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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1906

Page

4

Passing events of week 16 show varied stage fare and Shakespearean interest

The review praises Eronique as pretty and well sung though lightly plotted, notes strong performances by Ruth Vincent, Kitty Gordon, Lena Maitland, and Mlle Solanges storyline, and contrasts with Ben Greet Shakespearean productions at the Belasco Theater. It discusses historical views on stage scenery versus acting and cites references about Shakespearean staging and contrasts past and present techniques.

M. Messinger Paris Messager Mr. Rea Mile Solanges Miss Valli- Valli Belasco Furness Variorum Spedding Theseus Sidney Gee Shakespeare Simon Forman the Grebe Macbeth Banquo Hanquo Globe Theater Henry VII Common Tyveddell Shakspere Red Bus Playhouse Wirkman William Dean Howells Greet Swan Theater Johannes de Witt University Utrecht Benedick

Macbeth on Greet stage drew full houses with unified effort

Fred Schrader notes Greet presents Shakespearean drama with purity of diction, attracting packed audiences and an extra matinee for Macbeth. The company, dedicated to the Bard, emphasizes harmony over individual publicity, enriching the performance despite occasional accent flaws.

Greet Macbeth Fred F. Schrader Mme. Bernhardt Philadelphia

The Embassy Ball in Paris and Washington Comedy

Augustus Thomas presents The Embassy Ball a farce with Daniel Frohman and Lawrence D Orsay. A Washington magazine writer visits Paris causing a bicycle license mix up that becomes a marriage license. English attache, Senator from Oregon, and a web of engagements drive comic misunderstandings. Two scenes occur near Dupont Circle and at the Arlington Hotel with British actor Cyril Mands set to star in Shore Acres in London by the Shuberts.

Augustus Thomas Daniel Frohman Lawrance D'Orsay Paris Washington Parle Bois Boulogne Meerle Oregon Statesman W National Canvital St. Fatershurs Overton St. Petersburg Mortimer Larimer Dupont Circle Arlington Hotel Cyril Mands Nathaniel Berry Shuberts Waldorf Theater London Ufe James A. Herne

Notes of the Stage: Broadway Arts Scene Update

The notes report Harry Woodruff's stage plans, Svengali cast changes at Prisby in Chicago, Fitzsimmer’s return and Julia Herne Maude Fealy casting, and new works by Paula Edwards and John Philip Sousa. It notes Bernhardt, Hitchcock, and Anglin on tours, and multiple casts at Daly's, the Casino Theater, and the Savoy with entries on Miss Civilization, Mizpah, and other productions.

Harry Woodruff Henry Miller Witton Lackayre Svengali Prisby Chicago Bob Fitzsimmer Julia Herne Maude Fealy India David ‘Belas¢o du Garry Paula Edwards Bernard Shaw James Corbett Daly's Casino Theater Thomas Jefferson Nery Rip van Winkle Florida Charles Klein the Lion and the Mouse Metropolitan Opera House Alice Fischer

Ben Greet Shakespeare Season Impresses Washington Readers

The Ben Greet troupe dazzled Washington with four Shakespeare plays rising attendance and praise. Greet praised schools for fostering critical taste and recalled his stage from Elizabethan models. He spoke of Boston and New York crowds, actor Carl Irving, and the value of Shakespeare over flashy modern productions.

Mr. Greet Ceil Benedik

Career of Edmund Burke the Great Irish Statesman

Edmund Burke born in Dublin 1730, educated Trinity College, London exile, wrote Sublime and Beautiful, joined Parliament in 176, champion of common people and oppressed. He married Mary Nugent, praised for honesty and friendships, famed for lively charm and fondness for children and family. Died July 9 in his sixty eighth year.

Edmund Burke Richard Burke Galway Ireland Dublin Trinity College Oliver Goldsmith Trinity London England Haly Rex Chaunesy Olcott Theodore Burt Sayres Oerur Mary Nugent House of Commons Thope Minfa

Congressional Delegation from Texas for Mexicana Opener

The Texas congressional delegation will attend the opening of Mexicana at the Belasco Theater. The event honors Clara Driscoll custodian of the Alamo and author of the operetta's libretto, credited with saving the mission from destruction. Driscoll will be in the audience Monday night.

Belasco Texas Congress Misa Clara Driscoll San Antonio Driscoll

Vanderbilt Cup on Broadway and Motoring Stage Mix

Franklin Fyles reviews a whirlwind week of automobile centered entertainments in New York. The Vanderbilt Cup race spectacle stars Elsie Janis and Barney Oldfield with motorized stage tricks and swift roadway scenery while touring the Vanderbilt Cup plot drives the crowd to laughter amid burlesques of The Girl of the Golden West and Coming Through the Rye. Potential misfires surface in minimal plot and overlong car stunts, yet the show delivers rapid thrills and notable performances from Janis and Oldfield alongside vaudeville acts and European stars.

The Washington Post New York Edpord Pard Hooker Bedford Montana Hobdker Ratia Wiffle Herbert Kelesy Bernard Shaw Broadway Mineola Shayr Heality Barney Oldfieldla Oldfield Vandeville Green Dragon Haasn Abigail Pine Ben-Hur Wiste Janis Vanderbilt Elsie Gerry Society Cecilia Loftus Henry V. Donnelly Otis Harlan Jacques Kruger Aubrey Boucicault Henry Bergman Charles Dickson Barney Oldfield Marjoria Wellington Hotel Martha Washington Hoye Elsie Janis Cautamobile Lew Dockstader Lew Henry V. Esmond Alfred Sutro Richard Harding Davis Channing Pollock James K. Hackett Ellis Jeffries Henry Miller Raymond Hitchcock Golden West Lambs Blanche Bates Bret Harte Edward Abeles California Blanche Malaprop Cirelus Sheridan

Bertha Kalich Captivates Chicago In Maeterlinck Play

Bertha Kalich under Harrison Grey Fiske directs Maeterlinck's Manna Vanna to great Chicago success at Garrick Theater. Critics praise her artistry and stage presence as a rising American star. Boston sees renewed Ibsen interest with Mrs. Fiske's Hedda Gabler at Tremont drawing full houses and extra seating.

Bertha Kalich Chicago Harrison Grey Fiske Maeterlinck Mme. Kalich Garrick Theater Tribune W. H. Hubbard Boston Hedda Gabler

Ada Rehan Wins Her Suit Against Daly Estate

Ada Rehan, resting from a sabbatical season, learned the referee in the Augustin Daly estate case awarded her one fifth of income from Daly’s Theatre in London. The share, originally intended, will exceed $15. Miss Rehan secures full settlement on all other claims, and this was the only open matter in the estate dispute.

Washington New York Boston Edith Wynne Matthison Mr. Greet America Ada Rehan Augustin Daly Daly London Miss Rehan Daly Estate

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