Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

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Martha Royle Palmer. q sister Of Ed
win Milton .Royle, has written . sketch
called THE Danger Signal" and 1t will
be given an early production.
Jane Marbury. who will make her flrst
| appearance with the Butterheld Players
| tomorrow evening, was last seen In Wash
| ington with James X. Hackett.
Frank Mckee and william Harris will
have a musical stock company OF per
| manent nature In New York. Clifton
| Crawford will head the company.
Winthrop Ames has secured for his
Arnold Bennett. the novelist. 1t is called
The Great Adventure" and Is based on
his story, Buried Alive"
A. H. Woods Is to produce piece
called .Tantalizing Tommy" with Eliza
beth Brice and Charles King in the lead
ing roles. He will also produce a musical
play called The Woman Haters Club"
Mark Kent, whose impersonation Of the
role of Judge Prentice in 1.-THE Witching
Hour" established him one OF the IA
vorites among the Poll Players, will be
the oily blackmailer, Perissard, this week
Arthur Aldridge, who appeared in the
recent revival of Pinafore and Is now In
the revival of Patience" in New York,
a
was brought to this country by William
Morris for vaudeville.
Edward Haas Robins is arranging to
entertain a few of his fellow club men,
bers on the occasion of the annual frolic
of the Lambs in this city May %.
Winona Shannon, a sister Of .Effie Shan
non. has been engaged to play the leading
role In the first company which will pre-
sent "A Butterfly on the Wheel" on
tour next season.
Mile Lucille Savoy. in an original Pa
risian art posing and singing novelty,
with special electrical effects reproducing
classical subjects, is promised at the Ma
jestic in the near. future.
Gaby Deslys will return to America in
September to begin tour under the
management of the Messrs. Shubert. She
will be seen in New York for several
weeks previous to the tour. which will
open in Boston.
Violet Heming has been placed under
contract with the Columbia Players, and
will report here for rehearsal tomorrow
Miss Heming possesses youth, beauty and
talent, and will be a material acquisition
to the company.
Marie Doro made her first appearance
on the stage In "A Runaway Girp' In
Frisco in 1903 Four years later. or In
November. 1907, she became a star, as
Stunning the leading role in The Morals
of Marcus" which was produced in New
York.
Leon Berg, the German composer who
wrote the Beautiful Isle of Love- one
of the most popular ballads of the day,
is responsible for the score of 1.-The Boys
From Home" which will be presented by
the Social Maids" Company at the
Gayety this week
George Stone, the eccentric funmaker
with 1.-The Social Maids at the Gayety
this week. followed Fred Stone of Mont
gomery and Stone in the role of the
scarecrow in THE Wizard of o." He Is
now using in burlesque some of the
famous dances which he invented for the
musical comedy.
Percy Haswell will begin a summer
stock engagement with her own company
Several new plays will be produced.
among them one called Maggie" and
another, ''The Mystery Of No. A." Edgar
j. McGregor will be stage manager.
Cyril Scott was one of the first ten
licensed owners of an automobile In the
state of New York. This was during the
days of "Florodora," just before Mr.. Scott
became a dramatic star. He still has the
original number, which occupies con-
spicuous place in his garage at Bay
side, L. /.
De Wolf Hopper was at one time-a
very brief time-a theatrical producer.
He starred Ada Gilman in The Hundred
Wives which was lurid melodrama,
with Mormonism as the basis. Georgia
Drew Barrymore was member Of the
company and Mr.. Hopper also played
small part The venture failed.
Washington has seen three interpreta-
tons of the big emotional role of Mad
anne x" in Alexandra Bisson's moving
play of mother love. and this week the
playgoers may study a fourth, for Miss
Jewels conception OF the part Is said to
differ materially from those presented by
Dorothy Donnelly. Nine Bernhard and
Adeline Dunlap.
Edgar SeIwyn has formed partnership
for producing plays with William Harris,
jr brother Of the late Henry B. Harris.
Their first venture will be the production
of a play by Mr.. Selwyn, called Part
ners.' and will be followed by play by
Arnold Bennett. The firm has also con-
tracted with foreign authors for the pro-
duction on this side Of their plays.
Thelma Audre, a member Of the Aborn
English Grand Opera Company, Is a
Washington girl who was recently award
ed prize from the New York Conserva-
tory in competition of sixty contestants
Besides having soprano voice of unusual
matte ability and a charming personality
to assist her In making advancement in
the operate world.
The Shuberts have completed arrange
ments for sending three companies on
tour next season to present "A Butterfly
on the Wheel" One of the organizations
will not leave New York till late in the
season. owing to the plan to present the
piece in New York from August on. The
company now at the Thirty ninth Street
Theater has entered upon its fifth month
Ethel Du Ere Houston, operate con-
tralto of the Aborn Company. Is
Texas girl. and is said to be related to
the famous Sam Houston. For three
years Miss Houston was a member Of
| Henry W. Savages English Grand Opera
Company. Last year she made personal
success with Hammerstein's production
| of THE Maestros Masterpiece" and
this season has been prominent In Baron
Trenck."
| Lewis Waller produced in New York
| last week THE Explorer" by w. Somer-
set Vaughan. The story Is Of an African
| explorer who takes to Africa the worth
/ less brother of the young woman with
| whom he is in love. and after the broth
| er had demonstrated that he is scoun-
| drel allows him to redeem himself on an
| expedition in which he can wipe out the
| past by an honorable death But he is
| accused of Sinking the duty himself at
| the young mans expense, and, as he will