Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17

RECITAL.
CLARA DREW,
| Dramatic Contralto.
THE RALEIGH,
THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 81. AT SIS.
Tickets. $3.50 and 500. at r. Arthur Smiths.
is to be produced with Amelia Gardner in
the leading role.
Bertha kalich is appearing in Mrs.
Fisk's one-act tragedy, THE Light From
| st. Agnes
| a romantic drama of the time of Bonnie
| Prince Charlie has just been produced in
| London. 1t is called Proud Maisie."
John r. Baker, a burlesque comedian,
is to leave that field for the legitimate
| stage, under John Cort.
Edward Peple is writing a play of the
south before the war, in which Percy
Haswell will star
Claiming Pollock and Charles Hanson
] Towne have written a playlet called 1.-The
| Impulse of the Moment
| Taylor Holmes. who made hit in 1.-THE
Commuters, is to be starred next season
in new play.
The revival of the late Charles Hoyts
| farce, "A Trip to China town," is to be
| called "A Winsome Widow
| The first four plays to be produced by
the Columbia PLAYERS are The Rose of
| the Rancho Mrs. Danes Defense"
| BILLY" and 1.-THE squaw Man"
| Nine. Simone's version of .'F'rou-Frou
| is that made by Harrison Grey Fiske for
| Mrs. Ffske. When her engagement ends
L m
Emma Wehlen, the original Sonia of
1.-The Merry Widow In Vienna. has been
engaged by F. Ziegfeld for his new Mou-
lin Rouge production.
All seem to agree that as Fagin, in
| "Oliver Twist Nat c. Goodwin has ac-
complished the difficult feat of Coming
back
! "Bunty Pulls the String is being played
in London. New York, Chicago, Canada
and the principal cities of the United
| States.
! .Wagenhals & Kenper will produce next
| fall a play called 1.-The Last Straw" by
Avery Hopwood, author of 'Nobody's
Widow
Mile. Dazzle is to appear in summer
musical comedy in New York. and next
season will have new sensation she
calls 1.-THE Volcanic Volt
| Jesse L. Laskey is to produce a vaude-
vile playlet by William c. De Mile
called FIFTY Years from Now, with
Florence Rockwell in the leading role.
The title Of the new play by Augustus
| Thomas, which was announced The
Point of View has been changed to
When 1t Comes Home.
! Marie Estelle Belt, who is to be pre-
,xo1 To-. ,>snxx teal
! Theater Wednesday afternoon. is but
| fifteen years of age and has been a pu-
| Pill in the local schools.
The Olive May whose engagement was
recently announced to an English noble
man is an English actress. and not the
Olive May of the American stage, who
married the late John w. Albaugh. il.
| A new tableau curtain has been placed
| in position al the Columbia Theater as a
| time-saving device to minimize the waits
| made necessary by elaborate stage set
| tings.
Mrs. Sidney Drew has written a sketch
Icalled The Still Voice. which will be
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Lilo
mel Barrymore. Doris Rankin and S. Ran
kin Drew, all in the family.
Constance Collier received fatterng
invitation to play Cleopatra and Viola
at the Shakespearean festival at STRAIT
lford-On-Avon, but was obliged to refuse
owing to her engagements in this coun-
try.
Arnold DAILY has been engaged to stage
the play Half a Husband" by w. ].
Hurlburt, in which John Barrymore is to
star. popularity of the play Is that
it's cast contains more women than men,
eleven of the former and six Of the lat
ter.
The scenery. properties and fixtures for
the New York production of Pinero's
comedy. Preserving Mr.. Panmure." are
Identical in every detail with the equip
ment used when Charles Frohman first
brought the play out in the Comedy The
alter, London.
Martin Beck has arranged with David
| belasco to produce Jointly series of
one-act plays staged by Mr.. Belasco him
self. Two have already been arranged
for-"Madame Butterfly" and The Drums
OF Dude" thrilling story of the Indian
mutiny against the British.
While at the Theater Royal du Pare.
Brussels. Prince Radolin introduced Al
exandra Niarda to Prince Nicholas Es-
terhazy. whose letters to Count Patty Of
the Austrian embassy at London Sc
cured for Viarda royal command from
her late majesty Queen Victoria to play
before the royal family at Windsor.
| 1.-THE Bride of Messina," written by
Schiller. in 1903, was an experiment COM
bining the ancient and the modern ideals
OF dramatic excellence, more especially by
the introduction of the chorus as the prn-
cipal supporters Of the action. This trag-
edy will be presented at the Beiasco
Theater soon, the proceeds being donated
to the American Red Cross.
'The Typhoon," produced in New York
last week for the first time, with Walter
Whiteside and Florence Reed in the prin-
cipal roles. is pronounced thrilling. 1t
concerns group Of Japanese diplomats
in Berlin, the love tragedy of the chief
one with a German woman. his murder
Of her and the sacrifice Of another to