The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-20

New York, Nov. 1s-Blanche Bates
came TO the Hudson Theater this week
in Avery Hopwood's "farcical romance, %
"Nobody's Widow" The piece has its
faults, but Is good entertainment never
theless Miss Bates acts her role with
conviction. but il affords her few OPP
portunities to display her known ability.
Bruce McRae. leading man Of the COM
pany, has a somewhat tenuous part, but
gets all that is possible out of 1t, and
again proves his versatility. The cast
also includes Adelaide Prince and sew
eral other capable actors Miss Bates
was warmly greeted by a fashionable
audience that seemed greatly pleased
with all 1t saw and heard. When sew
eral minor faults are rectihed. Nobody 5
Widow" should be a success.
This week Manager Charles Frohman
is presenting Oscar Wilde's comedy. THE
Importance of Being Earnest" at the
Lyceum Theater, with A. e. Matthews
in the leading male role.
The buxom and jOVial May Irwin has
scored a tremendous hit at Wallack's
Theater IN "Getting a POLISH a farce
written for her by Booth Harrington and
Harry Leon Wilson. Miss Irwin's fetch
ing smile and coon songs keep the audi
ence eOnvulsed with laughter through
out a prologue and three acts-in fact.
there Is a continuous ripple OF merriment
while she is on the stage. The piece
bristles with clever lines and amusing
scenes and incidents. Although Miss
Irwin is supported by such good actors
q F'aurafr eli ~
near being the whole show.
The sale of seats for the four perform
ances of "Ysobel." the new Mascagni
grand opera in which Bessie ABBOTT is 70
star, began Monday morning at the New
Theater, and before night every seat
and box had been sold and many would
be purchasers were turned away empty
handed. This will be the first time on
record that a new italian opera has had
a premier IN this country The illness
OF PietrO Mascagni has caused a post
ponement of the first performance, which
was scheduled for November p, with the
composer conducting A cabIegram re-
ceived by Liebler & Co. announced
that the recent ailment from which the
composer suffered has so delayed work
on the orchestration that two weeks
would be required for completion Signor
Mascagni, therefore, viii sail for the
United States November 26, the music
being already here and the company hav-
In preceded him. Miss Abott arrived last
week
The success OF THE Merry Wives OF
Windsor at the New Theater is due
largely TO the magnificent stage pictures
and not altogether 10 the cast. The
women of the company do better work
than the men. Rose COghlan is charming
IN the role of Mrs. Page, the veteran Mrs.
Sol. Smith is a droll Mrs. Quickly. and
Leah Bateman-Hunter capital Anne
Page. Louis Calvert's Fslstaff is good
and Frank Gilmore is satisfactory as
Fenton. a +. Arson as Master Ford
gives the best impersonation of any Of
the men in the cast.
Emma Trentini seems to have made
solid success in Naughty Marietta" at
the New York Theater, where her effee-
tive singing Is being vigorously applauded
by large audiences. Naughty Marietta" is
not one bit naughty. The Bachelor
Bellies" without Genee would have been
a success, but with this dainty little
dancer IL is tumultuOus hit and could
stay at the Globe Theater all season, In
many respects Cfenee is "A wonder. She is
not beautiful, but has rare magnetism and
dances like a fairy The dance which
receives the greatest applause is called
Roses and Butterflies"
''Mr Preedy and the Countess" on view
at the Nazimoya Theater. Is old-fashioned
and mechanical, but the clever acting OF
the title role by Weldon Grossmith saves
the farce from dizziness, Miss Charlotte
Granville. a plump and pleasing person.
is a finished actress She gives an ideal
impersonation OF the Countess, and what
is more, lends distinction 10 the role The
piece has many amusing episodes.
Here is a list OF the continued attrac-
lions doing good business; THE Gam
blers." at the Maxine Elliott Theater:
Sam Bernard. at the Casino; Marie Dress
Ter. at the Herald Square; Douglass Fair
banks. at the Comedy; Baby Mine" at
Days John Drew. at the Empire; Julia
Nelson and Fred Terry. at the Knicker-
booker; Tho Commuters" at the Cri-
terion; Adeline Genee, at the Globe;
Madame Sherry" at the New Amster-
dam; Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," at
tho Gayety; THE Country Boy at the
Liberty; "Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm"
at the Republic: Nine. Troubadour.' at
the Lyric; May Irwin, at Wallacks; ''The
Girl in the Taxi" at the Aston, and
Emma Trentini. at the New York The
other attractions are hanging on in the
hope that conditions may Improve.
The recent death OF Jacques Kruger
removed from the stage one Of our best
comedians Mr.. Kruger made hts best
success in a farce called Fun in a
Photograph Gallery" which Willie Edo
uin produced In the Bijou Theater twenty
five years ago Since that time he
played important comedy roles in many
Broadway productions. Poor Jacquesi I
knew hsm well-alWays as the genial.