The Washington herald., 1910-06-12
GOSSIP OF THE PLAYERS.


while playing fourteen weeks tour
OF vaudeville, In the week ] opened at
Portland, Greg, at the Orpheum Theater
on the same bill were Valadon and the
Howard brothers. Jewish comedians.
was doing what was termed on the bill a
society unonologue, Mrs. Get-Rich-Quick's
Supper Party This afternoon I noticed
Willie Howard. the messenger boy, stand
ing at the side OF the stage watching me.
just then a small string Of pearls / was
wearing broke, some of them falling on
the stage and the rest down my neck. I
was naturally upset The act following
me was Yeladon. the magician, who had
a trick in which he used four or five
ducks. The moment the ducks were let
loose on the stage they Immediately pro-
ceeded to gobble up my stray pearls.
Il did rot know this. as 1 had gone Inn
mediatefy TO my dresslng-room. but I
heard a conversation in the restroom be-
tween Willie Howard and Valadon after
the performance. I heard Willie Howard
say, ri give you SIS for it, I heard
Valadon say. i don't want TO sell II, but
since you have offered so much for II.
you may have it.
Il heard that night after the perform
ance that Willie Howard had bought the
duck for s25 and had taken it TO a restau-
rant. had the duck killed and opened. and
discovered he had bought the wrong
duck"
Lady Tree, who was recently approach
ed for sketch OF her life, responded
thus: This is the life Of little me: I
am the wife Of Beerbohm Tree" Yet
Lady Tree is clever actress. with a
leaning toward intellectual pursuits
From an early age she developed a taste
for classics and mathematics Her favor
lite subject was Greek. Many years ago
she took part In Greek play before an
audience which included the late Mr.,
Gladstone.
Bertha Galand for the past two years
has been starring IN THE Return OF
Eve" but will have new play in which
she will be seen next season under the
management Of the Shuberts. No native
actress has had a more thorough training
or has given evidence Of more ability in
her work. Early in her career she played
leading Shakespearean roles with the late
Joseph HaWOrth- Under Daniel FFOhman
she starred in The Forest Lovers" and
''Notre Dame after scoring a decisive
hit IN THE Pride OF Jennico" with James
K. Hackett For two seasons she starred
under J. Fred Zimmerman, II. s, manage
ment in Dorothy Vernon, Of Haddon
Hall" In the interim she played a spe-
cial starring engagement in Romeo and
Juliet" and The School for Scandal" and
was pronounced the best living Juliet by
a Washington critic. Under Beiasco's
management she took Henrietta Cros-
mans place In Sweet Kitty Bellairs,"
but the serious illness OF her mother.
which continued almost a year, caused
her zrif hdra xt-ul from The
period. Her work is remarkable for its
playful lightness and vivacity on one
hand and intense tragic power on the
other. an unusual conjunction OF diver
gent elements which enables her to play
comedy or pathos with equal facility.
IN The Fortune Hunter" John Barry
more is proving his right TO consideration
for something beyond distinction as the
son of Maurice and George Drew Barry
more, brother of Ethel Barrymore and
nephew OF John Drew. Mr.. Barrymore
has been on the stage only seven years,
but has already earned the right to be
featured.
Louis Mann is TO appear in d comedy
new TO this country during the summer
The piece, called 1.-THE Cheater," is an
adaptation and Iocalization OF a German
original by Mr.. Mann himself. Mr..
Mann's appearance IN the comedy, il is
said, is only temporary. No other come
dian is available at this time, so Mr.
Mann. in order 10 keep his contract with
his foreign agent, is compelled 10 assume
the title role. Mr.. Mann closed his sea-
son In Jules Eckert Goodman's The Man
Who Stood Still" a few weeks ago.
Irene Franklin, who by her originality
and excellent work has become q vsude-
vile '-headliner or star. has now be-
come a legitimate star. Her appearance
with Lew Fields in his summer review,
The Summer Widowers," in which she
is featured. gives her title 10 the claim
Of being Legitimate star. Most OF Miss
Franklin's work heretofore has been in
the variety houses, where she was the
originator OF the vogue Of kid" songs.
limitations of Miss Franklin are so nu-
merous that the very small places where
she has not been seen know her by name
and by imitation.
The London Stage recently gave an
idea Of the late King Edwards attention
to the theater during recent years.
In 1902 he attended in London ten regu-
lar performances wide in range OF in
terest and commanded" two at Sand
bingham and one at Windsor. In 1903
he attended six regular performances and
Commanded" two. one al Sandringham
and the other at Windsor. In 1904 he at
! tended ten regular performances. In 1860
he attended eighteen and four were given
at Sandringham and Windsor by COM
mand. In 1906 he attended but four per-
formanees and commanded" one. In
1907 he attended fourteen and com
handed three. In 1908 he attended fif-
teen and Commanded" four In 1903 he
attended sixteen and commander three.
And in 1910 he visited thirteen theaters,
among them the Alhambra, Brighton,
which was the first provincial perform
ance he had ever attended openly.
King Edwards taste in plays was cath
ole, and his admiration for the profession
was we'll known.
James Mortimer. who has reached his
| seventy-eighth year, is the subject Of
several articles in London journals Mr..
Mortimer has been playwright for fifty
eight years, and many in London re-
member him in connection with the
Figaro, which he established. It is inter
esting to modern players TO learn that it
was a play OF Mr.. MOTtimer's that
Helena Modjeska made her hrst appear
; snee in in London in 1880. The late Wilson
! Barrett was then manager OF the Court
Theater, and introduced Nine. Modjeska
/ to the public in 'fHeartsease." adapted
| from La Dame aux Camelias- Mr..
/ Mortimer is we'll known among old
| timers IN America.
Casino-Sunday Concert To-day.
For the Sunday concert to-day ar the
Casino Theater the usual attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged. The bin viii
be headed by the ever popular Rutan and
| his Juvenile song birds, who Will posi-
lively make their last Washington ap-
| pearanee this season These clever
youngsters have prepared a new pro-
1 gramme fully as interesting as they
have offered in the four different weeks
they have delighted Casino audiences.
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