The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-26

What Every Woman Knows" Mr.. BY
ron thus returns 10 the position he held
as leading actor with Miss Adams COM
pany, when she played THE Little Min
lster, and the one-act play, ''op o. Ne
Dallas Anderson. who recently com
pleted an engagement with the Greet
Paylars, sailed June IS for London. His
fan engagement viii be with Charles
Frohman.
Billie Burke and her mother sailed for
England on the Oceanic. June Is. Miss
Burke will return September Is, and re-
sumo her part IN Mrs Dot"
Henry B. Harris viii give his annual
benefit for the Hebrew Infant Asylum
on July 10. Elsie Ferguson. Maude Ray
mond, May De Sousa, Edmund Breese,
Raymond Hitchcock, and Bert Williams
are among the volunteers.
Sheridan's "The Rivals was given an
outdoor performance under the auspices
Of the Dunwoodie Country Club. OF Yon-
kers, by the ODER Players, George Ober
appearing as Bob Acres.
Sir Charles Wyndham is going to ap-
pear IN a new play at the New Theater,
London, in September. He will imper-
senate a parliamentary barrister.
Pueeini hopes 20 be present at the
Metropolitan Opera House on the even
ing Of December s. when his latest opera,
''The Girl Of the Golden West" is pro-
duced for the first time.
]. NJ. Barrie has supplied Charles
Frohman with new play, which is
delightful burlesque on the modern
problem play. The title OF the piece Is
"A Slice Of Luck" and the cast contains
only three persons.
The Gilbert and Sullivan operas are
having a great success at the MARI
borough Theater. London. where they
are being revived one after another.
Her Husbasds Wife" the amusing
farce by A. R. Thomas. is slated for
early production in London.
Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird" which
will be the opening play OF the New
Theater season in the fall, has been
done 200 times in London at the Hay
market Theater.
Frederick Kerr. the English actor who
appeared in support of Billie Burke In
Mrs. Dot" sailed for nome on tho
Mauritania June Is.
An excellent performance Of Tanning
OF the Shrew'' was given by the Yale
Dramatic Association in New Haven last
Saturday night w. C. BuIlitt was the
Katherine and W. De F. Manniee the
Petruchio. Both OF the college actors
were seen in Washington last fall IN
London Assurance"
most interesting article in the cur
rent issue OF the Dramatic Mirror is en-
titled Shifting of the Rialto,'' giving a
history Of the gradual changes which
have taken place IN the playhouses of
New York. moving the center Of things
theatrical from Fourteenth street and
Broadway 10 Longacre Square.
THE woodsman," by Robert stodart.
Will have its premiere In Boston early
next season. The author is in Nova
Scotia, putting the finishing touches to
the manuscript.
According to the present plans, many
OF the seasons successes are to be dupli-
Gated for the road, with from two to five
companies. There viii be four playing
THE City, FIVE of them for Seven
Days" at least four Fortune Hunter"
organizations; three playing Going
Some;" three 10 appear in THE Spend
thrift three Lottery Man" troupes.
while Henry r. Harris assures us there
will be two Commuters, and possibly
three: likewise three companies appear
ing in The Third Degree"
Miss Marie Doro will be surrounded by
several members Of the exceptionally fine
company that she headed in THE Morals
OF Marcus" when she makes her first ap-
as the star in the new William
Gillette comedy, Miss Electricity" at
the Park Theater. Boston. September Is.
A new opera singer. three weeks old.
has been named Milton Aborn Russo, in
honor Of Milton Aborn, the senior men,
Der OF the firm OF English opera impre-
sarios- The child is the son OF Domenleo
Russo, the celebrated italian dramatic
tenor, who sang with Hammerstein.s
Opera Comique organization last winter.
and has since been appearing with the
various Aborn English grand opera COM
panies. The relations between Messrs.
Aborn and Russo have been much more
cordial and friendly than usual between
and artist, and when the latter
was informed that his wife had presented
him with a new tenor Weighing eight
pounds, he announced his intention OF
naming the child after his best friend in
America.
]. NJ. Barrie Is certain soon to come
out with a new play. The signs that
precede the appearance OF a new Barrie
play are only three. but they are unfail-
Ing First, the playwright greets Mr..
Frohman on the latter's annual ar
rival in London; second. Mr.. Barrie tells
Mr.. Frohman that the American theatri-
cal season just ended has brought him
n so much money that he does not know
what to do with it, and that hence he
will never write another play for the
stage; "a short play or two. yes, but a