Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26


Paul Doucet has been rr-engaged TO
play the part of the priest in The con-
feSsion.''
John Cort is To prrduce a new play
called 1.-THE Iron Door by Allan Davis
of Pittsburgh.
At the close of Robert Mantelrs road
tour he and Florence Rockwell are TO
appear in a new play
Dolly Castles has been engaged for an
important part in The Man With Three
Wives"
cyril Maude has made a success in Lon
dan with The Headmaster.' by Wifred
Coleby and Edward kloblauch.
Francis Wilson IS to appear in a play
by himself called The Spirituaiist" Ho
will he under the management of John
Cort.
Fraunce Franholz has left The stock
field. in which she "A great success.
to accept an offer with moving pic
ture firm.
Eva Tanguay has written a sketch OF
stage life called When Chickens Come
Home to Roost." 1t is booked for early
production.
Jose Collins. Lima Aharbanell and Mary
Shaw have been engaged for The Sew
enth Chord" to be produced by George
W. Lederer.
John f. Kellerd. who has been very
successful with Hamlet" in New York.
is going TO appear as Shylock. with
Amelia Gardner as Portia.
1.-The New Secretary was produced
last week at Atlantic city, with Charles
Cherry and Marie DOro as co-stars. The
play is adapted from the French.
John r. Rogers. generally known as
Yours Merrily." is giving instructions in
physical culture on the order of William
Muldoon.
FAY Templeton. who has not been on
the stage, except on special occasions. for
some time. is to appear in vaudeville in
New York.
w. A. Brady is to make a revival of
"Rosedale" I'm the spring. with Grace
George as Rose Leigh and III. B. Warner
In the leading male part.
Robert Warwick Will play the leading
role In 1.-The Bridal Path" by Thompson
Buchanon. He will be featured in the
play with Ann Murdoch
Edward Marshall has been engaged FOR
the cast of THE FREELY with Emma
Trentni, at the latter's request. He sang
with her in Naughty Marietta"
Izetta Jewell has been detained from re-
bearsals here by her engagement in Los
Angeles, but VIII appear with the Poll
Players later
The Shuberts have invited Franz Lehar.
the composer of 1.-The Merry Widow" to
make tour OF this country as their
guest, with view OF writing an Amer
lean operetta-
William Hawtrey is shortly to appear
in New York in new play called The
Old Firm" under the direction OF A. q.
Delamater. The leading lady OF the COM
pany is Alison Skpworth.
Grace Filkins is to appear in a new
play called The Love Leash by Ann
Steese Richardson. 1t will be under the
direction of a new producer in Joseph p.
Bickerton.
Arthur Shaw says he has left the stage
He has undertaken the management Of a
fruit ranch in southern California. He
made tremendous hit as the property
man in THE Yellow Jacket in New
York.
Arnold DAILY is considering tie use OF
''The Ballad Of Reading Gaol.' by Oscar
Wilde, and a sketch called Bryant Je,
which is a telephone number. He il also
planning a Shaw season, TO begin with
Candida.
Florence Reed has been engaged by W.
A. Brady for his productions for term
of years. Her first appearance under
this contract will be in The Painted
Woman" by Frederick Arnold Hummer.
She made a hit this season by her acting
In 1.-THE Typhoon'
Somewhere Else" by Avery Hap
wood and Gustav Luders. received harsh
treatment from the critics when present
ed for the first time last week in New
York.
The Olive May who last week in Lon
don married young English noblenan
has been confused in the minds of many
press writer's with tho Olive May who il
an American actress and who married
the late John w. Albaugh. jr.
Value Received" new play by Au-
gustln McHugh. author Of OFFICER 668.'
was produced LIST week IN New Bedford.
Mass. by stock company. The play is
about young husband who yields 20
temptation and takes the funds of an in
stitution in which he is employed.
1t is announced that Bessie Mccoy. tho
Yama Iama girl. who married Richard
Harding Davis. is TO come back to the
stage. which she left on her marriage
She says she viii play three months in
the year and the rest Of the time she Will
devote to her husband and their farm.
1t is said that after an association oe
Is to leave L. II. Sothern to devote HIM
self to producing He has written a pay
called The Iron Chancellor" in which
he VIII enact the role OF Bismarck
James Young and his wife, Clara Kim
ball Young. are being featured in The
Little Minister" as produced by the Vita
graph Company I'm moving pictures The
popular actors counterfeit presentment
is greeted with general applause
The Poor Little Rich Girl" by Eleanor
Gates. was produced in New York last
week with a cast including Viola Dana in
the name part Laura Nelson Hall and
Frank Currier.
Both box offices will open at $40 to-
morrow morning at Polls, one window
being devoted to the sale for the opening
night OF the Poll Payers and the other
for the final week OF vaudeville and tho
season ticket sale for the stock company
Charles b. Hanford and r. d. MacIean
with an ail-star cast are TO appear at the
Columbia Theater in February in classic
Mr.. Hanford has been meet
ns with phenomenal success throughout
the south.
E. NJ. Newman has announced an addi-
lonal travel talk for Sunday afternoon
r'ebruary 8. at the Columbia Theater.