Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
~ II. A. Du Souchet. author OF MY
Friend from India"

w. III. A. Du Souchet, author OF my
Friend from India"
1t is reported in New York that Henry
" Savage will shortly make an an
houncement Of great Importance to native
lramatic writer's.
Alice Fischer has been engaged by
Henry B. Harris for the principal
feminine character in Percy Mackaye's
play, The Scarecrow.
Robert T. Haines has been engaged by
Preston Gibson for the latter's one-act
play, .'Derelicts." which Is to be present
I'd in vaudeville.
One Of the productions OF the American
stage next season will be Grace" by
Somerset Vaughan. now being presented
by Charles Frohman I'm London.
The Spring Maid" with Christie Mac
Donald as the star. will be produced for
the first time at the fremont Theater,
Boston, December :.
Mr.. Harry Tansey has been engaged by
Mr.. Henry ". Savage for the role OF
tristan Brand. the schoolboy,' in THE
Great Name"
Edward Sheidon's new play. The
Boss" will soon be put in rehearsal oy
W. A. Brady and produced with Holbrook
BIinn in the leading part
Melbourne Mcdowell and his wife. Vir-
gnia Trescott. will present in vaudeville
he thrilling third act OF Fedora as
Fanny Davenport played 1T.
George p. Huntley and Miss Hattie Will
ams. who are to appear in London in
Decorating Clementine, left for Eng
land last Monday on board the steamer
Lusitania.
Fred Terry and Julia Nelson are to
shelve 1.-The Scarlet Pimpernel." in which
they have been appearing in New YORK,
FOR Henry of Navarro" The latter play
ran an entire season in London.
Mr. George Jarno. composer Of "The
Girl and the Kaiser" has made con-
tract with the Shuberts, giving the option
on the American rights to all his new
COMPOSITIONS for the next five years.
Very shortly a one-act playlet entitled
Ths Three ThevsS s;, he from n1ac ces p peh the
vaudeville stage. Arthur Klein mas the
reducing rights.
The new John T. Hall-Arthur J. Lamb
nIay ''The Mayoress," has reached the
iress rehearsal stage and will be given its
first presentation at Rochester one week
from tomorrow night May de Sousa mas
the title role.
Among the distinct novelties which
Marie Cahill introduces in her new musi-
al comedy Judy Forgot are two duo
logues called The Opera Box" and THE
Professional Matinee.
Blanche Hall is reported to have made
a big persoual hit in THE Nest Egg, in
which she opened her season at Plainfield
Monday night. Miss Hail was leading
lady with the Columbia Players
The Aviator a new comedy built
Gftv-hnrGpnOwer machine.
by James Montgomery. will have its first
production in the Aston Theater. New
York. December g. with Wallace Eddinger
I'm the leading role.
THE Snobs.' by Howard Fitzalan. is
soon to go into rehearsal, and Frank NC
Intyre will he featured in tire leading
mart. 1.-The Law and the Lawless. also
hv Mr. Fitzalan, will be produced by the
Shuberts.
Olga Nethersole &c back from, Europe
with a new plav She says 1t is written
around public character universally
known. and that it is handled with great
skill She also announces herself as an
ardent suffragette.
BABY Mine reached its one hundredth
performance last Wednesday NIGHT at
DAYS Theater. New York. and the occa-
sion was celebrated afterward with a
sumner given by Miss Marguerite Clark
for the other players.
Dick Richards. who was last season
identified with one of the Baltimore pa
pers, is in advance of The Country
Boy" that will be seen at the Columbia
Theater following the engagement OF He
Fell. In Love With His Wife.
Maxine Elliott following an engage
rnent at the Maxine Elliott Theater. New
York will strike STRAIGHT across the
country for the Pacific coast. where she
has not heen seen in four years She Will
play few PRINCIPAL cities on the way
out and again on the return trip.
Before the contracts were signed for
the coming OF Nine Anna PavioTa, NJ.
Michael MorGkin and the imperial Rus
sian ballet to this country the sum or
something over $250.O0O was deposited by
the American promoters OF the project
with the Russian government to guaran-
tee the fulfi!lment of all obligations.
Liebler & Company have eneaoed Violet
fleming for the leading feminine role In
Iier Is 10 make his first American appear
ance on the legitimate stare. Miss Hem
ing made her debut as Wendv in Peter
Pan" and also appeared In Fluffy Ruff
hes" Last year she created the title role
IN ''Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm"
Miss Rosamond Harrison. whose artistic
work In the little sketch "A Leap Year
Lead at the CdSlnO IHedteI inc pdrt
week caused such favorable comment
was last seen in Washington in the sup
port OF Nat G.. Goodwin. She has just
received very favorable offer to be-
come one Of the principals OF a musical
comedy about to commence rehearsals.
The Cosmos Theater has concluded ar
rangements which will give an entire
change Of vaudeville program twice a
week. beginning Monday. November p.
Twelve or more acts have been engaged
for eAen week. six Of which will be
shown Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
and the other six Thursday, Friday and
SATURDAY: Sunday being devoted to con-
certs.
Belasco Theater patrons visiting New
York and desiring to have seats reserved
in advance for attractions playing the
shubert theaters there can by giving no.
tice to the management OF the Pelasco
have the orders telegraphed direct to
the theater in New York desired. This
method will secure the game considera-
tion as a personal visit to the New York
box ONCE.
The RIGHTS of Victor Herberts latest
opera. Sweet Sixteen" have not re-
manned long on the market. Last Tues
day Mr.. Herbert concluded an arrange
nent with Harry Everall and Samuel
waliach. whereby they will immediately