Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

STAR, WASHINGTON,
secure Nine. Julia Culp for return
enga cement in the near future.
Nine Nazimova in bella Donna
comes to the New National Theater the
week OF March 10.
Miss Billie Burke in 1.-THE Mind the
Paint Girl is scheduled for the National
Theater inauguration week.
Viola Allen in the spectacular produc-
ton, Daughters of Heaven will be the
attraction at the New National Theater
the week beginning March II.
Martha Hedman. John Mason's leading
woman this season, IS young Swedish
actress who made her first appearance in
an English-speaking role in New York
last summer.
The soloist with the Philharmonic
Society of New York on the occasion
of it's next concert in this city, March
II, at the New National Theater, will
be Rudolph CAM, pianist.
Klaw & Erlanger have contracted to
send to the Columbia Theater for the
week of the inauguration The Pink
Lady" with the original cast and
StagingS complete.
Practically all the afternoons AT the
Columbia Theater for several months
to come have been contracted for by
various attractions. and negotiations
are now under way for several morn
ing dates.
Robert f. ManteN, the ShaKespearean
actor. comes to the Belasco Theater in
March for an engagement of eight per-
formanceS III repertoire. supported by
90 VOL Z n
Allen Thomas.
Coming attractions at Chase's include
Nat Wills. in new act; Weeden.
Bernard and BarroWS, rated one of
the best of vaudeville's vocal trios. and
Just Half Way" new comedy hit, for
March 10 week
Fiechtfs Original Fyroleans. singers.
dancers and yodlers in the Tyrolean
national dance in native costume. with
special scenery and electrical effects. will
be the big feature at the Cosmos The
alter next week.
+. +. Chase prizes letter received
from Robert Hope-Jones of New York
who recently visited Washington, in
which he states: Il much enjoyed going
over your splendid theater the 4th
have never seen anything like it. 1t
is the nearest thing to perfection that
one can conceive
Henry Bernstein. author of The At
tack" John Mason's latest play. is one
of the foremost men in France now writ
ing for the stage. Bernstein, who is of
the Jewish race. began his career as a
broker at the bourse in Paris, and did
not attempt playwrighting until financial
reverses forced him to espouse a literary
career.
Richard earle and Hattie Williams as
co-starS will come to the New National
Theatei> the week commencing Monday
March 81 in Charles Frohmans produc,
ton of the farce with music, The Girl
from Montmartre In the supporting
company of seventy-one are William
panfOrth, Edwin Nicander, Al Hart,
George Lydecker, Donald Macmillan and
Percy Leach
The all-star Shakespearean company
headed by r. u. MacLean. Charles B.
Hanford. Odette Tyler and Marie Drof-
nah, which comes to the Columbia
Theater next week. promises rare
treat to students and lovers of Shake
spearean drama. Especial arrangements
are being made to give Mr.. Hanford.
who has contributed his services on
so many occasions in this city, a bril-
liant welcome.
Edgar Selwyn. the author of THE
Country Boy" is the husband of Mar
garet Mayo who has also written a
number Of successful plays. Mr.. Sell
wynn himself is authority for the state
ment that his wife used to come around
all the time with suggestions for
changes in his own plays Finally he
asked her why she didn't go and write
play of her own. She proceeded to
write BABY Mine"
Naeska Suratt will come to the Be
lasco Theater soon in 1.-THE Kiss Waltz
the latest operate Importation from vi
emma, after it's year-and a-half engage
ment at the Casino Theater, New York
In Vienna the piece. the score of which
Is by Ziehrer composer OF FRITZ Scheff's
Mile. Mischief" ran for an entire sea-
son. There it was known as The Love
Waltz, the title having been changed
for this country on account Of Q oondict
of copyright.
Criticism of the recent recital e4vem in
Richmond by Miss Jean Wilson. tho ORA
matte reader of this city, reached an
unusual degree of enthusiasm Miss Will
son being described as "a woman with a
golden voice. compelling personality and
moving dramatic power" while one Of
her numbers "A Washington Tea" writ
ten for her by the wife of Representative
A. S. Burleson of Texas, was considered
original. sparkling and true to life, and
an ovation the deserved reward Of Miss
Wilson for its rendition"
The members of Annie RusselIs Old
English Comedy Company, which comes
to the Belasco next month, besides her
self, are Mr.. Oswald Yorke, whose early
training was with the famous Benson
Company of England: Mr.. George Gid
dens, who has appeared in all the i'm
portant revivals of old comedies in
England in recent years, and who Is re-
sarded as the best Tony Lumpkin of
this generation; MIR. Fred Permain,
trained in the best English school; Miss
Folott Paget, who played Mrs. Mala-
prop with Joseph jefferson for many
years. and Miss Henrietta Goodwin an
English ingenue
The metallic helmets. cutlasses,
scimitars, rapiers. daggers, fint-lock
pistols, blunderbusses and other
weapons peculiar to the sixteenth
century used in William A Bradys
production of The Painted Woman"
the romantic play by Frederic Arnold
Hummer. We're procured a a great eX
pense from antique shops and from
private collections and are of historical
consequence TO this generation. One
piece, a .44-caliber Silver-mounted
hint-lock pistol. has been borrowed
for the tour from Col. Stephen Beau
gardus, collector of shooting arms
and ancient weapons. some of which
date back to prehistoric periods.
George G. Hazelton, jr.. and Benrimo |
the two authors of The Yellow Jacket"
are interesting figures in theatricals Mr. |
Hazelton viii be remembered as the |