The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

Earle Ross, the leading man in The
Cost Of Living" which will be intro
duced to local playgoers at the Academy
this week. has not been seen here In two
seasons, his last appearances being with
Robert Blossoms where the Trail d.
vides."
The Winning Of Barbara Worth"
comes to the Columbia Theater January
s. and a week later Henry W. Savage
will present Willis Sweatman in his new
play.
In January "The Conspiracy will have
Berlin production at the Duchess The
ater. with the eminent German character
actor, Herr Krakauer, in the role OF
Clavering. the part In which John En-
erson has won such a personal success.
Sam Bernard Is the newest B. r. Keith
headliner. Lima Cavalleri. the grand
opera singer. is on the point Of a con-
tract. Nazimova is still uncertain. and
John Drew derides the idea. But, one by
one, like the sexton, vaudeville gathers
them in"
''The Conspiracy in London this sea-
son is duplicating its New York success
at Charles Frohman's Comedy Theater.
In the third act Of ''The Great Adven-
ture" six cups Of tea are served by Janet
Beecher, who enters and leaves the stage
with teapot supposed 10 be filled with
hot water. The public doesn't suspect
that II really is filled with hot water,
and that real tea Is served. Nh Ames
supplies the very finest OF Russian tea,
and 1t is freshly brewed with water heat
ed on an electric lamp in the wings, and
as most OF the members OF THE Great
Adventure" company are English, they
look forward to that part OF the perform
ance as the best part OF the evening.
The encourage of "Sari." the new Hun
garian operetta production which. as
Henry w. Savage's first new offering Of
this season. will be the attraction at the
National next week, includes two COM
plete orchestraS. One of these Is the
organization which occupies the theater
pit, while the other Is a band OF Tzlgane
or Hungarian gypsy musicians which Is
involved in the action Of the piece.
The FIonzaley Quartet will play the
first of its two concerts of the current
season. under the management Of T. Ar
thur Smith, at the Masonic Auditorium
the afternoon of January 81
tropolis. Mr.. Druce made his first ap-
pearance on this side OF the water with
Weldon Grossmith in the comedy, The
Night of the Party" and scored a dis
tinct individual triumph.
Billy Mcintyre, comedian, with the
FoIlies company, at the burlesque house
this week, Is the son Of James Mcintyre,
Of the weIl-known Mcintyre and Heath
firm
Since his appearance in support Of Nine.
Nazimova, some years ago. John Emer-
son had not acted until last season, when
he created the role OF Clavering in The
Conspiracy" During the interim he was
general stage manager for Charles Froh-
man.
]. Humbird Duffy. the leading tenor OF
the company which Henry W. Savage
will present at the National Theater next
week, scored a tremendous success in
New York in The Rose Maid" Mr.
Duffy is a Washington boy, and very
popular in this city.
Sidney Herbert. of John Drew's COM
pany, was SO long identified with the
portraiture of stage detectives that he
welcomes the change this season to a
different line OF work In an intensely
dramatic scene in Barrie's new play, THE
wil." he enacts an old London clerk,