Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16

matte Work and devote nlmSen eNClu-
sively to the literary field
Mrs Fiske has a new play called The
Shadow OF the Glen" IN which Holbrook
BIfnn will appear as a tramp.
Naughty Marietta will be produced in
Syracuse next Thursday night, with
Emma Trentini In the chief part.
The tour of Gertrude Quinlan in Miss
Patsy" closed last night in Philadelphia.
Miss Quinlan will have another play.
Maxine Elliott opened her season last
week in New Haven in The Inferior
Sex
Joe Welch will be seen in this city
in the near future in William c. de
Miles newest play, The Land of the
Free"
William Faversham is to appear in Ed
ward KIoblauchs play The Faun." He
may also make a Shakespearean pro-
dUctiou.
Frank Metzerott. president of the
Columbia Theater Company, is at home,
much improved by his vacation in
Europe.
1t is reported that when Donald Brian
becomes a star his handsome bride will
be his leading woman. Mrs. Brian has
never been on the stage before.
Olive Oliver and Frank Gilmore have
Theater company and will appear in
The Merry Wives of Windsor
George NJ Conan intends TO do straight
comedy work. so the musical features
have been eliminated from his new piece,
The Little Chauffeur
Annie Russell is to begin her season
under Charles Frohman's management in
November. She will be seen in a comedy
by the authors of Love Watches
Alfred Sutro has written a play, which
will shortly be produced in London, and
TO which Charles Frohman has obtained
the American rights. 1t is called The
Fire Screen"
Pauline Perry. who sang the role of
Sonia In The Merry Widow" and played
the heroine in THE Climax" is to be
featured in one-act musical comedy
called THE Silver Bottle
The jovial smile seen in the box Of
fee of the New National this week
belongs to Zach Walsky. who has been
acting treasurer in the absence of Mr.
Washington ball players.
Chadwick Of Boston. writer of symphonic
and lighter music. to compose songs and
other music for the alegorical drama
Every Woman
Bertha Kalich produced her new play.
"A Woman of Today" in New Haven
last Tuesday. In Nine. kalich's company
are Walter Hale, Emily Wakeman and
John Emerson.
Henry Miller IL to produce play by
Harry Sophus Sheldon, called THE
Guest 1t has cast of three players
only, but they are all star parts. and
comprise a husband wife and a guest.
Josephine Victor. who came into promi-
nence through her performance in The
feminine role in the reorganization of
The Storm.
Three appearances of the famous
will be given in Washington next sea-
son. This step has been taken as a
result of the Philadelphia Orchestra's
discontinuance OF its Washington series.
May Robson closed her engagement in
London last week to keep her engage
mente In this country. Her fourth season
In "The Regeneration Of Aunt Mary
will open in Bridgeport about the last of
the month.
THE Turning Point" by Preston Glib
son. the we'll known Washington club
tion at the Academy in November. VIII
lard Holcomb's dramatization of st.
Elmo" will also be seen at the
academy.
The Howard Theater. an institution
which occupies q new field in this CITY,
had a successful week with Uncle Toms
Cabin The week of October q new
musical comedy will be given by the
Howard Theater Stock Company, en-
titled My Friend From Dixie
BY arrangement with the management
Of the Belasco the Summer Widowers' -
Company will give a special matinee next
Wednesday, at which all seats in the or
other performances regular prices will
prevail.
An all-star revival is promised of The
Angels. De Wolf Hopper. Andrew Mack.
Marie Dressler. Louise Cunning and Lulu
dlaser as principals. Such revival
would scarcely be complete without
George W. Lederer as manager and Ed
ward Corbett as press agent
The Twelve Pound Look" cne-act
play by J. NJ. Barrie. which Charles
written by Mr. Barrie for Miss Ethel
barrymore as a compliment for the per-
formance of his play. Alice Sit by the
Fire" Mics Barrymore will play it in
tbc toui sc u HcI hS&t chSascHcHt
New York.
Nat c. Goodwin opened his season last
week in Indianapolis in q play called The
Captain, by George Broadhurst and c.
T. Darcy. The scene of the play is in
Manila. and the complications arise from
the assuming by a New York clubman
played by Goodwin. OF a character of a
certain captain. an old friend who is in a
bad scrape.
Elsie Ferguson opened her season last
week in New Haven in a new play. Am
bftion." by Byron Ongley. II has a well
worn theme. that OF a young artist whose
pictures. of no special merit are bought
secretly by the young man who is in love
with the fair artist. The revelation of the
truth mortiies the artist. but brings the
woman TO the sense OF true womanly am
billions.
Andreas DIPPED has sent a request to
the European producers OF Die SprudeI-
fee the use Of which he has obtained
for Miss Christie Macdonald for the
plates and models of the original produc-
ton that they may be copied here.
Messrs. Harry b. Smith and Robert B.
Smith, who are making the English adap-
tation. will finish their work this week.
Charles Cherry Is to star under the
management of the Shuberts in a piay
called "A Gentleman of Leisure" in which
he is to take the role of a society man
who becomes q burglar on a bet to show