The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The screening Of the orchestra by Mr.
Sothern and Miss Marlowe for their pro-
duction of Macbeth" is novel as we'll
rs artistic effect. and will be introduced
by the two famous stars during their
engagement here next week. Mr.. Sothern
noticed during a rehearsal of Macbeth
that the light from the musicians stands
interfered with the vision Of the audi
ence. Mr.. SOthern called in the heads
of his mechanical forces. and after
number of experiments complete
screen. covered with palm leaves and
flowers, which hide the orchestra pit. was
made. and is now carried by the Sothern
and Marlowe company.
1t requires the physical endurance of
trained athlete to do the stunts" de-
manded in the part of Steve Oldham. the
cub reporter in Douglas Fairbanks
new farce, The Cub" which comes to
the Belasco Theater for week begin
ming Monday, January So In his contact
with the feudists Steve is handled rough
ly. and in the last act he makes a dive
into bed that is not only an acrobatic
wonder, but also looks as if he must
break an arm or suffer some injury. 1t
is dive few actors would care to take
eight or ten times a week.
CreSSy and Dayne. when they play
Chase's next week. will have completed
their 13oth week. that is, two years and
six months, under a single contract
The longest ever given at one time for
any vaudeville circuit in the world.
Mrs. Leslie Carter will be the attrac-
tion at the Belasco Theater during the
week of February Is. in her new play.
Two Women" by Rupert Hughes. Mrs.
Carter will begin her engagement with
special matinee on Monday, Lincoln's
Birthday.
Liebler & Co. have completed the cast
of THE Redemption of Evelyn Vaud-
ray" the Henri Bernstein Louis N. Par
ker play in which Olga Nethersole will
appear shortly. The cast includes Wal
ter Edwards. Franklin Roberts. Mrs.
Sam Sothern. Maud Hosford. Joe Wal
lace, Wallace Erskine, Charles Howell,
Mrs. George Barnum, and Nellie NAL
comb.
George Evans is now the sole owner
of the Honey Boy Minstrels He is said
to have given Cohan & Harris $4,000 for
their right and title. production and route
for the present season, and what Is more
to the point, Evans is said to be max
ing money in his venture.
In "A Gentleman from Mississippi
Douglas Fairbanks won great individual
success as the young reporter, who beat
the capital grafters in their legislative
game. In THE Cub his starring vehicle
for this season, which comes to the
Theater for a week. beginning
January 30, Fairbanks again plays the part
Of a reporter. but one Of directly diff
ferent type-the cub reporter, 4one Of
those youths who believe they know more
about newspaper work than the Oldest
editor.
James ]. Corbett. who will be seen as
the interlocutor Of George Evans min
strels at the Columbia this week, Is the
one graduate of the ring who has been
a success on the stage. He was also
bank clerk before he became pugilist-
Henry Miller attributes the success Of
his new play. 1.-The Havoc which Is
attracting capacity audiences at the BIZ
jou Theater, New York. to the fact that
the author Of THE Havoc" makes the
husband in his stage story sane, de-
cent AmericaA business man. For my
own part says Mr.. Miller, L am not
30 much afraid of the tired business man
as of the tired theatergoer: and / feel
that Author Sheldon had in mind the fact
that the brutal husband had had his day
Al tne tnealeT. dHu' 40 AoNeiJ' NC
would introduce the kind husband. The
public will accept fairy stories. and !
don't think it is expecting too much to
ask them to believe in the possibility of
such a human being
Mrs. Leslie Carter's recent engagement
in her new play. 1.-TWO Women at the \
Lyric Theatcr, New York. was the most
profitable she has had in that city Ia
many years. That John Cort's temper
mental star still holds her place in pub
lie esteem Is thus evidenced.
Next Sunday night at the Belasco The
ater, Manager L. s. Taylor has arranged
10 have Mr.. Ben Greet deliver an illus
trated talk on Shakespeare and his
plays. As next week Sothern' and Mar
lowe begin their annual enSaSemant at