Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26

CHARLES B. HANFORD IN RICHARD III.
day night at Reading, Pa. His audiences
have been phenomenally large, and the
criticisms exceedingly favorable. He is
now playing THE Tanning of the Shrew,"
in whose success his talented WIFE whose
stage name is Marie Drofnah, has had 50
conspicuous a share.
Mr.. Hanford hopes to make his coming
revival of Richard III his masterpiece as
an actor and a producer. 1t is now, and has
for long time BEEN In active rehearsal,
and will be exploited before the holidays.
Complete new scenic productions of both
Richard III and the Merchant of Venice
have been secured by Mr.. Hanford, and his
personal success may be regarded
sured, as he has never yet failed to win
appreciation as a reader of ShakeSpeare'S
lines. The company. which is spoken of as
the strongest Mr.. Hanford has ever or
ganized includes Frederick Forester Ferd.
Hight, Henry MacRade. p ]. Ford, Robert
Fl. Bontz. George H. Hoffman. NJ. C. Stone.
T. L. Stoddard. Robert Owen, Charles w.
Meakin, George F. Hayes. Caryl Gillin.
Miss Margaret Oswald. Miss Bessie f.
Hight and Miss Helen Raymond.
This tour WILL like the preceding one be
under the management of f. Lawrence
Walker who has been associated with Mr..
Hanford for the past twelve years. The
route will include trip to the Pacific slope
where Mr.. Hanford is a great favorite.
A PLAY OF OLD GEORGETOwN-An
efforts to make opening for Adelaide
Thurston in Paul Wilstachs comedy of old
Georgetown. Polly Primrose" at the local
theaters having failed, the time has been
filled In several adjacent cities on the way
from New York to Norfolk and Richmond.
Miss Thurston will be seen in Cumberland
October 9, Hagerstown October and in
Annapolis October 6. The play is based on
a story of one of the aristoeratic old fam
lilies OF Georgetown forty years ago, and
the scenes are enacted in Primrose Mansion
copy of one of the famous old houses of
the section west of Rock Creek 1t Is full
Of local color and situations and while
Favored with the war, as were all incidents
at the time from which the play dates it is
devoid of uniforms and rattle of musketry.
The tens1ty of the situation between the
two sections is plainly shown, but not by
clap-trap methods. Needless to say the
play would attract especial interest in
Washington, not alone for its local features,
but because of the fact that the author
claims the capital city as his home and was
formerly dramatic critic here Mr.. Will
stach Is coming on from New York to see
Polly Primrose" in Annapolis, and num-
Der of Washington people going over to
have a glimpse Of the new play.
PAULA EDWARDEST TO STAR.-Washing
ton theatergoers will undoubtedly remember
the production made by MessIs Sam Shu-
bert and Nixon Zimmerman of The Rum
Always" late last spring at the Columbia
This firm Of theatrical caterers promise to
Guido even that production in the way Of
scenery and costumes In their new piece.
which is to be presented in Baltimore Mon
day evening for the first time on any stage
After a weeks breakin it will be brought
to the Columbia for an engagement, going
direct from this theater to the Casino The
new piece is from the pen of JackobOWSky
and Paulton, authors Of .'Erminie" and will
serve to Introduce as star Miss Paula Ed
wardes, and is entitled ''Winsome Winnie"
The piece has been Americanized by Messrs
Frederick Ranken and Gustave Kerker The
cast includes besides Miss Edwardes Miss
Helen Redmond, Jobyna Rowland, Isobel
Hall, Kathryn Nelson, Daisy Green Mildred
Kearney, Joseph c. Miron, w. P. Carleton
George K. Fortescue, VIM. e. Philip e.
Lovatt-Fraser and Frank G. Hill.
RETURN OF ''DUBARRY"-Mrs. Leslie
Carter in David Belascos play 'DuBarry''
will be the attraction at the National The
alter two weeks hence. 1t was on the stage
of the National that Mrs. Carter iuitially
made her appearance as Jeanette Vau-
bernier. the milliner girl OF the Rue St
Honore, Paris-that fascinating beauty who
turned the head of world-weal led Louis XIV
and was established as his favorite at the
Versailles court. Since that eventfui first
night of the Belasco piece Mrs. Carter has
achieved the greatest triumphs in her re-