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the THEATER., MI'SIC, dancing and stage repar tee to a large extent replaced the problematical solemnity that the stage has lately as sumed. There was only one problem play In our midst, and as usual there did not seem to be any definite an iwer. "The Right to Live" represents a question that so far as this particular work is concerned Is referred to the book ing agents after conference with the box offices. * The Joe Weber show is a gleeful assem blage of things old and new. A singing entertainment must have, in addition to novel iy, a certain amount of good, old reliable material. Such matter Is discreetly and effectually interspersed through the Weber show. A production of this type is not intended to be submit ted to close analysis and any comment in ( that line is of a strictly gratuitous and in-! consequential nature. It merely helps to j make talk. For instance, nobody cares, Rbout the age of the witticism to the ef fect that in addition to being "hard" for e man to lose his wife, it 1* "almost im possible." The practical demonstration > winch occurred on the Belasco stage that It had not outlasted its usefulness Is in- j foresting and its application to the imme diate need of that burlesque was unques tionably useful. One of the bits of dia logue in which Walter Jcnes was engaged concerning money due him by one of the other comedians harks away back to the days when Dan Rice was the premier of t.rnis clowns. The ;um mentioned In those days was $11. "Drop it," says the ring master. "All right," says the clown, "you drop it and I II pick it up. And so on ail libitum, ad infinitum. A bit of panto mime that opens the third act looks like a direct importation from Paris, but some how it weaves harmoniously into the general scheme. And Charles Ross Is one of the most agreeable entertainers that the stage has to offer. Yet he absolutely ! disdains the conventional extravagances of costume and absurdities of speech. There is no guessing musical comedy or travesty, or whatever the management may choose to call this peculiar style of rxtertainment. ? One of the most extraordinary bits of lyric composition heard in some time is Blanche Ring's song, "Yip-l-ade-i-ay." It Is a strange and alluring musical mosaic. It probably had .its origin in an old Lon don thief song beginning "I met a police man on the Strand." and using the re frain, "Luddy, fuddy. ylp-i-uddy-i-ay!" The music is reminiscent of all sorts of things, the rhythm being something like tl at of Gounod's "Funeral March of a Ma rionette." Incidentally the cel:o obligato is tin- Miserere from "Trovatore." The words are made up as far as possible of colloquial expressions which fall lamillar ly yn pleasantly on the modern ear. The Burn total of all this material, as blended under the orchestra leader's adept baton, i.-- a work that is almost irresistible in its wnistling quality. It is said that Miss; King was doubtful about giving the song a piace in her repertoire, which shows, aa jar. O. Bernard Shaw has remarked, t..ai you never can tell. as is the case with almost every per f? rmer who has succeeded of late in pleas ing the public to any exceptional degree. Ring is announced as on? of next season'si stars. Miss Ring is always in j eviuence when there is any opportunity' ?wo*lever tor her to impress heiself on a t.ene. And she always manages to be p.ominent witi.out conveying an impres sion that she is forcing tne situation. Her work shows not only great personal abil ity. out a recognition of the value of not bt.ng lost signt or. She can always be depended on lo take care of herself in a crowd as well as in a monologue. * Miss Hat tie Williams brought to view another comedy written around a title. "Fiufty Rumes ' is one of the plays which dc\ elop a plot atter the name has been | selected. and it must be franKly recorded | mat tne plotsmith lias done good worn, 'ip.ece is as intensely hmgush as it it v.i;? i n the Strand instead of on Penn tj-.^ua avenue, and the National Thea u ?iu nave called Useit a ' T'eater" lor tne sa*e of coiitorniing to the occa sion ana uropp.ng an H. it was an enter taimiieiii ti.at anus to be Joviai ratner man conservative, and as such is oound to meet with a variance oi opinion as to its merits. * The play "The Rignt to Live" might Le ujscrii>ed in miee woros: "creepy, veepy, sieepy." it is one ot the numerous vtu,M recently submitted io public atten tion L>y Jules r-.cKert lioouman. it displays unquestionable literary skill and piciurew tanniully and intelligently types not rre queutly displayed on tne American stage. It is a stuuy ot our own times and peo p.e wi.o ex.st aoout us portra>eU with ui less enn iency man its merits woulu properly claim. Some of the emotional ism ot the performance vaguely suggest ed Airs. Leslie Carter ai the age of eleven. * Anj pla> writer who is> determined to exert himselt to supply the demand for real melodrama unquestionably asserting Itself among the theater goers, shouio stuuy "ilts Terrible bee ret. ' Melmoth, the man monkey, is aoout the most har- j rowing contribution to the ? lootligiits ' since the days of Dr. Jekyll anu .vir. Hyde.! The lUea is so gruesouieiy ..liprestivu that interest survives in the face of act ing which is inadequate. As a matter of u>t, the popular price plays frequently re\eal some lirst-class work, especially in tne villain line, and the expensive prouue .MHis oi melodrama often lind that they nceu the talent wiiich has gained its ex perience in the less pretentious organ dbtions. Melmoth is a reminder that it is naid to bury a strong idea. In the uii.ts oi our patents or grandparents tin re was a writer named Reynolds who attained much notoriety thiough a work called "Mysteries or the Court of Lon don." It was a scandalous and unau thentic production and was promptly ex cluded from every reputable library. He also wrote "Melmoth." His lack of con sideration for greatnoss' caused the bi ographers to fight shy of him and he i? j recognised to a very limited extent, if at all. by the literary encyclopedists. The author himself Is forgotten, but the hor rible creature of his fancy still survives. ! PHILANDER JOHNSON. NOT ALL ROSES IN HER CAREER Annie Russell, who is being starred .his season by Wagenhals & Kemper in John Valentine's comedy.'"The Stronger Sex," romes of theatrical stock, so tlie door of the stage was open to her. Miss Russell's first engagement took place in Montreal*When she was ten years I aid, and was preceded by a heartbreaking | P episode. Rose Ey tinge was playing "Miss Multon" as a counter-attraction to Clara Morris, then in the zenith of her career. Two children were needed in the piece, and when Miss Eytinge ascertained that one of them. "Jeanne," assigned to Miss Annie Russell, had never been on before she was furious. "Do you want to kill the show when so much depends upon it?" she demanded of El A. McDowell, her stage director. The girl. Annie, chanced to overhear the conversation and fell to weeping bit terly. Miss Eytinge noticed her. was touched by the sight of the childish mis ery and allowed her to play the part. Later on Miss Russell appeared in the chorus of a juvenile "Pinafore" produc tion. and was soon promoted to the part of "Josephine." Then she made a big jump?tc the West Indies to look after her small brother Tommy, the "child actor" of the com pany. later on one of the two famous "Fauntleroys" of the company and now a Wall street broker. While with this troupe she was pressed into service to fill a great variety of parts, giving her a good foundation upon which to build her reception. The marriage bells have hard ly ceased ringing, however, when Mary, quite by chance, overhears the man she 1-as just promised to love, cherish and obey calmly stating to a friend that he married her solely for her money. The girl makes no scene, but steels her heart against her husband and takes a most unique method of revenge. Messrs. Wagenhals & Kemper have en gaged a noteworthy cast for Miss Rus sell's support, anions the well known names being Oswald Yorke. Dore David son. Helen Tracy. Alma Kruger. Walter Hitchcock aand William Wadsworth. Elec tion returns, received by special wire, will be? read from the Columbia stage Tuesday night. New National. The cast engaged to appear at the New National this week in "The Lion and the Mouse" will include Oliver Doud Byron and Dorothy Donnelly. Both of these players have been in the leading parts in the Klein play since the initial production. ply a nickname given the principal char acter. Eddy Kdson is his name, but he rarely hears it. He is an orphan with a princely inheritance, the idol of his fel low-students at Yale. A youthful g'ob<> trotter, who is never seen without two mysterious litle pickaninnies tagging si lently at his heels, who carry constantly two mysterious suit cases, the "Candy Kid" has one hobby?the invention of a rapid-fire gun that can be carried in an ordinary suit case. The story of the play is highly sensa tional and takes the audience from the United States to South America. Among the important scenes introduced are the following: Campus grounds at Yaale Uni j play, "Paid in Full," with the original I New York cast: Cyril Scott, in "The Man of the Hour": Cohan & Harris' Big Min strels: Cliauncey Olcott, in a new play; George M. Cohan, in "The Yankee Prince": "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," and Deninan Thompson, in "The Old Homestead." "The Devil." Henry \V. Savage will send the Gard n Theater production of Franz Molnar's play, "The Devil." to the New National Theater for a special engagement next week. Edwin Stevens - and the original New York cast will appear here. "The Mimic World." At the Belasco Theater next week "The Mimic World" will be on view. With this jolly musical play will be seen as a special feature Gertrude Hoffmann, the classic dancer, who created such a furore in New York during the past season. Be night. The supplementary attraction will be Mr and Mrs. Gardner Cra'ie in their latest success, "Pixley's Prodigal Par ents." Other numbers will, be Bessie Wynn, the singing comedienne; Frank Stafford, assisted by Miss Marie Stone, in "A Hunter's Game;" the Kyasyas, Euro pean sensational athletes; Leo Donnelly, the newspaper joker; Paul Florus, the xylophone virtuoso, and "The Marathon Races" by the vitagraph. Vaudeville and Pictures. A program of much merit has been pre pared by Manager Weston at the Ma jestic for this week. One of vaudeville's funniest comedy teams, McGrath & Yoe man appears in a travisty. "The Prima Donna and the Lunatic." Miss McGrath wears some beautiful gowns and Jewelry. La Rose and La Gusta's European nov elty wire act is a much talked of ath letic feat. The talking pictures program is as follows: Thompson and Ray, singing songs of the Earl and the Girl. Dining out song, Eva Tanguay, singing her fa . 1 bit hit in the sunbonnet of "Esmeralda. She followed this with another success in an altogether different "n^he Poetic | role of "Elaine." and then fell ill. Tor some years she remained off the boards, at times close to death's door, and re turned to the stage finally in a weakling play by Sydney Grumby. The New Woman." _ _ I She took the taste of this out of the public's mouth by a triumph both in New York and London with "Sue, and then went into the background once more with "Catherine," from the French. Her real arrival as a popular star was made in the autumn of 1899 at the Lyceum Theater in New York in "Miss Hobbs. a plav written tor John Drew originally, but turned over to Miss Russell, W1*li Charles Richman as her leading man. he having been released from Daly s by Au gustin Daly's death. ! Then, under the management of ( harles Frohman. Miss Russell appeared with great success in "A Royal Pamil>.^ "Mice and Men." ' Brother Jacques. "Major Barbara" and '"The G1rl and tne "Judge." ' . Her sixth Broadway success occurred the season before last, under the manage ment of Wagenhals & Kemper, when she Inaugurated the new Astor 1 heater with a stupendous production of "A Midsum mer Night's Dream." . Last season she traveled in Europe, seeking rest and recreation, and returns to the stage this season in light comedy, much refreshed and invigorated. Coming Attractions* Belasco. At the Belasco Theater this week the attraction will be Sam Bernard in his new piece success, "Nearly a Hero." Mr. Bernard plays the role of Ludwig Knoed ler. a German tailor, who in order to save himself from eviction for unpaid rent is forced to assume the character of a man who has been rescued from drowning and thus to be nearly a hero. According to all reports, Mr. Bernard has seized every opportunity to create whole some laughter, and the author of the piece. Harrv B. Smith, has provided Mr. Bernard with an unusually large number of opportunities. The Shubert.s have provided Mr. Ber nard wtth a first-class supporting com pany. There are three leading women Miss Grace la Ru?'. who within a com paratively short time has won a most astonishing success as an entertainer; Miss Ada Lewis, whose clever work is well known to theater goers, and Miss Neva Aymar, an attractive soubrette with a pleasing voice. Others in the cast are Sam Edwardes. Joseph Miller, Burrell Barbaretto. Phil Ryley, Florence Gerard. Daisy Leon and Daisy Green. The music of "Nearly a Hero" is lively and catchy. There are eighteen numbers. Columbia. After a season of extensive travel in Europe Annie Russell returns to the stage again under the management of the Wagenhals & Kemper Co. in John Valen tine's brilliant comedy, "The Stronger Sex." appearing at the Columbia Thea ter this week. Although the loca'e of "The Stronger Sex" is laid on English soil. Miss Russell will portray an American girl. Her im personation will be tl.at of the daughter of a T^xas catile kivg. who has been sent to England to school. At the home of a friend she meets and falls in love wi'li the Hen. Warren Harrington, who pays her ass'.duous court. She Is married in Eng and the first set of the play reveal i ing smart London society at the wedding Miss Donnelly being the first Shirley Rossmore. The theme of the play treats of a so called "money king" who attacks the reputation of an honest judge because of a decision adverse to the llnancier. The judge is removed from the bench in dis grace and his daughter takes up the tight to protect her father's good name and outwits the powers that would bring ruin to her parent. The story has been termed I "a page from the business and political life of today." Chase's. "At the Country Club" will be a feature of the bill at Chase's this week. Its pro ducer. Jesge I^asky, announces a display of magnificent scenery, genuine Parisian gowns, a group of well groomed lads, catchy music and pretty dances. There are seven songs. George Spink, who com posed "Bill Simmons." is the author of the spactacle and plays the leading role. Mayme Kelso, comedienne, is prominent in the support. The Elinore sisters are said to have the funniest skit they have ever perpetrated. It is called "It Was a Good Show, But " and Kate Elinore dresses a la Salome, with due regard for the proprieties, and May appears as an Tndian squaw, or "squawk." as Kate calls her. Mrs. Marie Schrader's latest one act comedy will be interpreted by Miss Dorothy Turner, an accomplished actress. The regular night prices will prevail at the two performances next Tuesday night, one at 8 p.m.. and the other at 11 p.m. At the two performances at s and 11 o'clock Tuesday evening the election re turns will be read from the stage. Academy. The latest I^eni B. Parker musical ilrama, which comes to the Academy this week, is entitled "The t'andy Kid." and !n u the GUroy & Brltton Company pre sent Mr. Ray Raymond, the singing and dancing comedian. The title role is 'aim 1 f? haR? versity, in New Haven. Conn.; a promi nent hotel In New York city, 7tli avenue and Cathedral parkway entrance to Ca thedral Park. New York; the great dock. East river. New York city; an immense crane in operation, home of the American consulate, Colombia, South America. New Lyceum. Sarn T. Jack's own burlesque company is the show billed to appear at the Ly ceum next week, commencing with a matinee tomorrow. It has for a curtain raiser a musical offering, "The Merry Kiddo and the Widow." Among those taking part in the olio may be mentioned Armstrong and Ashton. Lawrence and Harvey, the Three Musical Svewarts. the Three Armstrongs, Harry Fink and Jo? Emmorson. The entertainment con cludes with a musical extravaganza, "The Merry Widow of Looney Park." Gayety. A* the Gayety Theater next week Har der & Hall present the "Morning Glories in ZuJuland," headed by Mr. Clare Ev ans, the fashion-plate comedian. The feature of the show is said to be the Princess of Darkness, "Babette," in the electric dance of "The Devil," a vision of Satan's gorge. Boston Symphony Orchestra. The first of the five Boston Symphony concert series for this s?ason, will be given next Tuesday afternoon In the New National Theater at the usual hour, 4:30 o'clock. With the exception of t'ne re turn of Prof. Willy Hess to the first desk of the violins, and the coming of a new second concert master?Mr. Noack?the orchestra to all intents and purposes is the same as Dr. Muck left it last spring. Two years ago Washington gave a most cordial greeting to Dr. Muck when he first came to this city, and there is every evidence that this year it will give as cordial a greeting to his successor?Max Fiedler. For his introductory program in Wash ington Mr. Fiedler has chosen that which he used as the introductory program in Boston. It comprises the "I^eonore" overture No. by Beethoven; the Sym phony in C minor No. 1. by Brahms; the love scene trom Richard Strauss" op <ra, "Feuersnot," and the "Tannhauser" over ture. The unfamiliar work on the program is the Strauss op ra. which lasts about eight minutes. The other three are well known. It is a nlnter^sting fact that Ma. Fiedler remarked apropos the "Tann hauser" overture: "Yes, it is old and hackneyed; that I know. But the more I play it the grrater is my admira tion for it and the more I am convinced that it is the sreatest of all Wagner's overtures, barring none, and with the ex ception of the "L^onore" No. the great est of all overtures." Columbia's Booking's. The bookings of the Columbia Thea ter. announced by the management of the house this morning, reveals an interesting list of attractions ior the present sea son. Beginning with Annie Russell this week, and Victor Herbert and Glen Mc Donough's new musical play, "Algeria." n^xt week, the lis. includes Henry Mil ler in "The Great Divide"; Sti ansae's comic opera, "The Waltz Dream." with the iriginal New York cast; Rose Stahl in "The Chorus Lady": Eugene Walter's sides giving: her celebrated dances, "A Vision of Salome," and Mendelssohn's "Spring Song." she will render her Imi tations of great artists on the American stage. "The Mimic World" is just what its name implies?a gorgeous spectacle and a rollicking resume of things the atrical that were the successes of the season of 1008. Burlesques of various plays will be given. Academy Concert. The entertainers selected for the concert at the Academy tonight will include Wal ter Sondhelmer. Master Becker, the boy soprano; the Clark brothers, in a whist ling and imitation act, and Georg; Hel muth with his latest coon songs. Six reels of the latest life-motion pictures will complete the two-hour entertainment. Gayety Tonight. Archie 1,. Shepard will offer a two-and one-lialf-hour program of comedy and j dramatic moving pictures at the. Gayety tonight. In addition to the pictures four vaudeville acts will be presented. Smok ing will be permitted. Popular Concert Series. A series of concerts lias been announced that embraces two present-day essentials; artistic program and reasonable price. T. Arthur Smith will present in a course of recitals Madame Johanna Gadskl. Mr. Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Mr. David Bispham, Miss Leila Livingston Morse, the Flon zaley String Quartet. Miss Katharine Goodson and Mr. Henry Bramsen. A com plete course ticket will be sold for $5. "Algeria." "Algeria," with a wealth of beautiful stage settings and music by Victor Her bert, will be brought to the Columbia Monday night of next week. Among the novelties of the play is the "B!rd of Paradise" ballet, in which the dancers are garbed in costumes that represent the gorgeous plumage of the multi-colored feathered creatures of the tropics. M. Alfred Edel spent two months in Algeria studying the rare tints and combinations of hues that are seen among the deni zens of the forests in the torrid zone, and the "Bird of Paradise" ballet was one of the inspirations he received during the time he spent near the equator. The company includes: Harry Bulger. Giulia Strakosch. William Pruette, George Leon Moore, Harriet Burt. Ernest Lambart. Katherlne Bell, William J. Walsh and Jane Grover. "Wanted by the Police." The play which is to be presented for the first time in this city at the New Academy during the we?k commencing Monday, November 0. is Langdon McCor mick's drama of tcdiy entitled, "Wanted by the Police." The play calls for an exceptionally large cast and th? portrayal of the various roles is said to be in the J hands of competent players. Hypnotis at Chase's. At Chase's next week the program will ' include Pauline, the French hypnotic sa- i vant Tuesday. November 10, at noon j sharp. Pauline will put a man into a hypnotic sleep in the show room next to Chase's Theater, waking him up by men- ' tal command while standing in the mid dle of Pennsylvania avenue the same i * | mous song successes. Daley and Fisher, up-to-date songs, and Baker and Nelson, i in their new waltz song specialty. Some of the notables that will be presented by talking pictures, in addition to the live vaudeville are Alice Lloyd, Julian Rose, ! James J. Morton. Clarice .Vance. Stella Mayhew, ITrixie Friganza, Cherida Simp son and Mabel Hite. Cyclomotocene Pictures. Announcement is mad+> by the manage ment of the Columbia Theater of a series of five Simday evening entertainments, beginning next Sunday evening, Novem ber 8, of the oral and optical illusion known as the Simons Cyelomotocene, the new system of projecting travelogues and scenic lectures. This method of preserv ing historic and entertaining events the world over is said u be the most mar velous application of the moving picture machine yet off red to the public. Not only is the picture presented without the usual flicker, so tiring to the eye, but every sound incident to the scene de picted is faithfully reproduced with as tounding accuracy. The series arranged for the Washington course comprise views of travels throughout Europe and Asia. A popular scale of prices will prevail. "Champagne Girls." The Lyceum's attraction next week wHl be the "Champagne Girls" company. It has two lively burlesques, entitled. "At Gay Coney Island" and "On the Fron tier." Playhouse Paragraphs The only play in New York that was there a season ago is Eugene Walter'* j drama. "Paid in Full." Charles Frohman will produce "Samson" in London, with Arthur Bouchier in the leading part. Herbert Kelcey, Charles Dalton and Ef tle Shannon are doing prosperous busi ness in Texas with "The Thief." A new drama, produced by a western company, has the title of "The Sweetest Girl of All." Carl Pohlig, the conductor of the Phil adelphia Orchestra, lias composed an original comic opera. The author of the book is Charles Augustus Davis. Signor Antonio de Novell! has been en gaged as musical director for "Peggy Machree." in which Joseph O'Mara is to star. Francis' Wilson, who begins his season in New Rochelle next Thursday night, in ! "When Knights Were Bold.' will have) Edna Bruns as his leading woman. The new drama by E. B. Tilton, in which Mary Mannering is shortly to ap I>enr. has been changed from "M-mory and Tomorrow'.* to "His Brother's Wife." Thomas K. Shea is having Channing Pollock's play, "The Great Adventurer." condensed into a one-act drama. Mr. Shea has won fame in the role cf Napo leon. Mrs. Sciirader. the author o.* "The Band box." which will be played at Phase's this week, will witness its premiere tomorrow night. She has written another novelty, "Wanted a Prima Donna." * One of the principal roles in Paul Arm strong's new racing play, "Blue Grass," will be a real racing horse Sailor Boy. Five other nice horses will he in the piece. Patrons of Benninu last fall will easily recall Sailor Boy. that swerved to the outer rail on the turn for home and then only lost by a neck. Leo Donnelly, who is doing a monologue act in vaudeville, was at one time police reporter on the Chicago Tribune. All hi* stories are "taken from life" and most of them are experiences of his own. One of the leading comedians of the Casino review "The Mimic World." is Will West, who burlesques Otis Skinner. Mr. West was last seen here with "Ti e Little Cherub." George M. Cohan will fulfill all contract obligations now outstanding, produce a new musical play. "The Christmas Doll." for his sister Josephine, and then retire from "the stage for a year's rest. "The Happy Marriage" is to be pro duced in New York, with Doris Keane in the leading role. It will be p:oduced also in London with Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore in the principal parts. David Warfield was cordially received in the far west, especially in his native city of San Francisco, where he has not appeared for some years. He is using a repertoire of his successes. For the production of the "Newlyweds and Their Baby" Bratton and Lefler have engaged Flavia Arcaro and Nellie V. Nichols. Miss Arcaro will play Gwendo lyn and Miss Nichols Dolly Jolly. Henry Woodruff, who lias been starring for two seasons in "Brown of Harvard." will make his vaudeville debut tomor row night in one of the New York thea ters managed by Mr. William Morris. The title of the new play by Misses Pauline Phelps and Marlon Short, which Messrs. Klaw &. Erlanger will produce this month, has been changed from "A Mountain Boy" to "A Kentucky Boy." Amelia Bingham has added the murder scene from "La Tosca" to her vaudeville act. "Great Scenes from Great Plays." Miss Bingham has scored a substantial success on th? "two-a-day" stage. Gertie Miller, now appearing in "The Girls of Gottenberg." in the Knicker bocker Theater. New York, will return to London next March to create the role of a shop girl in a new musical comedy production to be produced at that time. Getting a divorce just two weeks aeo, Ethel Hart Jackson Zimmerman, the orig inal Merry Widow, was married again last Monday in Philadelphia to Benoni Lockwood, her attorney in the suit against her former husband. * The tour of the Rogers Brothers com pany presenting Max Rogers will be re sumed tomorrow night at York. Pa. Mr. Kane, the actor who took Gus Rogers' place just previous to his fatal illness, will play opposite to Max. Minnie Palmer is to make her vaude ville debut tomorrow in Philadelphia? that is, her vaudeville debut in this coun try. Her vehicle is "A Woman's Curi osity." by J. M. Barrie. Allison Skip worth is to assist her in the sketch. "Buster Brown." with Master Reed a? Buster. Edwin Lamar, the English ani mal impersonator, as Tige. and Harold West as Mary Jane, will be one of the November attractions at the New Acad emy. Anna Laughlln, the dainty little come dienne whose work in a number of musi cal productions is recalled, has resigned from the company that is supporting Eddie Foy in "Mr. Hamlet of Broadway." Miss Laughlln left the company last night. John Drew, according to the plans an nounced for him. will play in "Jack Straw" for one year. Next season he will have a new modern comedy, and the season after that he will appear in the old classic comedies and a Shake speare revival. Another play dealing with international marriages Is "The Other Side." by Har rison Rhodes, author of "The Gentleman from Mississippi." It deals with the in ternational marriage from the standpoint of the European nobility. It will be produced by William A. Brady. A play by a newspaper man, called "Everywoman," has been accepted by Miss Mary Mannering, who will appear in it. The idea, the author says, was suggested to him by the old morality play, "Everyman," but the play is mod ern, one of the scenes being New Year night on Broadway. Richard Harding Davis' "Th? Dic tator" is to be made into a musical play for Seymour Hicks. "The Dictator" is almost as well known' in London as in this country, for the farce scored a suc cess there with Willie Collier in the tL.e role. The usual chorus will be absent from the production. Manager Dillingham has found the play "The Merrymakers," adapted from the French by George V. Hobart, not suitable for William Rock and Maude Fulton, and the pair will continue in vaudeville until next Mafrch. by which time another musical comedy will prob ably be discovered for them. Because of the exceptional vtx-al strain incident to the prima donna role in "Al geria," Frank McKee has engaged Helen Noldi to alternate with Giulia Strakosch in that important role. Miss Noldi ha? appeared at the head of her own com pany in former seasons and was at one time a member of the Metropolitan force?. Rose Stahl has discovered fiat happi ness Is the only really satisfying and en during thing in the world. She is quoted as saying "The older I grow the more I am convinced that happiness is to be got ten in but one way. and that is by being able to contribute to the happiness ot others." Lillian Kemble, who has played the heroine of "The Man of the Hour" for the past two years, is an actress by he redity. Her father was a stage manager of the German performances given at the Irving Place Theater, in N w .York, iVhen Conried was in control. As a stock ac tress Miss Kemble has played over '-XM leading parts. * Julia Marlowe has renewed her con tract with the Shuberts, and her admirers will be glad to know that she is going back to the Shakespearean drama. Dur ing the season she will appear in "Romeo and Juliet," "As You Like It." "Twelfth Night" and "Much Ado About Nothing." White Whittesley is to be her leading man. and she will l?e supported by a com pany of actors capable of producing the Shakespearean drama. In th? spring Miss Marlowe will appear in new plays. Italian grand opera at truly popular prices will be a Belasao Theater offering early next month. The organization num bers one hundred and fifty people with a repertoire of twenty-four operas. Some of the principals are Mrae. Helene Tracr Miss Julia Allen. Mme. Rose Duce-Merola Mile. Georgle Strauss. M le. Mut'.lda Bossi, Miles. Lucile Davis and Diamond Don ner. M. Eugenie Torre. M. Nunzio Bar!, M A. Pacini, G. Zara, G. Gravina, M. Oteri and V. Frascoua. The conductors are Gaetano Merola and A. Fornari. W. Somerset Maugham, author of "Lady Frederick" and " Jack Straw." is due to deliver a new play for Miss Marie Tempest on his arrival in London. The play was contracted tor last summer be foie Miss Tempest achieved her great success in "Mrs. Dot." which she is still playing at the Comedy Theater, London. Mr. Frohman therefore has notified the playwright that, although he will be glad to receive the manuscript, he cannot pro duce it for some time. Tiiis is the first setback that the prolifi" Mr. Maugham lias met with since he began to provide plays for the principal theater* ot Lon don and New York, ? c V