The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-18

Garden can do it and IT'S all right"
There's nothing surprising in the state
ment, but what is more interesting is
that Mr. Barnabee. in spite OF his years.
Is as vigorous as ever. In fact he
threatens to return To the musical stage
William Devereaux. the dramatist- and
Weldon Grossmith sailed for Europe on
Saturday. Mr.. Devereaux is to supervise
the production at the London Lyric Thea
ter of a new play in which Lewis Waller
is 10 appear Mr. GTossmith goes back to
his home with the rights 70 Baby Mine"
Kitty Gordon is going to sue her hus-
band for a divorce. This was known TO
her friends for some time. but the pub
lie only knew Of il last week
Marie Tempest will spend the holidays
in New York visiting the theaters and
enjoying some special festivities.
Rose Stahi will lay aside The Chorus
Lady" in Jersey City on January 6 Her
final performance in this play viii be on
January Z, and then she viii rehease
Maggie Pepper"
Emma Dunn is TO go into vaudeville.
She is rehearsing new sketch.
Otis Skinner viii appear in Philadelphia
on December &c in Sire" no relation 10
the Sire Brothers" OF the Bijou The
alter. The play is a romantic comedy by
Henri Lavedan.
Charlie GrapeWin and Anna Chance. in
The Awakening OF Pipp," are back in
vaudeville and viii be seen at Chase's
this season.
FRITZ Schef's tour in THE Mikado"
has been prolonged. so she viii not re-
hearse her new opera until after the first
of the year.
The new daylight motion pictures
have been installed in the New York
polite vaudeville theaters and are re-
ported TO be a great success. Chase's
is preparing TO put them in. They are
expected 10 add vastly TO the pleasures
Of a bill They are named THE Photo
plane.
John Barrymore is TO have a two
weeks stay at the Broadway Theater.
Brooklyn. merely 10 prove that The
Fortune Hunter" is worth while.
1t is doubtful whether Clara I.ipman
Will act any more this season. She will
devote her time TO writing plays. and
may go abroad right after the holidays
Her tour in The Marriage OF a Star"
while an artistic success, was not one In
financial sense.
Joseph Cawthorn, who recently Joined
Elsie Janis company. replacing Sam
Collins. has taken his wife, Queenie Vas
sar. along to sing the role of the Amer
lean Girl. MIR Cawthorn was one OF the
features of ''Girlies."
Maude Adams closed an engagement in
Toronto on Saturday night at the Prin-
cess Theater, her receipts being larger
! than those OF any attraction playing the
house during the present season.
When Sam Bernard in He Came from
Milwaukee" plays this city soon after
the holidays, the orchestra viii be con-
Quoted by Ben NJ. Jerome, composer OF
the score.
Nine. Nazimova brought her Pacific
Coast tour to an end on Saturday night
She is in st. Louis this week and will
then begin visit to the Eastern terri
tory.
Estelle Wentworth is now abroaS, put
ting the finishing touches TO her musical
education. She will come back in a year
as a full-fedged priIna donna.
Gertrude Vanderbilt late Of Our Miss
Gibbs" and Maude Raymond. late of
"Girlies." are now associates of Victor
Moore in THE Happiest Night OF His
Life" With three first-class comedians
and Emma I.ittlefield, MIR. Moore's old
partner. there is no wonder that the piece
is the biggest musical hit OF the sea
son.
Ha old Wizard. character actor with
a splendid record in musical comedy, that
dates back TO his frequent appearance in
the pieces staged by the late Augustin
DAILY, wiz be seen for the first time in
this city in some years in the cast of
Marriage la Carte"
Orme Caldara and Frederick TruesdeIl,
both local favorite, are among the prom
inent members of Helen Wares company
which comes TO the Columbia Christmas
week in The Deserters.
"Hanlon's Superba." will be one of the
January attractions at the Academy.
Another old favorite to be seen early in
the new year will be Rose Melville in her
well-known Characterization of sis
Hopkins"