Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07

play remains as great as ever. and every
performance finds the theaters crowded
to the doors.
Charles Frohman may produce The
Arcadians' in Rome in connection with
the Italian exhibition and fete to be held
In that city next spring.
Clyde Eftci,s last play. The CITY," with
T,,|ly Marshall and Walter Hampden in
the cast, will begin its season in Cleve-
land Labor day.
A star revival Of 1.-THE Merry Wives of
windsor" is contemplated with Thomas
A. Wise, Amelia Bingham and Virginia
Harner in the cast.
Iaurette Taylor is to begin her tour in
''The Girl in Waiting" by j. Hartley
Manners, In Buffalo. the latter part of
this month.
A new musical play, called The Quak-
err Girl" is to be produced In London
with Gertie Millar and Joseph Coyne in
the leading roles.
Kitty,Mason of the London Gaiety The
alter, a. favorite dancer at the famous
place. will be seen in this country in
Our Miss Gibbs"
Frank Metzerott, the president Of the
Columbia Theater Company, will spend
his vacation in Europe. He will sail this
week for Bremen.
Lillian Russell is to have two new plays
for the coming season. One Is called In
Search of a Sinner" and the other THE
Pace That Kills
Winchell Smith has started the re-
hearsaIs of his new comedy, Bobby
Burnt with Wallace Eddinger in the
title role.
Jumping Jupiter" which opened in
Chicago this week, has Miss Lillian Shaw
in the role Of the widow. Richard Carrie
heads the cast.
Rose Melville of isis Hopkins" fame
who has lust been married, will build
herself observation-disclosures
home in Los Angeles. This shows the
worth of amusing the public.
Earl Carroll, young dramatist, will
have produced by A. II. Woods a comedy
Hrama founded on American civil life in
the Philippines. It is called THE Lady
of the Night"
A newcomer in vaudeville. who calls
herself Maryland, the Girl From the
Southland" is to make her debut in New
York, and her manager promises she will
make a sensation.
Harry Askin is to produce piece called
"The Sweetest Girl in Paris in Chicago
with a very strong cast, including TriXie
Friganza, Alexander Carr and John E.
Young.
Lydie Loupoukhov, the youngest of all
the imperial Russian premiere dancers,
arrived in New York last week to fulfill
her eight-month engagement with Charles
Frohman.
Chauncey Olcott, according to the GUS
tom of several years, will open his season
in Saratoga, his homo town, August %,
appearing in a new romantic drama by
Rida Johnson Young, entitled Barry Of
Ballymore.''
Miss Frances Cartwright has been en-
dra natic role in Alma, Where Do You
Live?" Last season Miss Cartwright
played and sang the title role in The
Dollar Princess company, which played
in London and English provinces.
1t is announced that "a Matter of
Money" play in which Henry B. Harris
is to star Elsie Ferguson, was sent
anonymously and the author was re-
quested to send his name and address so
he could sign contracts and get real
money for his work. Up to date twenty
eight have claimed authorship of the
play. Each claimant has been requested
to send detailed descriptions Of the play
fer Identification purposes.
Sidney r. Ellis, manager for AL H.
Wilson. the German dialect comedian
who is underlined for an early appear
ance at the Columbia Theater, has offer
ed a prize of $500, it is said. for the best
title for the new play in which Mr.. Will
son will appear when he has finished his
tour with Metz in Ireland" 1t is from
the pen Of one of our best known authors
and the scenes will be laid in-well, this
information will be forthcoming later,
when Mr.. Ellis decides on the title.
Manager L. S. Taylor Of the Belasco
Theater writes that for a short time he
is acting as advance representative for
the Ben Greet Players in a delightful
trip westward, which has been most sue
cessful. While Mr. Taylor Is ahead"
his wife and little daughter remain with
the company, enjoying the unusual eX-
periences of travelling with a theatrical
organization. Mr.. Taylor and his family
will return by way of the great lakes st.
Lawrence river and the ocean voyage
from Nova Scotia to New York.
The incidental music for the production
of Elinor Glyn's play Three Weeks"
was specially arranged for the play by
Henry Hoffman, the leading spirit OF the
Willis Wood Theater, a. Kansas City.
1t Is said to be full Of dainty and insinu-
ating strains, including the original theme
and various arrangements from ''Traume-
rei' by Schumann; Tostis Goodbye"
Nevin's Rosary and one of Mr.. Hoff-
mans own conceptions, Neapolitan love
song. The arrangement Is for string in
struments only, and the effects are said
to be exquisite.