite available until this winter
The new play. The Return Of Eve. va;
tried out az New Haven On Thursday
night But II Is too early 10 let the read
ers Of this column know how il was re-
ceived- Next week Miss GaIIand appear.
for week IN the play in Philadelphia
he found in New York she viii appear OF
Broadway
Bertha Kalich viii return TO town mex
Sunday 10 begin rehearsals on the fol
lowing Monday for the early resumption
of her tour in The Unbroken Road.
which Is play from the pen Of q mem
Der OF the faculty OF the Wisconsin Stat
University. Mary Mannerins VIII Ii
idle until she has secured a Play 10 he
liking The Messrs. Shubert offered Z
continue her route II The House O
Cards over a circuit Of one-night stands
The actress chose TO return TO New Yorl
and wait until something better turns VI
Nine. Kalich has been booked for NeJ
York in April
Edgar smith. the Iibrettist. has write,
the travesty on Hamlets soHIoquy, whicl
Eddie Foy never recites without grea
furore in Mr. Hamlet OF Broadway" a
the Casino II is entitled TO Flee o
Not 10 Flee. and It is well that. as tn
clown in the piece, he plays Hamlet IN
Ger protest:
To fee Or not to fee. that Is the question
Whether 'tis nobler IN the shine" 70 s1Eer
The sings and srozs q outrageous Something's.
or 70 fling his claims against ga Ct critics
And. Suppose. ofc1d them
To *. 20 sneak 10 blow and tv thai sneak
To SAY I end the headshakes and the thousand
Natural wrongs The prosssh Is heir 70.
To dy; 20 sneak And when that sneak ] make
What meals may cG1e2 For. where's tie e-ubg
on. who could bea- the trips 20 one-night stands
The press wrongs. the uowd's damned oontunely
TIE tram delay. the ra1gs q drsUised hotels
The insolvency e Managers, and the spun Of VAT
ing sheriff.
When your trunk he takes with hare sui-caseg
This makes ne rather play the part have than ~
To authors that / knoE not Of What hol
Some music
Strange 10 relate, there are moment
in the performance when Foy seems {
awaken TO dormant feeling that he ca
play Hamlet in dead seriousness. an
rises n pitch Of inspiration that Of
sets his well-knovn trayesty methods /
a Iudicrous light.
4 pantOmime and dance which Is Al
tracing attention here just now is er
titled -LAm0ur de TApaehe," as pre-
scented By William Morris at the Ldncol
Square Theater this week The sam
dance is excellently given IN The Quee
Of the Moulin Rouge but there II
matter rests briefly with the dance itseI
BY the French troupe it Is presented q
part Of a pantOminic tragedy OF Il
Paris underworld It shows the group
loose girls II front Of an absinthe Join
q drunken soldier, an inpromptu sketC
artist. sundry Apaches - that is, Il
strangers and criminals Of Paris. VT
their wide. black corduroy trousers. sho
jackets, and caps. One Of them is Il
brute He takes what money he ca
foTce the girls TO give him and then kicl
and cuffs them An Apache. a shas
better, comes to their rescue and col
sorts with one Of the girls. A StTang
is robbed by the bad one and the other
ar-srsa,- Of tho --s-,o