Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
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figures depicted on the screen speak as
well as move.
The current season at the New Nationa
Theater will close Saturday night, April
% The closing week will be "Mary's
Lamb" with Richard Carrie and a com
pany of eighty players
Marie Doro will go abroad the coming
summer to appear under Charles Froh
mans management In three plays, one
Of them her present seasons success, The
Morals of Marcus
Lulu Chaser. the Merry Widow of Joseph
Weber's burlesque company in New York,
will leave that organization April Is. Next
season she will star in musical comedy
under the management of the ShubertS.
James H Dele has written sketch
for Elita Proctor Otis. and it will soon be
produced in vaudeville. In her support
Ril be Mr.. Doyle and Mary Davis, a west
ern soprano.
1t is reported that Eleanor Robson will
make her second professional visit to Lon
don at the opening of next season in the
Haymarket Theater for eight weeks, be-
ginning in September
Going Some the new comedy of west
ern life. by Paul Armstrong and Rex
Monday night for the first time by the
Lieber company.
Sidney Booth. son of Agnes Booth and
nephew of the late Edwin Booth who has
been starring in The Man on the Box
will open in vaudeville early in May in a
new sketch. Without Persuasion
Phil H. Riley, who is we'll known in the
musical comedy field, is now supporting
James T. Powers In THE Blue Moon. ,
playing British army deserter disguised
as an oriental fakir and juggler.
Cecilia LOTUS has been consulting for
the elaboration of a short vaudeville
sketch into a three-act play. 1t will be
arranged that she can introduce her
limitations without breaking the thread
of the story.
Owing to the destruction of the stage
of the Drury Lane Theater. London, last
Wednesday. Anna Held'S summer en-
gagement in that city, which was to have
begun at the end of her American season,
has been Cancelled
Rehearsals for The Merchant of Ven
ice" to be presented by the pupils at Polk
School Easter week, are progressing WELL
1t is said. and reports to The Star from
very young but enormously experienced
Critic of things theatrical promise an in
tereSting performance.
A report comes from New York that
Louise Dresser. leading woman of The
Girl Behind the Counter and Jack Gard
ner of The Talk OF New York will be
married early in June. Mr.. Gardner was
last seen here in The Belle of Mayfair"
Eugene Walter. the author of paid in
Full" has been asked to accept contracts
from many producers. Last Wednesday
Mr. Walter arranged with Lebler & Co.
to write play for Viola Allen for next
season.
Bickel and Watson. the two chief
comedians of The Follies of 1907 are to
be starred by F. Ziegfeld. jr., next season.
Miss Grace La Rue, another member of
The Folies," is now in line for star
part for next season.
John H. Pratt. the baritone with His
Honor the Mayor" is a protege OF the
late Myron NJ Whitney of Boston, the
famous basso. and under his training Mr..
Pratt won recognition as both singer and
actor.
Edna Wallace Hopper and Charles
Frohman occupied box at the Columbia
Theater Thursday afternoon. They had
come over from Annapolis. where Miss
Hopper played that night. to see Maxine
Llliott in "Myself-Bettina."
Just before sailing for Europe last week
George c. Tyler of Liebler & Co. con-
tracted for a completed play by Henry
Blossom The name of the piece has not
been announced. but it is limited that 1t is
intended for Eleanor Robson's use.
The drill SQUAD with "A Lucky Dog
at the Ma jestic this week. will be glad to
compete with any drill team in Washing
ton during their engagement IN this city.
The team Is made up of twelve young
women who claim to be the champions
OF the country.
The father Of Eugene Hayden. the lead
ing woman OF The Clansman' company.
was a pioneer settler of Topeka and a
leader in the first anti-slavery convention.
1t is purely coincidence that she as
sumes the role of an abolitionist's daugh-
ter in The Clansman.'
1t is contemplated that Elsie Janis will
star next season in a play that gives her
ample opportunity for her splendid imita-
tons In the play Miss Janis will i'm
personate the characters in costume, APP
pearing as the character instead of as the
imitator of the player.
Daniel Frohman and Charles Frohman
have obtained the producing rights of
Paid in Full for all countries except
America. which Wa genhals & Kemper re-
tain. The play will first be produced in
London. with Annie Russell in the princi-
pal role.
Henry W. savage mas engaged EDe n
Backus to play the role of the village
constable and have charge of the stage of
1.-The College Widow when it is first
produced In London. April %. Mr.. Backus
was the stage manager of the original
production.
A newcomer in the cast Of 1.-The Soul
kiss at the New York Theater is Elsa
Ryan. who earlier in the season was lead
ing woman for the late Denis O'Sulivan
IN M2c rec he ~
inally played by Florence Holbrook and
later by Eva Francis.
pear star in new play, and here
in New York at the head of her own COM
pany. She is now appearing with Kyrle
Bellew in The Thief" MIR. Bellew next
year will also have d new play.
Ida Conquest, who will be seen this
week in Eugene Walters The Wolf" was
for several seasons leading woman at the
Empire Theater. New York. and has been
chief support for Richard Mansfield, John
Drew and kyrle Bellew. She created the
leading part in Bernard Shaw's Man
and Superman' in London in 1906
Elsie Janis and her mother, Mrs
Josephine Janis. will remain in Washing
ton tonight TO hear Nine. Gadski at the
New National Accompanied by their
manager they will leave Washington to-
morrow morning for Philadelphia cover
ing the distance in Miss Janis big auto
mobile The Gray Streak"