The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

months. Mr.. s. z. Poll has tied up the
Washington rights OF a long list of new
plays for his big Avenue playhouse,
which, in a string of thirty theaters, is
his pet and hobby.
The regular season Of the Columbia
Theater will open Monday, September s,
with AL II. Wilson. of Metz fame. in a
! new German singing comedy. "A Rolling
! Stone" Mr.. Wilson is this season under
the management Of louis B. Mayer and
| Ben Stern.
Following tonight but one more date
I remains for the Sunday evening diver
| sions at the Columbia Theater by the
Lyman II. Howe Travel Festival. His
| programs are proving more enjoyable
than ever.
George Stone and Eta PiIlard, fea-
tured at the Gayety this week, are IA
nous for their dancing evoIutions.
With the merging of the summer stock
and the regular season early in Septem-
Der, the Columbia Theater will have at
tained the remarkable and unprecedented
record or having been closed only three
weeks in five years.
The approaching departure of the IA
vorites of the Columbia Players is re-
fiected in the sales Of automobiles that
are going on around the theater at the
present time. Some of the motor en-
thusiasts will take their cars away with
them, but others are disposing OF them
rather than cart them about the country
Frank Metzerott, president Of the Co
lumbia Theater Company, who has Just
returned from Europe, was strongly i'm
pressed with the number of novelties he
saw while abroad.
The popularity of Carl Anthony with
Columbia Theater patrons is reflected in
the number of commendatory letters be-
ing received by the theater management
regarding him.
With a company OF fifty-two, George
Stone and Eta Pillard make their initial
appearance az the Gayety Monday after
noon.
James Thatcher, manager Of Polls
Theater, returned to Washington on
Thursday from an eight days business
trip that took him to Kansas City, st.
Louis, and Chicago.
Paul McAllister, who is an exception
ally clever pen-ank-ink artist, will copy
Du Mauriers original drawings for his
makeup as Svengali in ''TriIby' next
week. Mr.. McAllister has played the
part more than fifty times. He declares
Du Maurier's conception of his own Gre
alton is far more effective than the
makeup" adopted by practically every
actor who plays the role.
Edward Benton, general manager of all
the Poll theaters, spent two days in
Washington last week arranging for the
presentation Of important new plays in
the National Capital this fall and win
ter. Mr.. Benton has been compelled to
visit every house on the Poll circuit this
month, and has travelled day and night to
maintain his rapid itinerary. He is ac-
companied by his secretary, and while
travelling keeps up with the details of
purchasing plays and engaging actors for
more than twenty cities. He has become
accustomed to the use of a Pullman
drawing-room as a private office.
Every member of the Poll Players and
the business staff of the theater is inter-
ested in a kitten hunt that has lasted
two weeks. Miss Izetta Jewels pet
Angora, aged three months, which rode
l 900 miles with her this summer in her
touring car, has been lost. The little ami
mai disappeared from Miss Jewels
dressing-room at the theater during a
matinee performance. and the leading
woman of the Poll Players refuses to be
consoled.
Frank Shannon, one OF the most popu-
lar members of the Poll Players, does not
respect the motoring season. He has Just
turned in his roadster, together with a
check, for a heavy touring |
car, which he proposes to drive in and |
about Washington throughout the COM |
ing winter.
May Irwin believes in starting things |
right. Consequently, she will open her
second season in her biggest success of
recent years, widow by Proxy" in a
town that not only agrees with the rest
Of the world in thinking Miss Irwin the