Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

| bia Theater has recently made many ad-
which is now one of the most valuable
in this city.
'.The Girl of Ny Dreams" which Jo-
seph Gates has added to his musica
| comedy repertoire. introduces john
Hyams and Leila Mcintyre in. the lead
ing roles.
Mildred Morris. daughter of Felix Nor
ris, who is to create the role Of Jane. In
HE Fell in Love With His Wife," was
| the original Wendy with Maude Adams
in Peter Pan
Hilda Spong is to enter vaudeville In a
one-act play called Bridge" William
Abingdon and Jack Standing being as
sociated with her. The piece is being
staged by Arnold DAILY.
Miss Bessie ABBOTT and the opera com
pany organized for the production of Mr..
Mascagnis new opera, 'Ysobel,' will be-
gin southern tour next month, playing
La Boheme'' and Madame Butterfly
Max Rogers, formerly of Rogers Broth
ers. and c. William Kob, formerly of
Kolb & Dill, formed a partnership lately
| and Joined Lew Fields production OF
THE Summer Widowers."
Kate Douglas Wiggin lately gave the
York to witness her play. ''Rebecca of
Sunny brook Farm to the ministers and
educators of the city.
Grace La Rue withdrew from the
cast of Madame Troubadour' last Sat
urday night, and in a few weeks will
appear as a star in comedy by A. 8.
Lipman and Florence Gerald, entitled Six
Months.''
After the close of the second Of his
two concerts at the New National Thea
ter Sunday, December IL, John Philip
Sousa will bid long farewell to his
hosts of friends in Washington, for he
is going to take his band on a tour
of the world.
A device has been invented by which
films can be run off in fully lighted
vibration whatever. Chase's has secured
the Washington rights to the use of these
daylight pictures. as they are termed
and will produce them in it's bills at the
earliest opportunity.
When Mr.. Henry B. Harris takes pos
session of the Hackett Theater, New
York, in April, he will rename it the
Comique. His first offering will be Miss
Rose Stahl in Mr.. Charles klein's new
play, Maggie Pepper
A four-act comedy entitled. "a Single
Man." was produced for the first time
at the Playhouse London, last week. 1t
is the work of Hubert Henry Davis, and
it is the first piece he has given to the
stage since 1.-THE Mollusc"
Il. Zeigfeld. jr., announces that he has
engaged for the .'Follies CT 1870 a
young woman named Constance Troub e
maker. She comes from Chester. Pa, and
has never been on the stage before. Zeig-
field says that she resembles FRITZ Schen.
The title of the new musical play In
which Clifton Crawford is to star, under
the management of Joseph NJ. Gates,
later in the season, is Navy Blue" Mr..
strated that he is song writer OF
genuine talent. is composing the score.
Charles Frohman's English. com
pany now playing Our Miss Gibbs in
this country will depart for London
December ) to present the comedy in the
Gaiety Theater there. An American COM
pany will appear in the same play in Bos-
ton in February.
In Henrietta Crosmans new play, THE
Duchess Of Ssuds," she impersonates a
good-hearted washerwoman, sort OF
Madame Sans Gene, who attracts the at
tention of King Charles Of Spain and
gets to court, but marries her own true
love in the end. The piece is costume
p ay, the general revival, of which is now
freely predicted.
Among the productions last week in
New York was THE Speekled Band" a
Sherlock Holmes melodrama, by Conan
Doyle. Edwin Stevens, Irene Fenwick,
John Findlay and Ben Field were in the
cast. Charles Millward played the role
of Sherlock Holmes. The cast also in
cluded a speckled monster snake.
Frank Moulan, who has the dual role of
James Smith and Simplicitas in 1.-The
Arcadians," took three-month course Of
training before entering that production
in order to meet the gymnastic require
ments of the role. His training now con-
tinues on the stage. When 1.-The Area
dams was first given in New York city
ten months ago Moulan weighed 164
pounds. and today he tips the beam at
1873.
The cars own orchestra. called the
Imperial Russian Court Baialaika Or
chestra,.. with w. w. Andrieff as con-
ductor. will come to the National Theater
for a special matinee Wednesday, Deem
Der Z. at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The orchestra plays the Instruments Of
the Russian peasants, which have never
been heard in America. The folk songs
of the Russians will form large part
of the program.
Watty Hydes. whose skillful handling
of the big orchestra adds SO much to the
beauty of the Interpretation of 1.-THE
Arcadians' music. has been associated
with the stage all his life. His father,
John p. Hydes. was a famous theatrical
manager and comedian, who was known
both In Australia and this country, and
his mother. the gifted Harriet Gordon.
won renown as actress, singer and
pianist. She was brought from London
to California by Tom Mcguire, and be-
came a tremendous favorite on the coast.
appearing as Peg Wellington in COM
pany that included also Agnes Booth
Schoeffel. Junius Brutus Booth and
Charles Weightly.