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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1906

Page

23

The Little Gray Lady review of Channing Pollock play

A Washington boarding-house set drama analyzed for its attempts at a heroless plot. Anna Gray anchors the story with fidelity to Carlyle and Ruth, while Pollock’s effort to fuse romance and realism leads to inconsistent, melodramatic turns and an overextended third act.

Anna Gray Carlyle Ruth Anna Redemption Division Ruth Sha Washington Carbie Baltimore Pegasus Wble Carolyte Venus Graham Jordan Grahams Weill Othor Adrea Annis Russell Mme du Barry Cleo Patra Innterest Mr Pollock Fred F. Schrader

Little Gray Lady review notes flaws in plotting and character

Fred F. Schrader critiques the maiden play The Little Gray Lady for wavering fidelity to its subject, uneven outcome, and overstrained romantic comedy. Despite clever character painting and moments of humor, the work struggles with inconsistent development and a weak central case for its two leads.

Theatre Gossip From New York Stage Scene

Rumors from New York theatre circles link Haddon Chambers and others abroad with fresh projects. Clara Bloodgood Virginie Harned motor cars Robert Mantel revives Metamora Edwin Forrest ties. John Perugin quits opera for stock brokerage in New York. Dorothy Tennant returns to The College Widow after illness. Margaret Anglin secures The Gold or Butter fly. Digby Bell collapses on stage but continues. Nate Goodwin buys rights to The Germs and the Model for Albany debut. Henry Harris presents The Son of David at Hudson with Edeson headlining. Thorbes Robertson Gertrude Eliott plan American tour. W H Thompson returns to Belasco in Morey Talk. Max Rogers out of Rogers Brothers in Ireland. Rogers the play’s star away ill in New York. Irene Hayward may join local stock company. Mia Fisker’s one-acts showcased by The Rose and The Eyes of the Heart. Dolce features in a triptych with Mrs Fisker’s company.

Mia Fisker Manhattan Theater New York St Agnes Pittsburg John Luther ‘Long

Ethics of the Theater at Carnegie Hall Speech

Mr Otis Skinner addressed the Society for Ethical Culture at Carnegie Hall on theater as moral life art. He argued stage must be moral and that drama may portray vice and virtue while elevating emotion, citing examples from Rip Van Winkle and Samson and Delilah and condemning sensational or pornographic works as false to art.

Otis Bkinner Carnegie Hall New York Society For Ethical Culture Ais Mina Cleopatra Skinner Rip van Winkle Joseph Jefferson Salvini Samson Delllan Samison Jprce Venus Velazquez Ife Abel Trust Felx Adler Shaw

It's All Your Fault Farce at Broadway Savoy Review

Washington Post correspondent reports on the Savoy farce It's All Your Fault. Critics deride overacting and lack of originality while praising Master Pincus's unusual novelty and Herbert Sleath's restrained performance. Other features note Leah Kleschna at the Academy and Candida at the Proctor All-star Company.

Pincus Broadway Forty-second Street Herbert Sleath Edgar Selwyn Louie Crosser Pressey Selwyn Herbert Carr

Coming Attractions At The Academy And Nearby Theaters

The week of April 16 brings Bee Cecelia Shay in Paul Jones at the Majestic while Lotte Williame performs My Tomboy Girl at the Academy in four acts and ten scenes. Otis Skinner headlines The Duel at the National, with Gallops at the Garrick, and Baron's Burlesque Menagerie headlines Easter week at Chase's with a Houdini style jail break and a cast of comedies, operas, and vaudeville acts.

Lotte Williame Charles E. Blaney Academy Scenia Cecelia Shay Paul Jones Majestic Theater Chase's Baron Leodini Houdini Ms Master Herzog Monrose Mack & Lanwrence Katherine Broodgood Thompson Vidocq Thes Cartwells Rice Dinner

The Stage as Life and Morality Through History

A compact reading of quotes on theater from Sophocles to William Winter. Voices compare drama to life and art, noting the stage as truth, education, or moral risk, and debating its power over public taste and virtue.

Sophocles William Woodfail Betterton Anna Dickinson Alan Bougicault Charlotte Cushman William Winter

Immorality on Stage Says Nethersole Quote

The passage argues that labeling a play immoral or dishonest due to imperfect social conditions of its characters defeats drama’s purpose. It asserts truth cannot harm and stage truth can influence for good, quoting Qlganethersole on moral theatre.

Qlga Nethersole

Mrs Tyler to Lead Repertoire Season at Belasco Theater

Ohetty plans to reopen the Columbia Heights home and launch a dramatic repertoire season at the Belasco Theater. Miss Tyler, with R D MacLean, returns from a national tour under David Belasco. Leading man Wilson Melrose and Miss Ann Butterfield join a tall, striking company for high art productions.

Ohetty R. D Shepherd Columbia Heights Belasco Theater Mise Tyler R.D MacLean David Belasco Boston Washington Wilson Melrose Algin Stock Company Pittsburg Tyler Ann Butterfield Edna May Mies Tyler Sepable

Lightning Conductor at the National Theater

Kelcey and Shannon star in The Lightning Conductor at the National Theater tomorrow night. Effie Shannon as Milly Randolph and Herbert Kelcey as John Winston bring a motor voyage through France with a romantic plot, a comic tone, and a dramatic chaperone by Aunt Mary, ending with Winston revealing his identity and a happy conclusion. Regular matinees are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday.

Kelcey Herbert Kelcey National Theater Kebby Buffalo Star Theater Cornell Kelocey Montreal New York Milwaukee Washington Shannon the National Washington Theater Harry B Smith Milly Randolph Effie Shannon France Pepairs John Winston Herbert Kelces Molly Randalph Molly Winston Mary Dieppe Paris Molly Randolph

The Little Gray Lady Continues One Week at Columbia

The Washington comedy The Little Gray Lady by Channing Pollock is extended for another week at the Columbia Theater. Julia Dean stars with Dorothy Donelly in a humorous study of clerks and boarding house life, praised for its local Washington references and broad character work.

Carlyle Venezuela Tobbery Moundsy Ile Anna Roth Graham Priceton Triangle Club Triangle Club Princeton University Belasco Theater Washington Princeton Washington Alumni Association Channing Pollock Columbia Theater Julia Dean Dorothy Donelly Fry New York

Edward Harrigan in Old Lavender at the Majestic Theater

Veteran stage star Edward Harrigan returns to the Majestic for Old Lavender, his farewell after years away, with son William Harrigan as Dick and Thomas J. Fallon as Coggswell. Royce, Barrows Lancaster, and a lineup of vaudeville acts accompany the program including the Macarte Sisters and Bobby Worth. The bill also features Tactics on the Blue and the Gray, a wire act, and motion pictures.

Edward Harrigan Majestic Theater Harrigan Mulligan Guards Old Law Sary Tis Company Wiliam Harrigan Thomas J Fallon Philip Coggswell Fallon Amelia Bingham New ‘York City Harisan Harrisan Ray L. Royce York State Mr Royce Hoyce Chase Royce Washington Barrows-Lancaester Company Macarte Sisters Bobby Worth Gallagher & Barrett Coreie Les Ortaneys

Hauptmanns New Play and Elsie Janis Spotlight

Berlin critic reviews Hauptmanns Und Pippa and mirrors on Elsie Janis. The article outlines Pippas dreamlike arc with Michel, the Crystal carriage, and the tragic limit of beauty. It also profiles Elsie Janis as a leading Broadway star with a storied career and recent fame.

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