The Washington times., 1913-11-23
DRAMATIC NOTES.

The present tour of Sousa and his
band is his twenty-second American
season, and The leader says he has no
idea of retiring.
aDeH1nari Thompson "old Home
stead is acknowledged to be one OF
the most perfect entertainments of its
kind ever presented on the American
stage.
Rich McAllister, at the burlesque
house this week. will fill an engage
nnent with the Empire Theater, of Lon-
don, following the close of his pres
ent engagement in thus country.
The Win.'' part of the double bill in
which John Drew comes to the New
National soon, shows three epochs in
mans life. and is said to be one of
come from the prolific pen of ]. NJ.
Barrie.
Leopold Stokoski, conductor of the
Philadelphia orchestra, has made it a
practice for a number Of years to con-
duct from memory, and there will be
no music on his stand when he leads
his orchestra in the concert at the
New National Theater.
William s. Clark, whose Vanity
Fair is billed for this week at the
Gayetv Theater, is we'll known in
Washington, having been for. many
years associated with burlesqse in this
city prior to his present engagement.
Al one time he was manager Of the
Gayety Theater, OF this city.
Girard. Pa. lays claim to the title
of birthplace of Denman Thompson,
but il was in the little town of West
SwanZey. y. H.. that he spent his boy
hood days. and there are located the
scenes and characters in Tie Old
Homestead SwanZey was also the
.home of the grand old man and was
for generation.
Lasky, the vaudeville producer, turns
to the ranks OF burlesque for many
of the young women in his Choruses. He
Is not always able to lure the young
women from burlesque. however. Anna
Grant, of the Vanity Fair Company, at
the Gayetv this week, refused to leave
her present position for place in a
late Lasky vaudeville piece In
Wrong,
Basil S. Foster. who plays "Bingo'
with Julia SandersOn, in The Sunshine
Girl" at the National. created this role
in the original production of the mu-
steal comedy at the Gayety Theater in
London. The role OF Schiump. now
played by Joe Cawthorn, was created
by Edmund Payne. in London. and
Phyliss Dare played the title role which
Miss Sanderson will enact at the Ma
'tional;
Cecil Raleigh. who wrote the book
of The Sunshine Girl" in which Julia
Sanders0n comes to the National to-
morrow night, is better known ~ a
writer of melodFama on a large scale
In I7Iis country. The Sporting Ouch
ess.' The Great Ruby and Hearts
Are Trumps.' Of his plays have been
produced Mr. Raleigh writes many of
the Christmas pantOmimes which are
a feature "f me London season.
Miss Helene Lackaye. a former resi-
dent in this city. is sure 10 be COrdi-
allv welcomed On her return as Iignt.
in the production Of The Blue Bird"
Since she was here before. Miss Lac
kaye has Won successes in very diff
frreu; rnle--that Of the sprightlv Sister
Fanny in Bought and Paid For. Few
actresses there are that can alternate
20 aFreeably between part Of majesty
and sweetns - such a. Llg.t. and the
viYacious nonsense Of the rDmedienne
After the present tour Masterlinck 5.
The Blue Bird.'' will not be shown
IN this country except. possibly as i is
in Lond0n-a yearly metropolitan re-
viva for the holidays. TIE Nov Thea
ter. New York. production Of the y a.
rs to be shipped next spring bv the
Shuberts to australia, and y ia probable
that some Of the principals EEeTI8E q" lli
70 to the AntIDodes for the :tryt HsF-
traliasiau spectacular ghDT .ng 81 'ae
fantaST.