Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19


Adeline 0enee has started rehearsals
OF her new musical play. ''The Silver
Star"
Edith Taliaferro of Polly Of the Ctr
Gus" is by two years the youngest star
In the country
Charming Pollock has completed his
scenario Of 1.-THE Inner Shrine" the
dramatization Of the popular novel which
produce this season. The outline Of the
play reads very we'll.
May de Sousa. who will appear this
season under the management of klaw q
Erlanger In new opera by Harry b.
Smith and Victor Herbert, is spending
the first vacation she has had in several
seasons at her fathers home in Chicago.
MurieI Terry, who jumped into popular
ity in this country in THE Gay Hussars,"
has kissing song which is expected to be
a sensation.
Charles Frohman may arrange for sea-
son Of Bernard Shaw's plays in this coun-
try. If he does, the eccentric author will
come over to be the acting manager.
| Miss Leah Bateman Hunter, the grand
| daughter Of the famous Kate Bateman,
has been engaged for the New Theater
Company. Miss Hunter, who is considered
remarkable in London. is only seventeen.
j Louise Reed, who made a pronounced
hit with the Columbia players, especially
in THE Girl From the Circus has been
engaged as leading lady with the Wright
Huntington stock company in Terre
i Haute, where she will shortly open in
When We Were Twenty-One.'
! Charles Frohman will this season make
| fourteen new productions In New York,
| including Francis Wilson in "A Bache
/ nv q of Bridges
| Alfred Sutro, with Kyrle Bellew as the
star; 'Inconstant George" with John
Drew; Your Humble Servant" with Otis
Skinner: the new Bernstein play. Israel"
in the leading roles: The Harvest
Moon.' by Augusta" Thomas; The Fires
of Fate" by Conan Doyle; Penelope,
with Marie Tempest: THE Arcadians."
Henri Bataille; new comedy by Henry
| Arthur Jones; A. w. Pinero's play, Mid
| Channel" in which Ethel Barrymore Is
| to star. and a new detective play by AL
| exander Bison.
Mrs. Fred G. Berger, wife Of the genial
manager of the Columbia Theater. has re-
| turned from her summer vacation and is
busily engaged in plans in the interest Of
the Garfield Hospital. of which she is one
of the prominent supporters.
Lawrence Wheat. who was tho hero Of
/
| Broadway production.
George All, the animal impersonator.
may play the cat in the Shubert produc-
| ton of the English pantomime, Dick
Wilmington
1.-THE Climax is reported as being one
Of the biggest successes Of the year.
"A Broken IDOL" THE Motor Girl and
Havana which have been summer
shows in New York. will soon be on the
road.
Robert Mantell has two new plays. one
a modern drama by q Greek author. and
| the other a blank verse play by James
Bernard Pagan, young English dram
atist.
| The first American production by Henry
| w. Savage of Madame X'' was made In
| Rochester this week, and proved sue
| title role and was supported by Robert
Drouet and William Elliott.
ION the Eve, O." adapted from the
New Haven this week. with the German
| actress, Hedwig Reicher, in the leading
| role. In the supporting company are
Harry Davenport, Frederick Lewis and
The special train bearing the trained
| animals Of the Polly of the Circus" COM.
pany will reach the city over the Balti-.
more and Ohio this morning.
Margaret Fawcett. the daughter Of
George and Percy Hasweii Faweett. has
Camp" which was produced at her par
ents' summer home, in Siasconset, for
| local charity. Miss Margaret. who is yet
| schoolgirl. is bright little lady with
| dramatic authorship ambitions.
1.-THE Circus Man." by Eugene Pres
| brey, in which Klaw & Erlanger are fea-
in Chicago. Imogene. the only elephant
soubrette In captivity. led the parade
when the Hamilton Club escorted Fresi-
dent Taft to the ball ground. 1.-THE Cir
| Gus Man Is a lively play Of life in
Maine. The characters are not local"
but are types that are to be found In
every village and town in the country.
Mr.. Arbuckle has in Fighting Hime
Look the best acting part OF his career.
Esther Lyons is excellent as the widow.
/ and Frank Currier made q splendid inn
preston in the part of a village banker.
Eugene Blair will interrupt her star
ring tour to play prominent part in
For Better, For Worse"
No comedy of recent years seems to
| have SO thoroughly struck the feminine
taste as THE Newlyweds and Their
| Baby"
False Gods" an Egyptian play. adapt
| ed from the French by ]. B. Pagan, is
| winning success in London, with Beer
| bohm Tree, Henry Ainsley and Mrs. Pat
| rick Campbell In the cast.
| Rose Coghlan has been engaged spe-
cially to Great the part Of Lady Proud
/ foot in 1.-THE Noble Spaniard." in which
| Robert Edeson is to star under Henry B.
| Harris management. Her engagement
with the New Theater will not begin until
| November.
| Elsa Ryan has been engaged as leading
woman with Frank Daniels in THE Belle
Of Brittany
| Gertrude Elliott will not accompany her
| husband Forbes Robertson on his Amer
| lean trip, as she Is detained at home by
the care OF their young daughter.
| '"The Great Divide" was enthusastical-
! Iy received in London when Henry Miller
| produced 1t there this week. It was given
with the original American company. and
| seems destined to a long run in the Eng
| ish metropolis.
E H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe have
| returned from abroad and are busy get
ting ready for their season at the New
| Theater. Both Miss Marlowe and Mr..
| Sothern spent the greater part Of their
respective vacations in studying new