Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17

Digby Bell VIII be starred in James A.
Hernes old success. Shore Acres"
Ben Greet is said to be planning revival
Of Charles Reade's Masks and Faces"
Creston Clarke is reported to have made
hit this season in his play. THE Ragged
Messenger"
Bert Dasher. the well-known manager
and press agent, died last Monday at q
sanitarium In Indianapolis.
Rehearsals for new play In which Ar.
mold Daily and Frances Ring are to appear
will start tomorrow in New York.
Tyrone Power is to originate the principal
masculine role in Maria Rosa the new
play in which Florence Roberts is to be
starred.
Willard Holcomb is in Washington Civ.
Ing his attention to matters pertaining to
copyright laws which affect enterprises In
which he is interested
1.-THE Little Michus." now running at the
Garden Theater, New York. will close there
next Saturday night and will go on tour
Of the principal cities.
Marie Doro, who is now leading lady for
William Gillette in ''Clarice" was fouS
years ago a mite of a toe dancer with Sam
Bernard In THE Girl from Kays."
Mrs. Sarah Cowell lie Moyne has joined
the Sothern-Marlowe company and made
her first appearance last week in the cast
as the Witch Wittiken In THE Sunken
Bell"
Hans Roberts, the old Carroll Institute
boy, has scored a success with the princi-
pal character in Checkers" This piece has
been on the road for four years and is still
big money maker
Harry N WEIGH, the comedian who has
been appearing in the popular-price houseS
under AL. Woods management died at HE
homo In Maspeth, L. l., last Wednesday.
His widow and son survive him.
May vokes, the eccentric Coincidence, 70
one Of the principals of Frank Daniels new
comedy to be seen here shortly in Tho
Tattooed Man." by Harry B. Smith, A. N.
c. Fowler and Victor Herbert.
e. H. sothern and Julia Marlowe have
postponed their initial performance of Ga.
briel D'Annunzio's play. "The Daughter Of
Jorie," until next month In order that the
author may be present.
1t now looks as IL the Academy of Music
would be ready for opening early in August,
Mr.. William H. Rapley has announced the
beginning OF work Immediately. There are
to be no pillars used in the house, the en-
tire construction being on the cantalever
principle
Plans are now being perfected for the
"Shakespearean festival" which Robert
Mantell will inaugurate in this city during
March 1t Is destined to be the greatest
week Of Shakespeare that has been prd-
vided Washington playgoers for a number
of years.
Chicago's first endowed theater will end
its existence the first of next month. The
experimental season of twenty weeks has
not proved the success which Its promoters
anticipated for It, and the enterprise is to
be abandoned
It was announced last Wednesday night
in New York by the Messrs. Shubert that
the title of Louis Mlann's new musical COM
edy which opened in New York last night.
has been changed from THE Girl From
Vienna" to THE White Hen" 4
Lulu Robinson. a member Of the "Cham-
payne Girl" company, tried to kill herself
in st. Louis last Monday in the union sta
ton by taking poison. because she had been
discharged that day. At last reports she
wan in critical condition.
Postal cards for the selection of plays to
be presented by Robert Mantell and Marie
Booth Russell at the New National Thea
ter have been issued by the theater man
agement. It is the purpose to let the pa
irons Of the house select the Mantell reper-
tory.
Brandon lyman, at one time a star in tho
popular-prce houses, and who has been
working IN David Belascos Office for the
past two years. has written original
Irish play for himself, and will be seen in
1t for the first time at New Haven in
April.
There is in course of translation a
play entitled King Saul" by Paul Heyse,
author of Mary of Magdala-" The piece
has been fully protected in this country,
and 1t Is expected that either Wilton Lack
aye or Robert Mantell will be seen In the
title role.
In the New National Theater house paper.
'Green Room Glimpses" this week, Is re-
q performance
occurred in that play house thirty years
ago. Julian Mitchell. the well-known pro-
duoer. and Ella Wren. mother OF Eugene
Blair. were in the same cast.
A report from New York says that the
tour Of THE County Chairman" win be
brought to a close in a fortnight. and that
Macklyn Arbuckle has already been en-
gagged for q big musical comedy on Broad.
way. Mr.. Arbuckle played the title role OK
"The County Chairman for four years.
Manager Nelson Roberts is soon to exploit
an original extravaganza, entitled Little
and A. Baldwin Sloane. For a sensational
novelty connected with the piece will be q
water ballet within an immense globe. The
invention belongs to an Austrian
Ddwin Milton Royle, the author of Cleo"
submitted his final revision Of that play to
Mrs Leslie Carter and Charles Dillingham;,
her manager. last week. If this version
does not prove acceptable it is understood
that all negotiations between the two will
be at an end
Miss Edith Decker. who was the p-lma
donna In 1.-THE Vanderbilt Cup" the early
part of the season and is now with Anna
Held, has signed contracts with Manager
Ziegfeld, in which, it is stated. that she is
to be starred next season in an original
musical comedy.
AZ soon as the musical play Nelly Neir'
ends Its run in London. Edna NAY, the star.
Vurt1 he In adu yona nv
]. NJ. Barrie. A special cablegram from
London last Wednesday said that Miss May
u to be married to Arthur Lewisohn. the
millionaire copper man, the latter part OF
May.
Mabel Hite, who has been appearing with
Walter Jones in q vaudeville sketch, will
desert the continuous IN few weeks and
take q rest until she Is ready for the new
musical comedy. 1.-THE Right Girl" which u
to DO brought out In Chicago early in April
Miss Hite Is to bs the principal comedienns
OF the company.