Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18

"A Matter Of Money" in the New Eng
land states.
May vokes will be one OF the princis
pals in THE Pet Of the Petticoats''
''Ishmael' is making tour Of the south
with Virginia Howell in the leading part
There are now four Seven Days" com.
panies on the road.
Madame Sherry boasts OF a record o,
an entire season Of success In Chicago.
John Mason began his third season In
1.-The Witching Hour" i'm Duluth last
week.
Wallace Eddinger is to head a second
company in THE Country Boy" Bobby
Burnt" having closed.
Josephine Lovatt and Walter Hitchcock
are this season in Henry Miller's COM
pany. playing His Wife's Husband
The New Theater. New York. is to pro-
vide fully equipped nursery for the chill
dren to be used in the production OF
THE Blue Bird.
Arnold Daily is going to start his sea-
son in a repertoire including Ghosts,
You Never Can Tell" Arms and the
Elsa Ryan and Corinne have been en-
gagged for THE Aviation Girl. to he pro-
duced by the Shuberts. Miss Ryan Will
play the title role.
Mother" by Jules Eckert Goodman.
the author OF THE Man Who Stood STILL
was produced last week In New York
with Emma Dunn in the title role.
Cbar,as Eyohuan has secured the right
to produce all of Arthur Wing Pinero's
plays. both in this country and in Eng
land In the future.
open their joint starring tour In Boston
next month. The feature Of their Shake
speare repertoire will be Macbeth
of the United States. Her initial lecture
in New York will be "Heroines of Shake
speare-Triumphant.
Marguerite Clarke will not appear In
1.-THE Blue Bird" at the New Theater
New York, as she has signed q contract
with w. A. Brady for three years.
Gladys Hanson will be Kyrle Bellew's
leading woman in 1.-The Scandal" She
was leading woman with him last season
and was formerly with E. H. Sothern.
Henrietta Crosman, who has been tour
ing the west in "Anti-Matrimony," VIII
begin her New York season tomorrow
night replacing Love Among the Lions
at the Garrick.
Frank Curzon and Gerald Du Maurier
are to produce costume play in London
with the scenes laid in the time OF Queen
Anne the Duke Of Marlborough and Lord
Bolingbrooke being among the characters.
h,,f1I
house in London and give opera In that
city. He will also make tours OF this
country with companies, including his
London artists.
D.Annunzio. the English-Italian poet
and dramatist, has written a new play,
which Charles Frohman will produce in
English. The play. although poetic IN
theme. is written in prose.
FRITZ Scheff has made a preliminary
tour in 1.-The Mikado" before she begins
her season in the musical version OK
"Trilby." With her in the former piece
were Digby Bell and Frank Rushwosth.
Mary Mannering is Ill In New York fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis Sne
had been preparing for her tour IN
Mans World" under the management or
the Shuberts.
William Gillette is a busy man. He 70
not only conducting rehearsais Tor MIS-
own repertoire of six plays. but he Is also
directing those of Electricity" In which
Marie Doro is to star
Marie Tempest is to appear In THIS
country in "A Thief From the Night
which was produced in London under the
name Of "A Bolt From the Blue. with
Irene Vanbrugh in the leading role. IL Is
said to be very strong.
god x-
Liebler company to play the leading part
in a play called William, which Is 10
be produced next month. MISS stevens
was last season leading woman with
George Arliss.
Max Rogers. formerly OF the Rogers
Brothers, and c. William kolb. formerly
Of Kolb and Dill. are to be co-sfars unoer
the Shubert management. The two come
dams are reported to be working eAoep
tionally we'll together.
Lena Ashwell. the English actress. Is to
make q tour of this country under tne
MANAGEMENT Of the Lebler Company IN
.Judith Zaraine," by c. NJ. s. Mcclellan;
Three wears ago Miss Ashwell appeared
in this country in THE Shulamite.'
1.-The Slim Princess" with Elsie Janis
in the title role. had successful first
production in Buffalo last Week Inc
opera is made from the novel of George
Ade the book being written by henry
Blossom, and the music oy Leshe
Stuart. Julia Frary was In the cast.
Mr.. Sam Bernard opens his season IN
New York next week at the Casino IN
s.He Came from Milwaukee, musicat
comedy, with the book by Mark swain
and Edgar Smith. lyrics by Edward Mad
den and the music by Messrs. Ben jerome
and Louis Hirsch.
Probably the tallest actor who ever aps
neared in musical comedy is Ben Corday,
the hotel porter In Three Million Doll
lars" who also plays the chauffeur In tha
last act. He is six feet ten inches IN
height. Playing opposite to him Is little
Hans Reed, who is just three Feet ten
inches.
In New York last week was produced
''Welcome to Our City," adapted from the
German by George v. Hobart. with Mack
lyn Arbuckle as the star. The hero or
the piece is a southerner, who lands IN
New York and receives the customary
welcome extended by the sharpers OF the
metropolis to the easy strangers Within
the gates.
IJebler & Co. deny that contracts have
heer SIGNED whereby Sir Herbert Tree Is