Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

George Archibald and Ethel Wright. Re
hearsals have begun and the production
will be made next month.
Going Some" a farce by Paul ARM
strong and Rex Beach. has been sold to
for the first time at Waterbury. Conn. to-
morrow night. The piece was originally
intended for Willie Collier. but the con
tinued success of Caught In the Rain"
prevented his using 1t. In tho cast of
Howard Estabrooke. Agnes Palmer, Car.
RE Reynolds and Mollie Brady.
Margaret Anglin has revised her plans
for the season. Mr.. Williamson, the Aus
for tour Of twenty weeks in that coun-
try. to begin shortly. but as there was
such a demand for her here he courteous
ly released her. She will rejoin ''The
Great Divide and continue in that at
traction until the middle OF May. Then
she will proceed to Australia to begin
her delayed engagement in Sydney.
Nine Nazimova pronounces her name
'Na-zee-mo-va" with the accent on the
second syllable.
Elsie Janis, tho nineteen-year-old star
Of THE Hoyden." owns a $12.O house
In the suburbs Of Columbus, Ohio.
Beatrice Priest. former member Of the
Aborn Opera Company, is now one of tue
drummer girls in THE Follies of 19U7"
Miss Priest will return to Washington for
the summer opera season.
There will be but four more issues this
season Of the New National Theater's
little weekly. Greenroom Glimpses." The
paper will be continued next season with
a subscription list of 1900.
Donald Gallaher, boy actor. who has
appeared in the support of such noted
players as Sol Smith. Russell, Maxine FL
lott and Annie Russell, created his tenth
role at the New National Theater yes
terday afternoon. appearing as Nicodemus
In Nurse Marjorie"
Clarence Jacobson. business manager Of
the Washington Base Ball Club. Is prov
ing as successful in handling the knights
Of the diamond as In the selling Of thea
ter tickets at the New National. Mr..
Jacobson will return to Washington in
time for the opening Of the summer opera
season.
Tyrone Power is later on this season or
early next fall to be given an opportunity
to appear as Macbeth. This has been his
one big Shakespearean ambition for many
years and Henry Miller has decided to
make production for him, in which case
Macbeth.
1.-The Winter Feast" play by Charles
Ram Kennedy, author of THE Servant
Miller. Its scenes are laid in Iceland in
the early part Of the eleventh century,
and the Icelandic homestead which Is re-
produced is just such dwelling as Bjorn
Herjulfson might have left behind him
when he sailed on his eventful pre-Colum-
bian voyage Of discovery to America. In
deed. there are echoes Of that Lruise to
Vinland in the play itself.
There are five ladies in John Drew's
widely known are we'll founded. Miss
Billie Burke has made a deep impress
sion by her beauty and artistic work:
Miss Dorothy Tenant created and played
ow;" Miss Ida Greeley Smith is grand
daughter Of Horace Greeley, and Mrs.
Kate Pattison Selten and Miss Hope
Latham are well established actresses,
who have supported some OF the greatest
stars on the American stage.
Mrs Jacques Martin, who is with the
Nine. Nazimova company and plays the
part Of Aunt Julia in ''Hedda Gabler."
has spent much time in Washington with
her sister, Miss Ford.
It is announced that the opening bill
for the summer opera season at the new
National will be Carmen" with Edith
Bradford in the title role. The next opera
will be the metropolitan success. "Contes
d'Hoffman." sung for the first time In
English this winter by the Aborn COM
pany, under the title of "Hoffman's Love
Stories" A number of other operas not
heard here last season are also listed
Bailey W. Peacock. night Waterman at
the New National, fell and broke his
wrist one night last week while wandering
through the dark coulisses Of the theater.
Genuine enthusiasm was aroused at
amateur night In the New Lyceum
Friday. when q young Italian. Tony"
Leoncavallo, gave a remarkable perform
ance of roller skating, though he has but
one leg. The boy used a crutch during
part Of his act. but later discarded 1t and
turned handsprings and somersaults.
alishting squarely on his skate. Specta-
tors began throwing coins to him-quar-
tiers and half-dollars-and some of the
performers who had come out to the
front Of the house Joined in, the chorus
girls swelling the silver shower with
dimes The boy must have gathered in
more than SO In change. and besides
that he won the first prize-and everybody
was glad of 1t.
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