Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

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play is by Z. ]. Locke.
Chicamatsu Monzaemon is the sname OF
| the shakespeare OF Japan"
Martha Messenger, the original Water
in THE Blue Bird will return to the
, part next season.
Helen Tracy will have her first leading
role at Poiis In the name part of Mrs.
Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"
Otis SINNERS romantic drama, prince
Otto" is in preparation by the Columbia
Players for early production.
The Lyman Fl. Howe series of Sunday
afternoon travel festivals will begin at
the Columbia Theater August 10.
There is a vast difference between a
poet laureate and an actor" says Whit
ford Kane. AN actor must be able to
act.''
Melba's American tour with Jan kube-
lik. 1t is said. will preventive appearance
in opera under Oscar Hammerstein' $
management.
Helen Hayes Brown, the little star of
the Columbia Players, has been engaged
by Lew Fields for his new production,
which is to be presented this fall
J. Hammond Daley. formerly of the
Columbia Players and OF the Poll Play
ers, this city, Is with the stock company
at the Temple Theater, Hamilton, Can
ada.
Ian Maclaren who was especially en-
gagged to read the prologue of THE Fol
lies of 1913.' has retired to prepare for
his forthcoming season in Shakespearean
plays.
The musical version of "A Texas Steer
Is to be called "A Lone Star" 1t will be
produced by Harry Askin and Henry
Blossom. Ada Meade will play one of the
important roles.
Homer Lind is going to take lesson to
the country in his new play "A Man of
Yesterday in paying the parson what
he Is worth. instead of making him the
charitable object of donation parties.
THE Undying Story of Capt Scott
pictures are said to have given inspira-
ton for joke to Jose Collins. II expect
ed to see the ladies wearing Eskimonos''
| is what they say she said.
Charles p. Hanford. the Shakespearean
actor. has been engaged to give the
lecture in conjunction with The I'm
the south and west.
Attractive autograph souvenirs of two
| Of the Poll Players are promised to pa
| irons who attend the Thursday and Fri
day matinees of Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
| bage Patch this week.
Pavlowa is said to want to reform
mems dress, not SO much in its shape,
| but It's colors. Men. especially out OF
doors in summer" she says. should
| wear bright colors for all occasions"
perman." to Mr.. Stubbins. in Mrs. Wigs
| of the Cabbage Patch" is journey from
| aphelion to perihelion in the drama This
| is Edward Mackay's task at Polls.
Manager George Peck of the Gayety
| Theater will soon return to resume duties
at the 9th street playhouse. where sea-
| son OF forty-fOur weeks Of high-class
burlesque shows is promised. The OPEN
| ing date will be announced soon.
The production of Mime. Sherry" at
Polls will bring to Washington four
players who had conspicuous roles in one
4 of the touring companies of the musical
/ comedy They are Fred Frear, Avita
Sanchez. Victor Kahn and Ted Gibson.
1t is said the New York producers are
beginning to fear the motion picture in
| vasion and some of them to believe the
i S1lSHI uTdiHd Will SupeTSeOc the real In1nR.
There are others, however, who are not
so fearful.
| Odette Tyler has been invited to wit
! ness the performance of Secret Service"
| tomorrow night. In the original produce
| ton Miss Tyler played Caroline Milford,
| the part for which Dorothy Bernard is
/ cast here.
"Tess of the D'Urbervilles," with Mrs.
Fiske in the cast. will be a new Aim
production by Daniel Frohman. In the
I film play the story closely follows the
| novel. and many scenes are promised
| which are not shown in the Lorimer
| Stoddard dramatiZation.
| Mrs. Fiske has learned to love the one
i night stands, the bette noir of the average
actor and actress. Her press agent calls
her coming seasons tour In 1.-The High
Road is going to include a great many
of them.
making a Photographic record of the
] metropolitan centers of Europe for his
| audiences next winter. He has spec
| tally posed picture of President Poincare
of France and King Alfonso of Spain.
| 1t is said
| 1.-THE Ghost Breaker with HI. B.
Warner heading the cast. which is prom
ised the coming season in one or more
| cities in every state of the union except
| five. is said to be the embodiment OF all
the human passions. a maze of romance,
| iove-thrills and laughter.
| Winthrop Ames has offered $4,000 as a
prize in a play contest which ends with
the close of July. Adolph Klauber, the
| critic: Augustus Thomas, the playwright.
and Mr.. Ames will be the judges and
| the prize will be awarded. whether the
| judges deem the winning play worthy Of
production or not.
| At the Columbia Theater this afternoon
| the Paragraph scoreboard will reproduce
| game at Cleveland between the Maps and
| the Nationals. Seats throughout the en-
| tire house have been placed at a low uni
I form rate and reservations may be made
| at any time.
| An interview with Fuller Mellish, pub
lished some time ago. is said to have
brought the subject of establishing dra-
matte department Of instruction in the i'm
pOrtant schools of the country to the at
tention OF Harvard University, which
now announces a dramatic department
| for next season.
| Potash and Perlmutter" which A. II.
| Woods will produce the coming season, is
said to have a "songless chorus" At
| least dozen of 1.-The handsomest show
| girls ever brought together" will be used
/ to display cloaks and suits made by the
] firm whose title gives the name to the
| play.
| David Warfield it is said. missed the