Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

point hundreds came from Omaha across
the river, and the same method was fol-
lowed this time
PRINCE KARL is POPULAR-The
continued popularity of Prince Karl" GER
tainly furnishes something of a record. This
play, by Archibald Clavering Gunter, was
first produced in 1856, with Richard Mans
field in the title role. Mansfield was not
then a star, but the comedy served to ad-
vance him UNNECESSARILY toward stellar
honors. The play had a remarkably sue
cessful at the old Madison Square
Theater and has since then been one of the
most valuable features of Mansfelds roper
toire. Mr.. Gunter, the author, made a small
fortune out of the play, which he first pro-
duced in partnership with the late Frank
Sanger He was not satisfied to get only
royalties, but wanted so per cent of the
profits in the bargain. 1t IS very rare that
author thinks so well of his play that he
is willing to assume the financial risk of
mana gement, but Mr. GunterS confidence
in Prince Karl was certainly justified.
Since the play released for other stars
besides Mansfield 1t has been played all
over the country with unvarying success. 1t
has been given In England and has been
translated into five other languages.
Edwin Arden, who plays the ltle role at
the Belasco Theater tomorrow night, has
given prince Karl in fourteen different
cities where he has played stock engage
ments, and he says it is one of the most
popular plays in which he ever appeared.
Several summers ago ne played Prince
Karl in Washington with such great sue
cess that since his return to Washington
this spring he has had over sixty letters
from different admirers asking that he
present Prince Karl once more. 1t was
partly because of these requests and part
ly because he has found the play such
great drawing card, that he has decided to
produce Prince Karl all this week at the
BelascO Theater.
IN THE FOREST OF ARDEN.-A little
supper something out of the ordinary has
been planned by Edwin Arden for next
Tuesday night, after the formal opening
of the Belasco Theater roof garden, which
Manager L. Stoddard Taylor has so ap-
propriately christened The Forest of Ar
den This will be little feast for some
specially invited guests. spread amid the
trees of the Forest of Arden, when Mr..
Arden will be host for about forty theatre
cal people now playing in Washington, in
Guiding all the members of his company
now appearing at the Belasco Theater.
Other invited guests include Wilton Lack
aye, Charlotte Walker, Hilda Spong. Jo-
seph E. Luckett. William H. Rapley, p. B.
Chase, George rockingham, Huntington
May and Estele Wentworth. The roof gar
zen will be formally opened to the public
during the intermissons of prince Karl,
the current offering at the Belasco, but af-
ter the play is finished the roof garden will
be reserved especially for the invited guests.
The supper will be served promptly at mid
night. and unless the weather conditions
are unfavorable 1t will be unique little
affair among the trees of the Forest of
Arden, away up in the air.
A COLUMBIN ACQUISITION-Malco
Duncan, of the best known juvenile
men in the country will join the Columbia
Theater Company June 10. He has been
associated with the stage eight years,
during half of which period he has
been seen in successive stock engage
ments at the Columbia, having been
there during the past three summers
and proven himself a favorite in more
than twenty-five different characterize
tons Endowed with attractive per-
sonality, he is the type of player VINO be-
lieves that stage success comes permanent
ly only to those who work He began his
stage career with threa years apprentice
ship with Richard Mansfield in the latters
productions of "Cyrano," Henry V" and
the regular Mansfield repertoire. lmme-
dately after that he was leading man for
Gertrude Coghlan for her starring tour IN
| juvenile leads with Amelia Bingham In her