Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

] is writing another play. which will be
ready I'm the fall.
Sir Charles wyndham will produce Re
lbecca of Sunnybrook Farm" In London
nsxtsJunes.~~@-~-.Fer-s
!. Josephine Conan. sister Of George NJ.
/ Conan. is ILL., and has gone south with
| her husband, Fred Niblo.-.g
Beulaho Poyntor is to have a summer
stock season in Denver. Dore David
son has been engaged as member OF
I.the company.
i In 1.-The Remittance Man. Seorge Faw-
4 cett's new play. he has chara>ter much
| like that which made him the hit g. THE
lSquaw. Man" in London.
| Rida Johnson Young has a new comedy
hit in 1.-The Lottery Man as the old
maid, will have a leading part.
| Lucille La Verne has dramatized Ann
| Boyd" a tale OF Georgia life. by Will N.
Harden, and will appear herself in the
| play.
| A new musical comedy by Walter Per-
cival and Alfred Robyn, called "W1ll-O'
| the Wisp." is to be produced in Chicago
early in May.
| The stock company season is said to
be more prosperous than ever. One hum
| dred and seventy-nine companies will be
playing in and about New England, 1T is
expected
Next season a musical play is to be
produced called The Clairvoyant." The
book is by Edward Peple. author of
The Prince Chap" and the music by
Karl Hoschna.
| The play which Blanche Ring will have
| to succeed her present one will have its
| book by Edgar Selwyn and his wife.
Hauerbach- and Karl Hoschna.
| The death of Al. S. Lipman was re-
ported last week at his home in New
| York. He a member of the famous
Palmer company, and had played Shake
spearan parts with Mary Anderson.
He was one of the authors of The
Sunset Limited" recently produced.
Lee Arthurs play, THE Fox" which
has had trial performance in stock
company in the west, is to be produced
shortly in Chicago. In the cast will be
| Orme Caldara. Helene IAckaye. Ralph
Delmore, John Wesley and Violet Hem
ing.
Edgar Selwyn is to present a new play,
as yet unnamed, early in May, playing
himself in the principal role, with a Los
Angeles stock company. Early next sea-
son the play will be given in New York
under the management of Henry B. Har-
ris, but the author VIII not appear in the
regular production of the play.
The Belasco Stock Company in Los
Angeles recently made a production OF
a play called Peace on Earth" by r.
Lawshe. in which Mckee Rankin made
a hit in the leading part Later on the
play. with Mr.. Rankin as the star. will
go on tour. 1t is a story of Kentucky
mountain life.
Augustus Thomas will leave for London
within the next fortnight to make ar
rangements for the production there of
,As Man Thinks II possible the pro-
son can appear. as DR.. Eeelig. the part he
now plays in at the Thirty-ninth Street
Theater, New York.
Henry F. Smith. musical director of
Chase's ,Theater. and Carl H. Smith, must
ca director of the Columbia. are sons of
one of the defenders Of Fort Sumter.
The medal presented to their father by
the Chamber of Commerce of New York
has been loaned TO the Smithsonian In
stitution and has been placed in Maj. An
derson's case of civil war relics.
Beverly" a dramatization Of George
Barr Mccutcheon's novel Beverly of
Grau1ark,', will be one of the May at
fractions at the Academy.
Nine. Emmy -Destinn is to create That's
in the production OF "Thais' at the Royal
Opera, Berlin. this summer. She has
been studying the acting values in the
role at the performances of Joseph NJ.
Gates spectacular dramatic production
of That's" at the Criterion Theater. New
York. The scene models and costume
plates of the dramatic version. Of That's.
have been placed at the disposal Of the
director of the Royal Opera for the forth
coming production in German
Consul. the Jungle man. is being pre-
scented in this country under the direction
of Prof. Drowisky Of the Paris, France
fHppodrome. Consuls life is insured for
sc, 900.
Edwin H Curtis has resumed his for
mer position as stage director for the
Columbia. Players.
Victor Herbert and his orchestra will
arrive in Washington by special train for
tomorrow afternoon and depart fmme-
diately after the concert by special train
for Richmond.