The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

ers. it never allows the interest Of tn
audience to falter.
Richard Bennett. whose work in The
Deep Purple has strengthened the goo,
impression made by his many previous
successful Characterizations. is to be re-
Warded by stardom in one of the i'm
portant productions of next season. The
play is by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur
nett, based upon her successful novel
The Shuttle" though it does not pur-
port 10 be a dramatization. II will con-
Germ itself with those incidents in the
! book in which the cheeky American. G.
Sheldon, figures conspicuously. This is
the character for which Mr.. Bennett has
been cast. The title has not yet been
determined upon. Liebler & Co. are to
stage the play.
John Mason, who for two years has
been starring in The Witching Hour. I"
came to the Nazimova Theater Monday
night in another play by Augustus Thom-
as, called "As a Man Thinks" In this
drama Author Thomas exploits scenes
and incidents in the business life of this
city, and in doing so has furnished an
appealing story with several strong eli
makes. Mr.. Mason as a business man.
has role well suited to his personali+--
and methods, and acts it with distinct )n.
In addition to Mr. Mason the cast in
cludes Walter Hale, Vincent Serrano.
Amelia Gardner, Chrystal Herne, Char
lotte Ives, William Simpson, and John
Flood. The performance was an excel
lent one and called forth much vigorous
applause and numerous curtain calls for
Mr. Mason and his company.
Lulu Glaser and the Shuberts have
parted company. 1t was a case of the
tail wagging the dog, but the dog would
not stand for it. Miss Glaser began her
stage career as chorus girl w-.h Fran
els Wilson, who advanced her to the posi-
ton of prima donna of his company
Later she became star on her own ac-
count, and ever since has been known
as a kicker" of the first class. Her
head has been so swollen that at times
it was almost impossible for her to enter
the back doors of the theaters where she
was playing. Miss Glaser is suffering
from the worst case of elephantiasiS ever
known to the American stage. AS she
possesses neither beauty nor talent, why
is this thus?
Bimberg. a brother of the famous Bim-
berg. the button man, has purchased the
old Christian Science Church at Eighty
third and Broadway, and will convert it
into theater, which, he says, will be a
family playhouse. The property is located
in a strictly residential district, and a
long distance from the center Of theatri-
cal activities.
"ueH LOUIS ~ 1dGkeT started Tor his
home in England his pockets buIged with
drafts representing the profits that his
playwriting earned for him in this coun-
try. Mr.. Parker arrived here about
three months ago to superintend the |
production of five plays, of which he |
was sole author or adapter OF these
five two were original. One, 'Pomander
Walk" charming idyl Of the London |
suburbs in 1905, is still running at Wal
lacks Theater, and is one of the hits
of the New York season. The other |
'Disraeli,'' with George Arliss starring |
in the title role, has met with no less a |
success Mr.. Parker has been drawing |
about $500 weekly from each of these |
plays, and a big revenue from his adap-
tation OF Rostands "Chantecler," in |
which Maude Adams is appearing He
is also drawing handsome royalties from
his version of The Redemption of |
Evelyn Vaudray," in which Olga Neither
sole is now acting in the South. Mr.. |
Parker is a lucky man.
Wilson Mizner reports progress in the
delicate taste of securing real crooks for
the crook parts for the special charitable
performance of The Deep Purple" to
be given by crooks and coppers" 10
further the crusade by William Alden
Stone to reclaim those who have fallen
sfoul of the law. William CaIias Rim
Becker has consented to do the part OF
Pop Clark, while a well-knon'n 'ebadger''
man has declined the role of Leland for
fear of stage fright.
''Thais,' in dramatic form, Is being
presented at the Criterion Theater, with
Tyrone Power and Constance Collier in
the leading roles.
JEROME q. EDDY.