The Washington herald., 1910-05-01
LOCAL STAGE NOTES.

LOCAL y AGE M ES.
The Aborn run this year will be limited
10 but four weeks. the first being devoted
20 Mile Modesto" the second 10 "El
Captain" the third 20 The Merry Mon
arch" and the fourth TO King Dodo."
Among the favorites Of former Aborn
seasons 70 be seen In the later casts ara
John R. Phillips, Sol Solomon. Harry
Llewellyn, Hattie Arnold, Phil Branson.
FRITZ Won Bushing. and others.
The regular season at the Academy
will come TO a close with the engagement
Of "Graustark." after which there Will be
short season OF rentals.
Wilton Farnum. who plays the role OF
Lord Mont Severn IN the revival OF East
Lynne" is a cousin OF Dustin Farnum.
He IS an actor Of unusual finish. and his
Characterization is said 10 be Of artistic
quality
Mrs. Henry Woods. who wrote East
Lynne" was scarcely less popular in her
day through a single novel. than was
Harriet Beecher Stowe In America. Mrs.
Henry Wood was born IN England IN
1870, and died in 1857. Her novel was first
presented IN dramatic form az the Drury
Lane Theater. London. in 1856. Since then
II mas been played in nearly every coun-
try and every tongue OF the globe.
Willy Painter IS a favorite OF Roosevelt
and gave him. In the East Room. a
private view Of some Of his greatest
feats. which cannot be performed in a
theater
Bob ouinlan and Keller Mack. At
Chase's, next week. have left Dock
stader and expect 10 continue in vaude-
Vile
Throughout Europe Vittorio and Glor-
getto, the Italian handbalancers. created
a sensation by Harvesting themselves 20
a carriage and drawing 1t through the
street while walking On their fands.
Mr.. Jesse D. Brown and Mr. James d.
Schneider, the Montgomery and Stone
OF the Calcium Club. are sure 20 bring
forth ripples % merriment in the com
ing production OF The Girl and the
Page" at the Belasco Theater, May 3,
s. and 10.
One OF the song hits" IN The Girl
ana the Page" at the Belasco Theater.
May 5. 6. and 10 are Ma Belle Es,eIIe."
It's Great TO BE the Governor Ny
Maiden From Old Va" NY Dream
Girl, He Loves NIe-He Loves Ne Not
and In Days That Are 10 Come"
Il is an idea Of Mr.. Ben Greet that
the plays OF Shakespeare are as good To-
day as ever. and as an experiment he
talks Of producing Much Ado About
Nothing with modern clothes and seen
cry. This ought 10 prove a decided nov
city
There is being organized IN New York
three separate corporations 20 he known
collectively as the Ben Greet Enter
urises, one % be called The Ben Greet
Players another as The Ben Greet
College of Acting and the third as
The Ben Greet Lyceum Bureau"
stock for these corporations is now be-
ing rapidly disposed Of
The success made by Thursron with
his wonderful illusions. al the Columbia
Thecte-. last week. has resulted in the
magician being booked as one o. the
regular annual visitors az that house.
Burton Holmes is IN Chicago preparing
for the publication OF three additional
volumes Of travelogues, previous 10 his
sailing. April 90. for Europe in search
Of new material for next season.
Everett Butterfeld. Of the Columbia
Players. has been delayed IN Joining the
company by the run or NIabIe Tal.aferro's
new play IN New York Butte-feld Is
now the leading man with Miss Taua-
ferro.
The ventilat!ng plant al the Columbia
Theater has been thoroughly overhau!ed
and wherever fans or steam are in order
the management are prepared 10 keep
the auditorium in a comfortable cond.-
ton.
The Whltma~k Music Publishing Com
Pany are 20 publish to music OF The
Girl and the Page" by Philip Lee Scant-
ling. 4 great many numbers are Of the
whistiinc kind, among them My Dream
Girl" Ma Belle EsteIIe." He Loves.
He Loves Ne Not" and Ny Maiden OF
old V A