Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Of An ocean yacht IL the next weeks pro-
ductien for the Columbia Players.


Charles Frohman IL to establish a cir
cult for the International production OF
Manchester. Liverpool. Philadelphia. Chi
cage and possibly Paris.
The Lisbler company intend to invade
the field Of light opera. and It is An
light opera. not at ali on the order Of
the usual musical comedy.
puccini ID to write an. opera with the
scene laid in England In the tinstssnth
century, entitled THE Bridal Wreath"
Geraldine FRrrar will sing the role Of the
heroine.
Miss Catherine Cushman Cutting. Z Bos.
ton society woman. who has GAINED q
name by writing plays, has finished
comedy called Miss Ananias. In which
Adelaide Thurston II to star.
Joseph M. Gates IL to produce new
musical comedy, 1.-THE Girl Of My Dreams"
IN Chicago the first week IN August. John
Hyams and Leila Mcintyre will be fsa-
tured in the piece.
Charles Frohman has effected . unique
combination Of talent in the announced
Joint starring engagement OF G. =. Hunt
ley. the English comedian, and Hattie
The New Theater company has made q
remarkable record in Kansas City. Every
seat for the nine performances was sold
before the company began its engagement
The box ONCE took In more than $4,000
Julia Dean has fitted up her dressing
room at the Columbia Theater, and dur
ing the remainder of her summer engage
ment will spend the interval between the
matinee and evening performances In 1t.
Forrest HUFF, who will sing in the
Aborn grand opera concert at the New
National Theater tonight, has always
been q great favorite In Washington.
Miss Won Busing is Mrs. Forrest HUFF.
To Carlo Nicosia, the musical director
of the Aborn Grand Opera Company, Is
due much Of the credit for the unusual
success of the summer grand opera sea-
son in Washington.
Charles Frohman has recently been de-
voting much time to the Incoming
American production OF "Chantecler.
Lewis n. Parker has practically finished
the English version OF Rostands great
poetic drama
Walter Wilson was deluged with GUS
tard pies last week, no less than seven
reaching him in single day; It was tn ne
result Of the publication last Sunday OF
an item that he was very fond Of that
dainty.
Clara Lane will sing the role Of Airline
in The Bohemian Girl" at the New Ma
tional Theater this week. She has mace
a hit in the part elsewhere and Washing
ton is promised treat In her interpreta-
ton.
The Hunter-Bradford players, In Hart
ford, are to produce new play called
"Dr Wendhams Experiment" and IL the
trial production is successful. the play
will be seen in New York. The authors
are Henry Kolker and Ethel Watts Num-
ford.
A. H. Wood is to produce play called
1.-The Other Woman" for which he has
engaged Laura Nelson Hall and Nanetts
Comstock He has also play by a
Young dramatist, called The Brute.
dealing with the story Of an extraVagant
wife and toiling husband
Henry w. Savage has returned from
Europe with several plays and operas, IN
Guiding 1.-The Little Damozel," comedy
of musical and artistic Bohemian life In
London, in which May Buckley and Cyril
Keightly, young Austrian actor, VIII
have the leading parts.
At the Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees this week at the Belasco Theater
pretty souvenir will be given each lady
occupying an orchestra seat. The souVe-
mir will be in the form of q small mirror
suitable to carry in a lady's handbag or
purse on the back OF which will be por-
traits of Ben Greet and Violet Vivian.