Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12

Frohman. A new comedy Is now being
written for her. She will appear both In
New York and London.
.'One OF the Boys a comedy with
music, by Rida Johnson Young. will be
produced. with Miss Lulu CHASER In the
stellar role. Prominent in the cast will
be Arthur Cunningham. Walter Lawrence
and Miss Jobyna Rowland.
William Norris, now playing in The
King of Cadonia," is manager as well
as an actor, and is a member of the pro-
firm has two companies playing Beverly
| of Graustark'' on the road.
1.-The Woman Who Knew a play by
G. n. Barnett of Louisville, KY, Will
have its first hearing In New York
| March Is. Helen Gantley has been en-
| gagged by Messrs. William A. Brady and
| Martin Beck for the leading role.
| The Lottery Man. by Rida Johnson
Young, had a hearing in New York last
week. The idea is fresh, that of young
| man who takes a tip from Bunthorne in
| Patience and offers himself as a prize
in lottery. The cast is headed by Cyril
Scott.
/ John Mason. having played in The
| Witching Hour for three seasons, is
| soon to give up the part of the hypnotic
| gambler to rehearse a new drama IN
which he will star under the management
| of Messrs. Shubert and Harrison Grey
| Fiske.
| Pauline Chase is to return to America,
but not in pink pajamas. She will appear
under Charles Frohmans management IN
New York next year, after having oeen
successful in Paris and London in the
title role of Barrie's Peter Pam
Eleanor Lawson supporting Elsie Fer
guson in such Little Queen" before
becoming an actress was a teacher In an
Indian school in southern California. Miss
Lawson is soon to give play by one OF
her Indian pupils. 1t will be played by
Carlisle students.
The Lyman H. Howe New York Hippo
drome Travel Festival. with entirely new
and startling programs, Will be the at
traction at the Columbia Theater for the
Sunday evenings following Christmas and
New Year The contract was closed dur
ing the past week.
Lillian Russell will present a new play,
The First Night for the first time
on any stage when she opens her en-
gagement at the Broad Street Theater.
Philadelphia, Christmas night. She will
lay THE Widows Might aside for
future consideration.
Eleanor Robson has accepted a play
written by young Kansas college wom-
an. Inc play Is one OF cOilSSS IllS, dHu
is entitled The Filtration Frat Miss
Robson will probably appear N the play
at the end of her present tour in The
Dawn of Tomorrow
An actor named Neil OBren. formerly
with Nat c. Goodwin's company, died
recently, and the similarity of names con-
fused this actors identity with Neil
O'Brien. the burnt-cork comedian, now
with Dockstader. which particular Mi.
n yvfav fc 1n
william Faversham is great believer
in the stock company Idea All the peo-
pie who made a success with him last
season in 1.-The World and His Wife
are with him this year in "Herod.' Mr..
Faversham's intention is to maintain
permanent stock company for repertoire
purposes.
Matheson Lang, an English actor, who
has been playing in the Lyceum Theater,
London. arrived in New York under en-
gagement to act in the New Theater.
wife, has played leading parts in THE
School for Scandal" The Proud Prince,
Romeo and Juliet THE Christian" and
| 1.-The Manxman."
The greatest ambition of Katherine
Kaelred the vampire woman in "A Fool
| There Was" is to play Lady Macbeth.
She played all the other heroines OF
Shakespeare while making a tour OF
England with T. r. Benson. an Oxford
man, the archaeological correctness of
whose classic productions has been COM
pared with that of Beerbofm Tree and
Sir Henry Irving.
"The Arcadians.'' a musical now in its
second year in the Shaftesbury Theater.
London, will have it's first American pro-
duction in the Forrest Theater. Phila-
delphia, December 81. Charles Frohman
has engaged a cast including Connie
Ediss. Julia Sanderson. Ethel Eadman.
Eleanor Pendleton. Frank MOulan, Per-
cival Knight Alan Nude, Alfred Kap-
peler. Lawrence Grant, Stanley Jessup,
H. H. Mayer and Tom Collins.