Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

engagement Mrs Potter and her daughter
Fiji were reconciled after being parted
for several years, friends of both bringing
them together.
The Vampire by Edgar Allan Wooif
AMI George Sylvester Viereck, opened in
Bridgeport. Conn.,, December 10
The plot of William J. Huri5uts new
play. THE Writing on the WALL Is based
on the tenement holdings of Trinity par
fish. New York.
record at the Columbia Theater last week.
the house being sold out at nearly every
performance.
pear in concert February q, will be sur
rounded by her own company of Euro
pean artists.
new play. THE Goddess of Reason, In
Philadelphia. will come to Washington
before the month Is out.
De Wolf Hopper will abandon musical
comedy at the end of this season TO re-
enter straight comedy. He has already
begun to search for suitable play.
George All. the animal impersonator
has gone to London to create the part
of Dick Whittingtons cat in the big
pantomme produced by Arthur Collins.
Laura Nelson Hail. who will be seen
in the support OF Frances Starr In THE
Easiest Way" has been leading woman
of note for several seasons. She orig
: mated the principal role in Girls
Anna Laughin. singing Coincidence.
often conspicuous in Broadway musical
concoctions has been on the stage all
her life, beginning with children's parts
In support of Helen Blythe after she left
Days Theater.
Harrison Grey Fiske has acquired for
Mrs. Fiske. from Hauptmann and the
Rosenfeld brothers OF Berlin, the Amer
ican rights to "Hannele." 1t is Mr.
Fiske's intention to produce the work in
New York next season.
or the five walters that Lew Fields re-
HearseS in 1.-The Girl Behind the Counter
three are manufactured according to the
laws of stage makeup, while the dwarf
and the fat boy are finds of Mr.
Fields. who is ever on the lookout for
types.
Following the Nethersole engagement at
the Columbia Theater the bookings of
that house for the next month include
Chauncey Olcott In Ragged Robin" Dem
Rose Stahl in The Chorus Lady
Manager Fred Berger has recently
placed in his private office at the Co
Iumbia Theater a frame of old playbills
that have attracted such marked atten-
ton that he is contemplating a special
exhibit of his interesting collection.
Joseph II. Howard and Mabel Barrison
have dissolved their theatrical relations
for the present. and the former is in
vaudeville anu the latter in a new pro-
duction. The Blue Moon Anna Laugh
lin is now associated with Mr.. Howard
in the latter's musical novelty MY
Big Sisters Beau"
Clare Armstrong, with the Capt Clay
Of Missouri company at the Academy
Theater. expects to make her final bow
to the stage in Washington at the close
of David Higgins engagement here Miss
Armstrong is interested in a New Jersey
hotel exclusively for women. and is leav-
ing to take the management Of the en-
terprise.
William Sampson, who will be seen in
the support Of Miss Frances Starr in
The Easiest Way" at the Belasco Thea
ter. is the character actor whose por-
trayal of the role of the old SPORT in
THE Witching Hour" allowed him fire.
auently to share applause with John
Mason during the plays long run in New
York.
Edmond Rostand's new play, "Chanti-
cleer, Will be produced In Paris In
March. It has hundred characters, all
being animals or birds. and Coquelin will
play the -art of cock. while Jean CO.
quelin will play that of a dog. Mr.. CO.
euelin says the play Is better than "Cy-
1ano," his own role. combining the hui
morous, the sentimental and the tragic.
Monday. January Is. Edwin Childs Car
Mo Of
leans" will be given it's first performance
in New York city by William Faversham
and his company. The piece was given a
trial in Chicago last summer by Mr.. Fa-
yersham and proved satisfactory. This
play was the winner in the contest inau-
gurated by the dramatic department of the
New York Globe more than year ago.
George Broadhurst's latest play. IAN
International Marriage" was produced
for the first time at Weber's Theater.
New York, last Monday. the story Of the
royal duke, who falls in love with the
political prominence. strongly suggesting,
1t is said. the Abruzzi-Elkins affair Joe
Weber's burlesoue company will replace
ii tomorrow night.
George Beban is to be starred by Cohan
& Harris next season and his vehicle will
probably be THE Barrier" Though 1t
first intended to dramatic the Rex
Beach story into a two-star play for Guy
Standing and Theodore Roberts. it has
been decided to make the French come
dian the feature Of the piece. This makes
the piece valuable for character actor
Ike Beban.
Coincident with the appearance of
Viola Allen in THE White Sister," the
latter part of this month in New York,
there will be celebrated the return to the
stage of Minna Gale Haines. Mrs.
Haines has not been before the public
professionally for more than ten years,
although at one time, as leading woman
for Lawrence Barrett and other distin-
gushed actors, and as star on her own
account. she was one of the foremost &C
tresses in the classic drama.
Charles Frohman has effected an ar
rangement with j. NJ. Barrie whereby the
comedy. What Every Woman Knows
now being presented at the Empire Thea
ter. New York. by Maude Adams and her
company. will be played in English In
Paris, Berlin and Vienna. These perform
ances will be given to facilitate the adapt
alton of the play into the French and
German languages. Mr.. Barries latest
play will be the chief vehicle for the con-
tinental tour to be inaugurated by Mr..
Frohman in February.