Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18


Mabel Taliafcrro is i'm Chicago taking
rest. studying and improving her voice.
Henry +. Dfxey is To appear i'm a new
play by George Broadhurst
Lew Fields new musical piece is TO be
called "Henpeck' or words 10 that ef-
feet.
Pauline Chase is to appear in Peter
Pan during the Christmas holidays in
London.
Joseph Cawthorn and his wife. Queenie
Vassar, have Joined the Elsie Janis COM
pany.
Charlie Crapewin anu Anna Chance in
| THE Awakening Of Pipp" are back ia
vaudeville.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell appeared in Phil
adelphia in The Foolish Virgin" by
| Henry Batailc.
''The Seventh Daughter has closed its
season 1t play offered previously
as Vera the Medium"
a Christmas present the manuscript OF q
one-act play called Youth.
| Clara Lipman. it is said will not act TO-
/ the remainder Of the season, but will de-
vote her time to writing plays.
ESlele wentworth, The singer Well
known in this city. is abroad, devoting
her time to her musical education.
Maude Adams is to make her first APP
pearance in the title role of "Chante-
cler' i'm New York January 16.
Georgia Dvorak. a niece of the famous
composer Of that name, has been engaged
by Henry &. Harris for role in "Tne
Scarecrow."
Contracts have been signed that will
bring to Washington Ruth St. ID mis- and
her dancers. together with the Russian
BaIalaika Orchestra.
George Probert, who is now playing
the supposed young father in BABY
Mine" in New York is to become one OF
the w. A. Brady stars.
Fay Courtenay will be among the
stars next season under the manage
ment of Vaughan CHASER. If a suitable
play can be found for her.
William A. Brady testified in a suit in
New York last week that he got as
much as S25 900 a week for staging and
rehearsing a play.
In the revival OF "Old Heidelberg" to
be produced by the New Theater. Frank
Gilmore will appear in the role formerly
played by Richard Mansfield.
Dustin Farnunl is to appear in a dram
atization of THE Silent CALL" by Edwin
Milton Royle. This play is a sequel to the
authors other play, THE Squaw Man.
Elsie Ferguson is to appear as Dolly
Madison in play of that famous mis-
tress of the White House by Charles +.
Nirdlinger.
FRITZ Scheff's tour in 1.-THE Mikado' has
been prolonged. She will not begin re-
hearsals Of her new opera until the hrst
Of the year.
Edmond Ros.and is writing for Sarah
Bernhard a play on Faust" I'm which
the great actress will play the role OF
Mephistopheies.
The friends and admirers Of Clara Mo-
ris are pleased to hear that she is out OF
danger and that the reports OF her total
blindness are not true.
Bert Kalmar and Jessie Brown, at
Chase's next week, have been booked
twice previously. but canceied at the last
moment. both times to so into musical
comedy.
On the occasion of Nine. Gadsky's
appearance in this city with the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra she VIII
confine herself to an entire Wagner1an
program.
1.-THE Cub" has been engaged by Charles
Frohman to support William H Crane In
George AIDES new comedy, "U. s. Minis
ter Bedloe."
Fred Perry and Julia Nelson ended
their American engagement last night In
New York. On their return to London
they will produce a new comedy called
Miss Popintay.
To add Atmosphere" to the picturesque
Czardas in The Girl and the Kaiser.
the Schuberts have engaged two Hungar-
ian dancers, Victor and Blanche hyde
who lead the number
It is reported that Mary Garden. dis
eusted with the treatment of herself and
her Salome in Chicago and other cities.
is going to leave grand opera and go on
a Russian concert tour.
Charles Cherry will make his debut in
musical comedy in The Balkan Prin-
cess" playing the role of Duke Sergius.
when the Shuberts produce the now work
in New York in January.
Hahlon's "Superba' will be one OF tho
January attractions at the Academy. An
other old favorite to be seen early in
the new year will be Rose Melville In her
we'll known characterize ton OF Sis Hop
kins.
Homer Linds tabloid version Of Tales
of Hoffman has proved SO successful
that the actor has been engaged for
England and the continent for term
Of two years following his American en-
gagements.
Rose Stahl will play her farewell per
Torrance of Patricia OBrien in The
Chorus Lady" at Jersey City January q.
Rehearsals for her new play. "Maggis
Pepper" will begin the first week or jan
uary.
Mrs. John T Craven, widow OF tie
we'll known comedian. died last week i'm
New York. Mrs. Craven had returned to
the stage after her husbands death, but
had been i'll for some months. AS an
actress Mrs. Craven did exceptional char
acter work
Nine. Bernhardt's engagement in the
Globe Theater. New York, which was To
end December "a, has been extended an
other week. This will be the French
artists last appearance in New York. She
may sail from San Francisco for Aus
tralia instead Of returning this way.
Charles Frohman is making plans to
build a new theater I'm New York, which
he intends to call the New American
Repertoire Theater. This theater will bs
in charge of William Gillette and will
have installed q permanent stock COM
pany that will be headed from time 10
time by visiting Frohman stars.