Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

J. Arthur O'Brien of the Belle of Brit
tany'' company was married Sunday, Oc-
tober 81, in New York to Emily Louise
Fraser.
The United States Soldiers Home Band.
under Conductor Zimmerman, will give d
Sunday night concert at the Columbia in
the near future
Manager Fred Berger of the Columbia
has received word from his wife that thei"
son, who has been seriously ill., is greatly
improved.
Charles FrOhman will take Otis Skin
ner In Your Humble Servant and Fran
els Wilson in THE Bachelors Baby to
New York In New Year week.
Beatrice Craven who plays Jane Deetle
in THE Lion and the Mouse" is the
granddaughter of the last governor of the
English penal settlement in Australia.
Robert z. Long. formerly with the Ma
tional Theater, is in advance of Elsie Fer
guson, who will she rtly come to the CO.
lumbia Theater in ''Such Little Queen. y
Something novel in the way Of japanese
views and moving pictures is promised
during December. when DR.. Masuji Miya-
kawa will deliver two lectures at the Co
lumbia Theater.
Flora Parker. leading woman in THE
u,
niversary last week, and celebrated by
taking the children of the company to
the Bronx Park for a luncheon.
author, who has written all the Haggerty
sketches for the Ryan Richfield COM
pany, is at work on the fifth, to succeed
the new one. May Haggerty, MI D."
Following the production of Clyde
Fitchs THE CITY," the Shuberts will in
,roduce a play from the Danish Of
HJalmar Bergstrom, entitled THE Head
of the Firm" 1t is drama OF sociology
and business.
Marie Tempest, who is to appear here
in w Somerset Maughan's play Pc
nelope," in which she has acted in Lon
don for two years. will begin her engage
ment in the Lyceum Theater, New York,
December Ii.
May Mackenzie. who recently ap-
peared in The Jewellers with Charles
Richman, has been engaged by the
Shuberts for a part in Clyde Fitch s
comedy. kitty and the Canary" to be
produced this season.
After listening to Burton Holmes lee
ture on Ceyion at the Columbia Monday
afternoon Maclyn Arbuckle remarked that
he had only one occasion for regrets, that
he had failed to bring his soubrette limo
gene. Miss Imogene is from Ceylon.
William Gillette will accompany Charles
Frohman to Chicago for the final re-
hearsai and opening performance of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's new play THE
Fires of Fate" at the Illinois Theater
Monday. December O.
Mrs. Edith Ellis, the author of Mary
James Pa Is responsible for staging of
The Lottery, a new comedy by Rida
Johnson. which the Shuberts will send on
tour with Jameson Lee Finney, Julia Hay
and other notable players.
John Mcmahon, formerly identified with
the Page Stock Company in this ety. is
here in the interest of Charles kleins
new play, THE Next of Kim" which will
receive its initial metropolitan production
at the Columbia a week from tomorrow
night.
Frank Sheridan. through his attorney. in
WateI bury. Conn. attached all the bag
ton owned by Lawrence Mulligan. Mr..
Sheridan claims that $500 is due him on
his salary. which he was to get every
payday.
Twenty-Five leading women of the
American stage have been asked to con-
tribute $500 each for the building of
booths. which will be named for them, at
the fair of the Actors Fund of America
IN the Seventy-first Regiment Armory.
New York.
James O'Neil has just reached his six
tieth birthday. The veteran player start
ed his career in the Cleveland Stock Com
pany In 1865. whe6 he was fifteen years
old. He now has the role of Saracinesca
in THE White Sister, which has been
taken to Boston
Gertrude Darrell. prima donna Of the
King OF Cadonia'' company. Is new to
the stage. Last year in Mile Miechief'
two tod .ft
beauty of her voice and was engaged by
the Shuberts to sing the .prima donna
role in the new English musical comedy
Forbes Robertson. who has met with
great success In The Passing OF the
Third Floor Back" at the Maxine FL
lott Theater. New York. is in hearty SYM
patty with an English movement which
has been started with the object of es-
tablishing national Shakespearean me-
mortal theater
William Norris can lay claim to being
ono of the most versatile actors on the
stage Besides his well known successes
in musical comedy. notably in 1.-THE
Burgomaster." tom Jones" and THE
Cingalee," he has been conspicuous in
Shakespearean productions and in the
support of such stars at Ethel Barry
more Otis Skinner. Viola Allen and 9TH
ers. Besides being an actor of merit
Mr.. Norris is business man. being a
member of a producing firm which has
several companies on the road.
In 1.-THE Passion Flower Nazimoya
plays the part OF a young society woman,
who, being dissatisfied with her lot,
causes her husband to risk his money and
then cover up his losses by resorting to
dishonest methods. This is the first mod
ern and American play that Nazimova
has had.
One of the novelties In "The Jolly Bach
elors." the new Fields Shubert review. is
= scene showing the three decks of a big
ocean liner
Maxine Elliott, who is appearing in
..The chaperon," at the Garrick Theater,
Chicago. tripped and fell on the stage
Thursday evening. Her ankle was so
badly swollen that 1t was impossible to
determiue whether the injury was q
sprain or a fracture. The theater was
dark for the rest of the week.
At the New Amsterdam Theater. New
York last week black coffee was served
10 the audience during the intermission
of 1.-THE Silver Star
Hedwig Reicher began acting at the age
of twelve In Berlin. where her father is
one of the foremost figures In theatrical
Stalks. She accomplished the feat Of