The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Rehearsais of Mrs. Jim" were held up
by reason OF painful accident which in
capaeitated the star OF the play. Miss
May Irwin. At breakfast yesterday morn
ing, the coffee percolator which Miss IT.
win was handling tipped over. spilling a
quantity of boiling water over the act
ress' arm and right side. The burns
We're treated by her physician. 1t will be
several days before Miss Irwin is able
10 begin rehearsing the new Harrington
Wilson comedy.
The Boston Sextet Club will shortly be
heard at the Columbia Theater in a
specially selected programme.
Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis. the
mother or Richard Harding Davis. the
well-known actor and dramatist. died at
her sons home at Mount Kisko on Sep
TENDER %. She was eighty years old and
noted novelist.
Mr.. Daniel V. Arthur has discovered a
marvellous dancer IN Mile LaReve. and
has signed her for two years. Mile.
i~eblNNNtt VIM II EieA4hAAN HNAQthA VI TITO
Alviene United Schools. will be the
dancing feature in Grace Van Studdi-
ford's company, Who's Widow" Mr.. C.
NJ. Alviene having personally mapped out
her artistic career and booking arrange
ments,
One OF the latest additions TO the CO.
lunbia Theater is "A handsome cathedral
stained glass window in the entrance
foyer.
A gentleman, sober, sane, but evidently
a stranger. created no little amount of
amusement at Chase's the other night
by placldly walking up a pair of steps
from the orchestra 10 the stage in the
effort 10 reach his place IN the left hand
upper box, An usher came 10 his relief.
The audience could not restrain its laugh
ter over what was one OF the most unus-
ual happenings ever observed in a local
theater.
Asreal novelty is promised theater pa
irons Of the Columbia Theater the week
OF October a, in the production OF Sidney
r. Ellis song effort The Iron King E"
The theme deals I'm an industrial world,
and Is presented by clever company.
There will be the usual matinees.
Thomas DixOn's new play, Sins OF the
Father" was produced in Virginia last
week by George H. Brennan. A dispatch
from Richmond on Saturday said Lydia
Knott as the Octoroon and Ethel Wright
were the most successful IN quite an
important cast
The Or. Crippen case has furnished
ammunition for a dramatist with the
result that Tracked by Wireless" was
developed. and the play Is now shown
IA Detroit. with many OF the incidents
which made the DR.. Crippen case famous
in the annals Of criminal history.
Burton Holmes viii begin his annual
engagement at the Columbia Theater
about the middle Of November with an
entirely new series Of live traveIogues.
The manager of Lnly's Concert Band
is in the city, booking a series Of con-
certs. The above band is one OF the
/ finest concert bands now before the
public. Mile. Silver. the great soprano
sololst. is engaged for thirty weeks.
Denman Thompson's never-failing COM
edy of New England life, "The-Old
Homestead" viii pay its twenty-hfth an
nual visit TO Washington IN the near
future.
John Cort has secured the rights to
mile. F'lIrt" which is the work of
Joseph NJ. Leveque. II viii be produced
some time during the season.
Jay L. Packard has sent out COM
pany TO present The Turning Point. "
and it has been well received IN New
England.
Frank Metzerott VIII again be at his
desk at the Columbia Theater this week.
the vessel upon which he is returning
from Europe being due tomorrow.