Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Of Man and Superman" in London.
Percy Haswell is to have another
summer stock company In Toronto.
Lewis Waller is to make a revival of
Henry v" in New York.
The novel Of 1.-THE Hungry Heart" by
David Graham Phillips, has been
dramatized.
John Craig has revived 1.-The Prince and
the Pauper'' in his Boston Castle Square
Company.
Robert Hilliard. In "A Fool There Was"
is completing a coast-to-coast tour under
Klaw & ETlanger.
Taylor Holmes. the young comedian Of
"The Million" is to star under the man.
agement of Henry W. Savage.
Harry Lauder is to play an American
engagement this season and the coming
one.
Gertrude Hoffman has sailed for Europe
to secure new piece for summer run
in New York.
H. v. Esmond. the English dramatist,
has written a three-act play, called "A
Young Mans Fancy"
A new operetta, called 1.-The Frolics
Of Gabrielle Is to be given in London.
The composer is a Viennese.
in Loves Young Dream" will have a
high-grade romantic Irish play next sea-
son.
'Babette" is said to be a combination
FRITZ Scheff and Anna Held in burlesque,
with leanings toward the latter, as she Is
a French coincidence.
Amelia Bingham is quoted as saying she
will not go back on the stage until
she finds a play as strong as THE
Climbers or Madame Sans Gene
William A. Brady is to make the
production of George Broadhursts
new farce, "Just Like john" in Buff
falo about the middle Of this week.
Jessie Busley is heading a company of
fourteen people in a vaudeville sketch
called Miss 31S" 1t is satire on de-
partment stores.
Digby Bell is to appear in a vaudeville
playIet by George " Hobart. which is
yet unnamed. His role will be that of
a millinery drummer.
1t is reported the Marchioness Of Duff
erin, who was Flora Davis Of New York.
Is going on the stage to retrieve the
family fortunes.
Lewis Waller will send out three COM
panies In "A Butterfly on the Wheel
next season, and all the actors in these
companies will be from London
The tour Of Gypsy Love- with Mar
garet Sylvia as the star, closed its season
last night in Boston. 1t Is said Miss
Sylvia has grand opera aspirations.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree made his
production Of 'Othello'' in London with
the greatest success. Phyllis Leilson
Terry played Desdemona, and Lawrence
Irving was the 1ago.'
Henry w. Savage contemplates sending
a musical organization to Havana to pre-
sent such musical plays as THE Merry
Widow" The Prince OF Pilsen" and
Little Boy Blue
The last act Of "Snobs," at the National
| this week. shows the passage behind the
boxes In q theater and Is one Of the heav-
| lest stage settings ever shown in a COM
edy. as it has three practical balconies.
Martha Richards, the young ingenue in
THE Girl From Rector's," who has many
friends in Washington, is reported to be
| operation for appendicitis in New York.
Charles Frohman is going to try an ex-
pertinent in 1.-THE Sunshine Gfrl'' by
making the cast a combination of English
and American comedians. He has also
| contracted for new play by ]. M. Barrie.
Gertrude Elliott plays In Pinero's COM
edy, Preserving Mr.. Panmure," the role
| Of the governess Josepha, whom Mr..
Panmure kisses in rash moment and
| then spends days in trying to preserve"
his reputation.
Marie Doro has remarkable record
on the stage In some respects. She
the ranks" The first time she was on
the stage she had a part, and the first
year she was starred
ance In Cincinnati this week of 1.-The
| Child Wife," a new play by Elmer Har-
ris. II it is successful, Henry B. Harris
Will produce the play next season in
| New York.
The new play by Augustus Thomas.
| when 1t Comes Home" was enthusiastic
| cally received in Chicago last week The
play deals with the double morality stand
ard from American and European stand
points.
| After "Pinafore" concludes it's tour. De
Wolf Hopper will return to New York to
play an important role in q revival of
| Patience" which. as in the case of
| 'Pinafore." will be made by the Shu-
berts.
Charles Frohman has completed ar
engagements for starring Charles Cherry In
Il
ment with Daniel Frohman Cherry will
enact the part created in this country by
| Richard Bennett.
James T. Powers in 1.-TWO Little
/ Brides" will play a two weeks engage
ment In Boston before going into New
York New members in the cast of the
The Kiss Waltz" and Melissa Ten
Eycke.
/ louisiana LOU" the successor Of 1.-THE
/ Sweetest Girl In Paris at the La Sale
Theater. Chicago. has just completed 300
1 performances there. Louisiana Lou
| was written by Frederick Donaghey and
| Addison Burkhardt. who wrote THE
1 Sweetest Girl In Paris" Ben H. Jerome
1 wrote the music.
i Sara Bernhard and Eleanora Duse in
i motion pictures disclosing them IN char
i acterixadons that have made them the
foremost actresses Of their day will be
shown In a series OF Sunday evenings at
the Columbia Theater. beginning April
j Is. These pictures are said to have
created q sensation wherever exhibited.
BY special arrangement with Daniel
Frohman, the Columbia Players will In
the near future be seen In an elaborate
production OF Margaret Anglin's comedy
success. Green Stockings"
Willard Robertson win join the Column.
bia Players early in May. Immediately
following the closing Of the season OF
Charlotte Walker's company in "The
Trail OF the Lonesome Pine"
Baby Edna Koontx. who so delightfully."-
u played the mart of Little Hall In fhe Co.