Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08

an S llI4nlC WulVA was kAScA
in New York last Friday. was tremen-
dous affair and added large sum to the
memorial fund.
Hall Game is working upon the
dramatization Of his novel, 1.-The Woman
Thou Gavest Me-" for its production by
Klaw & Granger. The author will prob
ably come to this country to see the pro-
duction.
The plans for the Children's Theater
in New York are now fully formed. 1t will
be on the roof of the Century Theater,
and the whole style of low seats and
decoration is suitable for the juvenile
patrons.
THE Indiscretions of TRUTH by j.
Hartley Manners. was produced in New
York last week. The play is an adapta
ton of Wilkie Collins novel, Man and
Wife," and turns on the intricacies of the
Scotch marriage law.
The Marquis of Queensberry is anxious
to win distinction for the family name in
other fields than that of the prize ring.
He has written a play called THE
Light which is a satire on English So
ciety. All the characters are English ex
cept one young American girl.
The death was announced last week of
Phoebe Davies, who for twelve seasons
starred successfully, as the heroine in
in private life was the wife of Joseph r.
Grismer. left the stage two or three
years ago and for a year has been i'll.
Ysaye's son Gabriel is an excellent
violinist.
Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich, local
favorites, are engaged here for Christmas
week.
Edwin Booth, after hearing Marshall
+. Wilder declared Here is a true son
of MOmus''
Beginning Sunday evening, December 10,
Polls Will inaugurate series of Sunday
evening concerts.
Before he became a burlesque star and
producer Dave Marion was associated
with Weber and Fields.
"A Grain of Dust and "Milestones'
with ]. X. Hackett, are among the lat
est bookings for the Columbia Theater.
January Is will open the fourteenth
anniversary week at Chases and prep
arations are being made for it's celebra-
ton.
The Flonzaley Quartet will give its
first recital of the season in this city
January IL. under the direction of T.
Arthur Smith.
be among the January musical attrac-
tions. T. Arthur Smith is also handling
these artists.
George V. Hobart wrote 1T Happened
in Topeka in which Digby Bell is
starring in vaudeville. Joseph Hart is
the producer of it.
Nine Schumann- Heink will be the So
loist at the next concert Of the Philhar-
monte Society of New York at the New
National Theater. January A.
Ysaye, the great violinist, who appears
here on Friday. by a very curious coin
cidence, will appear on the same day.
hour and place, as he did eight years
ago.
The Minneapolis Orchestra will prob
ably come to this city in January for
Sunday evening at the National Theater.
T. Arthur Smith is making arrangements
to that end.
When Vieuxtemps died. and his re-
mains We're taken to VIEWERS, his birth
place, Ysaye carried in the procession the
violin and bow of the virtuoso. on a black
velvet cushion fringed with silver.
The De Miles, mother and son, have
formed a producing managerial partner
ship. The first production will be farce
called "Quack," by Mary Roberts Rine-
hart, author of 'Seven Days" Lolita
Llntnlcuin mas been engaged for the cast.
George II. Primrose recently celebrated
in Chicago his sixtieth birthday, hts min
strel company giving him a dinner on
the stage. Forty of his sixty years have
been spent in entertaining the American
public.
Following Blanche Bates maria ge
comes the news that she and David Be
lasco have parted company. The con-
tract that existed between them was can
celled last Thursday by mutual consent.
Miss Bates will resume her stage work
next season.
The first scene of "Pousse Cafe" the
most recent of Dave Marion's burlesque
entertainments. which is to be seen at
the Gayety this week, runs for an hour
and twenty minutes with no cessation
in songs and dances.
THE Shepherd Of the Hills" Harold
Bell Wright'S novel, has been made into
a play by its author with the assistance
of Fishery w. Reynolds. 1t will be given
it's first presentation in this city Christ
mas week
Alice Hegeman. who created the role
OF Nine. Dondidier in ''The Pink Lady,"
is still a member of the New York and
London company which will soon be seen
here. Although a very pretty woman off
the stage Miss Hegenan doesn't mind in
the least making the Nine. Dondidier of
the play a very eccentric looking in
dividual.
George Backus has been engaged by
kiaw a. Erlanser to play an important
role in Primrose the play in which
Elsie Ferguson is to star Mr.. Backus
is one of the leading character actors
on the stage. He made great hit as
Jimsie Smith in Paid in Full and
once starred in christopher, Jr''
Joseph Brooks, associated with klaw e.
Erlanger. has lately made an inspection
tour. and says that the conditioner over
production in the amusement lin lis criti-
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