Evening star., 1911-08-20

the homo or his son at 0aranac Lake
n. 7.
Two handsome new drop curtains from
the brush of George T. Thompson. Cnase's
chief of stage and scenic stan. will add
to the effectiveness of the stage pictures
at that theater this season.
Fritzi scheff has returned to New York
to begin rehearsals in THE Duchess,
the work OF Joseph Herbert and Harry
b. Smith. The music Is by Victor Her
bert.
of his campaign In New York August g.
when Donald Brien will make his debut
as a star under his management in The
Siren.''
Fay Tempieton will be the Little But
tercup in the forthcoming revival of
"Pinafore." The revival will take place
the first week in September in New
York.
The Lambs Club gave a benefit enter
tainment at Long BeaC h last Sunday for
the benefit of the fire department OF that
place William Collier. George Beban
and De Wolf Hopper participated.
Virginia Pearson has been engaged by
Kiaw Erlanger to play the vampire
for a second season with Robert Hill
in "A Fool There Was" The tour begins
at Atlantic City September q.
w. H. Turner, who has starred in "Da-
vid Harum." Father and the Boys" and
other plays. has been engaged for the
part Of Hill Avery, the old onender in
alias Jimmy Valentine"
Emily Ann wellman, who plays the
role Of the wife in Louis Mann's new
play, "Elevating a Husband" first at
tracted attention by her work with Cyril
Scott in ''The Prince Chap"
Franz Lehar, conn boser of "The Merry
Widow" had an operetta called The
Fun Marriage" produced In Nurnberg.
Germany. but it is said to have proved a
disappointment.
According to late announcements, Rob-
ert T. Haines has decided to go into
vaudeville In The Coward" a playlet
by Mr.. Haines and George H. Broad-
hurst. He will have company of four.
Otis Skinner has been selected for the
role of the beggar in ''Kismet." the Big
spectacular oriental romance by Edward
Knoblauch, which had such a success in
London.
After an absence of several years from
the stage on account of her health, Ma
bel Fenton made her temperance in
vaudeville with her husband, Charles J.
Ross, in domestic piaylet called Just
Like a Woman
The Deep Purple" will be presented
this year with two companies, one in the
east, the other In the west. Ada DWyer
will be the Frisco Kate OF one company
and Jeffreys Lewis will play the same
role in the other.
Much interest is being taken in the pro-
duction by James X. Hackett of Louis
Edward Shipman's dramatization of THE
Grain of Dust" the last work of David
Graham Phillips. whose tragic death is
remembered.
Helen Lackaye is to succeed Margaret
Wycherly and Edith Wynne Matthison
in the role of Light in the Lieblers re-
vival Of THE Blue Bird" at the New
Theater. recently named the Century,
in New York this fall
Laura Jean Libbey has organized a
company, of which she will be the head,
to produce repertoire Of plays based on
her melodramatic stories. Richard Hutch
ings has been engaged as her leading
man.
When the summer season at tue Colum-
bia Theater closes September 8 1t will
control by the present management. and
in that time the playhouse has been
dark only two weeks and then for meet -
sary improvements.
Werner Charges. an actor of the old
school, died last week at his home in New
York. He had played with a number of
stars. including Joseph Jefferson. and
with prominent productions. Recently
he has been in company for moving
picture playlets.
A. H. Van Buren, frequently seeks the
seclusion of Rock Creek Park as quiet
place to study his parts for the follow
ing week. The other day he became SO
engrossed in his work that he did not
notice the approach Of a storm and he
was drenched to the skin before he reach.
ed shelter.
Manager William III. Rapley Of the New
National Theater, who recently returned
from a vacation at Poland Springs. Me-.
left last week to join Mrs. Rapley at
the Marlborough-Blenhe Atlantic City.
After fortnight's visit there they will
take an extended trip through Canada,
returning home about October !.