The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

Sir Charles Wyndham, perhaps th'
greatest living authority on old Englisl
comedy. says that George Giddens. nov
playing in Annie Russelrs company, Il
the best Tony Lumpkin the stage ha'
ever seen.
The Woman" David Belascos dra
matte novelty. will follow THE Low
Leash" at the Columbia Thester.
Twelve Chinese dancing girls. the frs
of the sort ever imported from tha
country, were brought over for 'Th'
Daughter of Heaven" the Chinese spec
tacular drama. which will be seen a
the National this week.
Managers Fred G. Berger and Olive
s. Metzerott returned from New Yorl
during the past week with a pocket full
of contracts, calling for plays for pres
entation to. patrons Of the Columbi'
Players when that organization OPEN
its season at the popular F Street house
Thurston. the worlds master magi
clan. who comes to the Academy short
ly. has engaged as a special added at
traction Haga Hands troupe of Arabs
They will be seen in one of the Illusions
called THE Vanishing Dervishes," il
which these whirling sons of the deser
will be made to vanish from the cente
Of well-lighted stage in full view o
the audience.
Nora Bayes will be presented by Lev
Fields as the star of The Sun Dodgers.
described rs being a twin brother T.
The Midnight Sons which comes Il
the Belasco for the week of March 81.
Grace Filkins. Frederick Truesdae
he pF I.ny
Leash company will arrive in Wash
ington about the middle of the week fol
the final rehearsal of the piece, which
opens at the Columbia Theater Easter
Monday.
Annie Russell and Edith wynne Mathe
son were the alternating stars during
the last year of the New Theater Asso'
ciated with them are A. E. Anson. Henry
Eolker and Oswald Yorke, Annie Rus
sells husband
The curtain will rise at the New Ma
tional Theater at o'clock next Thurs
day afternoon on Lillian Russelrs en-
tertainment, which she calls How &c
Live a Hundred Years"
When Forbes Robertson produced The
Passing Of the Third Floor Back" in Lon
don four years ago. he expected that i;
would run six weeks. 1t has come nearer
runrIpg six years.
- b Of Arc" the rev feature in
Ameua Bingnam's vaudeville repertoire
of Big Moments from Great Plays" is
said to have proved the strongest tabloid
drama she has presented in vaudeville
She relieves the tension by playing i
comedy or two in the same bill.
.ish actor, who is now appearing in the
role of the Emperor of China in 1.-The
Dauskaer Of Heaven" is t. make an
extensive lecture tour during the sum-
:Ger. when he will lecture on the Eng
Msh drama. Mr.. Maclcaren is 4 producer
as well as an actor, and has n'ade many
of the most notable productions of the
English stage.
Mr.. Tang Young-Lee. the nephew of
Tang Sho-Yf, the first Premier Of the
new Chinese Republic. freely gave his
services to the Liebler company in con-
nection with its wonderful production
of The Daughter of Heaven which
comes TO the National this week.
As MIR. Giddens has been playing Tony
l,umpkin off and on for thirty years.
II is not strange that his acting of the
role should be remarkable.
Mutt and JEFF that infallible mirth
provoker fashioned after Bud Fisher s
cartoons in the New York American,
will play A return engagement at the
Academy early in April
Gertrude Bondhill will have her most
important role of the year in The Pass
ing of the Third Floor Back at Poll S
this week She plays the Painted Lady.
the part created in the original produc-
ticn by Englands most gifted character
actress, Miss Haidee Wright. Miss
Wright played the maiden aunt in
.Milestones" in the London production.
Helen Hays Brown. the little miss who
has won a host of friends by her work
with the Columbia Players. is already
at work upon a part in which she will
De seen during the coming summer sea-
son OF that company.
Max Pauer. in the few weeks he has
been before the American public, has
been hailed as the successor to Pade-
-ewski.
1t is a mistaken statement that the
Harry Clarke reported to be married to
Nora Bayes is a son of the late Greston
Clarke The son of Mr.. Clarke's wife.
took the name of his steptather. but
the actor himself had no children.
Autumn Hall, the young Pittsburg vio-
liniste, who has entered vaudeville, and
comes to Chases next week. is said by
Emil Paur, the great conductor, to be the
most promising of the violinists in
America to-day.
One outcome of Lillian Russell's pres
ent campaign in the interest of humanity
is the preparation by her of a book on
the subject of health and beauty, which
will be published in the early fall by
McClure's.
James E. Cooper and his wife, Lucia
Cooper, declines to be separated on the
stage When Mr.. Cooper left the Jersey
Lilies this season to become principal
comedian with Beauty, Folly, and
Youth" Mrs Cooper followed him.
comedians who are featured with the
will enter vaudeville at the close of the
regular burlesque season.
"Snobs" one OF the brilliant successes
of the past two seasons. will be presented
Academy the latter part of the month.
This play, from the pen of George
Bronson Howard, will serve to introduce
Shep Camp as star.
Amelia Bingham, Chase's chief Easter
attraction. is supported by Miss Lisle
Leigh Miss Elizabeth Stuart Beresford