Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

achieved the feat of overcoming that
sacred thing, a British precedent
Sam Bernard has teronsidered his de-
termination of not going to London this
summer and Will visit thai capita to see
the English production or 'Du Lieher
Augustine in which he is to star IN this
country. The English name OF the piece
is Princess Caprice"
Among the new productions carded for
next season are The Polish Wedding"
musical farce adaTted from the German
by George Y. Hobart; The Romantic
Wife. an adaptat on by Clare Hummer.
and The Other Man" drama BY l.. w.
Presbrey.
According to n report from Cievelana
Il II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe ara
credited with the intention toretire from
the stage in two more years. The reason
given is tie desire for rest after arduous
careers and for the enjoyment Of private
domestic life.
Tyrone Power has announced his COM
ing wedding this month at his country
place in Canada Ia Helen Emma Reaume.
an elocution teacher of Cincinnati. Mr..
Powers first wife was Edith Crane. who
died last year. His greatest hit was as
the drainman in The Servant in the
HOUSE
The office Of Fred 6 Berger in the CO.
lumhia Theater was enc Of the rsllying
points for the Lambs Tuesday afternoon.
Headed by Montgomery and stone, whom
Mr.. Berger formerly managed, many or
the prominent stars waited upon Mr.
Berger TO pay their respects.
Several members OF The Poll Players
gave Manager Thatcher a nervous chill
last Tuesday afternoon when they failed
to report at Their dressing rooms for the
matinee at the usual time. They rushed
in about five minutes later with the legiti-
mate excuse that they We're witnessing
the minstrel first part of the Lambs
Gamhol.
Executive officer J.. II Leahy. Lieut..
A. S Hickey and Paymaster j. II Knapp.
naval officers OF the L. :. 5. Dolphin,
with Franklin Richie and Charles Lane
of the Butterfield Players. were enter
tained at dinner last sunday by Edward
H. Robins of the Columbia PLAYERS at mis-
apartments at the Mendoza.
4 noteworthy theatrical feature tho
coming season viii be William Fayer-
sham's product on of Julius Caesar" for
which he has gathered a combination of
prominent players, including Fyron
Power Frank Keenan, and Fuller Mellish
The supporting PLAYERS viii include julie
Opp. Suzanne sheldon, Berton Churchill,
Arthur Elliot and 300 others.
Mr. Faversham will enact the part or
Antony; Nh Power is cast for Brutus.
Mr.. Keenan, for Cassus. Mr.. Mellish for
Caesar: Miss Opp for Portia and Miss
Sheldon for Calpurnia.
The past week has been strenuous
one for the Butterfield Players. First re-
hearsing The Typhoon." which Manager
TAYLOR and Mr. Buttertie'd decided was
not suitable for stock presentation. they
next put into rehearsal Her HUSBANDS
Wife" Then came a notincation mat
Manager Berger of the Columbia Theater
had a previous contract for that piece
from another play agency. Finally The
Second i'm Command" WAS rehesrsed and
will be presented Tuesday night. the
theater being rented to Miss Minnie
Hawke for tomorrow night.
An innovation in Washington theatrical
circles VIII be the opening OF Polls wis
taria garden this week On the roomN
balcony, which overlooks 18th street. and
which is reached through the theater
foyer, Mr. Poll has had constructed
bower of purple beauty, with here and
there festoons of roses and green's. The
garden is to be open every afternoon ana
evening and viii afford delightful rest
ing place before the performance and dur
ing irtermiss on There VIII be an Italian
string orchestra to We concert every
afternoon and evening. and cooling bev-
erages will be served all without charge
of course. 1t is understood that one OF
the features of the bower will be an un-
usually picturesque fountain.