Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
return to New York. when she will be
seen at her own theater in a new play.

seen at her own theater in a new play.
When George Arliss appears in Dis
raeH." under the management OF the
Liebler company, he will have two lead
ing women. They will be Elsie Lesne
and Margaret Dale.
Liebler & Co. have arranged with Louis
n. Parker TO localize THE Fourth Es-
tate for the London stage. Mr. Parker
believes that with q few changes the
piece Will score with the English people.
Robert Drouet is to be starred in yaude-
willie. Another vaudeville star will be
Grayce Scott, who has been Leading
woman Of stock company In Provi-
dence. and is we'll known in this city.
The name OF the Mcclellan Caryll mu-
steal comedy is to be changed from The
Gay Claudine'' to THE Pink Lady. Inc
piece will be produced by Klaw En-
FRITZ Scheff closed her tour in THE
Mikado'' in Louisville Wednesday night.
She is going to the home OF her hus-
band, John Fox. jr., where she INTENDS
to take a long rest.
At the Belasco Theater. Los Angeles.
in the near future there will be produced
a play by Mrs. H. c. De Mile, entitled
THE Way Out" The piece was original
ly written for Lillian Russell.
1.-The Deep Purple" by Paul Armstrong
and Wilson Miner, had New York pro-
duction last week. 1t is a dramatization
of the under world OF the metropolis,
particularly of the badger game"
A. NJ. Wilmer. who was one Of the
authors of THE Dollar Princess" book.
is also collaboration in the book of The
Spring Maid" the new musical comedy
which recently opened in New York, with
Christie Mcdonald in the chief role.
Pinero is again to come into the active
list of dramatists with a new play which
Charles Frohman will produce in London
this month. preserving Mrs Panmure
is the title of the piece. and is described
as a comic play in four acts"
Percy Haswell is to join the recruits to
vaudeville and will appear in q pretty
playlet by Allan Fawcett, entitled Mas
ter Willis Players" In this sketch she
will impersonate a dual role. that of
madcap girl of title and boy.
Charles F. Nirdlinger has delivered to
Henry b. Harris a complete manuscript
of a new play. Dolly Madison in
company Is now being engaged. and re-
hearsals will begin about the latter end
of this week.
ffOIDfOOk bIlnn began q starring TOUT In
Detroit last week in THE Boss" by Ed
ward Sheldon. The play has politics for
background. but the story Is chiefly
concerned with the marriage Of the low
born, sef-made boss to young woman
of social connections.
1.-THE Zebra" farcicaI comedy adapted
from the French by Paul NJ. Potter, will
be produced at the end Of this month by
Charles Frohman in New York, with AIDE
Ii Ton toll II nvoyIH 0v1
Revelle. Richie Ling and Lawrance
DOrsay in the cast.
John E: Kellard has been engaged for
well is to star. Others in the company
Will be Charles Dalton, Howard Kyle.
Master Donald Gallagher. Charles Dowd.
Gordon tombstone, Walter Cluxton and
Edward LangfOrd
The Balkan Princess will have its
first hearing in New Haven on January
IL. The full cast in support of Miss
Louise Cunning includes Herbert Cor
Well. Robert Warwick. Teddy Webb.
Joseph Herbert. w. T. Carleton, Vida
Whitmore, Marie Rose and May Boley.
The production of "Chantecler'' In New
York has been postponed. as Maude
hearsals. One feature Of the sale Of
seats. will be that none will be sold in ad-
vance or reserved. and 1t will be the rule
OF first come, first served.
Manager l. s. Taylor of the Belasco
Theater reports that the advance sale for
the Sothern Marlowe engagement at that
house. week OF. February 8. will be the
greatest those stars have ever had in
this city. Every mail brings in many
orders.
Joseph NJ. Gates. producer OF "The
Three Twins and bright Eyes" is to
present a dramatic version of That's
by Paul Wilstach. on an elaborate and
pretentous scale and with virtually an
all-star cast at the Broad Street Theater,
Philadelphia, next month.
The Liebler company will not produce
''Ysobel,'' the opera composed by Mas
prano, who was to have starred in the
title role. The Iiebler company has
given out its side of the break between
1t and the composer, and suits may fol-
low on both sides.
Arthur Row of Otis SINNERS company
Is young Washington actor who has
made rapid strides in his profession
within the past two seasons. Mr.. Row
will be guest Of the Theta Delta Chi
make the fraternity house his residence
during his stay here.
Henry w. Savage announces that Wal
ter Brownies modern morality play, en-
titled "Everywoman,'' will be in readi-
ness for production early in February.
The titular role has been assigned to
Laura Nelson Hall. and the remaining
thirty characters have all been engaged
and are now rehearsing. George w.
Chadwick completed the incidental and
choral music, which will employ an or
chestra Of forty-twO pieces. Mr.. Savage
says that "Everywoman" will be the big
gest thing he has produced since "Parsi
fall 1t will be here in February.
!, James Lackaye, now of the Excuse
Me" company. was last season featured
in 1.-The Gentleman From Mississippi
and is from Washington. John Findlay.
who was last seen as the waiter In You
Never Can TELL and as Old Toby in
polly OF the Circus is well known for
his work in local stock companies: Scott
Cooper, who was the old sea captain In
Paid in Full and Willie Sweatnam.
the famous minstrel OF twenty years ago,
are equally we'll acquainted here, though
not District natives.
A number of we'll known players have
formed themselves into q permanent
stock company on the commonwealth
plan. They will have q business man.
ager. and advance agent. but these will
be salaried employees of the company
and not prOfit-sharers. A remarkable de-
cision of the company is that there will
be no regular leading people and no re-
strictions as to plays. except the interest
manifested by the public. The organi-
cation is to he known as the Lyceum
Players, and among them are Katherine