The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-27

NHEaANA3CtA Win TIC STUCK GOllnduN al
the Alcazar Theater. San Francisco. play
ing Anna Karenina,' Camille" Iris"
THE American Widow" and ''The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray."
Blanche Walsh is advocating the en-
dowment of free beds for the worthy
poor in all large cities.
Mrs. Sol Smith, who recently celebrated
her eightieth birthday. was greeted by
more than 600 friends at q reception at
the Professional Woman's League. It
was surprise party. and a purse o.
$1,000 in gold was presented TO the Oldest
actress on the stage.
Ellen Terry viii make a lecture tour OF
the United States. Her subject will be
THE heroines Of Shakespeare"
Henry Miller will go clear to the Pa
cifio Coast with Her Husbands Wife"
and has abandoned for the present his
plan of appearing in q repertoire OF his
former successes.
Mrs. Aphie James. widow Of Louis
James, has arrived in New York from
---aA"eeA LIZ Nl4ClS llEl nQEDauU 3 re-
mains were inferred Mrs. James, In ac-
cordanee with her husbands wishes, will
continue her career on the stage.
Mrs. Fiske has completed the engage
ments for her Manhattan company. "PiI-
lars Of Society is already under re-
hearsal and viii be produced tomorrow
night az the Lyceum Theater. replacing
Billie Burke, who viii go on tour with
''Mrs. Dot"
James K. Hackett viii revive Mon
sieur Beaucaire." Booth Tarkington's
play. which was used for a season by
Richard Mansfield.
Frank Mills has replaced Charles Rich
man as leading man for Mary Mannering
in "A Mans World
The Pipe Of Desire" the first Ameri-
can grand opera to be produced at the
Metropolitan Opera House. New York,
was received rather coldly, the critics
proclaiming 1t as amateurish and the IL
bretto unsatisfactory
The child labor law as enforced IN ST.
Louis has prevented boys from selling
peanuts and candy in the thesters Thus
do we derive unexpected benefits from
the statutes.
Sydney Ellison. general stage director
for George Edwardes IN London for
number Of years. has been engaged by
the Shuberts as first aid to the injured
in the case OF the musical comedy ambi-
tons. Mr.. Ellison put on "F1orodora,"
THE Silver Slipper" and Havana"
Harry Corson Clarke has left The
Girl and the Wizard" in which he gave
a remarkable character study, and VIII
rest for week or two before taking up
q new part.
The skylsrk" is slated TO follow
Bright Eyes" at the New York Theater
on April 4.
chauncey olcott. after a four weeks
vacation at Palm Beach. resumes his
tour tonight IN Ragged Robin at Nc !
Vickar's Theater, Chicago.
"a Son Of the People" with John Ma
son. was so we'll thought Of in New York |
that 1t returns there. opening tomorrow
night at the Hackett Theater, succeed |
ing THE Turning Point"
The governor general Of Canada has /
invited Forbes-Robertson TO appear in |
The Passing OF the Third Floor Back |
IN Canada before he returns to London. |
Accordingly. a short tour of Dominion |
cities has been arranged TO Immediately
follow the New York run.
A theater at Oyster Bay, n. Y. easily |
convertible into a summer playhouse, was
opened recently by Trixie Friganza and
1.-THE American idea"
Rejane in ''Lolette" is one Of the East
er attractions in London. The great |
French comedienne Is playing a vaude- |
Vile engagement at the Palace Theater. /
Miss Beatrice Forbes Robertson will |
leave the New Theater company at the |
end of the New York season 10 begin a /
Western lecture tour on suffrage Miss
Forbes-Robertson has delivered several |
lectures on the subject in New York and |
feels that the cause needs her more than
does the stage.
IN recording long runs in the present /
New York theatrical season. it is only
citing the truth TO say that ''The Choco-
late Soldier" is in the lead
Lew Dockstader is being sued by the
man who claims to have written the
sketch ''Dockstader in Africa rescuing /
Roosevelt"
The next large musical production to
be made by the Shuberts will be that OF
a German operetta, entitled Madame
Troubador"
Charles Cherry is negotiating for the
English rights to The Lottery Man" He
would like to play the title role Of the
Rida Johnson Young farce in England
Charles FFohman has engaged Gerald
Du Maurier to appear as Jimmy" in his
London production Of Alias Jimmy Val
entine'
Augustus Thomas, the author Of THE
Harvest Moon," has temporarily given
up playwriting to Join in New England
the Frohman company that is now on
tour IN 'sThe Harvest Moon" II is said
that Mr.. Thomas has in mind a scheme