Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

Company at the Belasco Theater this
week. appeared earlier in the season At
the Columbia in the 'Searchlight."
Nothing is sacred to the composer of
syncopated melody. One of the songs to
be- sung at the Gayety this week is
called The hooking Bird Rag
There are nine songs in the new musical
Felix and Caire are now giving in vaude-
vile. Their Silhouette Dance" Is said to
have proved a sensational success.
William Collier, jr.. will celebrate his
Theater this week. Previous to this the
youngster played in I'm Be Hanged If 1
Do" and 'The Friars' Frolic.''
Blanch Baird is the star of The Stars
of Stageland." which comes to the Ly-
ceum, commencing this week. She is
billed as The Odd Singer of Odd Songs
and THE Tailormade Girl
Henry Miller will have three extended
runs in 1.-The Rainbow" in Boston, Phila-
delphia and Chicago. When the run in
Chicago is concluded Mr.. Miller will take
| the play to San Francisco.
When the tour of THE Only Son" is
concluded Thomas w. Ross will be
starred In a comedy by George Randolph
|
| Wallingford'' stories
Gwendolyn Piers three years ago
| left a convent to join Julia Marlowe's
| ing woman in the ''Spendthrift" and now
has an important cole in Our Wives"
The collection of Augustin Daily Of por-
| traits of famous men and women of the
stage is to be sold at auction in New
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the portraits are reproductions by Sir
Joshua Reynolds and Sir Thomas Lely.
| One of the interesting specialties in the
oio at the Gayety this week will be
| Gus Fay's original skit called 1.-THE Last
| Day at School, in which the German
| comedian is assisted by the ''Gaiety
! Madeline Dup ont. who is appearing with
| Eddie Foy in "Over the River was, prior
| to her theatrical engagement one of the
| aids to the tenement house commission
ers of New York She has also been in
charge of the Fairgrounds and other
| sociological work.
THE Follies of 1872 started last week
in New York with suggestions for various
features given by the players scattered In
the audience. When the performance got
under way the prevailing idea of the piece
| was search for the prettiest girl in the
world.
Rupert Hughes new farce. which Henry
w. Savage will produce next month. is
called What Ais You?" 1t Is con-
cerned with the comedy Of calisthenics,
and has in the cast Shelly Hull. Robert
Fisher, Desmond Kelly, Bobby Barry and
Roxane Lansing.
The dramatization of Hall Gaines
novel. ''The Woman Thou Gavest Me-"
will be produced by Klaw & Erlanger and
Joseph Brooks some time during the
| current season. not yet determined upon.
Marriage. motherhood and divorce are the
themes of the play.
The bonanza for melodrama is in Aus
| tralia, according to Henry Kolker. who
has made two tours to that island con-
tinent He says in letters from managers
in whose theaters he has appeared he
learns moving pictures have made less
advance there than in any other cOun
try
Manager Thatcher announces that on
election night there will be two COM
The first will begin at 1870 and the sec
ond shortly before 10. Between acts the
election returns will be announced, as
received by private leased wire to the
stage.
Manager Peck announces that on cleo
ton night he has arranged for a free caba-
ret entertainment to be presented by MEM
berS of the "Ginger Girls company.
This will follow Immediately the regular
burlesque show and will run until / am.
Election bulletins will be read at fire.
quent intervals.
Dion Boucicault was famous at, nine
teen as the author of London Assur-
ance:" Nat Goodwin's renown as a
mimic was widespread before he was
twenty. Edward f. Rice had but turn
ed his majority when he scored with
;Evangeline.' Otto Hauerback, who
wrote-the book of Madame Sherry" has
just turned thirty.
Harden will accept challenges from
the various packing crews OF Washing
tons department. stores this week. He
will endeavOr to escape from any box or
bag which may be sent to Polls The
alter. where he will be inclosed in the
case by the men who make the boxes.
He Will also attempt to escape from APP
paratus recently devised by the authori-
ties at st. Elizabeth's.
Negotiations which have been con-
Guided between Frederick Shipman of
Chicago and Manager Berger of the CO.
lumbia Theater for the appearance at the
Columbia Theater Friday afternoon. No
vember -. of Nine. Frances Aida, the
brilliant lyric soprano, who heads the
list of prima donnas for the forthcom
ing season at the Metropolitan Opora
House. New York. and will create the
PRINCIPAL role in Damrosch's opera,
'CyranO de Bergerac"
Henry kolker has had a notable career
as leading man and star. He first ap-
peared when only twenty-one years of
age, as leading man with Ada Rehan He
passed under Charles Frohman's man.
agement, and later became leading man
with Nine. kalich. When the New The
ater was formed he Joined it's company
and won great artistic success in the
leading role of Don" Last year he
was starred by Henry w. Savage i'm The
Great Name" His present role marks
ms hrst return to straight comedy in
half dozen years.
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