The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

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sDev6n DAyf' Il tie New York oom-.
|pany 1or two. ysaFs. Frsvious 70 that
be Nae WITH lGho Crosmaa In ''ghAm."
and before that was the Jimsie In the
Chicago Paid IN FUR esmpsny.
''First Loss." Lulu 0lhssrs vaudeville
opsrstta. which WIN b sen at ChasSsi
nsxt vssk. u The joint work Of Ray
|mond ". Psck, who wrote the book.
Anatol Friedland. the music. and 1Gsl-
vile Alexander. the lyrics. II was
staeed BY Lester Browne. /
Aftsr her present season in The Real
Thing" Henristta Crossnan win bs seen
In, . repertoire Of classic playa
.-rhs Dinsbas Famiiy'' and TIE funny
characters always in trouble Win the
family upstairs" II announced - IN
early ofrsring At the Academy.
In Hawthorne. o. q. A.. tho new
play that Douglas Fairbanks win make
his washington debut under the Cohaa
4 Harris, banner at the National, Mon
day night. We aEO TO 80 IN Ensiiah
playWf1ght's conception Of an American
adventursf. surely IN Interesting pros
.psct. II the title 10 any criterion. James
Bernad Fagan. the dramatist, 10 . god
son and namesake Of Bernard Shaw.
Aas Ross. who has the role Of viva-
dous French maid In Tho Winning
Widows." coming to the 0Ayety this
week, VIII enter vaudeville in the spring.
having secured bookings for . forty
week tour. s
It IL . weli-known fact that many
grand opera stars have appeared In
Planquetts's "chimes Of Normandy"
but It 10 not generally known that the
famous American actress. Julia NARROW.
made her hrst appearance in . Juvenile |
Pinafore company. and her second ap-
pearance before the public was In the
small part Of Suzanne in the Chimes Of
Normandy" |
Oliver 8. Mssssrott. treasursr Of the
Columbia Thsatsr Company. will &C.
company the Governor OF Maryland onl
tour Of the West. starting Tuesday.
Mr.. Metssrott goes n his omcial capa.
city ~ . member Of . committee Of the
Maryland Legisiature.
Rshsarsals Of The Indiscretion OF
Truth" which comes to the Columbia
Theatsr. November II. are under way at
the Fulton Thsatsr. New York. Nurielj
Starr and Henry Mortimer are In the
cast, and Willard Holcomb and Sam
waliach arc Identified with the manage
ment.
Julia Nay. of the winning Widows"
company. IL one Of Washington's many
contributions to the stage. Miss May
retires at the end Of the present sea-
son. however. to become the wife Of .
Baltimore merchant.
Irene Fenw,ck. thu. charming young |
actress who scored big hit with The
Million" last season. and also won q dis |
tinct Broadway success by her clever |
work in The Brass Bottle" The |
specklsd Band" and particularly In
The Zebra" IL the new leading lady |
whom Cohan q Harris have selected to |
support Douglas Fairbanks in 'Haw-
thorne. U. 8. A.
ErEotti'O LiuiputianS are mites Of men
in sire. but both are old enough to vote |
Maurice Hale. business manager for
Henristta Crosman. II one Of the WASH |
ington colony that has made good In the !
theatrical business. His family still re-
sides here.
Frances Aida, who heads the list Of |
sopranos with the Metropolitan Opera |
House this season, will probably be one |
Of tho November attractions At the Co.
lumbia Theater. Frederick Shipman il |
her concert tour.
Mr.. Milton Aborn. Of the Aborn Opera
Company, began his career a. . singer
and comedian. His hrst notable success
was made in the quaint but dramatic |
character Of Gaspard. the miser. in '"The |
Chimes Of Normandy"
"rhe Country Store" which was in
augurated last Friday at the Lyceuni,
will be continued In the future every
Friday night, when the MANAGEMENT will /
give away hfty presents to the patrons. |
Burton Holmes twentieth season in
viii open At the Columbia |
Theater November II. His subjects will 1
be The West Indies." Panama anA
the Sues Canal" india, from Bombay \
10 Delhi" india, from the Tai to the 4
and "Burmah and ceylon."
Daisy Leon, who will Be heard In the L
role Of 0ermaine in Aborn's big spec II
tscular production Of 'The Chimes Of II
Normandy" claims Washington a. her
nome town, having been born In this
.ity.
Managers Take Notice.