Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
London. He is now playing Shakespear-
can roles with Violet Nanbrugh


| can roles with Violet Nanbrugh
After one more season Donald Brian is
| To be starred by Charles Frohman in
The Dollar Princess.
| Hlda Spong. who has been playing the
| lead with Arnold DAILY in THE Penalty"
| has sailed for England.
| Mrs. Patrick Campbell is i'll in Chicago
| from nervous prostration She has cam
| celed her enlargement.
| Douglass Fairbanks next season will
| use "Cherub Devine. a dramatizston OF
| Sewel Ford's novel by owen Davis.
| On account OF the success with which
| Il is meeting the New Theater Company
| will be on tour until the middle OF June.
| jefferson De Angels is to make his
debut in vaudeville the latter part OF the
| month.
Daniel V. Arthur lately offered a prize
OF $500 for song TO be used by Louise
Dresser in A Matinee Idol
John Emerson. who is one of the stage
| directors Tor the Shuberts, is going abroad
to look for new plays
The Liebler Company will produce
characterization OF Hall Gaines last novel
| The White Prophet" in the fall
Frank keenan, will appear next week in
ST. Louis in 4 dramatzation OF The
Cave Man"
| Edward r. Locke. author OF The Gil
max" is reported To be writing the book
| of musical comedy.
| Adeline Genee has closed her tour and
sails for England this week. She will
be married in London early in June.
The grand opera engagement TIE
New National will open with a holiday
matinee Memorial day
Edith Ellis decentralization OF f. T..
| Roe's novel. He Fell in Love With His
Wife" is to he produced in New York
after the holidays.
"Rosaland at Red Gate a dramatza-
ton of the novel by Meredith Nicholson
was produced at the Crown Theater,
Chicago, last week.
Louis Mann and his wife. Clara Lipman.
will both make tours next season. Miss
Lipman will appear in "Marjorte's
| Mother
Wagenhals & Kemper 10 appear under
their management next season in a new
play by the author OF Seven Days.
Everett Butterheld has corralled a canoe
and looks forward to a renewal Of last
| seasons occasional spins on the quiet
waters in this vicinity.
| Emelie Melville Of the Columbia forces
| is by many regarded as one of the best
| character actresses yet seen In this ciy
| in StocA
| Bernice Mershon. newcomer to the
Aborn fold. has been chosen to take the
role of Alan a Dale in Robin Hood this
week at the New National
| Baker. talented
| ton singer. with host of friends, Will
| be a member of the Aborn grand opera
chorus at the New National Theater Tor
its limited engagement of three weeks
Eben Plympton. the we'll known actor
is i'll in HOSPITAL in New York. where
he was operated upon. 1t is thought
he will recover His last engagement
was in 1.-The Man From Home"
The all-star company playing in Caste"
is to appear in London. The exceptions
are Elsie Ferguson and Edwin Arden
both of whom have contracts in this
| country, which will prevent their going.
| Marie Tempest is to star next season in
| a new play by an American author lt
| will be a new experience for her, as she
won her fame an exponent OF English
types.
Mrs George Gould is the prize visitor
for a fair. Recently she went to the
Actors fund fair with her daughter
Vivian and spent $1,000. besides making
several hundred dollars by selling flowers.
Henry Kokker. now playing with the
New Theater Company, has written q
play called The Moral Right" Of which
Manager Lee Shuhert win give stock
production to test its capabilities
Edith Ellis. author o. Mary James
Pa is to dramatic a novelette, which
lately appeared in popular magazine
called The Quality OF Mercy. The
Shuberts may produce the piece
Richard Bennett, leading man with
| Maud Adams, is TO join stock COM
| pany for the summer. Arthur Byron
| will play his part with Miss Adams Tor
| the balance of the season.
II is probable Charles Frohman will
| star Otis Skinner next year in a trans
| lation of lie Sire the French play
| which has been one of the successes or
the Paris season.
Frank Shannon Of the Columbia Play
ers was, at the outbreak Of the Span
| ish-American war, stationed In this city
| as member of the 9Th United States
| Cavalry.
PHYLLIS Sherwood has been winning
| many friends since joining the Columbia
| Players and is now regarded as one OF
the most popular members of that or
ganization
Elmer B. Harris, the author of The
| Offenders" and co-author OF Snaili'
is living in a cabin in the mountains
of eastern Tennessee. where he is com
pleting a new play for Henry b. Harris.
It will be produced the coming season.
Grace George appeared in San Francisco
this week in a new play by John CorDln,
called Husband" Its heroine is child
loss wife who tries 10 manage ner nus
hands career, and who hnds her eHorl
a failure.
| William Collier was married recently
| 10 Pauline MARI. q member OIL HE 'op'-
Many The ceremony took place In DaNen-
| mort Iowa MIR Golfers first wife Louise
| Allen from whom he was separated, dled
about year ago
"Jobn Arrowsuith. Planter. novel o
the civil war. by Mrs. Bell Bushnell, IL
| IN he dramatized for production by
lanes X. Hackett. If the title role Is d
| strong one he will play it himself; other
wise the play will be produced under his
management.
The cooling and ventilating apparatus
| of the Columbia Theater. one OF the
| MOST modern plants OF its kind in any
| American theater, has been thoroughly
| oyerbauled and put in condition to keep
| the auditorium comfortable when the
| warm weather comes.