Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
Nethersole will appear in America and
England.

1.-THE Purple Lady" by Sidney Rosen,
field. has been adopted as musical
comedy, under the name of jumping
Jupiter" and Richard Garlic Will star IN
it. Edna Wallace Hooper win De De, the
leading lady, and the company VIII IN
clude Lillian Shaw, Florence Reid, ). Z;
Miron and Pauline Perry. The piece Will
be produced in Chicago In July.
"Girlies." the musical comedy first called
The Comic Supplement" which was
given a trial production at Atlantic City.
under the management OF FreoerlcK
Thompson, was heartily received when
produced in New York. The principal
roles were taken by Joseph Cawthorn and
Maud Raymond, who made hts one
good feature was a burlesque OF the
current dramatic successes OF the season.
Alonzo F. Jones, for the past two years
treasurer of the National Theater, has
been selected as assistant to Manager
Moore of the Hippodrome and Will be
on hand at the opening tomorrow night
at the ball park.
Mr.. Jones has been in the amusement
business in Washington for number OF
years and has many friends in the city.
Among the new faces seen with the
stock company at the Belasco is Robert
Stuart Pigott, whose representation OF
Careless in 1.-THE School for Scandal
last week created very favorable Inn
preston In that character Pigott sang
the famous toast to women, accompany
ing himself on genuine old spinnet,
which he played with artistic feeling.
Ben Greet has sent for Lionel Belmore
to act as stage manager for the stock
company now playing at the beiasco.
Mr.. Belmore was last season stage dl-
rector for William Faversham and staged
his magnificent production OF "Herod.
Mr. Belmore was for q number OF years
stage manager for the late Sir Henry
Irving, and has filled that important po-
sition with other big producing English
managers and stare.
While playing the title role in David
Garrick' last week at the Belasco, A.
Hylton Allen wore a pin in his lace TALL
which had been actually worn by Car
rick himself. This pin was given to MI.
Greet by Mrs. Margaret Eburne thirty
years ago on Mr.. Greet's first appear
ance in ''She Stops to Conquer. Mrs.
Eburne was distantly connected with the
Garrick family and the pin had been
given to her by David Garrick's sister.
The managers Of the Columbia Theater
have requested the cooperation of their
patrons in preventing speculation In
tickets for that house. Incited by the
record of everything sold,
able to secure seats and sell them at a
greatly advanced price. despite the efforts
OF the management to prevent 1t: 1t is
requested that purchases be made only
from the box Office at the advertised
prices.
THE Little Stranger" by George V.
Hobart and Frank Craven, was produced
in New York two weeks ago. A London
manager who saw 1t then has arranged
for its production In London. 1t Is q
race track story, with human interest
sentiment The success of the collabora-
ton will be of special interest to Balti-
moreans. Mr.. Hewlett, one OF the
authors, was q well known newspaper
man of Baltimore. and Frank Craven.
the other, was a member of the Albaugh
and Fawcett stock companies, and made
his professional debut In this city.