The Washington herald., 1910-01-31

OF eighty at her home, in Providence. on
Saturday. She played Aunt Matilda in
THE Old Homestead" with Denman
Thompson for twenty-five years.
Henry Miller viii produce Her Hus-
bands Wife for Klaw Erlanger.
The author OF the piece is A. z. Thomas,
and the scenes are laid in Saratoga dur
ing the racing season.
James L. Metcalfe, dramatic critic OF
Life, is to deliver a lecture on DO we
need a censor?" at Detroit this week.
This able writer has long been UNFOLDING
the very best interests Of the native
drama, and is an accepted authority on
dramatic subjects.
THE Blue Mouse" after a successful
run Of two whole seasons, has been dis
continued for the present. In spite Of
the many attacks on this farce, it was
a lecture on morality compared with
The Girl from Rector's." for In "Ths
/ Blue Mouse" the fun was all harmless.
and the suggestiveness, or what there
was Of it, grew out Of misunderstanding,
which is the true basis Of farce.
Henry NJ. Blossom has been called in
as first aid 10 the injured on the play be-
/ ing prepared for the starring tour q
those two eminent histronic artists, Nike
| Donlin and Mabel Hite
Frank Moulan. who. as Simplicitas. the
Arcadian, rides Deuce 70 victory in the
great race scene in THE Arcadians" at the
Liberty Theater. New York. nightly gets
/ a leg up into one Of the most historic
| saddles that was ever put on horses
| back II was the very pigskin which
! Peter Pan carried when he won the
| Realization at Sheepshead Bay,
At the Manhattan Opera House, Mary
/ Garden has been singing Of "GriseUdis."
/ that delicious study in Chaucerian legend.
] Nine. Walter-EiIlier. NJ. Dalnores, and
/ Hector Dufranne were also in the cast.
| Wilbur Nesbitt is guilty Of this one:
My ambitions are crushed by cruel
/ fate" signs the plump young lady.
| your ambitions for WHAT" asks the
| listener.
( For a dramatic career I'm TOO fat
for the chorus and not fat enough for a
dime museum"
Charley Evans recently was asked 10
open with a vaudeville act al a Sunday
matinee in Joliet
Must I do two turns for the same
/ ofense?" he asked.
William Collier came into the Froh-
man Offices the other day and addressed
! the business manager. Are YOU adver-
I Using Charles Wyndham as SIR Es
( asked. Yes replied the business man
ager. He is Sir Charles Wyndham' on
our advertisements Then" said AIr.
! Collier. 7 must Insist upon being adver-
/ tised as William Collier, Sir"
William Il. Crane writes that at this
time Of year California is good enough
FOR Father and the Boys" He likes
the climate and he likes the people, but
then, he adds, They seem 10 Ike Us,
and that always helps
Justly or Unjustly, actors have the rep
utatiOn Of giving their praise rather
grudingly 10 other actors. This makes
the compliments which Otis Skinner IS
receiving from his professional friends
for his performance Of Lafayette Towers
in Your Humble Servant all tas
sweeter.
Within the next few weeks Charles
Frohman will sail for England TO begin
the seasons productions AT his four
London theaters
Charles Frohman's contract with g.
p Huntley having expired, that clever
comedian IS managing himself for a few
weeks in Kitty Grey before closing his
season