Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
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| THE Nest Egg" has made big success:
in Chicago In her impersonation OF thu
spinster who tries an unusual means Of
getting husband.
| Fred c. Whitney has secured the Eng
lish and American rights to DR.. Strauss
opera, "Rosenkavalier." Mr.. Whitney
will first produce it at his new theater
in London in June.
! Gus Kerker, the composer of THE
Belle of New York. and r. II. Burn
side are at work writing a new light
opera. which will be produced early In
September.
| The Shuberts lave arranged to pro-
duce the dramatization Of 1.-THE Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" novel by John
Fox, jr. For the principal role Of June
they have engaged Charlotte Walker.
Mary Mannering was originally thought
of by the management for the leaolns
| role in Walter Brownies morality play,
| "Everywoman.'' Satisfactory business
ARRANGEMENTS were not made.
Robert Warwick. the leading man in
THE Balkan Princess" was. till MS
present engagement a dramatic actor.
Now, in THE Balkan Princess he is re-
quired to both sing and dance.
The tour Of Victor Herbert and his or
chestra, which begins in this city Easter
Monday will be under the direct man
| agement OF the Radcliffe bureau OF
Washington.
Daniel Frohman and party Of friends
| from New York will occupy box at the
Columbia Theater Monday evening on the
occasion of the opening Of the engage.
ment in this city of THE Seven Sisters.
| Paul Armstrong has written one-act
play of New York life called "A
Romance of the Underworld" 1t is found
| ed on his experience as police reporter,
and will require cast of twenty-one
speaking parts.
With Simply Cynthia" as their offering
the members of Princeton Triangle Club
will pay their annual visit to this city
occasion they have engaged the Columbia
Theater.
Following Thurston. the magician, Ly-
man II. Howe's New York Hippodrome
Travel Festival will open an engagement
at the Columbia Theater Sunday after
noon, to be continued with matinees
daily until the following Sunday evening.
When Miss Billie Burke leaves Wash
ington at the end of this week she will
start on a transcontinental tour that will
last until late in July. Miss Burke will
probably have new play by an Amer
lean author next season.
In giving out the plans of the Liebler
Company for the New Theater, New
York. George C.. Tyler announces a sea-
son of four weeks of Eleanora Duse in
a repertoire of her principal plays. An
other attraction will be Bessie Abbott in
her debut in new opera comique.
A new comedy drama for the vaude-
vile stage is called 1.-THE Ten-thousand-
dollar Flight and uses a 22-foot aero
plane. The production, which will re-
quire a company of twenty, will be staged
by Joseph Hart. The play is the work of
Frank Craven.
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" had
its two hundredth performance in the
Republic Theater, New York. last Thurs
Virgins. the author. and Edith Talia-
ferro, who plays the star part. gave
tea on the stage after the performance.
After being presented almost con-
tinuously for more than a year. Charles
Di1lingham's production of TIE Echo,
with Bessie Mccoy in the leading role.
ended its tour in Toledo last night. Miss
under Mr.. Dfllinghan's direction in
new musical comedy written especially
to suit her.
Eugene Walters last play. Home
ward Bound" is now in rehearsal. with
an entirely new cast. The Shuberts, as
before. control the rights. The piece will
be played for few weeks out OF new
similar plan Of booking will apply to Miss
Schefrs new opera.
Henry Fearing. who is CONSPICUOUS IN
the support of Robert Mantell. at one
time sailed before the mast on an Eng
iish sailing vessel and went around the
Horn on a clipper ship. Mr.. Fearing also
saw service in the British army, and was
at Omdurman and In South Africa with
Lord Kitchener.
Marc Klaw Of Klaw and Erlanger left
New York for London last Thursday
on board the steamer Lusitania; and
will return on the same steamship on
her next trip westward. His hurried
visit to England Is to arrange for the
English and continental productions OF
1.-The Pink Lady,, now playing at the
New Amsterdam Theater, New York.
winona Winter. playing the leading in
genue role with Sam Bernard in He
Came From Milwaukee" has asked the
MANAGEMENT to be allowed to do her ven-
triloqual speciality during the course OF
the second act of the play. Miss Winter
and her dummy" used to be favorite
over the western vaudeville circuits I'M
til Chicago manager put her In a musi-
ganixation that Mr.. J. J. Shubert signed"
her for the New York engagement.
When hot weather approaches Lew
Fields declares that he will shelve THE
Hen Pecks," put on another piece at the
Broadway. and then wait for the arrival
Of cool days before reviving his present
success. Last summer Mr.. Fields played
eight performances weekly in THE Sum-
mer Widowers'' and personally supervised
the rehearsing of three other plays.
There isn't enough money in the show
business to get me to do 1t again." says
the comedian-manager.
There are so many persons connected
with the Winter Garden in New York
that a system had to be devised whereby
a record could be kept Of the arrival and
departure Of each employe. Every mem
Der Of tho company. from chorus girl to
cloakroom attendant. has been given a
number. and they are required to reg
lister '.in' and "out'' by the clock. which
IS done In accordance with similar sys-
TENS In vogue In large mercantile estab-
lishn,ents The principals are the only
ones excepted.
Roman Prisoners.