The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
LOCAL STAGE NOTES.

LOCAL STAGE NOTES.
Mabel Taliaferro. In "springtime." win
follow Herbert Hniard at the Columbia
Theater.
Lasky's Night Birds" viii be the
supreme Offering in Chase's bill the mid
die OF February.
Henrietta Crosman. in her delightful
comedy. SHAM" Will be an early at
traction at enc OF the local theaters.
Margaret Anglin and Sir Charles
Wyndham are among the stars who Will
appear at the New National little later
in the season.
Charles Hopper the oartoonist. has been
dubbed lightning Hopper" because Of
the rapidity Of his comic caricaturing in
polite vaudeville.
Yolanda Moro. the noted young Hun
gsrian pIaniste, will make her first ap-
pearance in this city at the Columbia
Friday afternoon.
Charles Aieakins, the Prince Da1no OF
THE Merry Widow" company. ct the
New National next week Is the husband
Of Edith Bradford.
| Genee, whose wonderful dancing
aroused such enthusiasm last year at
tie New National. VIII be seen again at
that playhouse in March.
| Some splendid productions in films" win
! be offered the patrons OF the Maryland
during the week. The attendance al this
playhouse continues to be very good
When Nat Wills comes to Chase's it Is
always called Homecoming week" as
Nat is a Washingtonien. He has q
brother connected with the Chase staff
Claiming Ellery has completed ar
rangements for the reassembling Of the
band which bears his name, and ex-
poets to be in Washington during the
coming week.
Miss Kitty Gordon, who is Sam Ber-
naTds new leading lady IN THE Girl
and the Wizard" comes from London,
where she is one OF the best known musi-
cal comedy actresses.
I Elsie Janis has sent to her Washington
/ friends beautiful calendars bearing her
/ photograph and autograph. with best
wishes for the new year. She will ap-
pear at the New National in THE Fair
/ COED" in a few weeks.
! Eleanor Gordon, the leading player In
la headline feature at Chase's next week,
was for two seasons the leading lady
| Of the Boston Theater Stock Company at
Boston. She IS one Of the most beau
tiful women on the stage.
"a Fool There Was" in which Robert
billiard and q supporting company will
appear az the Columbia Theater next
week, is reported TO have startled the
| theater-going public like d sudden exDIo-
sion OF dramatic dynamite.
When Sam Bernard brings his latest
and best musical play. The Girl and the
| Wizard" 10 the Belasco Theater shortly,
he viii sing a new song which Is called
How Can You loot a Toot-Toot If
/ You Have No loot to Toot?'
Daniel Frohman and Charles Burn
/ ham witnessed Chauncey Olcott's per
/ formance of Ragged Robin" at the Co
Iumbia Theater Tuesday evening. It
was the first lime in years Mr.. FrOhman
has seen Mr.. Olcott or heard him sing.
Viola Gillette, the stately actress play
| ing tho role of Nichette IN Tho Beauty
Spot" which appears at the Belasco
this week, is of Mormon descent, her
grandfather having been a follower OF
/ Brigham Young, and the first man to
plant the Stars and Stripes in Salt Lake
/ City.
! Manager William Airey, Of the Virginia
/ Theater, has arranged a good bill for
| the coming week at that playhouse. Be-
/ sides the vaudeville. the management will
! present several reels of up-to-date
films. Artisans have about completed the
mirrored front Of the Virginia, and when
the full current is turned on Ninth street,
between F and G streets, will be more
/ brilliant than ever with light.
Jacques Kruger has probably played
more comedy roles than any actor be-
fore the public to-day. His first appear
ance was during the civil war. when,
/ after escaping from Northern prison.
/ he filed the role Of property man, bill
/ poster, groom In a livery stable, and
actor at one time. He is q nephew OF
/ Dom Paul Kruger, late President Of the
Transvaal While THE Beauty Spot"
Of which he is prominent member. was
playing in Philadelphia. Mr.. Kruger re-
ceived quaint wallxing-stick from the
old servants OF his late uncIe's house
hold.