Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

ing woman is Ann Cleveland.
In Viola. Aliens company this season
will be F.. c. Moseley, who was for nine
years leading man with Lawrence Bar
rett.
Willette Whitaker Is a Washington girl
who has won high vaudeville honors in
London and will be in Chase's bin next
week.
The New Theater is TO provide a fully
equipped nursery for the children TO be
used in the production OF The Blue
Bird"
Cyril Scott will continue TO play In
the title role OF Rida Johnson Young
comedy. The Lottery Man." under the
Shubert management this season.
Geraiding Bonner. the writer, has had
one of her stories. Rich Mems Chill
dren," dramatized. and il will be used
by Lena Ashwell in London.
Several beautiful new songs are features
of Al Wilson's presentation OF Metz in
Ireland" which will open the regular sea
son OF the Columbia Theater next week.
From the place OF extra number" 70
| the first division rank among headliners
I'm vaudeville, all in a week, is the recent
record OF Dave Ferguson, engaged for
Chase's next week.
Miss Adelaide Thurston will be among
| the early attractions at the New Ma
tionai Theater, playing the leading part
In Miss Ananias." a comedy by Gather
Inc Chisholm Cushing.
After a long absence from the stage
Burr Mcintosh Is to return as a star OF
new play under the management OF w.
A. Brady. Mr.. Mcintosh was the origi-
nal Taffy in "Triiby."
| Laura Nelson Hall appeared in a new
play in st. Louis called The Lone
| Hand, by w. J. Hurlbut, author of
| The Writing on the Wall" and The
Fighting Hope
The musical comedy success, TN
Panama" with the Klein brothers In
the parts made famous by Gus and Max
Rogers. will be one of the September
attractions at the Academy.
Henry Woodruff is to appear In a new
musical comedy by Frank Adams and
VIII NJ. Hough, as yet unnamed. The pro-
duction is to be made under the man
agement Of Mort III. Singer.
Miss Virginia MiIliman. a college girl
OF Buffalo, and the daughter OF wealthy
Robert w. Chambers novel. THE Fir
ing Line"
Oscar Hammerstein has engaged An
nabelle Whitford for the comic opera
company he is organizing. Harry Coop
er Of the Empire City Quartet has
been engaged as comedian.
Percy Haswell has closed her season OF
| stock work with her own company at
Toronto. after a brilliant success. She
promised in her closing speech to go back
next summer.
"The Concert" which will be the frs,
production made by David Belasco this
season, will be given early in October.
with Janet Beecher and Jane Grey in the
prominent roles.
/ win in a comedy called THE Captain,
| by George Broadhurst The scene Of the
play is in Manila and the part OF the
| hero Is that OF financial soldier OF
fortune.
| A feature OF the revival OF THE Mar
riage Of Kitty at the Columbia tomor
| row night will be the introduction o.
several vocal numbers by Blanche Hall
| following the lead Of Marie Tempest II
the New York production.
Thomas Russell. the original Little
Lord Fautleroy. and brother OF Anne
Russell. who left the stage for bust.
ness career. has returned to his first
love and will be a member OF the COM
pany supporting Nazimova.
Edna Goodrich, accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. Nellie Goodrich. arrived
| from Europe last week. en- route to toin
fornia. She denied the reports OF dis
agreement between them.
'The Rosary" by Edward E. Rose. is
to be produced In Chicago the first week
in September. The author claims to have
the Endorsement Of the Catholic CLERGY
in that CITY and of the knights OF Co.
lumbus.
Margaret Mayo has contracted with the
Authors Producing COMPANY to deliver a
new play for production this season. MISS
Mayo is the author OF the successful
farce Baby Mine" and Polly Of the
Circus"
For her excellent work in Miss Patsy
Gertrude QuinIan has been officially ele-
waited to the rank OF star by her ., man n,
ager. Henry w. Savage. The critics In
New York were unanimous In praising
her work.
Henry B. Harris has announced the en-
gagement Of Dick Richards. formerly OF
the STAFF Of the American. on ms
business staff fin advance OF "Hedwfg
Reicher," one OF Mr.. Harris most I'M
portant attractions.
A. r. Matthews. the English comedian.
who was esnecially engaged for the pro-
| duction of Love Among the Lions. is
winning increasing popularity with Amer
| fcan audiences to whom he Is said TO be
showing an entirely new style OF acting.
The new Sam s. Shubert Theater In
ST. Paul was opened last week with
s.The Fourth Estate" Charles G. Stumm
is the manager In charge OF the new
house.
Ada Dwyer. who was in Gertrude FL
lofts company In 1.-The Dawn of a To-
morrow" is to have a prominent part In
.'The Deep Purple" by Paul Armstrong
and Wilson Mizner.
"A Master of Money" a play on the
subject of child labor. was given It's nrst
performance in New Haven. with Elsie
Ferguson as the star. In the cast were
Frank Mills and Helen Macbeth.
Mrs. Charles G. Craig. the English ac-
tress, who made personal hit last sea-
son with Frank Keenan, In ."On the
Heights" is to he in the cast or Thoma .
Dixon's play, "The Sins Of the Father"
Mabel Taliaferro. who took the leading
feminine role in my Man." In an emer-
gency. so the production would not have
to be postponed. has left the cast. and
Maud Fealey has been engaged for the
part.
Justina wavne has been so successful
as Beverly Calhoun In Beverly" last
season that Norris & Delamater have en-
gagged her for Ave years. She is to play
in Beverly" in the principal cities Of
the east.
..Our Miss Gibbs with Pauline Chase