Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
Howardss play, THE Law and the Law

Howard's's play, 1.-THE Law and the Law
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1.-THE Merry Widow is to have another
season on tour under Henry W. Savage's
management.
/ Pauline Chase. the little Washington
girl. has played 1000 times in "Petel
Pan in London.
Frances Starr is not to appear in New
York in 1.-The Case of Becky until mex
| season.
Edith Ellis is to dramatize Henry Rus
sell Miller's novel Of American life, The
| Man Higher Up
The Shuberts are negotiating with
Forbes Robertson to play Hamlet" mex
season In New York.
Bobby Burnitt'' will follow 1.-THE Lily
/ Winchell Smiths delightful comedy. as
the offering of the Columbia Players.
I Theodore Martin, for five years tenor
! soloist at Calvary Baptist Church. New
| York, gave it up last spring to follow {
| stage career.
| Clara Lipman, whose husband. Louis
| Mann, has been starring In her play.
''Elevating a Husband is engaged on
| two new plays.
| William Collier and Edgar Selwyn have
| cola borated on a sketch called waiting
at the Church." in which Edward Abeles
will star.
| Charles Frohman aims to establish q
| first-class stock company in New York
next season. with William Gillette as
stock star.
A musical play is to be produced in
New York called "Half Way to Paris. y
Joseph Miron and Joseph Herbert have
been engaged for the cast
Ann Swinb,lrne, an American soprano
| who has been studying abroad, has been
engaged to sing the role of Annabelle in
the revival Of robin Hood"
| 1t is reported that next season Robert
Mantell and Margaret Anglin will be CO.
stars in Shakespearean and classical re.
| pertoire.
George Lederer is to produce Mann
J mas Baby Boy" with JUNE McCree.
Bobby Barry and Sallie Stembler in the
| cast.
| Crystal Herne. now playing with John
\ Mason in LAS a Man Thinks, may be
among the stars next season under the
Shubert management.
A playwright in Paris was compelled
1 IcCcItiy u pay udLIt<aeScS 10 dHOlhcI 0Or
thor whose scenario he was accused OF
utilizing.
| George V. Hobart has written a vaude-
Vile sketch called THE Opening Night
which was produced last week by Joseph
| Hart.
Charming Pollock and Rennold Wolf
| have been commissioned to write a new
| musical play for Raymond Hitchcock. tC
| be ready for production in August, 1913
Marguerite May, sister of Edna May
Will be one of the company supporting
Hattie Williams in "The Girl from Mont.
martre"
Sam Bernard is to star under the direc-
| a Viennese success called Dear Angus
| tine.
There is to be new summer stock
company in New York, Of which That's
Magrane. who made a big hit in 1.-The
! Spendthrift," will be the leading woman.
A minister in New York, the Rev. Du-
bois Henry Loux. has written a play
called doom Muiri." which he is to sub
NIT to Charles F'rohman for use by
Maude Adams.
Winthrop Ames announces that "The
Pigeon is doing so well he will make NO
OtUeF pTOuuctlOu tnlS ScdSOn dC the
Theater. the smallest playhouse in New
York.
Gail Kane. who is in the cast of Au-
gutus Thomas new piece, When II
Comes Home attracted attention last
season by her clever work as leading lady
with Chauncey Olcott. in "Macushla.'
Weston of the team of Williams and
Weston. which is to appear at a local
burleSque house this week, was at one
! time the barytone in the famous Manhat-
tan Comedy Four.
/ There have been many kinds Of races
on the stage of the Gayety Theater this
season-bicycle races, horse races, foot
races and colored races. This week an
other is to be added-a thrilling college
boat race.
| Lewis Waller will remain at Days
Theater, New York. until the close of the
| season. When the public tires of Mon
sieur Beaucaire" he will produce another
| play or make revival of one of his Eng
| lish successes.
| Jeanette Glider the journalist and gen.
eral writer. has made a dramatization of
Anne Warmers Susan Clegg" If the
one-act play is successful, Miss Glider
will expand the sketch into a three-ac
drama.
manager. will shortly come to this coun-
| try under contract with the Shuberts
to make American productions. The first
play he will stage will be Shaw's Fan
ny's First Play
| Charles Klein has completed the second
act Of his dramatization of Rex Beach
novel, The Neer Do Well" The Au-
| thors' Producing Company will give the
play its first presentation in September.
The Shubert production of Johann
| Strauss Night Birds ode Fledermaus),
has the distinction of being the first
American production of this famous comic
opera in English.
Everett Butterfield plans to use a
/ number of local people for the chorus OF
| Fifty Miles from Boston," the George
| NJ. Cohan play that goes on the first week
in May. Nina Melville will direct the
orchestra that week.
| Emelie Melville hopes to join the But
| terfeld Players. starting in the third
week of the season. She was unable to
secure her release from an existing con-
! tract in San Francisco in time to get
here for the opening of the Butterfield
! season.
FRITZ Scheff will sing the prima donna
| role in Patience during the spring re-
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