The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

gently sends her back to her aunts II
IS an appealing story OF smiles and tears.
Miss Taliaferro IS charming and natural
Rebeeea, and Archie Boyd a delightful old
STAGE driver. The theatrical pendulum
seems 10 be swinging again to rural
drama, OF which 'Rebecca OF Sunnybrook
Farm is an excellent example
4 score Of managers and newspaper
men journeyed to Hartford Monday TO
assist al the first performance Of THE
Iron King" of which Cosmo Hamilton
and Sidney r, Ellis are the authors. The
new drama is described as "a story OF the
industrial world told in comedy and song"
| Plttsburg, Pa. is the scene. This is the
way Of it-a young Irishman, Neil O'Don-
nell, has Inherited an IRON and steel
plant During a strike he mingles with
| the workmen under an assumed name and
| learns at first hand what reforms are
needed. incidentally he meets Jane Hor-
ner. a young school teacher, and after
many complications they are married and
all is happiness. Frank Adair. who is
featured" IN the hero part, is a hand
some young Irishman with a fine barry
tone voice He Is also a competent actor.
The performance was received with tu-
multuous applause and many curtain calls
for Mr.. Adair and the company, which.
/ by the way. is an excellent one. Mr..
Adair's songs were encored over and over
again.
1.-THE Concert" which David Belasco
produced last week. promises 10 be one
of the best sellers" OF the season. Since
the first performance the treasurer Of
Belasco's Theater has had little rest and
is selling tickets as fast as he can hand
them out The comedy is a satire on the
so-called artistic temperament Il is sell
dom that character is so cleverly i'm
Epersonated as is the hero Of this play by
Leo Ditrichstein.
THE Deacon and the Lady" now run
ming at the New York Theater, IS a
typical musical comedy. a razzle dazzle
of fun, song and dance. with something
doing all the time. Harry Kelly, the star,
has a good part, winch he acts extremely
well, never failing TO get ell the laughs
that are coming TO him. He is ably as
sisted by Clara Palmer. who is the lady,
and a charming one she Is. Maype Ger
hue IS also among those present, Her
dancing is an attractive feature. Eva FaI-
lon, the prima donna, has voice much
better than is usually heard IN this form
OF entertainment Ed. Wynn and Madelyn
Marshall also add 10 the gayety of the
performance
october IS. at Bridgeport. Conn.
Thomas Jefferson, a son of the late
Joseph Jefferson. begins a starring tour
under the direction OF Walter Lawrence,
appearing In a farce by George Cotton
Smith. called The other Fellow" If
the piece is a success, Mr.. Jefferson will
present il here about midwinter.
Yours truly has been asked many times
rs Chauncey Olcott an Irishman?" His
manager. Augustus Pitou, furnishes me
this information: "Chauncey Olcott is
OF Irish descent. He was born IN Buffalo
and educated at the Brothers School,
Before coming under my management as
q star he had been the tenor OF several
opera companies. In sixteen years Mr..
Olcott has appeared in twelve plays un-
der my direction and composed many
popular songs. This season he is star
ring in Barry of Ballymore,' and hav-
ing the most successful season Of his
career"
From all accounts, Fiske o'Hars, an