The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
BETWEEN SEASONS GOSSIP
News of the Theater and Its People, Gathered from Here
There, and Everywhere.

People. Gathered from Here,
Everywhere.
appropriate for framing, and IS attrac-
lively done In sepia on cream paper. The
/ Star is progressive and decidedly newsy
and is becoming a favorite with the pro-
fession.
Rose Stahl returned from London on
the White Star Cedric last week. su-
premely happy over her London success
/ in THE Chorus Lady" Rehearsals will
/ commence almost Immediately for an
other American tour in this successful
play.
! The shuberts viii have a new house IN
/ Minneapolis. plans OF which call for
replica OF the Maxine Elliott Theater IN
| New York. 1t VIII be located on Seventh
! street. near First avenue. The theater,
t. is expected, viii be completed by next
June.
Billy" a play by Mrs. Sidney Drew
! George Cameron). was produced at
Daly's Theater. New York. last Monday
night. It IS an elaboration OF a vaude-
vile sketch used by Sydney Drew. Both
Mr.. Drew and the company came IN for
approval
Nine. Mariska-AIdrlch. the prima
donna contralto. has been engaged for
the coming season at the Metropolitan
| Opera House. Her repertoire includes
! 'Trovatore;" ''Heuodiade:" Hamlet"
Samson ct Delilah;' AIDA and lie
/ Prophetic"
Mile. Dazie. the dancer and pantomlm!st
was stabbed accidentally during her act
/ az Rockaway Beach Music Hal. but
/ managed 10 appear the next evening
I heavily swathed in surgeons bandages.
with physician sitting IN the wings 70
watch her
The Provinces" may breathe freely
again. Eva Tanguay IS 10 20 on tour
with The Follies OF 1903" when that
/ efuigent beauty show takes 10 the road.
/ Contracts were signed last week which
/ put a Quietus on the rumor that Eva
/ would have 10 fulfill her London en-
! gagements.
/ Dumont, the old-time minstrel-who. by
/ the way. claims the distinction OF hay
/ ing put Lew Dockstader in the ''busi-
| ness'-is arranging some OF the numbers
in the new Dockstader show. Rehearsals
/ began last week at the Lincoln Square,
( New York.
BILLY" is now safely aboard the steam
/ ship "Florida." having anchored at
I Days Theater last Monday evenin, for
an indefinite period. The farce. which
I is in three acts with Sidney Drew as the
star. was first tried out at the Ocean
Park Casino, Long Branch.
/ Bobby Burnt" George Chester's de-
/ lightful modern hero, IS 10 be dramatized
/ by Winchel Smith. Wallace Eddinger
I is 10 be the star Of the piece. and while
IL Is In preparation he will continue his
! remarkable Characterization Of Howard
Jeneries, in The Third Degree"
Ethel smyth's opera. The wreckers."
was recently produced in London by the
Afternoon Theater, and was honored by
/ the presence and applause OF King Ed
ward. The opera has been voted a sue
cess. although Il was handed about
among managers for a dozen years.
] John B. Naher. who wiz play an i'm
portant role in James Bernard Fagan.s
/ play. The Earth" in which Henry B.
I Harris viii star Edmund Breese. PLAYED
the longest consecutive engagement OF
any actor on the American stage-seven
years Of uninterrupted work In stock.
Miss Elizabeth Brice. formerly Sne-
ctal writer In Toledo who is now 'prin-
cipal woman n The Motor Girl" has
I turned her former newspaper experience
10 good use This means. Of course. thar
she has either written a book or a play.
She partially cOnfesses 10 the latter.
Elsie Ferguson. who will pIav the lead
ing feminine role IN Claiming Pollock's
latest play. such a Little Queen" is the
only woman director in a horse show.
Miss Ferguson Is connected with the
Monmouth County ~. J) Horse Show.
which has an annual exhibition al West
End. n. J.
Nine Blanche ArraI. the Franco-Bel
gian prima donna soprano. VIII make her
American debut this fall. under the man
agement OF Hamilton Dwight Bassett.
She has been highly praised by the Lon
don musical critics. who declare her 20
be the logical successor TO Sembrich as a
coloratura singer
Harry Lauder IS so fond Of America and
5000 week that he has decided to make
another tour Of the States. under the
management Of William Morris. For his
release from previous contracts. II IS
sald' $1,000 Will be paid 70 the owners
OF the Edinburgh Pantomine and $1,000
to the TivoH in London.
Raymond Hitchcock IS enthusiastic over
THE Man from Broadway" George NJ
Cohan's new musical play The Hitch
cock company is IN rehearsal, and VIII
open late in August. Among the prin-
/ cipals are Flora Zabelle, Lora Lieb. Fran
ces Gordon, Scott Welsh. Stanley Forde
and others as well known
"a Gentleman from Mississippi which
enjoys the distinction Of being the only
dramatic Offering provided for a New
York roof garden, has closed IT'S two
months engagement at the Aerial Car
dens, New York. and returned 10 the
Bijou Theater. where il ran so, success
fully last winter. Messrs. Wise and Fair
banks continue to head the cast
Augusta Close is making a big hit in
New York where. besides appearing in her
pianologue she is performing such feats
as swimming across the Hudson on a
wager, and setting the fashions IN dress.
She claims TO have discovered that Rot
terdam is a dresspaking paradise and
will have all her gowns imported from
Holland in the future.