Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

Marshall, Edward Emery. George Howell,
y III. Stuart. Helen Homes, Mary Nash,
Lucille Watson, Eva Vincent, Jane Gail
and John Rex.
Seven Days u play soon tn be pro-
duced by wagenhals & kempcr in the
Astor Theater. New York, has one OF the
scenes laid on the roof of a house In
Riverside Drive.
Detective Sparkes.' in Hattie VIII
liams' play. never appears. though the
comedy is named after him. In that 1t
is thu opposite of The Nirg Man. who
appeared. but who had no name.
George Barnum. who :; paying Baron
Cosaca n such u Little Queen was at
one time prominent figure in PACING
coast base ball, and IL likely candidate Tor
the presidency OF the National League.
Alfred Suiro, the noted English play
wright author of THE Walls OF Jericho
and other plays. was SO much taken with
the work of Rose Stahl in The Chorus
Lady when she was in London that he
wrote Il one-act piece for her.
Olive Temple. who will appear in THE
House Next Door" at the New National
this week. has been invited by the dire !.
tors OF the new theater TO appear at that
playhouse I'm some of the productions
they are planning.
In "A Mans World a new four-act
play by Rachel Crothers. Miss Mary Man
nering plays the part of Frank Ware,
writer who falls in love with news
paper reporter: the latter part is being
essayed by Charles Rlchman.
Charles Klein's latest play, ''The Next
of Him." will be paced In rehearsal by
Henry Il. Ha ris this week. Miss He'd
Wig Reicher, who recently made her de-
but as an English-speaking actress in ION
the Eve" will have the leading role.
There are fourteen changes OF costumes
in Klaw g. Changers production OF In
Hayti," with Mcintyre and Heath, in the
three acts laid in French Lick, Indiana.
and Hayti. These costumes are said to be
very striking.
The Bachelor" a road organizat on to
present the Girls and the original
.'Biliy'' company are TO be sent west next
week by the Shuberts to begin engage
ments in the larger cities on the Pacific
coast
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's play. THE
Fires of Fate" to be produced in Decem-
in rehearsal tomorrow in New York. Mr..
Frohman also plans to begin early re-
hearsals OF The Brass Bottle" comedy
by +. Anstey.
Clara Blandick. the leading lady in
THE Battle" company. occupied the same
capacity with kyrle Bellew in "Raffies.
She also followed Viola Allen as Glory
Quayle in THE Christian" and was the
Marianne I'm the all-star cast of the re-
vival of THE Two Orphans at the New
Amsterdam Theater. New York.
Giles Shine. who plays the father Of
Patricia in The Chorus Lady," with
Ia a
stock company at the old Holiday Street
Theater i'm Baltimore under the late John
II. Ford that famous old company o.
duced many of the best actors of the day.
and nearly all its veterans.
In The Passion Flower NazimOva
plays the part of young society woman.
who, being dissatisfied with her lot,
causes her husband TO risk his money
AMI then cover up his losses by resorting
TO dishonest methods. This is the first
modern and American play that Nazimova
has had. She began her tour in Albany
last week.
In addition to the benefit performance
to be given at the Belasco next Friday
for Evelyn Howard, for which all the
local managers are cooperating to make
up a splendid program from their indi-
vidual attractions. Mr.. l.. s. Taylor, man
ager of the Belasco. has opened up
subscription list which is being gener-
ously signed by every attache and visitor
to the offices.
\ new play is to be produced in Spring
field, Mass, this week under unusual cir
cumstances. Its author, Frank Lord,
formerly a New York assistant district
attorney. has based his play on the ethics
Of the legal procession, and called 1t His
Name on the Door" A notable party
will gee the production. including Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and members of
his ONCE.
In Cincinnati last week the first pro-
duction was made by the Liebler COM
pany OF These Are My People," the
new romantic drama by Edwin Milton
Roylc. which is sequel TO his "Squaw
Man." There are only two characters In
this play preserved from the original
play-the halt-breed boy. who Is the heir
10 his father English title, and Big Bill.
the ranchman. which character when I'M
personated by George Fawcett made the
latter's fame in London. The hero is
played by II. r. Warner. Alice Craw-
ford, an English stage beauty, new to
this country, plays the heroine.