Evening star., 1912-09-15

in Never Say DE-" a new comedy by
himself and William Post. under the di-
rection OF Lew Fields.
Blanche Bates has announced her be
trothal TO George Creel of the Rocky
Mountain News, Denver. Col. who is also
police commissioner OF that city.
Julia Dean is reported to have given
phonograph interview TO a San Francisco
newspaper man recently, while she was
at Los Angeles in Bought and Paid
For"
Dick" Richards. one OF the most pop
Mar press agents that ever came into
Washington. has been selected by Milton
and Sargent Aborn as advance man Tor
the Pacific division OF the Aporn Granu
Opera Company.
Billy l.. Zeitler. who appeared at the
Majestic last week with the Imperial
Comedy Company, is a Washington boy,
and was until three years ago an usher
in a local theater. A travelling manager
liked his dancing. and gave him place In
his company. Since then he has Jared
we'll
John Drew opened his season last week |
in The Perplexed Husband" by Alfred
Sutro, a satire on the suffragette move |
ment in England. The story tells OF
husbands cure of his wifes devotion to |
the cause" at the expense of her home
life. 1t Is said TO be a fair treatment of
the subject.
Edith Talaferro made a hit in London
on the occasion of the production of Re
becca of Sunnybrook Farm. The author
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin. sat IN box
during the performance with Mary An
derson Navarro. Mabel Taliaferro, her
sister Is still here in vaudeville. The ca
bic recently got their names mixed.
Lima Abarbanen will not appear in The
GYPSY" but in the title role OF MISS
Princess" new operetta by Frank Man
rell. VIII b. Johnstone and Alexander
Johnstone. Violet Seaton will appear in
the title role OF The GYPSY.
play" was first produced last week IN
Rochester by a company including ROBERT
Drouet and Ralph Delmore. Another was
THE Wedding Journey, in which Arnold
Daily began his season In Boston. ana a
third. I'm the Barracks" by Cecil De
Mile. Robert Bowers and Grant Stewart
produced by Jesse Lasky, with Fritz Stur-
mels, the Vier nese tenor. in the leading
part.
Eva Tanguay is not to "whirlwind" the
country after all. according to late re-
port. but will remain with Lew Fields
this season. She is assigned 20 ne su,
Dodgers" which will be produced next
month The vaudeville interests. IT is
said. threatened to keep her out OF their
houses II she dared to ''whirlwind a la
Harry Lauder.
John Mason. with Martha Hedman. a
wedish actress who made her hrst amer
lcan appearance. presented Bernstein's
GENTLY, pAy saneS rhe AsrseF arseF WlfTed S9 Dray
colt. Frank Hollins and Eva Dennison
were in the cast
Uh m
made a record stock engagement at the
New York Academy of Music In July.
that Manager Fox was compelled to call
her back. have part written for her
into the musical comedy THE Girl From
Brighton and present her again last
After an absence OF several years
Odette Tyler will return to the stage
September % in her own one-act play.
'It Happened in Dixie" "a stunning
little play of the civil war" Her father
was Gen William VI .ldsa Kirkland suthoa and her er
''Hardee's Tactics"
Hedwig Reicher will head the cast for
June Madness by Henry Kitchell
York this month.
Edward Knoblauch's new four-act play.
America" with Lewis Wal
Ter In the cast, was produced at Daly's
Theater, New York, recently. 1t did
not seem to impress some Of the critics.
Billie Burke's new Pinero play, 1.-THE
Mind The Paint Girl" produced at the
Lyceum Theater. New York. last week.
made a highly favorable impression
critic said, speaking of Miss Burke, as
Lily Parradeli. Her deeper emotions, her
sympathy and tenderness. the charming
way in which she mingled tears with
laughter-I have never seen her in more
charming form.
Virginia Harneds new one-act play.
'.The Call Of Paris" by herself. made a
very favorable impression at its recent
production. Miss Harmed is said to have
presented her role in delightful manner.
her versatility.
"Tantalizing Tommy the musical
in three acts adapted from the
vault. with verses by Adrian Ross and
music by DR.. Hugo Felix, made hit in
critic says. Picture. story
and music blend in such harmonious COM
this delightful composition at the hands
Of the company provided by A. Fl. Woods
is sheer delight.
Highly impossible situations cleverly
developed into funny farce that causes
laughter for three acts IS the Chicago
verdict of Whom Does Helen Belong
To?" a play adapted from the German.
By Eberhard Buchner. with Willette Ker-
shaw. who is also highly praised for her /
acting. in the role Of Helen.
Philadelphia's new Little Theater'' is
10 be opened about November ], at 18th
and Delaney streets. the center Of the ex-
elusive residential SECTION. 1t will cover |
a lot 30 by 100 feet. be classic in design
and seat 100 with balcony and two
boxes.
Charles Frohman. since his return to
has signed contracts for new
plays by Porter Emerson Browne. Thom-
son Buchanan. William Gillette Harry B.
Smith and Paul NJ. Potter, and each calls
for play wherein the subjects, scenes
and Characters are American.
morrow the work of reorganizing the
grand opera chorus which he will use in
the presentation this season OF &. NJ Won
Weber's romantic opera Der Freis-
chutz" and Mozarts Magic Flute"
While the production OF Faust" which
was given under his direction last sea-
son, failed financially its artistic excel
lence was unquestoned by musical
critics This year he proposes TO drill his
choruses himself, and to personally sift
the material for them and also to select
his principals largely II not entirely
from local talent. He expects to be able
TO start rehearsals October I.
Jules Delmar. for many years connected
with the United Booking Offices. has re-
signed TO look after the vaudeville inter-
ests OF the Shuberts. While Lee Shubert
is said to have intimated that We are
not entering vaudeville" report has 1t ne
u