The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Charles Fisher, who plays the part Of
/ the winling banker in The Fortune
Hunter at Polls this week, was the
original In the New York cast. He com
putes that during the last three years
he has drunk three barrels OF soda
water on the stage He has to drink
one glass at every performance.
| Franklin Rltchie, the handsome new
leading man with the Butterfield Play
ers, while rehearsing all day last week
had the nights at his own disposal He
| took these opportunities to visit the va
rious theaters and Is dumbfounded At
the number OF Washington stock COM
panies and their evident popularity and
success. In an extensive stock expert
ence in the largest cities he has never
seen this stock popularity equaled
Harry Lauder has been seriously I'll
in London, but the physicians hope for
his early recovery.
Mary James Pa is underlined to fol-
low The Sign OF the Cross" at the Co
lumbia Theater.
Nat c. Goodwin expects to enter
vaudeville with a condensed version Of
"Oliver Twist this summer.
Julia Hay is now playing the role Of
Helen Burton in "Omcer ssS'' at the
Gayety Theater. in New York, replacing
Ruth Maycllffe, who is going abroad for
a vacation
Frances Nelson. who spent q few days
in New York during her vacation. will
be back in the cast at the Columbia to-
unOrrOu- MI
ton in ''Wildhre."
Mr. and Mrs. Max Honmann Ger
trude Honmann) have returned from
Europe and are arranging for next sea-
sons tour.
In the line Of bread winning and dra-
matte successes Of ls1l-l2 the name OF
Bought and Paid For stands pre-
eminent.
Miss Izetta Jewel, leading woman OF
the Poll Players. has purchased a new
five-passenger touring car. 1t was en-
tered in the sOciability run and driven
by Miss Hazel May.
The obviously inspired announcement
that George N. Cohan would be a mem
Der Of the company gamboIing through
the country in the interest Of the Lambs
Club was all right excepting that Mr..
Cohan will not be there. He is not in
fatuated with the Lambs Club.
A. T. Dolan. who plays the diminutive
stable boy in the Columbia production
gagged for the part
The German Ksiserin has declined to
attend n Bayreuth performance Of Par
sifal, on the ground that this Wagner
opera is sacreligious.
George N. Cohan's new play. in which
he will appear next season. is to be
christened Broadway Jones, and there
will be parts, Of course, for his parents,
Jerry J. and Helen N.
'Rismet" has been withdrawn from the
list Of all summer entertainments in
New York, indicating wisely cautious
management, for its expenses are very
heavy and the July nights are apt to
be very hot The play shows a hand
some profit to date.
During James K. Hackett's stock en-
gagement at the Columbia Theater some
years ago, under the management OF
Joe Luckett, when Hackett's famous ro-
mantle plays were revived, the stage d.
rector was Brigham Royce, who has just
Joined the Butterfield Players as stage
director.
winchell Smith, whose most successful
play is The Fortune Hunter" which
will be seen here this week, Is also the
author OF "Brewster's Millions" Bob
by Burnt" and THE Only Son." Mr.
Smith also staged Via Wireless"
The final production in William A.
Brady's spring list will be "A House
Divided to have its p5emier two weeks
hence.
The two companies playing ''Bunty
Pulls the Strings outside Of New York
during the coming summer will have
record to their credit in the fact that
both are to spend the greater part OF
their sine in Canada. The original COM
pany, meanwhile. may remain in New
York until fall
Preparations are being made at the
villa Of one Of her friends at New Ro- |
cheIle for the celebrations shortly Of the
fftieth anniversary Of Mrs. Sol Smiths |
first appearance on the stage. Mrs |
Smith is the. oldest actress still on the |
stage in the United States.
Claiming Pollock is saving and ham,
mering out the fun for Clifton Craw-
ford's next season vehicle, at the play |
wright's summer home, The Monas- |
terry" at Shoreham, Long Island.
In the role OF Sam Graham, the low
able village druggist, in The Fortune !
Hunter" Mark Kent will have opportu-
mites equal to those which he utilized /
to such splendid advantages as Judge |
Pre-tice in ''The Witching Hour" The !
characters are entirely different, how
ever.
Pure comedy. the variety that is
spoken pnaided by the hddles of the
orchestra and 3 couple Of hundred prst.