Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

Henry w Savage is to produce a play
called The Divorce Fund.- by A E..
Thomas.
1t is said Lewis Waller. the English
actor, received 50, 600 a week for his work
in The Garden of Allah
Yorke and Adams. well known in vaude-
vile, will soon go to England for engage
ments in the music halls.
Lawrence Anderson. nephew of Mary
Anderson. and grandson of Lawrence
Barrett. has Joined Beerbohm Trees COM
pany.
The ushers of the theater in New York
where Officer 666'' is the attraction are
uniformed like the hero and the actor of
the title role.
Marguerite May. sister of Edna May,
Hattie Williams in The Girl From
Montmartre."
Next season Clifton Crawford. now in
1.-The Quaker Girl will be starred in a
musical play by Rennold Wolf and Chan
ming Pollock.
George V. Hobart is dramatizing. for
ter's story. 5000 An Hour Marie
Stuart will be co-Star in the piece.
George II. Broadhurst may dramatizo
the Potash and PerImutter stories of
Montague Glass The Shuberts have an
option on the dramatic rights.
The Castle Square Company, in Boston.
play, '.Bindfolded," by Mrs. Tarleton
Winchester of New York city.
''The Indiscretion of Truth by Hart
! ley Manners. was produced in Springfield.
Mass, last week with Robert Edeson in
the leading role. He was enthusiastically
received.
Tom Lewis will appear in vaudeville in
a short musical comedy by William
Jerome and Harry Won Tilzer, and his
role will be on the lines of his characters
played in the George Cohan pieces.
Maturer thought has resulted in Charles
Frohman deciding to name Henry Bern
| STEMS newest play The Attack in
stead of 1.-THE Onslaught. The original
French title is 'I.Assaut."
| Graham Moffatt, author of "Bunty
| Pulls the Strings has come to this coun-
| try to superintend the production of his
work. '.The Concealed Bed to be given
shortly in Minneapolis.
| Mae Stefenson will he leading lady of
| Andrew Macks company when he re-
turns to the legitimate stage in his for
| mer success, Tom Moore. Mr.. Mack
| will be under his own management.
Bruno Characterization. the composer of
''The Rose Maid" has returned to
Europe. He is working on a new light
opera. THE Vagabond Princess in which
the Hungarian prima donna, Mzzi Hajos,
will star
George Arliss last week made an ad-
dress before dramatic school in New
York in which he recommended the stock
company as the best training for young
actors and warned them of 1.-The dan
gers of society and unsavory publicity
The new play by Augustus Thomas.
when 1t Comes Home will have it's
first American performance in Chicago
early next month. A copyright perform
ance of the play will be given in Lon
don this week.
w J. Constantine, an old actor who
was playing in 1.-The Bird of Paradise"
died suddenly in New York last week
from heart trouble as he was about to
step into street car on his way to
benefit in which he was to take part
a new London musical comedy is call
ed THE Sunshine Girl" The book is by
melodramas, and the music by Paul
Rubens. composer of Three Little
Maids Charles Frohman has the
American rights to the piece.
Irene Vanbrugh. who has been leading
woman at Charles Frohmans theater in
London for several years and who was
last seen in this country in support of
John Hare in THE Gay Lord Quex,' has
agreed to come to America for a starring
tour the season after next
Martin Beck is TO become regular
theatrical producer His first essay in
that field will be "A Glass House, by
Louis Anspacher. Kathryn Kidder, who
is the wife of the author. Will play the
leading feminine role and Edwin Arden
may be a member of the company.
Tom Lemonier, the colored comedian Of
William A. Brady's Over Night" com
| 2any, who appears as the steward the
Hendrix Hudson, will be remembered
as one OF Williams and Walkers aggre-
CATION of funmakers. LemOnier has
written number of popular songs, which
! Bert Williams sang a few seasons ago.
James T. Powers began his tour in
| Two Little Brides in Providence last
week In this new musical comedy Mr..
| Powers will have the part of straight
| comedian. which means 1T Will be played
| without the injection OIL farce. The scenes
! are laid in Russia and the cast includes
Frances Cameron of THE Merry Widow
| fame.
| Everett Butterffeld has been here for
several days consulting with Manager r.
! g. Craerin formerly of this city, on mat
| tiers relative to the Butterf1eld Players,
whose season is to open at the Belasco
April 10.
| The Columbia University Players of
| New York city coming to the Column
bia Theater for a matinee April 9, with
n new musical comedy, THE Mysterious
| Miss Apache" They will be pleasantly re-
membered for their last years success,
| Made in India given in the ballroom OF
| the New Willard. The book of their
present play was written by Archie Goats
of the II class and staged by Frank A
! Stammers.
| Joseph Hart, the producer and director
| of the vaudeville destines of Carrie De
| Mar. has again scored success with Mem
| Liebchen," a German comedy.
| I'm 1892 reverses the position of mer
| and women in matters domestic, socia
and political, and the mere man. of the
play is said to excite immoderate laugh
ter.
Edward Renton. the director of the Pol
Players, has uniformed and taken into his
| employ for the summer stock season