Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
Playhouse paragraphs

Bertha Kalich will commence her an
nual engagement at the Belasco Theater
March ;. in her first play dealing with
American life, The Unbroken Road by
Thomas Dickinson. Nine. kalich plays
the part of Eva Fellonova, who Is de-
picted as a victim OF perfunctory charity.
Harrison Grey Fiske, who makes the pro-
duction and Frederick Truesdell, Eugene
ormond Thomas l.. Coleman. Riley
Chamberlin. Florine Arnold and Blanche
Weaver are in the cast.
Charlotte Walker. who recently was
married To Eugene Walter. Will star next
season in a play by her husband. 1t is
rumored that Miss Walkers venture will
he under the management or the wagon
halls kcmper Company. producers of
Paid in Full" Ii is further reported
that the dramatist has arranged to pro-
vide these managers with another new
play tn be ready by next season.
Alice Lloyd. EngIand's music hall idol,
Is the wife of Tom McNaughton of the
McNaughtons who will play at Chase's
next week
Roy Norton author of The Vanishing
Fleets is putting Edith Ellis comedy
drama Mary James Pa into book form.
and the publication will be embellished
by a number OF pictures of scenes from
the play i'm which Henry T.. Dixey is APP
pearing in New York.
Burton Nixon has leased from Sewyn
IL Co. the eastern rights of THE Man on
the Box by Harold MacGrath and Grace
Livingston Furniss. and Will have TWO
companies on tour next season.
Miss Aaude Fealy will probably branch
out as a star late this spring or at the
start of next season. She has signed a
five-year contract with Forester Pope,
and the firm has two original plays under
consideration for the venture. Miss Fea-
ly's last engagement was with Nat Good
win in Cameo nirby.
Raymond Hitchcock's new piece is now
slated for production March 20 in New
York Mr.. Conan has named the piece
1.-The Chorus Man"
The rights of the play entitled Birth,
which Joseph Brooks. once intended to
produce with j. +. Dodson as the star,
have been transferred to Conan IL Harris
Under their direction the piece VIII be
presented late this season under the title
of 1.-THE Majesty of Birth Mr.. Dodson
will probably play the leading role, as
originally intended. j. Hartley Manners Is
the author.
1.-The Renegade closed its season last
Saturday night at the Studebaker The
alter. Chicago. and William Farnum. its
star was transferred to Viola Aliens
company. presenting THE White Sister
Paul Armstrong. the author, is at work
on THE Renegade" and II may go out
again before the end of the season in
entirely new shape.
Howard Hall is to go into vaudeville
with a condensed version of THE Man
Who Dared" He will use a den of real
lions.
Maxine Elliott will produce later in
America the play in which she is to ap-
pear in London with Lewis Waller. The
MIA at called IT,
is likely that the name will be changed
Donal Brian, who has scored so heavily
in THE Merry Widow has been secured
by Charles Frohman for the cast of The
Dollar Princess" Mr.. Bran's part will
be that of young Englishman who
with an American girl. The contract
between Mr.. Savage and Mr. Brian
terminates shortly.
For 1.-THE Beauty Spot" in which JEFF
ferson De Angels is to star. Ray Com
stock last Wednesday in New York en-
gagged Marguerite Clark. lately leading
woman with De Wolf Hopper, Another
member Of the company will be Miss
Helen Lord. who has been in retirement
since her marriage to Raymond Hubbell
the composer Miss Lord was identified
with a number of George w. Lederer's
productions when the Casino Theater, in
New York. was under his management
Charles ErOlllndn mas engaged william
Hawtrey TO appear i'll the role OF Mr.
Brown in the production of Guy De
Maurier's IAN Englishman's Home"
II is limited that Julia .darlowe may re-
vive When Knighthood Was in Flower"
although her present season in New
York has been successful.
j NJ Barrie has requested that no sec
Ond company he organized to play What
Every Woman Knows as the play was
especially written for Miss Maude Adams
aud he does not want any one else TO play
The part.
FRITZ Scheff who has been playing in
Philadelphia, where she contracted cold,
las gone 10 Aiken. $. c.. TO rest for two
weeks before resuming her role in 1.-The
Prima Donna in Boston. March I.
Harry Bulger lately the star feature
of Algeria" will return TO vaudeville
as headline attraction In New York.
Bulger Will offer one-act comedy skit
in which he will be assisted by Hen
rietta Byron and four other players.
Mr. Louis Auspacher has completed a
new play. entitled "A Woman of I'M
pulse which is now being rehearsed
with a view 10 early production in New
York.
Miss ATLANTA Nicolaides a Washington
Girl who played the role of Trinidad in
David Belasco'S original production of
The Rose of the Rancho" has signed a
contract to go into vaudeville under the
direction of William l.. Lykens. Miss
Nicolaides will appear in original songs
and dances.
Contracts We're signed in New York
last week by George III. Brennan and
Eugene ". Presbrey for the production
of the latter's dramatization of The
coast OF Chance, which is founded on a
novel of the same title by Esther and
Louisa Chamberlain. The first pres
entation is TO be given In April THE
Coast of Chance is a detective play on
the order of "Raffies.''
According to a dispatch received at the
Offices in New York of A. III. Woods
Blanche Walsh is out of danger. Since
the beginning of her Illness she has been
under treatment in hospital in Kansas
City. and there II will be necessary for
her to remain for nearly month more
AS soon as possible Miss Walsh will be
removed to her home in Massachusetts.
but no atteRpt to resume her tour this
season is contemplated.
Blanche Bates has established a record
for q woman star in New York this sea-
son. as she has attained her one hun
dred and fftieth performance of her
play, 1.-THE Fighting Hope"
Next September Henry Is. Harris will
produce in Boston the American adapta-
zion made by Martha Morton of DIR.
Eumpfs play, ION the Eve" In this
.eNT..A Dee II.