The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-10
GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS.

GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS.
If all stars were as thoughtful of their
supporting company as Bertha Kalich
the resulting work of the entire organ
ization would be far more conscientious
II not more satisfying Nine. Kalich has
summoned the company which will be
associated with her next season in her
repertoire of three plays. a new Ameri-
can drama as yet unnamed. by Ernest
Shipman. and two adaptations called
Youth" and "Sold." TO her summer home
IN Highmount. there to prepare for the
winters work. The time viii be spent in
talking over the plays. gathering the
ideas OF different members about the In
depreciation of characters. and in recrea-
ton. The last pursuit VIII not be over
looked, so that Nine. Kalich's company
viii spend a profitable as well as pleas
ing summer. When the advantage Of
this innovation. which is quite like sum-
mer school, win be seen next season IN
the work Of Nine Kalich's company.
other stars may be led 10 make the ex-
pertinent.
Viola Allen writes from Constanunople
that she is on her way still farther EasEs
After a few weeks visit with Mrs. CraW-
ford. wife of the late novelist F. Marion
Crawford, at the Crawford villa in sor-
rento. Italy. Miss Allen left June for
her trip eastward She Will visit Athens.
Smyrna. and several OF the more impor-
turn 10 New York She is due 10 begin
her second season in The White Sister
IN September. Later in the season she
viii have a new play, the name OF which
has not yet been announced. Miss Allen
writes interestingly Of the London and
! Paris successes which she witnessed. in
GLIDING THE Bluebird." Alias Jimmy
Valentine" Gertrude Elliott in The
Dawn OF a Tomorrow" and Chan
tecler" She also saw The Passion Play
at Oberammergau.
Olga Nethersole sailed few weeks ago
to London, whence. after witnessing the
successes of the London stage, she viii
go TO Paris for the same purpose Of see
ing new plays. For a few weeks then
she will go to the home In the south Of
I France for a short rest Later in the
/ summer she viii visit Maurice Maeter-
/ linck and his wife. Georgette lie Blanc.
at their home IN Normandy. Miss Meth
/ ersole has material for a new play, and
/ Will submit 1t TO Maeterlinck at that
time. The play, when finished, Will be
/ done in French by his wife and in the
/ English-speaking world by Miss Neither
/ sole. The past season has been a most
! strenuous one for Miss Nethersole. She
/ Travelled 10 the Pacific Coast and back
with her repertoire OF exhausting roles,
/ into which. as Is well known. she throws
every spark Of her vitality The flnan-
| cial as well as the artistic management
OF her productions was invested in her
self. The result was an enormous amount
Of work for the artist, who, neNerthe-
less, spared herself not at ALL
Condolences of Maud Lamberts type
seldom get vacations, for their services
are ever In demand Miss Lambert had
Just finished her season in The Midnight
| Sons" when "The Summer widowers''
opened at the Broadway Theater, and
for the latter production she was at once
drafted by Lew Fields. Miss Lambert,
like Blanche Ring, whose role in ''The
| Midnight Sons Miss Lambert assumed
| when Miss Ring was raised to stardom
In The Yankee Girl" has a fresh,
| wholesome personality and bubbles with
good nature. Miss Lambert is a valuable
asset to THE Summer widowers,' which
can boast Of cast Of unusual excellence.
From Australia comes the news that
the theatergoers of the little continent
have greeted Katherine Grey cordially,
and have been very appreciative of her
talents. The critics Of the antipodes have
almost unanimously pronounced her q
fine exponent Of dramatic art. For her
tour under the direction OF ]. c. william
son she has three American plays: 1.-THE
Lion and the Mouse" The Third De-
gree" and salvation Nell" IN each OF
which Miss Grey can show the Austria
lians just what the people OF the States
have been enjoying Electrically the past
few seasons Miss Grey has insight,
charm, and intellect" says one critic,
land like the well-appreeiated Margare,
<AHkiliir AlcfSS " Act NSlS EdNuEdiiieSS.
Her reputation had preceded her, and the
Australians awaited her coming with a
kindly curiosity.
At the Haymarket Theater. London
last Tuesday night large and fashion
able audience was present to witness two
notable events, the first performance OF
ICountess Won Arnim's play, Priscilla
Runs Away" and the stage debut OF
Nelson Terry, the seventeen-year-old
daughter Of Julia Nelson and Fred Terry
The youthful Miss Terry is the youngest
member OF the Terry family, and was
fondly watched by a proud mamma and
a large delegation of the Terry family
The play is a dramatization or Princess
Priscilla's Fortnight, in four acts, two
Iscenes of which are English and the other
two German. Miss Terry. who had the
leading role in the comedy, is described
as charming In the part.
Thursday morning the Teatonic brought
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson to New York
from London. and Immediately on arriv-
ing Miss Forbes Robertson, who Is a
niece of ]. Forbes Robertson and was a
member of the New Theater company
last season. was married to Swinbrrne
Hale, a New York lawyer at 20 John
street. Mr.. Hale met his prospective
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