The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

S. NJ. Zinner, manager for the Newman
traveltalks, was in the city during the
past week arranging for the series at
the Columbia Theater, beginning Sum
day and Monday. January q and q. The
subjects will include Rural England"
ireland" Scotland and Wales" Mos
COW and st. Petersburg" and Ger
many"
Chauncey Olcott, with a new and sue
cessful play, "Macushla," and one of the
most beautiful bouquets of songs he has
had in years, will follow Margaret Ang-
lin at the Columbia Theater.
Fraulein Hermine Luders, a pupil of
Liszt, will shortly give a plano recital
at Rauscher's. under the patronage Of
Countess Bernstorff. wife of the German
Ambassador. T. Arthur Smith - is in
charge of the business arrangements.
One of the latest bookings for early
appearance in this city at the Columbia
Theater is Helen Ware, in THE Price"
There will be the usual New Years
matinee tomorrow at the Columbia
Theater in addition to the Thursday and
Saturday matnees.
Thursday matinees at the Columbia
Theater are establishing a reputation as
professional matinees, most of the i'm
portant members of companies playing
Washington being visible in the audience
on such occasions.
Baron Trenck," one of the musical
enterprises of Henr% w. Savage, will be
the attraction al the Belasco next week,
in place of "Pomander Walk" which
engagement has been cancelled.
The Watson Sisters, to be seen at the
Gayety this week, are the only sisters
now being starred in burlesque.
Lon HasCau, to be seen as one of the
comedians in The Girl From Broad
way" at the Gayety this week. was at
one time a newspaper reporter If he
had been successful in this field he
would probably never have been tempt
ed to join the "two-a-day' forces.
Charles Fake, formerly a lyric tenor
with Dockstader's MinstreIs. finds bur-
lesquc a much more profitable. if more
arduous field OF theatrical activity than
black-face engagements. He is a mem
ber of The Girl From Broadway COM
pany.
Reginald de Koven. the composer, has
never conducted a first night orchestra.
This fact was brought out when the
Messrs. Shubert asked him to conduct
the orchestra upon the opening of The
Wedding Trip" Il have never conduct ed
at a first night" said Mr. de Koven. be
cause of stage fright. l once enjoyed
this thrilling feeling. 1t was during the
-
adelphia. | gradually lost control Of my
the audience never suspected my awful
state. After the act was over | retired
to the darkness of the cellar and there
recovered my composure.
Audrey Maple, who first came into
prominence as the leading figure in The
Love Waltz" a vaudeville sketch mod
eled along the lines of THE Merry Wild
ow." has succeeded Renee Kelly in the
principal Iole of Peggy" now current
at the Casino, n. Y. Miss Kelly's as
sumption of the role was more or less
of an experiment, as the young lady.a
charming and versatile actress-cannot
sing. Broadway for once was treated to
the novelty of "Songless prima donna" :"
But the innovation lasted less than two
weeks. New York doesn't like to have its
customs tampered with.
Members of the special "Bunty Pulls
the Strings" company are now in New
York rehearsing for road tour. They
arrived from Liverpool last week.
Polite vaudeville's large and loyal eli
entele will be interested in learning
what stellar attractions have been book
ed for Chases commencing with the
second week in the new year, the Pc
Rod which witnesses the thirteenth an
niversary of the present regime There
is not a break in the chain of engage
ments comprising the best. and probably
the biggest. offerings ever presented by
the popular Avenue playhouse. January
Sth week-Celebration of Chase's thir-
teenth anniversary, the principal attrac-
tiOn being Gus Edwards Song Revue OF
1912, with Gus Edwards himself and thir-
ty Youngsters; James ]. Morton re-en-
forces the fun. January 18th week-Wil-
liam II. Thompson, the famous character
actor, with a splendid supporting COM
pany. in a One-act play. The Pride of
the Regiment" Paul Dickey and COM
pany, in a rollicking college play, will
share the honors.
January 22d week-Nora Bayes and
Jack Norworth. late stars of the Little
L.