Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30

open at the box office Of the theater
tomorrow morning and the single ticket
sale February TO-
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
France and Italy.
'Arsene Lupin'' is to go on a road tour,
beginning in Chicago.
1t is said that Josephine Cohan. who
has been Ill, will not act this season.
Marie Tempest wiz make a tour Of the
principal cities in this country in Pc
nelope''
The Inner Shrine" will soon be put in
rehearsal
The new play by Edward Peple. in
which Laura Hope Crewe is to star, is
called Maggie"
Annie Russell will star under the man
agement of Charles Frohman next season
in a new play.
March is the date announced for the
first of the Ellery Band concerts at the
Columbia Theater
De Wolf Hopper. in his latest success.
THE Matinee Idol" IS booked for early
appearance in this city.
Lionel Barrymore is to appear In vaude-
vile in a one-act sketch called 1.-THE
Jail Bird
Edgar Selwyn is to star in The Scare
crow described as "a ludicrous tragedy
by Percy Mackaye.
John Drew, in 'Inconstant George"
will follow Elsie Janis in THE Fair CO.
Ed at the New National.
Clyde Fitchs posthumous play, THE
City" has created such an impression
that there is a strong demand for the
foreign rights.
Amelia Bingham, who is playing in
London, has engaged Guy Standing. She
Is to appear In "Magda" and has a COM
edy called THE Violet Widow
Billie Burke. supported by Julian LES
TRANCE, appeared in New York last week
in Somerset Maughams play, Mrs.
Dot
Little Memo Klaw and Changers
big spectacle musical show, is booked at
the New National Theater for an early
date.
A hurried trip to Lake Saranac was
made during the past week by Manager
Berger of the Columbia Theater to visit
his son, who is spending the winter there.
TTeueTlCk thompson VIII De a V1S1tOr IN
Washington this week, incident to the ap-
pearance at the COLUMBIA Theater Of
Mabel Taliaferro in .Springtime'
Marie Dainton is said to give delight
fully exact imitation of Maude Adams
acting during the speech about Shandy-
isms in What Every Woman Knows"
Hilda keenan,, the seventeen-year-old
daughter OF Frank keenan,. who is in
the cast of The Heights" made her
first appearance on any stage in Brock
ton, Mass. January IL of this year.
Adeline Boyer, an American dancer now
appearing at the Palace Theater. London.
has been engaged to make tour Of the
vaudeville theaters controlled by William
Morris.
Margaret Anglin has violet farm in
Illinois, where. with a partner, she raises
violets for the Chicago market. Every
year the partners draw substantial rev.
enue from this source.
Though Elsie Janis is star. she has
not given up the limitations by which
she won fame. When she appears next
week she will hold the mirror up to a
half dozen leading lights of the stage.
"Springtime" is one of the heaviest pro-
auctions that has visited this city for
many months. the entire stage setting be-
ing OF the practical sort It requires
three sixty-foot cars to transport it.
An entirely new scenic environment has
been provided for Maurice Campbelrs pro-
ducton of SHAM in which Henrietta
Crosman will appear at the Columbia
Theater following 'Sprinstime."
Harriet Keyes, prima donna soprano,
in Lovenberg's operate Festival Com
pany. was until recently a leading artist
of the lombard Opera Company. which
first brought Nine. Tetrazzini to this
country.
Among those entertained at the Press
Club during the past week were Charles
r. X Miller of the Robert billiard COM
pany James Shesgreen. in advance of
"Springtime," and Charming Ellery. man
ager of the Ellery Band
Maxine Elliott. now at Days Theater,
New York. in THE Inferior Sex" an
nounced last week that she had Cancelled
her annual spring engagement in London,
SO she may remain in New York in
definitely.
Hattie Williams new comedy, which
is to be produced by William Collier. Is
TO be presented under the title OF The
Girl He Could Not Leave Behind Him"
The comedy was adapted from the Ger
man by Sydney Rosenfeld
Or Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" In London.
Minnie Tittell Bruno. an American &C.
tress, who has spent much Of her time
In Australia. is to play the leading fem
mine role in the production.
After thirty-fve weeks in New York.
The Midnight Sons is on tour. The
Shuberts have mapped out q route which
will take The Midnight Sons" as far
west as Chicago. where the piece Is ex-
pected to remain all next summer.
Helen Lowell, who made a big hit as
the old maid in The Lottery Man" and
who was equally successful as Mis- Hazy
in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" says this will be her last char
acter part. She formerly played in in
genue parts and also in Shakespearean
roles.
During the early part OF the season it
was announced that Mary Mannering
might be seen in revival Of "As You
Like It." Her success in "A Mans
World precludes such an Arrangement
However Miss Mannering declares that
she will play Rosalind in England next
summer.
Chase'S patrons have settled down to
another four years in their present beau
tiful polite vaudeville house, In view OF
the Treasury Departments intimation
that the tenants on that block will be
permitted four more years. II is under
stood there will, however. be new
Chase's before that time expires.