Evening star., 1912-09-29

| engagements Is taking anotner iiInlteu
flyer in vaudeville and her voca! pyro-
/, technics are amazing the vaudeviNists.
Bert Levy, the cartoonist. Is again in
! vaudeville. He invented the projecting
| instrument which distinguishes his re-
! fiected caricatureS
James Montgomery, author of Ready
/ Money. has returned from tour OF one
J night stands. with the epigram that as
| far as travelling man is concerned. a
| town is as good its best hotel
"Tantalizing Tommy is a musical ver-
sion of French comedy presented a
| couple of seasons ago as THE Richest
, Girl" with Marie Doro in the leading
L part.
! recent news note states: "Mr. and
! Mrs Russell G.. Colt (Ethel Barrymore)
| have purchased town house In East
61st street near Madison avenue, New
York city
| "The Spring Maid" and GYPSY Love"
are scheduled for the National Theater,
the former October IA. the latter October
%, with Get -Rich-Quick Wallingford
| October II.
Tom Herriss. who will appear in Wash
| ingtOn with his Charles Dickens Players.
/ is the eldest son of the late William Ter
| riss. and a brother of Ellaline Terrlss,
| the wife Of Seymour Hicks.
| Arthur 3. Benson. for some years past
| the press representative of the Belasco
| Theater is now occupying a similar po-
sition in advance of the Annette Keller
mann Company.
Mcintyre and Heath began their min
strel career in 1878 at Atlanta. Ga Their
partnership is now thirty-seven years old.
They settle their differences by tossing a
coin.
Little Boy Blue" an early booking at
the Beasco Theater. owes its clever book
and lyrics to the pen of A. +. Thomas.
author of Henry Millers beautiful play
The Rainbow
Gustaf Holmquist the eminent Chicago
baritone, is to be heard at concert TO
be held at the New Willard early In No
vember. Paul Huffman. pianist, will also
participate in the program.
Basil Macdonald Hastings. author of
THE New Sin. is ct work on ii play In
tended for Nine SimOne. THE New Sin
made hit in Chicago. recently. Its plot
turns on an unusual will, and its name is
rather misleading.
Porter Emerson Browne, author of "A
Fool There Was has completed a new
comedy for Charles Frohman. in which
the eternal triangle of husband, wife and
mutual friend Is treated from a new view
point.
The varying reports about the condition
of Nat Goodwin are set at rest by the
assertion of the actor himself that he is
not in serious condition, but Will soon
be ready to begin rehearsals in "Gaunt-
leet's PRIDE by Hartley Manners.
A dramatization of Robert Of Sicily"
Longfellow's poem, will be seen in the
motion pictures. 1t will be remembered
f. H. Sothern played a dramatization of
the poem under the title of 'The Proud
Prince"
Dion Titheradge, brother of Madge
Titheradge. leading lady of Lewis Waller,
will have a leading role in the actor-nan-
ayers production of Henry "" This will
be his first appearance on the same stage
with his sister.
The Shuberts will shortly produce a
comedy called THE Cinch.' by Edgar
franklin and Matthew White. jr:: Mr.
White is widely known as a writer of
short stories and as the dramatic editor
of Munsey's Magazine.
Miss Anna Wheaton of the Two Little
Brides company lived in Washington
during her childhood days. When she
adopted the stage for a profession. her
mother went to travel with her, but other
members of her family still reside here.
This looks like a Shakespeare year
Robert Mantell played last week in Mon
treal to receipts aggresating a little more
than $1,000, and since then crowds have
been fiocking to see him at the Adelphii
Theater. Philadelphia.
Charles Bryant. who for some time has
been leading man at the st. James Thea
ter. London. is coming to America this
season to join Nine. ALA Nazimova for
her performance of the Robert Hchens-
Bernard Pagan drama. Bella Donna"
Marguerite Clark has joined the Little
Theater Company in New York. under
the management of Winthrop Ames. and
will play the title role in Snow White"
a fairy tale for children. She will ap-
pear also in the regular performances of
the theater
Joseph NJ. Gates has secured from the
ToIstoi family the English speaking
rights to the novelist's last drama. 'The
laid in the famous Russian gypsy camps
and gypsy composer has composed the
music for the incidental ballet effects.
In addition to "The Rose Maid week
from tomorrow. the October attractions
at the Columbia Theater will include VIII
liam Hodge in 'The Man From Home"
Henrietta Crossman in The Real Thing
and the original New York company in
Madam Sherry.
"Bunty Pulls the Strings is drawing
enormous audiences wherever it is play
ed. Pure home life, without any Williams
or wronged daughters, or divorces, or
murders. seems to be as potential as
when THE Old Homestead" was at it's
zenith.
Thomas Graves, who will be seen here
in support of George Nash, has won con-
siderable prominence in comedy roles In
England as we'll South Africa and
Australia. The present engagement
marks his first appearance Oh the Ameri-
can stage.
Clifford Bruce returns to Washington
in one of the most important roles in the
cast of THE Other Man at the National
During the summer season at the Belasco
Mr. Bruce won critical apprecia ton by
his excellent work with the Butterfied
Players.
Al Il. Hall. leading comedian with THE
Queens Of Paris" was for three seasons
with the Ziegfeld Follies. Mr.. Hall, be-
fore joining the Ziegfeld shows, was as
sociated with Bickel and Watson and it
was through them he was secured by the
"Follies producer.
The Columbia Theater management an
nounces that the details OF the worlds
series between the Giants and the Red
Sox for the base ball championship will
be reproduced at that house on the Rodier
scoreboard beginning with the first game
on the Polo Grounds Tuesday, October s.
Seats may be reserved at the box Office.
Newman's travel talks, which will be
given here this season. will include "HoI-
land the Venice of the North: Rural
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