Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

vaudeville sketch called 1.-THE Revela
ton She will have a company Of 81,
people.
Berlin is rejoicing in the discovery Of 9
musical chimpanzee that can play the
organ.
1.-THE Rainbow" In which Henry Miller
has made a big success in New York, will
continue into the summer.
A new tenor. formerly a poor shoe
maker in the Pyrenees. has been discov'
cred by an operate manager in Paris
Mrs Danes Defense is to be revived
in London with Sir Charles Wyndhan
and Lena Ashwell in the leading roles
Tyrone Power will bring his tour in
THE Servant in the House. to close
this week. 1t has been very profitable
one.
1t is said that Viola Allen is likely to
be the leading lady of the stock company
which William Gillette Will establish In
New York next season.
The one-act play, THE Drums OF
Dude which David Beiasce is to pro.
duce with Martin Beck. is a play of the
Sepoy mutiny in India in 1857.
1.-THE Pink Lady scored a big hit in
London its first production there
j. though some objections We're made to
part of the dialogue. All of the principals
received an ovation.
Pineros Mind the Paint-Girl." now be-
ing played in London, is the second OF
three comedies on stage life which Pinero
planned to write, ''Trelawney of the
Wells being the first
A new play is to be produced in Chi
cago by Chicago author. W. A.
Mcguire is called The Divorce" Among
those engaged for the company are Shell
don Lewis, Charlotte Granville and Ed
ward Emery.
Cyril Scott is appearing in a double bill.
one play being called THE Best People"
a story of fashionable life, and the other
one-act play on the Arabian Nights
order. entitled THE Gods of the Noun
tain.
Theodore Burt Sayre. author Of Tom
Moore" and Cleveland Rogers have writ
ten drama. called "Ransomed." which
will be produced by John Cort.
Winthrop Ames intends next fall to
produce plays for children in his Little
Theater. in New York. beginning with a
dramatization of Grmm's fairy tale
.'Snow White
Margaret Morris. member of The
Winsome Widow company. broke her
leg while going through rehearsal of
tine ice-skating scene. She Will be out of
the cast for some weeks.
A. III. Van. Buren, gave the Beau Brum-
melS of Washington younger set new
sartorial thought last week when he wore
black satin pumps as a part of his full
dress regalia in "Nobody's Widow
James Stevens. who is with the Aborn
English Grand Opera Company. will be
remembered here for his excellent work
in the part of Passion in Henry w.
The weekly receipts of Bought and
Faid For and ''Bunty Pulls the Strings"
n New York average each week between
five companies of each production will be
sent on tour.
Frank Mcintyre, the star in "Snobs."
and Everett Butterfield of the Butterfield
Players started their stage careers to-
gether in the same little summer touring
company that opened in Bar Harbor
twelve years ago.
Blanche Yurka's favorite exercise is
walking around the speedway every morn
ing. She says she does not feel at all
like herself unless she has walked sew
eral miles every day.
Jessie Glendinning Of the Butterfield
Players gave a tea last week to THE
Jolly Girls" an organization of her juve-
nile matinee friends.
Doris Woodbridge who has been out of
the cast at the Columbia Theater for
several weeks. will shortly reappear with
the players in part said to be much
to her liking.
Are You Mason one Of the funniest
Of farces, has been selected by the CO.
lumbia Players to follow Green Stock
ings''
The Columbia Players visited Polls
Theater in a body Tuesday afternoon to
witness the performance and wish God
speed to the former Columbia leading
man, "A. III. Van Buren,.
Helen Hayes, the wonderful child
actress of the Columbia Players. will
shortly return to the city to resume her
place with the organization.
After five years absence. Edwin
Hughes will return for a plano recital to-
morrow evening at the Washington Club.
At S:15 o'clock. Mr.. Hughes has studied
In Vienna under Theodore Leschtizky,
taught in Detroit. and appeared in con-
cert frequently in the west. He Is about
TO make his home in Munich.
Attractive photographs of two of the
most popular members of the Poll Play
audience at the matinees Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week. This Is novelty
for Washington. and one which will
doubtless become Immediately popular
with the matinee girls.
Miss Edith Creel Spofford, who is playing
with the Poll Players in this city. Is a
granddaughter of A. r. Spofford. the ia
nous librarian of Congress, and daugh-
ter of Harry SDofford. She is talented
musician and dancer and Is now direct
ing her efforts to dramatic honors. She
has hosts of friends in Washington social
circles.
THE Tnwritten Law by Edwin Milton
Royle. produced in Atlantic City last
week Is said to be the authors strongest
play Yet produced. The first three acts
are full of interest. but the last act con-
tanned genuine surprise which. accord
ing to accounts, made the audience sit up
and gasp.
Charles Frohman says the rest of the
country, owing to certain conditions is
now Independent of New York in the
matter of plays, and that New York