The Washington herald., 1911-11-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Miss Elsie Ferguson. to appear here N
The First Lady Of the Land" is one OF
the most ardent motorists in her profess
| sion. Despite the fact that a drawing
room Is always secured for Miss Fergu~
son to make her trips to each city. where
the roads are good Miss Ferguson in
variably turns the drawing room over to
her maid and makes the trip in an auto
/ mobile.
Rose Coghlan, who has starred in many
productions and who Is to participate in
Miss Elsie Ferguson's presentation OF
\ THE First Lady OF the Land here, was
in the first production on any stage OF
Dion Boucicault's Rescued" when that
famous old play was given at Booths
Theater, New York, September 4, 1879.
Miss Coghlan played the part Of Lady
Sybyl Ferers, and it Is a strange coin
cidence that she has a similar part in
support of Miss Ferguson.
genuine Dolly Madison" cap, one
worn by the living Dolly Madison during
the reign of that woman at the White
House, is worn by Miss Elsie Ferguson
in the course OF her presentation Of Dolly
Todd, in The First Lady Of the Land"
! to be given here; the cap having been
loaned to Miss Ferguson by descendants
OF the distinguished owner as a tribute
| to Miss Ferguson's characterization
There is an odd similarity between this
cap and the newest lace canfections worn
by London and Paris women under their
opera millinery to protect their head
dress, a fashion coming into vogue in
this country.
The famous Japanese prina donna So
| prano, Nine. Sumiko, of the Imperial
Opera House. Tokyo, will be Chase's
principal attraction week after next. She
brings geisha girls. Musical Director
Takaori, of the Tokyo opera house, a
| complete scenic investiture painted in ia
pan, and her songs are rendered in both
Japanese and English.
Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes, late
stars Of Little Miss Fix-it," have signed
a contract for early appearance at Chsse's.
| Their company numbers four musical
| comedy players and dancers. They are
now in the front rank Of the highest
priced vaudeville stars.
Everybody another morality comedy.
said to be altogether different from "Ev-
erywife," has been booked for Chase's.
| There are four striking scenes and null
| titude Of ''symbols,' or character roles,
sustained by well-known actors.
Owing to the phenomenal success of
The Trail Of the Lonesome Pine" every
| effort is being made to bring Charlotte
Walker to New York for the holiday
season. Miss Walker is playing the
| Broad Street Theater, Philadelphia, to
| capacity business, and her husband, Eu-
gene Walter, who made the dramatlZa-
ton, is OF the belief that the local critics
will heartily indorse his work.
Rex Beach has signed contracts with
the Authors Producing Company where
\ by that organization secures the dramatic
rights to Mr.. Beach's latest novel, The
Meier Do Well" There has been vigor-
GUS competition among producing mana
gers ever since the novel was placed on
the market to gain the rights. The play
will be ready for production early next
season.
Alice Johns returned to the cast Of
The Seven Sisters'' in Brooklyn on Mon
day.
Frank Daniels has gone on a brief tour
with The Pink Lady prior to fits intro
duction in London.
Katherine Grey remains in New York
| waiting for the right kind OF an engage
ment to come up On the waiting liSt IS
also Grace EIlIston.
Amelia Bingham says she II 30 fond Of
| the vaudeville field that she has given up
all idea OF appearing in comedy.
Charles Klein is not at all worried over
the criticisms concerning THE Outsid-
ers," which was used for a single week
in Boston, because he will have nearly
six months to remedy the faults in the
play, inasmuch as ii 10 not slated for a
general production until the last month
OF the present season. The company
Gamblers which will play the large
cities.
HENRY Kolker Is having the odd ex-
perience of having played a starring en-
gaSement in New York and then be-
coming leading man Of a well-known
star. for, having failed in THE Great
Name" at the Thirty-ninth Street The
alter recently. he is playing in The Lady
| Of Coventry" at Days.
While In Mexico" the musical
farce, which is to be presented by Tho
Taxi Girls at the Gayety this week. is
said. to be entirely distinct from the pop
uIar THE Man from Mexico" Of former
seasons, 1t has one element in common
laugh-making power.
The FarreIl-TayIor Trio, which is the
headline attraction In the vaudeville fea-
ture Of the entertainment at the Gayety
this week, has been on tour in Europe
and South America since its last appear
ance in Washington in burlesque.
Henry Fink and Miss Sahlra Fink are
said to have scored q hit in the singing
comedy skit, which they are presenting
at the Gayety this week.
Sig. and Edith Franz, the cycling team
which is to be seen in a Washington
theater this week, Is said to have ap-
peared in most of the leading music halls
and variety theaters On the Continent as
we'll as in England.
A DISTINGUISHED PRODUCER.