Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08


Viola Aliens Lady Godiva'' play is TO
be called The Lady of Coventry
Edna Goodrich is to appear i'm vaude.
vile with the English comedian. G. P.
lfuntley.
THE Convict" has been decided on for
the name of Guy Bates Posts new plav
by Edward ChiIds Carpenter.
Maeteriuck is writing historical fairy
play for production in London next sea-
son.
Nine. Schumann-Heink has Just re-
received decoration from the Grand
Duke Of Ilesse.
Children under sixteen are not now per-
United to appear on the stage in Ken
lucky.
Henry Mortimer has written play
called His Knightly Honor in which
he viii appear himself
THE LittIest Rebel" a play Of the
civil war. is winning high praise from
the Chicago critics.
Bob FItzsimmons is 10 appear in vaude-
vile in playlet by Jack London called
Ter Birth Mark" His leading woman
will he Magda Dahl.
Emma Carus will play the leading femi-
nine comedy role in Lew Fields The
b featured with Miss Carus
Kate Rorke. vino was Charles Wynd-
hams leading lady twenty-five years ago.
Is playing in the newest Drury Lane melo-
drama.
Weldon GrosSmitns venture with Baby
Mine ON the other side. of the Atlantic
has attained to 30 performances and
TIE Play IS as popular as ever.
Twenty-Five years ago Forbes Robertson
was member of Mary Andersons com
Iany. and in that capacity was making
a tour OF the nited States
y big production will he made shortly
Of James Montgomcry's newspaper play.
Jimmie Jr,' which has been given a
successful tryout in Los Angeles
Robert Drouet is to have the role of
reporter in the new production by Fred
eric Thompson of William II. Maloney's
play, Graft.
Father Jerome" with Orrin johnson
IN the title role. under the nagement
of Gustave Frohnan. opened last week
for trial in a New Jersey town.
Wallace Irwin. the humorist has writ
ten the book of a comic opera called
The Dove of Peace The music is by
Walter Damrosch.
George Bronson Howard. in whose play
''SnohS.' Frank Mcintyre is starring. has
written another play 10 be produced by
David BelaSCO-
"A Modern Marriage" in which Cyril
Scott started cut TO star did not measure
up to expectations. so he is to subs; itute
Speed.
Frank Keenan,. report has it. has left
the cast Of ~ Million and will be re-
placed by T. Daniel Frawley. Mr.. Kee-
nan VIII return To vaudeville.
SteThen Phillips has written a new play
called "Pietro OF Sienna. the first of his
plays to be produced since Faust" 1t
will he staged by the Drama Society of
London.
Nancy Hanks" by Frank Tannehin,
n. which was produced some years ago,
with Marie Jansen. Clayton White and
iSnacio Martinetti in the cast, is to be
revived
Edward Peple. author of Prince Chap
and The LittIest Rebel has finished
cricket in which Beulah Poynter will
star.
\ short play by Maurice Rostand. son
or the dramatic poet, is to he produced in
Paris 1t is called "A Good Little
Devil. and the principal role is that OF
Al tomboy.
Liebler & Co. have engaged for tile
american supporting company of Nine
Simone in The Thief Edwin Arden. Al
her Grau. sydney Herbert. Charles fran
els and Grace Halsey. Ben Greet will
direct the rehearsals.
on account of previous bookings. John
Mason's run in LAS Man Thinks" VIII
shortly end in New York to begin its tour
in other cities. The play has exceeded
expectations in its reception by the
metropolis.
The Neilson-Terry revival Of Romeo
and Juliet" according to the Pail Mall
Gazette, was largely characterized by
that painful unima ginativeness which
of late years has married so many
Shakespearean reyivals in London.
The FolIes Bergere in New York has
been rechristened by Manager Henry b.
after being remodeled. will reopen the
end OF this month with Robert Edeson
IN THE Cave Man"
Rose Coghlan is to appear in vaudeville
in q playlet called Her Excellency the
Governor in which she will portray a
cattle queen of Colorado. Her laughter
Eosalfnd Coghlan, will be i'll the cast
I'he little play is by Viva Glenn Visscher
Young California girl.
Rehearsals of Miss DudeIsack" have
1.roSressed so satisfactorily that Werha
=
"Iera its Ameri@ AN premiere next Tues
fay night in Hartford. Later the at
traction Will begin a limited engage
'nent at the Boston Theater. Lulu
tilaSer Will appear n the title role
May Robson appeared in Cleveland last
week in a play written by herself and
g. T. Darcy, called The Three Lights"
She takes the role of merry and hand
some grandmother. whose daughter is
prim and puritanical. The latter's two
sons sympathiZe with their grandmother
and make her Il partner in their FRANKS.
Wallace Eddinger appeared in Phila-
delphia last week in the title role Of
4 new play. The Only Son. by Win
cilell Smith. author of The Fortune
Hunter
In johnny Gamble" Clayton White
believes he has found another character
b. George Randolph Chester which will
become as popular j. Rufus Wal
EuefOrd- At any rate. White. who is
now appearing in vaudeville. has ac-
quired the dramatic rights of $1,000
An Hour, or Johnny Gamble, which is
Nj Chester's successor TO the Walling-
ford stories.
Probably the most travelled actress
on the American stage today is Helena
SaiInGer leading woman with The Girl