Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

| formed for the road.
This season Cohan & Harris will have
eleven productions and five theaters unde
their management. Later in the season
| the firm will produce new plays by Win
clicll Smith, Hartley Manners and Georg'
VI. Conan.
Love Among the Lions" with the Eng
| 'ish comedian. a. +. Matthews. in the
| leading masculine role, will begin a road
| tour the middle OF the month. Mr.. Mat
thews. while practically unheralded
| seems to have taken New York by storm
| by his peculiar style OF humor.
Margaret Anglin is in the nortilwes
| presenting The Awakening OF Helen;
! Rtchie," acd will not be seen IN New
\ York before December. She will take z
! weeks vacation shortly 10 be spent il
/ sightseeing in Yellowstone Park.
Wilson Melrose has been engaged BY
| the Shuherts 70 take the place of Walter
| Hampden in Clyde Fitch's new play The
city" Tully Marshall who has made a
sensational hit IN the role OF Fred Han
| mock in the same play, will remain with
the company.
| The Lyman III. Howe New York Hippo
drome Travel Festival will close it's an
| gaSement at the Columbia Theater to-
night after seven Sundays OF unqualified
| success.
Beginning next Sunday evening the Yid-
| dish dramatic players OF New York will
| present series OF novel programs at the
Columbia TheatcT that should prove in
tcresting 10 amusement seekers.
Among the now songs AL IT. Wilson will
sing at the Columbia Theater in Metz in
Ireland is ballad. MY Queen OF
Dreams" which is said to be even more
beautiful than his well known Helen
or,"I.ove Thoughts"
Robert billiard. in his uch-discussed
success of last season, "A Fool There
Was" will follow Deacon Flood at the
Columbia
Everett Butterfeld. who played the
| leading role with the Columbia Players
last week, left on the midnight train last
night for New York.
Blanche Hall and her niece. Dolly Var
den, who made so many friends here dur
ing their short stay of five weeks with
the Columbia Players, will leave the city
tomorrow.
Phyllis Sherwood. accompanied by he:
mother. Mrs. Grace Sherwood, will leave
this morning for Atlantic City, where she
will spend some time before joining her
company in New York.
Stage Director Edwin III. Curtis. whose
factor In the success OF the Coiumola
PLAYERS this season. will spend several
days in Philadelphia before proceeding
to the metropolis.
Arthur Richie of the Columbia Players
will leave THIS morning for Allentown
Pa. whence he goes TO his nearby farm
for a well earned rest
Joan HowIe Reeves, daughter Of Rear
Admiral Reeves, retired, of this city. Is
a member of the Deacon Flood com
rany, which comes TO the Columbia The-
alter next week.
Stanley James IS the only member OF
the Columbia Players who will remain
in Washington for a week or more be-
fore heading for New York.
Lola Merrill who will appear at Chase 8
next week, Is sister of the present vile
OF George NJ Conan.
Hugo Marks is directing the musical
end OF The Photo Shop.
Iasky's ION the Housetop" was given
its premiere last week and met the ex-
pectation OF producers and pubic. Chase
is said 10 have booked il.
Alice Lloyd, one OF the greatest OF all
London music hall condolences, Is back
in this country. and is included in Chase :
recent bookings.
Josepb Hart. who was Foxy Grandpa. :
but is now a-vaudeville producer. is said
10 have made hit with his sketch. y
Little Stranger" which is coming 70
Chase's this fall.
Charlie Stine. the comedian featured
with Lasky's photo Shop began his
theatrical career, as SO many othel
comedians of his time. in the role OF
Sammy Green in only Farmer 5
| Daughter"
Forbes Robertson will begin his season
in the Passing OF the Third Floor Back
K in Canada the latter part of this month
/ while his brother Ian viii tour the "a
madam provinces in the same play. MT
Forbes Robertson will be seen In ms "a
nous success at the Belasco Theater
some time next month.
/ Henry w. Savage has formed and in
corporated a company TO conduct his mus
teal and dramatic enterprises with q
capital of $4,000 Members of his bust
ness and productive STATS will be ad'
/ mitted into this company TO share its
profits. Mr.. Savage meditates increased
activity as a producer, as he thinks the
dramatic business is more promising thar
ever.
\ The Jpstart," by Tom Barry. was
produced in New York. last, week. and !:
said 10 have some novelty and many
bright lines. The theme Is that or di
vorce, and the hero Is a cheeky. ire
sponsible youth who comes into prig
gtsh clergyman's home and attempts &c
settle the minister's domestic relations
/ The critics pronounce the play, which IL
| by a new dramatist. bright. but reminis
cent OF Shaw and Candida"
/ Liebler & Company. have denied thai
1 contracts have been signed whereby ST
/ Herbert Tree is to come under theil
MANAGEMENT for an American tour thi.
season When Mr. George c. Tyler. man
aging director for the. firm. was In Lon
don, he saw Sir Herbert and pointed ou
the advantages of such an engagement
but negotia tions looking TO this end hav,
not yet been completed.
1 Hall Game has written a new play
called The Eternal Question" which viii
have In il the characters of THE Eterna
City" and the plot OF the latter will als<
figure in tile new piece Minnie Tittel
Australia. will be Roma, Guy Standing
will play Bonelli. Vernon Steel will b
the David Rossi and Halnwell Hobbs
will be the Pope. The production Is u
be made in London.
"Tha Member From Ozark" a ney
political play by Augustus Thomas. has
it's first presentation Saturday In Hart
ford. with Frederick Burton In the lead
rate. as the managers. Cohan e. Harris
gave the author a free hand in the stag
ing OF the production and the selection o
the cast one scene shows the Missouri
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