Evening star., 1912-11-03

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/ Gaby Deslys will soon make her ap-
pearance here in musical piece known
/ as Vera Violetta." She will be seen In
| various dances.
! Clarence Harvey. who plays the blbu-
| lous husband in The Whirl of Society,
was once page in the Senate. Mr.. Har-
vey says his present character was not
| taken from this city:
| Charles Frohman produced last Wednes-
day night, at the Globe Theater, London,
| Officer $685. with Wallace Eddinger in
i the principal role. There were numerous
curtain calls for the entire cast.
| Jeanette Lowrie. who had the part of
fat girl in Mind -the-Paint-Girl,' tried
banting as joke. and became so thin
that she was given two weeks notice
and is now out of a job.
| .~The Love Wager" and FRITZ Scheff
| temporarily suspended their tour in Al
toona, Pa. last night. The halt is said
! to be merely for the purpose of rehearsal
preliminary to the New York hearing.
| Mabel Barrison, wife of Joseph Howard
died in Toronto last Thursday night of
| tuberculosis. after suffering from the dis
! ease for several years. She is best re-
| membered by her clever work in Toy
| land"
Snow White and .'The Seven Dwarfs.'
Jessie Whites dramatiZation of Grimms
| fairy tales, will have first presentations
| under direction of Winthrop Ames at
| special matinee next Thursday afternoon
| in New York.
| Charles Frohman has completed the
| cast for Bella Donna in which accord
| ing to the opinion Of many who have seen
| the piece in London. NaZirnova will have
| the most effective acting part given her
| since her famous performance of Ibsen.
| Mabel Taliaferro has quit vaudeville
| once more. and Is to head her own COM
| pany about the holidays. She will appear
in a piece by Richard Walton Tully, en-
titled THE Poor Little Rich Girl Mr.
Tully wrote The Rose of the Rancho" .
According to dipatches received in New
York last week. Paul Armstrong; play.
| 'sThe Escape, made favorable i'm
preston on its initial presentation in Los
Angeles. The piece will be taken to
New York at an early date.
Duncan Campbell is a Canadian. who
has been engaged to play the part of
the silly Englishman in Henry w Saw
ages Prince of Piisen.' He has acted
| in Australia and India as well as in
England and the United States.
Robert Hilliard presented his new play.
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week. On tho opening night William
Burns made his first curtain speech, tae
detective having furnished most OF the
plot for the piece, which was well re-
| Young, with lyrics by Paul West and
| music by Jerome p. Kern, was given
it's first performance in Philadelphia
last week. and was very well received.
Helen Lowell had the leading role, and
another member Of the cast was Will
liam Pruette.
David Belasco is to produce, about
Christmas time, the play by the son and
daughter -in-law of Edmond Rostand,
which is called "'The Good Little Devil.
1t was begun as u play for children, but
broadened out in the writing, though Mr.
Belasco says its appeal IL Still TO the
child nature in us all.
ceived.
The management of the Lyceum Thea
ter announces that the election returns
Will be read at the theater election night
a direct wire having been installed on tbs
stage. The first performance will begir
at S:iJ o'clock and the second at II
o'clock.
The cabaret entertainment. which is an.
|. nounced as an added attraction at the
: Gayety on election night. is the first of its
ter. The performance will begin imme.
diately after the regular burlesque Tues
, day night and will continue until l a. m
Jane lie Beau and IneZ Girard will lt
; conspicuous singers and dancers.
i Having recently returned from the
$ Balkan peninsula and the north coast OF
Africa gathering material for his new
series of travel lectures. Nox Mccain
, says that even early in the summer wal
against the Turks was common con-
versational topic down through Servia
and Bulgaria. Even then he says. the
| allied forces of Servia, Bulgaria and
Montenegro were only awaiting the psy-
Geological moment to strike.
Frances Aida of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. who opened her concert tour
| in Louisville recently under the direction
! of Frederic Shipman, has been chosen &c
Walter Damrosch's opera. "Cyrano de
Bergerac. She has a beautiful lyric So
lprano. English Is her mother tongue
and she has achieved success In pathetic
and tragic roles, besides Being a
comedienne.
| Four of the country's most celebrated
Shakespearean players have united thetl
forces for a limited starring tour, whose
itinerary will include this city These
players are r. d. MacLean, Charles b
Hanford. odette Tyler and Marie Drof
conspicuous feature of the list. Mr.
MacLean will play the title role. Mr.
Hanford will appear as Iago. Miss lyle,
! will interpret the Character of Desde
mona. and the part of Emilia will bt
in the hands of Marie Drofnah. In ad
dition to 'Othello.'' Julius Caesar.
5 Romeo and Juliet and 1.-The Merchan
of Venice will be presented. William
r l.. Thorne. a sterling actor of splendit
abilities. has been engaged as leading