Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13


Alison skipworth has been engaged for
an important role In The Foolish VIZ
gin"
May Blaney win play the Hen Pheasant
in Maude Adams company when "Chan-
tecier" Is produced
.'The Quaker GIRL" new musical
comedy, has been successfully produced
In London
virginia Earle returned to New York
from Europe last week entirely restored
to health.
Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes have
written seventeen new Songs since play
ing early In the fall in this city.
Marion Abbott Is to be in William GU
Iette's company, and will play Madge
Larrabee in sherlock Holmes.
Grahame-white. the English aviator.
has called his new biplane THE Little
DamozeP' after that play.
Valerie Bergere has. by request Of the
managers OF the Keith vaudeville circuit.
revived His Japanese Wife"
Ethel Barrymore is to appear in re-
vival Of "Trelawney Of the Wells, made
famous some years back by Charies
Frohman.
Mrs Patrick Campbell is to make
tour of this country under Charles From
mans management In Henri bataiie
Foolish Virgin.
Edmund Breese has been engaged to
play the star part in Percy Mackayes
NAV. .sThe Scarecrow" The name part
will be played by Frank Reicher
virginia Harmed has started her tour
in Reno under the management OF arthur
Avlesworth who manages the local
thester in Reno.
presenting in the Belasco Theater. New
York. is to be taken to England by
Charles Frohman.
Ii is now reported in New York that
Jane Hading may come to this country
for a tour under the management or
William Hammerstein.
Bruce McRae. who is playing the lead
Ing part with Blanche Bates this season
i1.-"Nobody's Widow, Is to be Belasco
star next season.
Henry Arthur Jones has written q mill
tary play called Fall In. Rockies" dem
opstrating the redeeming power OF army
training and discipline on an apparently
worthless outcast.
Margaret Anglin last week Cancelled her
engagements temporarily In The Awak-
ening of Helen Ritchie'' and went to Chi
eago to have an operation performed on
her throat.
- Vincent serrano will play the part Of
the district attorney of New York IN
Richard Harding Davis play, 1.-THE
Seventh Daughter" VIII CHI is to be pro-
duced by the Liebler Company.
The cast to play Madame Sherry on
tour. was completed last Thursday. In II
Ia loo Stdnov
liam Cameron. Ann Tasker. Anna Boyd.
Mary Quive and Lottie Kendall
Naughty Marietta" a comic opera.
music by Victor Herbert and book and
lyrics by Rida Johnson Young, was pre-
scented In New York last week. Mile.
Trentini sang the title role.
After a long conference the White Rats
of America and the Actors National
Union consolidated and then Joined the
National Federation Of Labor. The COM
bined organization has a membership of
about 6,OO0
Bertha GaIland is to begin a tour under
the management Of w. A. Brady in Mae
terlincks SISTER Beatrice which was
produced last season by the New Theater
company. Her season will begin late
this month
The opera in which FRITZ Scheff will
appear later in the season. following the
withdrawal of The Mikado,' is to. bear
the tile OF -"Rosita-" The piece is an
adaptation by Joe Herbert from the
German.
About Christmas time Chicago is to
witness the first performance Of The
is TO star. The plot Is said to be based
upon the career of Mr.. Franz Lehar,
composer of '"rhe Merry Widow"
May Irwin appeared in New York last
week in her new play. Getting Poi
ish.'' by Booth Harrington and Henry
Leon Wilson. She fmpersonates breezy
western widow. who makes money and
goes to Paris to get polish"
A new play was produced last week by
the Liebler Company In Toronto called
when All Has Been Said The prin-
Thomas Tobin. The other leading parts
are taken by Emily Stevens, Eugene Or
mond. Charles Balssr and Joseph Sparks.
Sarah Bernhard appeared last week
in Chicago in Edmond Rostrand's play.
La Samaritaine," this being the first
time the play has been produced in this
country. note was distributed among
the audience requesting. on Mime. Bern
hardt's part. the tribute Of silence from
the audience.
Joseph NJ. Gates is now engaging a
company for Katy Did" May Vokes
will have the leading part. Bert Baker
VIII be one Of the comedians. and Josie
Intropodi will also be in the company.
The piece will be q musical version of
Ny Friend From India
Marie Doro. now appearing in William
Gillette's play. Electricity" closed her
engagement at the Iyceum Theater New
York. last night. Tomorrow night Mr.. A..
e Matthews and q company will revive
Oscar Wilde's comedy THE Importance
OF Being Ernest" at that house.
James Lackaye has replaced Burr Nc
Iptosh In one Of 1.-THE Gentleman f-o,,
Mississippi companies. and Tom Wise
Will retire from the head Of his organi-
zation In the same play after the holidays
70 begin studying the part Of Faistaff In
Henry w.
William Courtleign. who played a
brief vaudeville engagement after he
closed his season in "a Fool There
Was" will play the leading part in
The Prosecutor" a new play written
hy Franklin Starlight The drama is
founded on William Hamilton Osboi he s
novel, The Red Mouse"
The long-promsed production Of 'Tril-
by in musical comedy form by William
A. Brady and the Shuherts Is SAID to
have been abandoned. The stated reason
IS that capable PLAYERS are not available
at this time According to announce
Inents Louise Cunning was to have sung
the title role