Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10


1uence of Tammany methods in humbls
homes The first play exploited He'd
Wig fletcher. young German actress.
paris ram ior TIN me f,fSt time playing Ensiisn
Key were Frances Ring Orrin John
son and Sheldon Lewis.
''Springtime" by Booth Harrington
and Harry Leon Wilson. was produced
last week I'm Philadelphia. with Mabel
Taliaferro. for the first time officially
presented as Nell" her new stage
name. in the leading role. The scenery
OF the story is laid at the time OF tho
invasion of New Orleans by the British.
Florence Reed. the daughter of Ro-
land Reed. has been engaged by Wa
genhalS & kemper for the cast OF
Seven Days
on the conclusion of her season in The
Awakening of Helena Richie" she Will
renounce tears and take to comedy.
"A. G. Delameter and William Norris
nave secured the dramatic rights OF
TruXton King" by George Barr Nc
Cutcheon, said to be another ''Grau-
stark"
This season Cecil Spooner, the comedi-
enne, Is 10 be seen in a new play, The
Little Terror a drama OF four acts. by
Amelia Weed Holbrook. Miss Holbrook
first saw the story in a magazine. and
gained the consent OF the author and tho
publishers to elaborate it into a drama
of four ac,s.
Edwin Milton Royle's play of western
life, The Squaw Man comes to the
Academy soon one of the October Of
ferings
Lew Fields has engaged Christie Mac
Donald as leading woman with Andrew
Mack in The Prince of Bohemia" For
no LAG CT m
been studying in Paris.
THE Fourth Estate was produced in
New York last week 1t is the story OF a
young managing editor on the trail OF
big judicial scandal, VINO arranges for its
publication past suppression and then
blows out his brains. The cast includes
Charles A. Stevenson, Charles Waldron,
Pauline Frederick and Alice Fischer.
A theater in Boston is to be named after
Anna Held.
Mile. Dazzle may play the principal role
In a dramatiZation of THE House With
No Address" The story is based upon an
incident similar to one in the dancers
own life.
A New York sporting publication says
that two days after the news Of the dis
covery Of the north pole one manager In
New York received play called Under
North Pole Skies and subsequently got
seven more that had to do with the pole.
Another manager received play in blank
verse about the adventures of two eX-
plorers and Satan in the arctic regions.
while others got scenarios of minstrel
shows and musical farces based on the
same idea.
Miss Helen Avery Hardy is to return to
the stage as Mrs. Bennett in The Lion
and the Mouse Her daughter, Miss
jC m N
same company.
Carrie Reynolds, who has been singing
principal roles in the Aborn operate pro-
auctions, has become a member Of the Nc
In.yre and Heath Company, in the musical
piece In Hayti''
Mildred Holland may go into vaudeville
with a sketch by Una Clayton, called
"Wanted-An Angel" If she does SO she
will remain under the management Of Ed
ward C. White, who has been her man.
ager for the last half dozen years.
About January Maxine Elliott will be
seen at her own theater in New York in
a new play entitled Deborah of Tods."
The author is Mrs. De La Pasture.
Charles Frohman has signed contracts
with Mr.. w. Somerset Vaughan, the
English playwright, that will give him
the English and American rights for his
Smith," which was produced last week
in the Comedy Theater. London. with
Robert Lorraine and Marie Lohr.
Joseph NJ. Weber has purchased the
American rights of the European mu-
steal piece. Alma. Wo Wohnst Du?'
c'Alma, Where Do You LIVER. The
music was composed by Jean Briquet. the
book is by Paul Herne. alma. Wo
Wohnst Du?" is now running in Paris.
Vienna and Berlin. The piece will be
given an elaborate production.
Mr.. William A. Brady has engaged
Janet Beeches. now playing the role OF
the young stepmother in THE Intruder"
at the Bijou Theater, to head company
of her own under his management.
Joseph Coyne and Alexandra Carlisle
are receiving congratulations. many
months after the event, on their mar
riage, which took place as long ago as
December 3 in London, and had remained
a secret till recently. Coyne is the hero
of the record run of The Merry Widow
at Days and Miss Carlisle is now play
ing the leading lady's part in "Arsens
Lupin'' at the Duke of York's.