The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-13
LOCAL STAGE NOTES.

Valerie Bergere's company at Chase's
next week will include Herbert Warren.
Theodore Doucet. Robert Strauss, Law
renee Morton. Fred German. Emma Camp
bell, Adelaide Clarke. Eda Bothner. Ethel
Barrett, and Grace Stanley. New songs
of their own. which Harry Williams and
Egbert Van Alstyne will sing next week
at Chases are: "A Little Flat in a Great
Big Town Is Good Enough for Me"
Come on, Mr.. Cowboy. and What's the
Matter with Father" Al Jolson, who
was one Of the principal comedians sup
porting Lew Dockstader last season. has
accepted vaudeville contracts: the great
European novelty, the Six Flying Ban
wards. have been booked for an early
appearance in Washington.
The temperance OF a talented wash
ington girl will be noted with the appear
ance Of Checkers" at the Academy this
week in the person OF Miss Laura Oak
man, well known socially and theatre
caIly in Washington, and who appeared
here last summer with the Columbia
players. With Checkers" Miss Oakman
is cast in the important slavery part OF
cynthy
An exceptional musical feature with
The Promoters" this season is the Ward
& Vokes Ladies' Band. one OF the spec
ial selections rendered by the band IS
the tunefui anvil chorus from III Trova-
tore, in which the electric anvils, the
darkened theater, and the beautiful music
Of this famous number all combine to
make distinctively high class number.
The cast which win appear in The
Lion and the Mouse on its forthcom-
ing production at the Academy. includes
Oliver Doud Byron. Clifford Leigh sey-
mour Stratton. William H Burton Wal
ter Allen, George carson-Casselberrv
Edith Barker. Ida Glenn. Rose E. Tan
ley. Dora L. Allen. Elizabeth De Witt.
and Ella Craven.
A most pleasing feature on the bin at
the new Casino the past week has been
the vocal numbers Of Miss Madeline Bur
dette, billed as prima donna soprano OF
vaudeville Miss Burdette has undoubt-
ediy some claim to the title. for her voice
is OF good range and she reaches the
high notes with much perfection in turn
and chord, and her vivacity and general
pleasing personality have won her host
of friends in Washington. She has been
specially engaged for three concerts next
week in New York City. at the Waldorf
Astoria, the Astor. and the Cafe de Beaux
Arts.
Margaret Anglin is the daughter Of the
| late Timothy Warren Anglin, who was.
at the time of her birth. speaker Of the
Canadian House Of Commons at Ottawa.
/ Miss Marie Tempest is one OF the most
successful condolences in England She
used 20 be famed in America for her
cleverness in comic opera, but she has
now demonstrated that she is prominent
as an actress. She comes to Washington
March IS.
Henry B. Harris, William Harris. and
large party of New York theatrical men
viii arrive in Washington to-day 10 at
tend the first performance Of "A Sky
lark" at the Columbia Theater.
| Charles Frohman has written Sir
Charles Wyndham asking him 10 play
The Mellusc'' on board one Of the trans
! Atlantic steamers on his homeward jour
ney in April If the arrangements are
successful Il will be the first instance
where an entire play has been given at
sea.
Oliver Metzerott has temporarily laid
I ocszo t,fa y5t,ffoc c.,rer Of (so
lumhia Theater Company for short trip
to Bermuda where he viii remain for
fortnight.
i A cast of notable players including
Dallas Wexford and Amelia Summerville,
has been engaged to support valeska
Stuart in ''The Girl With the Whooping
Cough" which viii be seen al the Colum-
bia in the near future.
Manager Fred C. Berger, who has had
charge Of the arrangement of the pro-
gramme for the actors fund benefit at
the National Theater Tuesday afternoon,
will have under his direction a corps of
accomplished stage managers on that oc-
casion. A novelty has been arranged for
the front of the house, when a squad of
the freshest and most beautiful of Wash
ington's debutantes viii handle the pro-
grammes.
Wallace Eddinger, one of the most popu-
lar of the younger generation of players.
will be seen in Washington in the near
future in Robbie Burnt
Helen Hayes Brown. the talented child
actress. win soon appear here with Lew
Fields in "Old Dutch" Little Helen VIII
be remembered for her work with the
Columbia Players. She has been engaged
by Mr.. Fields for an important part in
his big summer revue, The Summer
| Widowers." Helen is known profession
ally as Helen Hayes.
SOLDIER PLAYS CHECKERS"