The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
NOTES OF THE STAGE.


ing. q sandstorm. UUp to the time Of
bv a sight Of the spectacle, but they
will remain on the edge OF the des
ert until the hoped-for happens. A sand
storm will be one Of the effects to be used
in the production of THE Garden of
Allah" which will inaugurate Liebler &
Co.'s tenancy of the Century. and Mr..
Tyler wants every detail exact
Robert Edison has shown his interest
in the production Of "stronsheart' by
the Columbia Players this week by send
ing his personal friend. A. H. Van Buren,
the original manuscript Of the name part,
with all Of the original business" In
terlined.
Lew Fields finishes his engagement In
ater soon. Mr.. Fields has never had a
more humorous character than that OF
Henry Peck, and his efforts alone are
sufficient to constitute a liberal evening 8
entertainment even without all the other
exceptional features of this brilliantly
spectacular and extremely laughable en-
Prominent among the play
ers in the company are Gertrude Quin-
Ian. Blossom Seeley, Ethel johnson, Viva
Ogden. Nan Brennan. Maize King. Hazel
Allen. Bert Leslie, Stephen Maley. Ver-
non Castle. Laurance Wheat, Joseph
Kane, Joseph Keno, Frank Whitman, and
Mr., and Mrs. Cam Watson.
Christie Macdonald begins her last two
weeks this Monday night Of this season. s
engagement Of the THE Spring Maid"
operetta at the Liberty Theater. This
joyous Viennese work is one Of the few
real light operas to receive the unani-
nous praise Of New York music lovers.
It has been an unchallenged favorite for
six months, and stands the test Of hot
weather with the house crowded every
night.
Margaret Ellington will be the leading
woman Of the Burbank Company in Los
Angeles this summer, and she will ap-
pear in several new plays during her
stay in that city. She will open IN THE
Thief One Of the new dramas is called
THE Wooing of Eve" Another new play
by Claiming Pollock will be The Inner
Shrine"
Margaret Mayo's newest play. ''Ths
Flirt," will soon be introduced in Lo,
Angeles, with her husband, Edgar Sci.
wyn, in the leading part, and Mabe
Morrison as the leading woman. Wher
this play has finished its run the Richard
Bennett season will begin.
One Of the early offerings at the Colum.
bia Theater will be The Melting Pot.
which the then President, Roosevelt. pro-
nounced one of the greatest plays he
had ever seen.
Rose sydell, a well-known burlesaus
actress, had a narrow escape from death
while in an automobile accident ir
Toronto last Wednesday. Her machine
ran into a teleg !aph pole, and she was
thrown from the tonneau, landing upor
her head in the middle Of the street.
While Henry w. Savage is in Pari.
arranging for the preparation of
French version of "Everywoman." Sarai
| Bernhard is said to be negotiating fol
the rights to produce the morality pla!
in the French capital. She will be IL
New York next month, and will see th'
American production. Mr.. Savage ma
not vet made any contracts for the Eng
! lish rights to the piece, though Sir Her
bert Tree, Herbert Trench. and othe
managers have made bids for II.
\ In Salt Lake City Maude Fealy and he
husband, James Durkin. are the chic
members OF a stock company. and thei
| love scenes recall the early days o.
| James X. Hackett and Mary Mannering
| when both carried their love affairs rish
| to the footlights.
George Edwardes, the distinguished
| English manager. who brought musica
comedy up to a high plane. has jus
undergone a serious operation at his hom
in Regents Park. Mr.. Edwardes ha
been Ill for some time. but Kept about il
order to see the premier Of the 'Coun
of Luxembourg and confer with Mar
Klaw upon the American rights.
Cohan & Harris first and most i'm
portant production next season will b
made in Boston early in September
where they will relaunch Raymon
Hitchcock as a star in The Red Widow,
the new musical play from the collab
GRATED pens of Claiming Pollock an
Rennold Wolf, who have supplied tn
book and lyrics. and Charles ]. Bebes'
who composed the melodic accompani
ment Messrs. Pollock and Wolf hav
chosen London and st. Petersburg 70
l
writing effort, and around Cicero Han
nibal Butts, an American millionaire
whose wealth has been accumulated i
the corset industry, they have woven
coherent story in which Raymond Hitch
| cock, the corset Croesus Of the play
should be able to find many humorou
moments.
| Messrs. Harris and Lasky, managinl
directors Of the Folies Bergere. hav
appointed James J. Morton. the mo
nologist, as master Of the revels at tn
cabaret show, as the midnight entertain
ment from II p. m. to a. m, Is called
Mr.. Morton's position Is an absolute
novelty in this country. though in Europe
the home of the cabaret show, the maste
of the revels is the most popular featur
of these early morning programmes. HI
duty will be to announce all acts b.
burlesquing them, to improvise traves
ties, to Jest with the audience and keel
things going at a high humorous temper
ature. The position is a trying one an
requires a past master in 'ad Lib" com
edy and Quick-fire repartee.
| Knew the Traits.
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