Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14


Charles waldron has been engaged as
Herfords."
Marie Dressler is playing her fifth New
York engagement in Titles Night
mare.
KATHERINE Grey has been engaged by
Henry w. Savage to play the title role
I'm "Everywoman."
Bertha KaIich and a company Of four
will present The Light of st. Agnes in
vaudeville.
The vaudeville stage is to experience
the return of John L. Sullivan. who has
tired OF rusticity.
Sam Bernard is to appear in new
musical comedy written for him by FREQ
de Gressac and Harry B. Smith.
Among those who will appear in 1.-The
Pink Lady in London are Hazel Dawn,
Alice Dewey, Alice Hegeman and Frank
Lalor.
Mary Ryan is playing the part of the
heroine I'm THE Arab" with Robert Ede-
son.
The Boys of Company r." by Rida
johnson Young, Is still being used by
the stock companies.
kitty Gordon in the leading role, will
begin tour of the principal cities.
Edward Sheldon is writing a new play
for the Shuberts, to be called Romance.
Doris Keane will have the leading role.
Victor Moore is appearing in a drama
tization Of the sketches OF sewell Ford
son is temporarily In the cast.
With Fay Templeton as Bunty, Weber
and Fields will burlesque the Scotch
comedy. "Bunty Pulls the Strings" in
their new production next month.
'.The Man from Cooks" the English
book and lyrics of which are by Henry
Blossom, with music by Raymond Hub
bell. will soon be staged.
Charles Frohman will shortly make pro-
auctions Of a woman suffrage play by
Alfred Sutro and a new play of New York
life by Porter Emerson Brown.
Maxine Elliott. who is in London. has
announced that she has retired from the
professional stage, but will appear occa-
sionally in amateur performances given
by society folk.
Mrs. Donald Brian, known professional
~ as Florence Brian, has been engaged
by the Liebler Company TO support Ger
trude Elliott.
Edna May of musical comedy fame, now
Mrs. Jesse Lewisohn, has been offered a
part in a new play which Robert Lorraine
is about 10 put on in London. Her de-
cision has not yet been given.
After John Nrason's engagement in Bos-
ton in las Man Thinks is concluded
he will play Philadelphia and other east
ern cities and then make tour of the
west.
Paula Mari CNIrs. William Collier) re-
turned to the cast of Take My Advice"
last Wednesday night at the Fulton The
alter. New York, after an illness of nearly
a week.
\ play of bohemian and theatrical life
by Arthur w. Pinero will be produced in
London shortly. 1t bears the title of
Mind the Paint Girl" and the leaoing
part will be played by Marie Lohr.
THE Spy is the name of the play by
Henry kistemaeker which Charles Froh-
man has acquired. 1t IS now being acted
in Paris and is the theatrical sensation
OF the current season.
Frederick Thompson has engaged MILL
cent Evans. last season with Douglas
Fairbanks as leading woman in 1.-The
Cub" to take the leading feminine role
in 1.-THE Flyers which is to be produced
about the middle of next month.
The engagement of James X. Hackett in
The Grain of Dust" at the Criterion
Theater, New York. will come to an end
January 20. and the company will return
on Its road tour, playing in some of the
eastern cities.
THE Congressman" a play i'm three
acts by John d. Barry, will be this sea-
sons first offering by the students of the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts at
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Thursday afternoon.
The first performance of Little Wo-
men, which Martin De Forest has dra-
viii be given at the Teck Theater, Buff
falo, January ~ William A. Brady is
producing the piece.
Walter whiteside seems likely to beat
his various competitors in the race to
present THE Typhoon" first on the
American stage in English. Mr.. White
side already has his company in re-
hearsal, and will produce the piece at
the Chicago Opera House February 4.
Ned Wayburn is an impending vaude-
Vile possibility. He signed contracts
last week with William Hammerstein.
calling for his appearance at the Victoria
Theater, New York, I'm a musical farce
entitled The Producer or the evolution
OF Musical Comedy
BY cable last week Charles Frohman
completed arrangements for the Ameri-
can rights of BELLA Donna" the play
made from Robert Kitchens novel. Ii is
nos running at the ST. James Theater.
London, with Mrs. fatrick Campbell in
the principal role.
Gertrude Elliott has appropriated one OF
her sister Maxines leading men, Julian
EEstrange. Mr.. L'Estrange has been as
signed TO the role OF Roger Wade. '.the
artist chap" In David Graham Phillips
posthumous comedy. White Magic
which Miss IIiiott is now rehearsins in
Henry Arthur Jones and Margaret
Anglin are at present engaged IN select
ing the company that Is to appear in
Mr.. Jones' latest play. Ii. Reeves Smitf
of The Green Stockings company is
leaving Miss Anglin's organization after
this week. there being no role for him in
the new piece.
e III. Sothern has announced the posi-
tive discovery that Bacon did not write
Shakespeare. and has instructed his man.
ager in advance, Frank Wilstack, that IL
Will therefore not be necessary to Grange
the name Of the author in the printing.
This is the most successful season that
the Sothern- Marlowe Shakespeare or
ganization has had.
From Graham Moffat, author of when
Bunty Pulls the Strings" Martin Beck
has acquired a one-act play, called Con
cealed Bud" which was originally pro-
duced at the Pavilion in London The
play VIII be presented exclusively in the