The Washington herald., 1915-05-16

sources for further endeavor) may be
quoted the case of one young man who.
to appear on the stage for three min
utes. in the appropriate makeup of a
priest, sacrificed a mustache to whose
growing he had devoted three years Of
assiduous culture.
Lusitania and the Thcaters.
All theaterdom in New York has been
shaken, perhaps more than any other
one circle. by the Lusitania disaster.
Three persons well known in theatrical
circles lost their Invertebrates Froh-
man. Charles Klein. and Justus Miles
Forman. Among the saved was Rita
Jolivet. originally a French actress.
but for the past three seasons appear
ing in English-speaking roles in Amer
lean plays. her first appearance here
being in Charles Knoblauch's 'Kismet."
with Otis Skinner.
Charles Frohman is. of course, the
best known of these the country over.
His loss will be widely felt. as he was,
perhaps. the most active of our few
producing managers and the theater
here was largely dependent upon him
TO find acting material for the we'll
known stars who played under his
management. The list includes Maude
Adams. John Drew. Ethel Barrymore.
Billie Burke. William Gillette. Marie
Doro. the SandersonC Ca W thorne- Brian
combination. and lately Ann Murdoch.
His relations to artists in the profess
sion were different from those of any
other manager, for his sympathies
were more with accomplishment on the
stage than with box office receipts. The
difficulties in arranging for the future
of the interests with which he was con-
nected are increased by this very fact.
for the people who worked for him
had confidence in his word. and his
sense of fairness to the extent that few
Of them are under contract. SO that in
this respect he left little that is tangi-
BILE to be counted upon by his success
sors in mana cement. 1t is stated that
he did not even make a will. and il is
the general belief that he was so lavish
in his ventures that when his estate is
settled there will be little left of value
without his personal guidance. Every
where in theatrical circles there is to
be heard only expression of sorrow for
his sudden taking away.
Chatter.
No one is a more conspicuous patron
Of the theater in New York than James
Buchanan Brady, Familiarity known as
Diamond jim" Two philanthropic pro-
jects have been close to his heart. One
was the establishment of a hospital, and
his achievement in this direction has just
been completed. and marked by the OPEN
ing of one he gave to Johns Hopkins in
Baltimore. and the banquet to celebrate
its opening at which he was the guest
Of honor. The other project is in the
way of providing theatrical entertain
ment for the poor in New York and he
Is now working on the practical way of
bringing this about.
Something over 5000 was realized from
the auction sale of theatrical manu-
scripts. pictures, properties. and curios
which had accumulated in Wallack's
Theater during and since the lifetime of
its founder.
German enthusiasm which was to have |
found vent at a benefit performance of |
Die Fledermaus" at the Metropolitan |
last Saturday evening was somewhat re- !
pressed on account of the Lustania dis |
aster. The directors of the house. in |
which the Vanderbilts are represented, |
declined to permit the singing Of "Deut- |
schland ueber Allies and other interpola- |
tons which had been counted upon to |
stir up partisan feeling.
Laurette Taylor gave an unusual EVIL |
dence of wifely devotion when her hus-
bands play, THE Panorama of YOUTH"
was produced at the st. James Theater |
in London. Although she is playing Peg |
O. My Heart" to capacity business at the |
Globe, she closed that theater the first |
night of Mr.. Manners play, so she might |
be among those present at tho premiere. |
In spite OF her interest the play has prov |
ed to be failure.
Every audience in New York this week |
is dotted with the blue uniform of the |
American sailor. In spite of the many |
free entertainments provided for their |
the tackles from the fleet |
have an Independent way of going to see
what they want to see.