The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
NOTES OF THE STAGE

and Cracow, fell a victim to treachery.
suffered Imprisonment and the confisca-
til Of his estates.
Izetta Jewel leading woman Of the Poll
Players, is home-loving gentlewoman.
Accompanied by her mother and sister
she has taken furnished apartment and
has gone regularly to housekeeping.
willard Robertson viii Join the Colum-
bia Players early in May Immediately
following the closing Of the season Of
Charlotte Walkers company IN The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
Al Reeves the burlesque star who is
soon to be seen in Washington, is the
originator of the petition to allow actors
to vote without returning to their homes
His argument Is that the present election
laws are virtually class legislation, as
they prohibit the actor, whose duties call
him away from home, from exercising
the right OF suffrage.
The headIIner at the Majestic this week.
Angeles Fascinating Models" is the
greatest triumphant success OF NJ. An
gelo, who was recently with the Metro
politan Museum Of Fine Arts, and who
personally supsrintends this artistic tri-
umph.
The total advance sale for the two
weeks engagement OF Robert Mantell in
Shakespeare plays at the Garrick Thea
ter, Chicago, exceeded 500, more than
half of this amount having been sub
scribed by educational institutions in the
city proper and surrounding places Mr..
Mantell has enjoyed a season remarkable
for its appreciation and prosperity.
Baby Edna -Koontz, who SO delight
fully played the part of Little Hal in
the Columbia's production Of THE Squaw
Man" last week, had never before been
upon the stage. Arthur Richie is being
congratulated on his md.
In an interview last night S. E. Poll
said that the company he will introduce
to Washington tomorrow night is the
most splendid aggregation Of players I'M
der his control Add to this plays that
have been the greatest Broadway hits.
and success is assured. -
A real battle ship Is to be represented
on the stage Of the Gayety this week.
1t is the first that has formed a part of
a burlesque stage setting.
Stanley James is the latest recruit to
the COLUMBIA flayerB DdSeDau team.
He is 10 play first base.
''Nobody's widow" the splendid COM
edy success Of David Belasco, in which
the Poll Players will inaugurate their
Washington career this week, will be
produced with all its original embellish-
ments.
Not content with establishing stock
companies of their own and furnishing
the backbone of other organizations, the
graduates of the Columbia Players are
entering tie lecture field. Joseph c.
Hazelton is the latest one to seek new
fields. He has completed an extensive
collection of slides and motion pictures
of the Nations Capital with which he
will illustrate lecture on See WASH
ington First" He has been booked for
an extensive tour o; the West.
The title of Henry Kistemaeckers' play,
La Flambee," to be produced in this
country next season by Charles Frohman
as The Spy" has no equivalent in Eng
lish. Literally. La FIambee" is any
domestic vessel whose surface has been
dampened with alcohol and set fire: such
process of cleansing is known among
the French as fiambee. Mr.. Kistemaeck- |
ers applies the idea to his play in the |
story OF wife SO neglected for years |
by very patriotic, idealstic, almost
fanatical husband that she Is about to 4
yield herself to the attentions of the
minister OF war. But on the very edge