Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

cess" was the original Merry Widow
in George Edwardes' London production
Of the Lehar operetta.
Wagenhals & Kemper's elaborate pro-
auction OF the play of contemporary
american life, Paid in Full by Eugene
Walter. will be one of the April attrac-
tions at the Academy.
| Liebier Co. have secured the much
sought-afte lease of the New Theater,
New York city. and will devote to it big
attractions. the opening one having been
CHOSEN. but not Yet named.
The Golden Age" new musical
play on the order of San Toy" has
| been given a copyright performance in
Canada. The author and composer is
j. Nevin Doyle of New York.
A musical comedy is to be produced in
London called Tine Belle of London
Town" with music by Franz Lehar. the
composer of THE Merry Widow The
title Is reminiscent of THE Belle of New
York"
! The clergy of Cincinnati are going to
start a crusade against the omen Sunday
theater and the problem play with the
| eternal triangle its main theme. and
the pictures OF domestic unhappiness on
the stage
'''eOi iiCipCit Will Ills OICHcSlTd
an imposing array of vocal soloists of
renown have been booked by the Rad
cl1ne bureau for a musical festival at
| the, Columbia Theater Easter Monday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
The Littlest Rebel by Edward Peple,
In which Dustin Farnum has been star
ring in vaudeville, is to be made into a
four-act drama. Dustin and William
t'arnum will be co-stars in the production.
under the anagement Of A. H. Woods
Margaret Mayo. author of Baby
Mine. is writing play of more seri-
Gus interest and dealing with stage
life 1t is called Behind the Scenes"
Her husband. Edgar Selwyn, author of
The Country Boy is writing a drama
of oriental life.
An orchestra OF thirty is required to
play the music of The Dollar Princess
| Harold Wears, for the past few years
musical director at DAYS Theater in
London, where The Dollar Princess
was originally produced, was brought to
America to conduct.
Adelaide Thurston began her public
career as a Minnesota school teacher.
elocution that she joined an amateur
theatrical club, which proved an easy
stepping-ston. to the stage.
Ivan Caryll, who left New York for
London last Wednesday, has contracted
to write the music of The Follies of
1911 which will be produced late this
spring in New York. Mr.. Caryll has
also contracted to write a musical play
for the use of Anna Held next season
Elsie Janis celebrated her twenty-first
birthday last Wednesday in New York.
members of 1.-The Slim Princess COM
pany. Joseph Cawthorne, on behalf Of
the company, presented to her a gold
vanity box, set with twenty-one dia-
monds.
Billie Burke's leading man in Suzanne
is Julian l. Estrange. the young English
actor who was seen here with her in
Mrs. Dot" last season. Mr. LEstranSe
was formerly a member of Sir Herbert
Trees company i'm London. Miss Con-
stance Collier-now appearing in That's
in New York-is Mrs. L'Estrange off the
stage.
Maxine Elliott babe goodbye to Amer
lea for at least two years when she de-
parted last Wednesday for England on
board the Mauretania. This country may
never see again Miss Elliott on the stage.
Although she said she might infiict her
self on New York city in 1913.'' she adj
mitted she had no definite plans for
return to the stage.
Marion Kerby. who comes to the CO.
lumbia with Adelaide Thurston. was for
mer1y a society reader. Augustus Phil
lips, Miss Thurstons leading man. was
leading man of the Spooner Stock Com
pany at the Park Theater, Brooklyn, for
seven years. Last season he occupied a
similar position with the Belasco Stock
Company at the Aicazar Theater, San
Francisco.
Catherine Chisholm Cushing. author of
Miss Ananias in which Adelaide
Thurston will make her first appearance
in this city at the Columbia Theater Mon
day night, is a. Pittsburg girl who as
Catherine Chisholm, was graduated from
a boarding school in this city. After
publishing number of short stories and
after few seasons of the gayeties of the
capital she devoted her time to play
writing, with the result that three come
dies from her pen have been accepted by
prominent woman stars. Miss Ananias
is the only one that has as yet been pro-
duced. but Maxine Elliott will be seen In
another. The Peacock and the Goose"
early next season. The third. the title of
which has not yet been announced. will.
II is said, be the vehicle in which Bertha
Galland will return to the stage under
the management of John j. Donnelly.