Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

sale at the box office of the theater to-
morrow morning at $50 O'Clock. The
seat sale fortnight in advance will
be rule of the season.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Isabelle Diamond is now in vaudeville
with Frank Carter
Eugene Walters has written play
called Fine Feathers.
Frank Keenans daughter Sara will be
member of his company.
Rosalind Coghlan has playlet called
The Obstinate Miss Granger"
a new playlet called Fear has four
characters, all of whom are men.
w j. Ferguson. the veteran actor. who
has been i'll in Albany. has recovered.
The dramatization OF Little Women
is making big hit in Chicago
Lew Dockstader denies that he is going
to leave minstrelsy to enter vaudeville.
Mrs. Fiske appeared in New York last
week in Lady Patricia a comedy by
Rudolf Besier
SOPHIE Barnard is to retire from the
east of THE Red Widow and Flora
Isabelle is to take her place.
Douglas Fairbanks is to he one of the
principal actors in the officer $685. COM
pany which is to open in Chicago.
Claiming Pollock and Charles Hanson
Towne have written a playlet called
1.-THE Impulse of the Moment"
When Clifton Crawford, who is the star
n a.-af- rI,ss'' fiy--t a,r,,s lil
country he was a golf instructor near
New York city.
Viola Tree. daughter of Sir Beerbohm
Tree. who has been praised highly for
her beauty and talent. is to marry the
son of an English clergyman.
John Barrymore is to star in a comedy
called Half a Husband" by w. j. Hurl-
but, author Of The Fighting Hope"
Arnold DAILY will stage the play.
The case against the Irish Players in
Philadelphia has been discontinued, and
the bail required when they left that city
has been returned.
Lawrence Anderson. nephew of Mary
Anderson and grandson of Lawrence Bar
rett. has joined Beerbohm Trees com
pany.
Mare Klaw of klaw & Erlanger has
which will he made into musical play
like The Pink Lady
Jerome r. Reimers. an extra with the
Columbia Players last year, will shortly
be seen in vaudeville heading his own
company in u dramatic playlet.
Nine. Simone is receiving much praise
in New York for her acting in Rostands
Lady of Dreams" translated into Eng
liSh by Louis N Parker
Dorothy Donnelly appeared in Concord,
new play. 1.-The Right to Be Happy"
Frank Mills is her leading man.
Alfred Sutro'E new play. The Fire
Screen now presented in London by
Arthur Bourchier and Violet Vanbrugh,
has been secured by Charles Frohman
for production in this country.
for Mile. Emma Trentini's new comic
opera. which will have its premiere, under
the direction of Arthur Hammerstein, In
October at Syracuse. n. Y.
Helen Royton, prima donna i'm comic
opera, left New York for Germany last
week to study for grand opera under
King Clark in Berlin and Jean de Reszke
in Paris.
Marie CahiH i'm THE Opera BAR is to
be put into moving picture films, but only
for her own amusement and that of her
friends. for the films will be her own
property.
Vaudeville will have several of A. H.
Woods plays in condensed form .ins the
near future. The first will be 1.-The
Gambler of the West which will be seen
in New York this week.
Gertrude Elliott appeared in Pinero's
comedy, Preserving Mr.. Panmure,' in
Scranton, Pa, last week with company
including Isabel Irving. The play goes
into New York this week for run.
The company of Scottish players to pre-
sent Graham Moffatt's playlet, 1.-The
Concealed Bed on the Orpheum circuit,
sailed from Glasgow yesterday. It's
American tour begins at Minneapolis
March is.
John Drew's season will end late in
May. He will then go abroad 10 visit the
various European capitals and deliver ad-
dresses on The Stage In Paris he
will address the Society of French
Authors.
A comedy entitled "Susies Gentleman
will he presented next Friday afternoon
az the Lyceum Theater. New York. for
the benefit of the actors fund. Ian Mac
l.aren and Laurette Taylor will portray
the principle roles
Charles Frohman completed plans last
week for a new musical play to be pro-
duced in New York during the next few
months. The piece is called The Girl
from Montmarre," and is described as a
vaudeville operetta in three acts.
Louis Mani celebrate the fiftieth per-
Torrance in New YORK of 'Elevating n
Husband at the Garrick Theater The
Garrick is the third theater in which
"Elevating a Husband" has been seen
since its advent in Gotham.
In the revival of Forty Five Minutes
From Broadway" George NJ. Cohan will
play the part originally played by Vic
tor Moore. The role of Mary. created
by Fay Templeton, will be played by
Sallie Fisher.
1t is reported a Trip to Chinatown is
to be revived in New York in revised
been engaged for the cast and will prob
ably play Harry Conor's former role of
.'Welland Strong.
Annie Purcell. an English prima donna.
has been placed under contract by the
Shuberts. and will probably sing the
role of Josephine in the revival of Pima
fore" which has been booked for the Pa
cific coast.
Miss X G. Sowerby, the young drama
list whose play. Rutherford & Son. won
immediate success last week in London,
is the daughter of John Sowerby the
artist and a sister of Milicent Sowerby,
the illustrator.
Grace Lane the noted English actress,