Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06

Vdieska SurTatt is 20 star In new
musical play with company including
Dallas Wexford, Amelia Summerville and
George Richards
James Youngs first manager was the
late John w. Albaugh. formerly of this
city and Baltimore Mr. Young was then
a youthful tragedian.
Sir Charles Wyndham will present 1.-THE
Mollusc" on Il transatlantic liner when
he takes his company back to England
in April.
Beatrice whitford is one of the latest
acquisitions to tho Cohan forces. She will
be seen with THE American Idea at the
Columbia Theater this week.
Donald Brian. the comic opera singer,
was married Tuesday in New York TO
Mrs. C. III. Pope of that city. The brides
brother recently married Miss Marjorie
Woods
"A Son of tho People" was produced at
the New Theater, New York, with John
Mason and George Fawcett in the leading
roles. 1t is a story of the French revolu-
ton.
wrote 1.-The Inferior Sex for Maxine
Elliott. is TO write play for her sister,
Gertrude, the wife of j. Forbes Robert
son.
IIilda Spong, Dorothy Rossmore and
William Hawtrey have been engaged for
Arnold Days company when he appears
In THE Fruit Of Divorce under the
management of Conan & Harris.
The next musical production to be made
ny the Shuberts will he from the German
The opera Is entitled Madame Trouba-
dour." and the American book will be
supplied by Joseph Herbert.
On their return engagement in New
York Sothern and Marlowe will produce
LAS You Like IT." Mr.. Sothern will ap-
pear as Jacques and Frederick Lewis
will play Orlando.
Rehearsals of the company which will
support Mrs. Ffske in the production of
Ibsen's pillars Of Society have COM
menced The part of Consul Bernick will
be played by Holbrook Bffhn.
Miss CHASER. her mother fwho always
accompanies herr, her brother. Edward
Eikas, the stage manager; Edward NJ.
Favor the comedian, and four of the
Chorus girls speak the German language.
Among the dances which will be given
this week by Adeline Genee and her
group of coryphees is the celebrated bal
let OF "Coppelia-'
pChiHdu 1luElPSOii, III Ills famous role
Of Joshua Whitcomb. is coming to
Chase's. He is seventy-six years old.
but PLAYING few weeks in prominent
vaudeville theaters because he is too
young and spry to remain idle.
Marie Dressler does not believe in
woman s suffrage; she is perfectly will
ing to let the man have the vote "The
Dressler. Most women would vote for
the best looking man, regardless of poll
tics"
At the hearing in Boston on the bill to
permit children under fifteen to appear
on the stage, among those who spoke for
the bill were Sir Charles Wyndham.
Francis Wilson, and Lolita Crabtree The
opposition was headed by DIR. Eliot, for
nlerly of Harvard, and Bishop Lawrence.
Gertrude Hoffman has added a "Chan-
ticleer dance to her other numbers and
VIII appar as the Rooster. who is the
hero of the Rostand play. \ sensation
VIII be the finale, in which she will fight
with live rooster.
1t is said that Julian Eltinge will next
season appear in a unique production In
which he will be the only man i'm the
company, though taking a womarrs part
The principal male roles in the piece will
be played by women, and feminine BARI
tones are now being looked for in conse-
quence.
A company of fifty-one midgets, men
and women. ranging in height from twen-
ty-seven inches to four feet, arrived in
New York this week under contract to
the Shuberts to appear at the New York
Hppodrome. Their acts are singing,
dancing and acrobatic. and they will have
thirty ponies to assist in the presentation.
THE spitire." by Edward Peple, au-
thor Of 1.-The Prince Chap" was produced
last week in Boston by the John Craig
Stock Company. 1t is a nautical comedy
the first three acts taking place on the
yacht Spitnre. which is broken up in a
realistic storm at sea. The last act takes
place on the Jersey coast.
John Corbin. literary director of the
New Theater. New York, to whom falls
the lot Of reading plays. has offered his
resignation. to take effect in June, He
Is himself writer and dramatist, and
says he wants to devote his time to his
work. particularly his plays, one of
which is scheduled for production.
'.Lulu's Husbandse' a farce adapted
from the German, is being staged by ].
G. Huffman for early production. Mabel
harrison and Harry Conor will be the
stars. and others in the cast will be Lou
Use Dempsey, Sophie Tucker. Fanehon
Campbell, Robert Demster, George lie
Soir ana Ryley Chamberlain.
A burlesque by Miss Marie Dressler
Of Maude Allan and her STORY dance"
Is introduced in the last scene of
Titles Nightmare" Although Miss
DreSSler does not appear in her bare
feet-she's afraid she'll step on a tack
her burlesque is described as scream-
lngly funny.
A Partisan writer. speaking OF Bern
stein, said of him: He looks like a
prince and dresses like a prince And he
lives like one In a spacious apartment
on the Boulevard Haussmann His house
hold, indeed, lacks nothing but a wife"
This sympathetic writer appreciates matri-
Inony. as he says, for every one except
himself.
During the last week of this month
the Belasco Theater will be the scene of
the famous French Opera Company of
New Orleans. which will appear for a
week III a repertoire of operas, which will
include several novelties. An unusual
" large ballet is a feature of the per-
formances.
Gertrude Elliott, who in private life is
Mrs. Forbes Robertson, has been selected
by the Liebler Company as the successor
OF Eleanor Robson in Tho Dawn Of To-
morrow" Miss Elliott will appear in this
play under the American firms manage
mont first in England, where she viii
have summers run, coming to this coun-
try In tho autumn.
Martin Beck, general manager of the
Orpheum vaudeville circuit, mas offered a
prize of $3.50 for the best vaudeville
sketch to be presented for the benefit of
the Actors Fund fair. From the manu-
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