Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22

Hal CoteTle
Sir Charles Windham has determined
20 permanently retire as an actor, bu'
TO continue as manager.
Lulu Chaser, assisted by Tom Richards,
will make her debut in vaudeville tomof-
row in an operetta- by Raymond Peek
The box Office at the National Theater
will open for the sale of tickets for the
opening production Thursday morning
THE Sun Dodgers is to he produced
early next month with Eva Tanguay and
George w. Monroe In the leading parts.
The Drums of Dude" the special pro-
dUction which David Belasco has made
for vaudeville will be in Chases bill the
week of November IS.
1t is said Bernhardt never appears in
public without a tiny jeweled skull tnat
once belonged to the great Rachel, Wh1cn
she carries as a talisrnan
Phyllis Sherwood and Thomas Nicker-
son. manager of the Haverhill Gas Com
yaUy (MasS), were married at North
Conway, y. H.. August -.
Robert lie Sueur recently made hit
with the Richmond Stock Company at
Stapleton. Staten Island. as Col. Archer
IN 'The Commanding Officer"
The Zanambia Glide" is new dancing
specially which will he introduced in
Washington at one of the burlesque the
aters this week by Helen Delaney.
Rev. Edison r. Miles. who left the pull
pit to join the Sothern- Marlowe com
pany. has accepted a call from a nj
verSalist church at Grove Hall. y. Y.
Chicago is to have lectures at the Hotel
la Sale designed to arouse playsoers tC
an appreciation of their responsibility
for the kind of plays offered to the public
All the big dance numbers at the Gay
ETY. this week We're STAGED by Leon Enrol
star of Ziegfelds "Foilies of 1911" Mr.
Enrol as an inventor of striking ensemble
effects is said to rank with George Ma
rion. Ben Teal and Julian Mitchell
Burlesque is now drawing its recruits
from the ranks of summer grand opera
Eta Hastings, who has the prima donna
role at the Gayety this week, has been
member of one of the Aborn companies
for three seasons.
Louise Kent of the Poll Players has
been transferred by the MANAGEMENT te
Wilkes Barre. Pa. Her last performance
here was given last evening. She re-
ceived Il goodbye ovation"
While cranking his automobile Wednes-
day Oliver s. MetZerott. treasurer of the
Columbia Theater Company, sustained q
fracture of the wrist.
William Erskin of the business staff
of the Columbia Theater, who has been
very ill., has left the hospital and Will
spend several weeks at Atlantic City be-
fore resuming his duties.
Ruth Chatterton. who is still playing
the role of the daughter in The Rain
bow. is the youngest leading woman on
the American stage. Under the tuition
of Mr.. Miller she became a celebrity last
H. z,rrI,ta ~
age.
"A Polish Wedding is said to be new
bid for laughs and dollars Hobartized
from Viennese success and far from
being the best thing the enterprisins
firm of Cohan & Harris presents. 1t Is
farce with music, with some very anus
ing scenes and a serious situation now
and then. according to one of the critics
Gertrude Hite. leading woman with
1.-THE Man From Home" which comes
to the Columbia Theater early next
month, is the talented young woman
whose contract with the Columbia Play
as ingenue was Cancelled by Managers
MetZerott and Berger to permit her tG
remain with Green Stockings" to the
end of Miss Anglin's season.
My Best Girl" the musical play il
three acts by Charming Pollock and Rem.
mold Wolf. music by Clifton Crawford
and Augustus Barratt. Is thus criticised
interest up to the top note. the authors
have been lavish with their witty sayings
and conical dongs, and the lyrics are
notably good with slightly reminiscent
forms of rhyme peculiar to the late w
S. Gilbert"
Washington playgoers will find an inn
portant change in THE Rainbow wher
It returns to the Columbia Theater mex,
week The role of Dolly Winters
the pathetic little character who figured
in the opening scene of the story, has
been eliminated. This removes the only
incident of the play to which Washing
ton critics took exception last season.
Motion pictures, it seems. have come
TO stay. and instead of being craze.
to soon die out are winning new friend:
daily from the ranks of 1.-THE regular
niZed this fact quicker than did the bill
theatrical magnates themselves. and t
Pau j. Raineys African hunt has beel
allotted time" in the highest-class the
alters of the country, which have hither
10 only housed the big dramatic ant
musical organizations.
Pad in Full" il is said. did more 70
drdmatist. players and producers than an
other one play in the last twenty years
II made a fortune for Eugene Walter
the author. established Wasenhals
kemper successful producers Of
lOdtAGS- ana louI HiliieftO III
conspicuous stock actors into stella
prominence-Tully Marshall, who after
ward played Hammock in THE City
Lillian AIbertson. Frank Sheridan an
Ben Johnson OF the New Theater Com
pany.
The Governors Lady by Alice Brad
ley, which has Just been produced b,
David Be.asco and his son-in-law in New
York. is said to have a first act of splen
SIT int cal " nf
Tie dramatic interest. The two acts tina
follow. however. arc declared strong
with "a recurreut echo of Belasco's one
famous realism in the cpilogue." Stron,
interest Is aroused in the character o
Mary Sade, masnificently played b!
Emma Dunn.
Within the Law" "A new play i'll fou
acts just produced in New York. Is sait
10 make no false pretenses but to tell
story in direct, forceful and interestin,
way. 1t is said TO have "a wealth o
sidelights on the operation of the finer
breed of criminals, with apparently al
intimate knowledge of police methods
Orme Caldara is in the cast, which i
said to have done excellent work
The Count of Luxembourg com:
opera in two acts, from the German
with music by Franz Lehar the Ameri
can version by Glen McDonough an
american lyrics by Adrian Ross an,
Basil Hood, Is described "a delightful
production. with a splendid ensemble. a.
excellent prina donna. sundry cleve
comedians. an interesting book and an en-