Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
Ing four weeks at the London Hippo
drome in one-act play.

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Ing four weeks at the London Hippo
drome in a one-act play.
'The Slim Princess will be written and
composed by George AIDE, Henry Blossom
and Leslie Stuart.
FRITZ Scheff. having entirely recovered
from her recent nervous breakdown, has
rejoined The Prima Donna"
George Broadhurst is to have . play.
THE Garden of Lies" produced by q
stock company at Los Angeles.
Zelda Sears Is to be a member Of a
stock company to play in Denver this
summer.
The Sire Brothers are to star Charles
Richnan in new play by c. I. Dasey
called "A Son Of the South"
Mrs Louis James widow of the dead
tragedian, will return to the stage in the
fall.
THE Misfit Man" produced by the Cor
nell students, may have an early pro-
fessional production
of "Chantecler." instead of that OF the
hen pheasant. when the play Is produced
in English.
In the production Of The divorced
Bride" one Of the recent Vienna sue
cesses.
1.-THE Lady OF Lobster Square had its
FIRST presentation in New York last week
The principals in the case are Aunah
Lee, Georgia Game and Frits Wtlnams
Cecil Lean one Of the stars Of bright
Eyes" has recovered from . recent oper-
alton and rejoined the company At SYRIA
cuse last Thursday
Charles Frohman revived "Trelawney
Of the Wells at his London theater
Irene vanbrugh, Fay Davis and Dion
Boucicault were in the cast.
c. NJ. s. McClelen has e now opera
called Marriage q ta Carte. wnich ID
to be produced In London during the
present season.
Frank Metzerott. president Of the Co
iumbia Theater Company. has purchased
q latest model grafex camera, and Is
practicing up on picture taking.
Masuji Miakawa, the distinguished jap
anese lecturer. who has been dangerously
Ill in this city, is convalescent at NEARBY
mountain resort.
James Spottswood, one OF the four
midnight sons" 10 washington BOY.
He recently played q successful engage
In "Going Some
George Anger. vaudeville actor. IL over
eight feet tall His principal comedian,
Ernest Rommell. the German liliiputian.
is less than three feet tall and weighs
but forty pounds
Marguerite Clarke has been engaged By
the management Of the New Theater.
New York. for the production next season
of Maeterlinck's fairy play. The Blue
Bird"
Edmund Breese is to appear In 'The
Spendthrift," by Porter Emerson Browne.
author of Waste" The piece IL to be
York.
Austin strongs ''The Toymaker of
Nuremberg which was failure IN
America. is being played In London oy
Cyril Maude. The result still seems to DO
hanging In the balance.
Jack Gardner will play the leading mas
culine role In Madame Sherry" In
which Mr.. A. H. Woods will star Lana
Abarbannell. Mr.. Gardner sang the title
role in 1.-The Chocolate Soldier"
Tomorrow night Conan and Harris will
try J. Huntley Manners new four-act
comedy. THE Girl in Waiting" at Hart
ford. Lauretta Taylor Will play the title
role.
The legislature Of Virginia has intro
duced bill to prohibit stage performers
from singing songs of the Sammy" or
der directed at some person In the audi
ence.
w. A. Brady has bought the residence
of the late Richard Mansfield In New
York. on Riverside drive, and presented
1t to his wife. Grace George. The price
paid was $1,000.
High Life in JAIL which has been
In use In vaudeville, IL to be expanded
into three-a act play by the authors Ben
Shields and Mike Shannon. in collabora-
ton with Louis Evans Shipman
Managers Metzerott and Berger are
following the policy of last season, and
will withhold the names OF the perform
ers who will comprise the Columbia play
ers until the Sunday before the opening.
On and after June Z, which will be one
week after the conclusion of the special
opera season, the New National Theater
will be opened only for commencement
exercises or entertainments privately Or
ganized.
'Iu.u's Husbands" comedy by
Thomas Buchanan, adapted from the
French. had it's first production at SIAM
ford, Conn, last Monday night. In the
cast are Mabel Barrison, Harry Conor,
Fanchon Campbell and Robert Dempster.
The Midnight Sons holds the record
for rehearsals of long duration. which is
accounted for by the fact that there were
so many different choruses to whip into
shape. The chorus is divided into sepa-
rate classes as follows: Show girls. me-
diums. giriies and ponies.
Although Madame Troubadour.'' the
operatta from the German which the
Ehuberts presented last week. contains
thirteen musical numbers. there is not
solo in the score. Neither Is there
chorus. Much of the dialogue is carried
on by means of songs.
Elsie Ferguson has closed her tour in
"Such Little Queen, and Is at present
at her country home at West End. n. j.,
where she will remain until next Friday.
when she will begin rehearsng In Caste
q revival of which Is to be made this
spring.
Christie Macdonald, who was with An
drew Mack In THE Prince OF Bohemia"
IL TO be featured In Sweet Sixteen.
which Lew Fields Is to produce. Willis
p Sweatman has been engaged for one
of the principal roles. The music OF
saomeat Ia ~ Victor H0rhNrf