The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

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\ The announcement comes from New
York that Henry sfiiler's new play. "Ths
Rainbow" viii be moved into the Liberty
Theater, in New York, immediately after
the Washington week. Marie Cahfll leaves
| the Liberty for a road tour.
William C. De Miles new vaudeville
success. I'm 1882" has been secured for
presentation at Chase's. It is q comic
problem play. full Of amusing satire and
mirthful situations.
Henry F. Smith. musical director at
Chase's. has made the FIRST orchestra ar
lranRement OF the new Clark campaign
song, You Gotta Quit Kickin' Ny Daws
Aroun'," II will be played by his or
chestra at intermissions every perform
auce this week.
"A Persian Garden which viii be
given at chase's next week. has It's action
| laid in n-the Persian gardens Of the Ameri-
can Legation at Teheran, Persia. The
book and lyrics are By Edgar Allen woolf
and the score by Anatoi Friedland.
ciin Gordon. our German Senator. i"
will re-enforce the Chase bill in which
John C. Rice and sallie coheE will pre-
sent their recent hit, The Path OF the
Primroses."
Helen May, Peggy Hudson. Bernice Nc
Cabe. John Race, George Meade. Paul
McNaiI, Lyndon Law, Allen Pollard. e.
sic Ryan. Gus Alexander, Jules Unser.
and Reginald Darlington are In "A Per-
sian Garden" Company.
ciarice Vance, who comes to chase's
next week. is now doing what she calls
''interpretative" songs.
The announcement of the coming visit
Of the Countess Of Warwick to this coun-
try has everywhere aroused the greatest
interest. The coming visit Is for the pur-
pose Of a lecture tour which will embrace
Washington, her engagement here being
at the Belasco Theater Friday afternoon.
March 10. Never in the history of Amer
lea have We had the opportunity Of greet
ing direct from court circles woman
more fair or more famous than the love-
ly Countess Of Warwick. This remark
able woman, who Is a social leader, PHI
lanthroplst. and student of literature.
lives in the picturesque castle Of War
wick. and from this historic place. with
its long line OF noble earls and fair Ia,
dies. she directs the phiiauthropies on her
great estate which she has founded for
the poor.
Most Of the famous paintings which
will be reproduced by poses at the Gay
ETY. Theater this week viii be works OF
modern masters, for the ancients' idea OF
anatomy differed materially from the
present-day conception OF beauty as rep
resented by wiliowy, lissome figures.
The concert Of the Hammer String
Quartet at the Columbia Theater this
afternoon Is set for 3 o'clock.
The latest wordless play. following "Su-
murun." Is THE Apple Of Paris.' and It
will be given at chase's this month.
Ernest Maughlin has taken command
on the paint frame Of the Columbia
Theater, and is already turning out the
scenery for the production Of The Rose
OF the Rancho" March Is
Nox Mccain will begin his course Of
Sunday evening lectures at the Columbia
Theater tonight. f-
To make way for the opening Of the
Columbia Players, the Columbia Theater
viii close its regular season a week from
next Saturday night with a dramatiza-
ton OF Chambers novel, THE Common
Law"
Having completed all the preliminary
work for the season OF the Columbia
Players. Manager Fred G. Berger Is now
sitting on the Id and saying nothing
''Ar' Thomas, Of the New York Sun,
author OF The Rainbow" Is In WASH
ington to witness the premiere OF his
new play at the Columbia tomorrow
night. Practically every correspondent
in the Capital viii also be on hand 10
pass judgment on their fellow newspaper
mans latest work.
Henry Miller. feeling confident that his
new play. The Rainbow" will run for
many months on Broadway. is planning
to increase his activities as a produc-
ing manager while starring In New
York. Mr.. Miller will produce this
spring an ultrs-modern detective play
called The Trap by Edwin Milton
Royle, with practically an all-star cast
Another production. which he will stage
In San Francisco about the lst of July.
Is a picturesque romantic drama, The
Black Flag" by A. Z. Thomas, author
of The Rainbow" The pirate play calls
for a cast OF fifty people. and o:e act
shows the sinking Of vessel at sea-
Still another production which Mr.. Miller
will make before next season Is The
Crystal Gazers,'' a seni-mystical play
with melodramatic tendencies which was
written hy CharlR Ram Ranpadv an