Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

duced by Charles Frohman two years
ago in London, where 1t ran an entire
year.
Manager Fred Berger of the Columbia
Theater is happy In the prospective re-
turn home of Mrs. Berger, their son hav-
ing fully recovered from his recent i'll
ness.
Peter PAN will be revived in London
for the Christmas holidays with Pauline
chase in the title role. The actress will
he seen in a new play next season in this
country.
Gustave Amberg will produce in Berlin
and Vienna this season Eugenes Wal
ters plays, Paid in Full" The Easiest
Way and 1.-The Wolf" Mr.. Walter will
stage them.
The Monday night performance OF The
Climax at the Columbia Theater will be
q benefit for the Georgetown University
Hospital The funds will be applied TO
the nurses home.
member of the cast of The Heights.
in which Mr. Frank keenan, Is to star,
will be his youngest daughter IIilda, who
viii Their make her first performance
upon the stage.
Robert Davis author of The Fam
fly" which Henry Miller produced, has
called The Gringo." which will be pro-
duced in Los Angeles
Elsie Ferguson. who comes to the CO.
iumbia next week. is the only woman
director in a horse show. She is con-
nected with the Monmouth county, N. j.,
horse show, which has an annual exhibit
ton at West End. n. ].
One of the characters in Clyde Fitch's
last play, THE City draws this COM
parison between the village and the city:
What's the use of smelling new mown
hay in the country when you can breathe
gasoline along 9th avenue?'
William J. Wilson. formerly of the Hip
prodrome, Cleveland, has been engaged
by the Shuberts to conduct the rehearsals
Of TITLES Nightmare. In which Marie
Dress er will be starred. The book is
by Edgar Smith.
Florence Roberts is to make tour Of
the west under the management of the
Shuberts in The Transformation" n
new play by Rupert Hughes, author OF
The Movers" and Gloria She will
appear in New York in the spring.
Marie Doro's special engagement with
William Gillette next season in her ia
miliar role in 'Clarice' will be SO ar
ranged not to interfere with her star
ring tour in new play. She VIII give
about twenty performances with Mr.. Gill
lette.
The Shuberts are arranging for a
homecoming week for their prominent
stars These will comprise, Julia Mar
lowe, L. III. Sothern, James T. Powers,
Mary Mannering, Sam Bernard, Maxine
Elliott. Eddie Foy, Nazimova and Frank
Daniels.
William Morris. inc, has entered into
an arrangement with the Shuberts where
by Harry Lauder, the world-famous
Scotch comedian. will make prolonged
tour of the Shubert houses. Mr.. Lauder
will be surrounded by first-class yaude-
vile company.
A new play, called "Silver Threads by
Martin " Merle, was produced in STAN
ford, Conn, last week with Richard j.
Jose, the tenor, in the leading part. The
play is based on the old song. Silver
Threads Among the Gold, and Is on
the order of Shore Acres.
frederic Thompson has announced a
special matinee performance OF lngomar
in New York the last of the month. with
Mabel Tafaferro as Parthenia. William
Farnum will be the Ingomar and the rest
of the cast will be made up OF notable
players. The proceeds of the performance
will go to the Lincoln Farm Association
and the benefit will be under the auspices
of the trustees, including Horace Foster,
William L. Taft, Joseph III. Choate, Au-
gust Belmont, Henry Watterson, 8. l..
Clemens Mark Twain, Charles e.
Hughes, William Jennings Bryan, Samuel