The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-13

| by a regular salvo of announcements by the press agents.
 Bright. Eyes" is doing very well at the New York theatre, thank you, and I have it from excellent authority that Miss Minnewaka has already shown preference for lobster over the old time diet of staked beef. Miss Minnewaka's father was Make masher, one of the chiefs of the tribe. She was sent to boarding school where she gained the clue that the stage Is the real home of American girlhood. She joined one of Joe Gaites' burlesque companies for a while. For stage purposes Miss Minnewaka is known as Ethel Grau.
 Donald Brian, who danced his way into fame in The Merry Widow" and his made bride are planning a bridal tour into the wilds of New foundland and New Brunswick MT. Brian is playing in "The Dallas Prin- cess" When he was married a week ago he cabled to Charles Frohman: Am married; please release me for honeymoon"
 A negative reply came back, so the groom and bride are pHning to make the trip in the summer. Both are ac- complished hunters and fishers and they promise to bring back some record game to Broadway.
 New York must play second fiddle in getting a peep at Edward Peple's new comedy "Spitfire." The fact that a new musical comedy was put upon the boards at Boston with view to sub sequent productions in New York and elsewhere isn't much of a matter of news until we suddenly remember that | 1t was MT. Peple who wrote "The | Prince Chap"
 "Spitfire" Is a nautical comedy. The ocean Is in view during each of the five acts. The action of the first three acts is laid upon the deck and in the salon of the yacht Sptfire, from which the the comedy takes its name The yacht Is caught In a storm and goes to pieces and the passengers make their way to shore in boats.
 This gives much opportunity and in the general rejoicing which follows on the Jersey sand dunes everything ter inmates in a lovely fashion. John Craig and Miss Young are playing the leading roles.
 Martin Deck who is promoting an in- ternational vaudeville circuit, is in Lon don furthering his plans. Alfred Butt of London is the English representa- tive. The plan is to exchange American and English vaudeville players during six months of the year. The American part of the circuit would stretch from coast to coast and the continental part would in- clude the principal cities of Great Britain and Europe.
 'The Lady from Lobster Square," French farce, will be seen in New York next month. The initial performance will be given in Atlantic City on March 31. The departure of Harry Lauder early this month has brought out the interest ing information that he is perhaps the only millionaire player upon the stage. Lauder. Is always booked up to the hilt, either in Europe or America. and his salary ranges from $5OOO to s1OOOO a week. Being Scotch and thrifty, he has saved well. It would be rattling the skeleton to recall that he started life as a coal miner.
 "Tzlaw & Eranger are infringing upon my rights" exclaimed George M Conan in heated manner the other day.
 How so?' asked Sam Harris.
 Why" exclaimed Conan. "Klaw & Erlanger, are advertising Bright Eyes,' as new American musical comedy We'll have to serve notice on them, Sam. that we hold the copyright upon the terms American. United States, Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, Red, White and Blue and Dixie They can't advertise any of this patriotism stuff while we're in the field.''
 Adeline Boyer, who went to Europe from California, is back in America to exploit some new Hebrew dances which she picked up abroad.
 Lillian Russe has been having very busy time of 1t trying to get hir picture in niche in the Iowa Hall of Fame. She was invited to contribute a canvas of her features and readily consented, as she was born in Iowa, where she was chris tened Helen Leonard. Miss Russel first saw the light of day in Clinton in 1S-beg pardon. 34tt The Iowa Historical society met for midable snag in objections filed by the |. Women's Christian Temperance union. The w. c. T. II. rose up in wrath at thoughts of Lillian Russers picture hang ing along side of the pioneers who fought Indians and bad men in the frontier days.
 Will J. O'Hearn, who is appearing in "A Romance of Killarney" will start western tour from Winnipeg on March 27
 Fritzi Scheff. who has signed a three year contract with the Shuberts, will make her first appearance under the new management at the Casino In this city next September. Miss Scheff is partcu- lary averse to playing outside of New York, but after an engagement In the fall it will be back to the provinces for her
 John D. Strange for county