Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
Deslys f. quoted as saying she obtained
the engagement for Mrs. Thaw.

Desiys IS quoted as saying she obtained
the engagement for Mrs. Thaw.
Percy Raswell will open her fourth
season OF summer stock in Toronto about
the last of this month.
Fanny Ward is to star in a farce from
the French called The President" under
the management OF A. II. Woods.
James T. Powers has made such a. sue
ces in the revival of The Geisha' that
he will star in this piece next season.
The English melodrama The whip
concluded its New York engagement last
night after a seven-month run.
Thomas Meighan and his wife, Frances
Ring. VIII be leading man and woman OF
a stock company in Los Angeles.
Mollie King recently in 1.-The Wilson's
Widow" will play vaudeville until the
Messrs Shubert call for her services
The Chicago Opera Company is 20 ofrer
a prize of 5000 for an American opera
by a resident composer.
W. J. Ferguson is appearing this season
as Fouche in Joseph NJ. Gates latest
success. THE Purple Road.
The dramatization Of the Potash and
Per1lmutter' stories will be produced IN
September by A. III. Woods. in Phiiadel-
phia.
donna role in Somewhere Else" has
Joined the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
Company in "Iolanthe."
John Glendinning. who has been visit
ing his daughter. Jessie Glendinning OF
the Columbia Players. has sailed for Eu-
rope.
comedy. is underlined for production by
the Columbia Players the first week In
June.
Elliot Dexter. who played the role OF
the lawyer in The Master Mind" win
appear in a play shortly TO be produced
called Natures Cry.
Stanley James was a visitor to the Dis
trict building last week. where he quail
flied and obtained a license to- operate his
new motor car.
Edith wynne Matthison is playing ina
drama The Necessary Evil by her
husband. Charles Ram Kennedy, the
author of THE Servant In the House"
Grace George is to go to London 10 play
in "Divorcons." 1t is said she may make
worlds tour. appearing in this play,
Pretty Peggy" and in Shakesperean
revival.
George Arliss and his company. play
| ing for an entire season In New York. are
to make a tour of the leading cities next
season in his wonderfully artistic per-
| Torrance of ''Disraeu"
For the first time in his long career on
the stage, Maclyn Arbuckle, is to appear
next fall in a musical comedy. Such an
| arrangement was entered into last Thurs
day in New York with hiaw G. Erlanger.
Henry w Savage has plans for the fall
which include the early production or
three continental successes to which he
has the American rights He also has
two plays by American dramatists
THE Master Mind" with Edmund
Breese and the original company, recent
" celebrated its one hundredth perform
ance and will continue until the close or
the season.
Winthrop Ames has secured three plays
| in London, including "Prunella," by
Granville Barker, poetic, musical ran
tasy; Loves Dutch Garden" a comedy.
and play of social problems by young
Oxford scholar, hitherto unknown.
Daniel Frohman is the treasurer OF q
committee which is collecting funds for
the purchase of a gold and silver laurel
wreath to be presented by the profession
to Sarah Bernhard Subscriptions. II is
said. have been very liberal.
"Fannys First Play which pro-
duced in New York September 1G. ended
its run last week. Manager Lee Shubert
announces that practically the same play
ers will return to this country In August
| to present the comedy on tour
| Werba & Luescher, the well known pro-
xa.AIxr hHaN-
a musical stock company in New York
| next season, beginning in the autumn.
1 g'hey will produce both foreign and
American operettas, including one from
Victor Herbert.
Manager Thatcher has secured for the
difficult role of the "Bowery Caruso" in
THE Million Gustave Aramini. who
played the role in the original Savage
production. Aramini has to sing a num-
Der of operate selections in the course OF
the big farce.
The revised version OF THE Million
has never been seen in Washington. After
Henry w. Savage made the premier pro-
ducton in this city the play was ma
terially changed before il scored h1t
on Broadway. The last act has been
changed completely.
So fascinated We're the daughters o.
President Wilson with the Columbia
Players presentation of 'The Prince
Cnap FRIDAY evening that last evening
they went to see il again accompanied
by the President and Mrs. Wilson. as welt.
as their house guests OF the week.
The first production of THE Inner
Shrine" was given last week in Column
bus, Ohio. with such success that the
piece will be taken to New York. The
dramatization OF the novel was made by
Charming Pollock and the production was
made under the direction OF A. G. Della
mater.
The Century Opera Company OF New
York has been Incorporated at Albany
with a capital of 100000, divided into
800 shares. Among the directors are
Harry Payne Whitney. Clarence ii. Mack
ay Edmund n. Bayles. Otto II. Kahn,
Philip NJ. Lydg and Henry Rogers VIM
throp This is the company of which the
Aborn Brothers have been selected as
managing directors.
Today will mark the last Of the Sunday
ball games OF the Washingtons away
from home until July. and the Columbia
Theater has especially prepared to care
for the crowd that viii wish to see the
closing game in Detroit. The Paragraph.
the latest model OF which is now In OPP
GRAFTON on the stage of the Columbia,
shows every point in the game. the move
ment of the ball being followed in its
every moment.