Evening star., 1913-04-20

Annie Russelrs beautiful costume play
"A Royal Family
Helen Lowell has finished her tour IN
The Red Petticoat and will spend her
vacation in Northport. l.. ].
T Arthur smiths son. whose stage
name is Arthur Leslie. viii appear
member of the Columbia PLAYERS this
week.
Margaret Illiugton viii close her ssason
in 'kindling about the middle of Ma
and will probably go abroad FOR the sum-
mer months.
Shrine" by Claiming Pollock. is TO have
spring production under the directioa
of a g. Delamater
Catherine Countss has made 4 big sue
cess in vaudeville I'm a playlet called
THE Birthday Present" and is making
tour of the country in 1t
Mrs Otis skinner lately won the prize
IN contest for the best one-act ola,
submitted to the Play and Players or
ganization in Philadelphia.
Lucille La Verne viii play the title role
OF Ann Boyd ON tout the coming fal
Miss La Verne adapted the PLAY from the
novel of the name
Walter Hale. Chrystal Hernc and Oliver
Doud Byron have been secured Tor the
revival of Arizona
Frances Cameron. one of the Sonlas of
The Merry Widow" and who has been
playing In The Count OF Luxembourg.
is to marry Pittsburgh millionaire
"A Modern Eve" may be produced in
New York this spring. with Louise Dress
Ter, De Wolf Hopper Adele Rowland
Carter De Haven and Flora Parker in
the cast.
Arthur Hammersten is Ia produce In
Chicago, in the autumn, A musical farce
called High links. hy otto HauerbaCh
the author OF THE F'ireHy" and 'Rn-
dolf F'rml.'
Carlotta Nilsson will appear In her new
play, Deborah. by Legrand Rowland.
about the middle of next month AT IN.
Little Theater In Philadelphia. John
Flood will be a member Of her company
Clarence Harvey. who plays a scotch
man in THE Passing Show of l9i2 Was
once a page in the United States Senate
and also served the Supreme Court ~
similar capacity.
One of the biggest productions of tie
spring and summer will be ''All Aboard.
a musical play whose first performanc" IL
scheduled for Atlantic Citye MAY 26 Car
ter De Haven and George Monroe With
Lew Fields will head the cast
Little Women" the story that made
the fame of Louisa NJ Acott. will be
presented in dramatic form during the
week of May at the Belasco. The piece
played for over six months al Mr.. ". A.
Brady's Playhouse in New York.
The LiebIer Company next season will
present Israel Zangwil's latest play.
THE New Religion This play was
barred by the censor from London
account of several passages which the
author refused to alter.
Alice Zeppelli, who is singing the role
of Mimosa San i'm The Geisha, has
determined to remain on the light opera
stage. She has been one of the leading
artists of the Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany.
Chases announces for next week the
latest Edison talking picture plays,
Dick the Highwayman' and The
Politician with adequate casts of New
York players. New kinemacolor plays
and photo-dramas will be added and
changed every day.
Douglas Fairbanks is TO appear in
new play at the conclusion of his en-
gagement in Hawthorne. L. :. \. The
play is a dramatization of a story called
Cooper Hoyt. Inc" and the leading role
is that of a young man of get-rlch-quich
ideas who is Incorporated by his friends
The dramatization is made by Hugh Ford
of the Liebler forces.
In 'The Passing Show OF l9l2' the
biggest scene shows picturesque roof
garden with huge glass dome. tirt4-
ually the lights are lowered. the root dis
solves and the audience is given a glimpse
of New York as the scenic artist has
dreamed it will look in 2iio The trans-
formation is called The Birth of thu
Twenty-first Century
The Cosmos mana cement announces
that its new pictorial electrical score
board upon which the story Of the
Washingtons' base ball games away
from home is told to local fans ~hils
the games are going on. does not iutt
the eyes. does not confuse the mind.
does not ever have wire trouble. but
tells everything the fan wants 10 know
Charles kenna i'm his characterization.
The Street Fakir.'' fresh from the big
circuit; Jessie kellar aud her company,
In Venus on Wheels IT'S first appear
ance here: the lie Lands. in novel
cartoon and rapid picture painting spe-
cialty. and Joe Remington and COMPANY.
in merry farce, will be some OF the at
fractions at the Casino Theater next
week.
The Lyceum Theater management an
nounces it has secured one of the newesi
and most improved sroreboards for re-
porting the games of the Washington
ball club which played away from
home during the season. y special wire
direct from the grounds will furnish the
returns while the games are in progress
The first demonstration of the new board
will be given Thursday May |.
The Demons Club of Baltimore. a So
ciety of magic,ans, will attend "A perform
ance of Thurston. the magician. at the
Academy of Music during the week. AT
er the performance the members of the
club will give banquet in honor Of NJ.
Thurston.
Thurston, the magician, inspired by the
late Titanic disaster. has invented a life
saving device for all seagong vessels.
1t consists of a number of rafts conceal
can place on any seagoing vessel suffi-
cient lfe RATS To save 5000 people and
that a visitor to the ship not knowing
the construction could not find them.
The Chimes of Normandy, Plan
auette's romantic comic opera. in three
acts was given by the Washington Opera
Club Monday and Tuesday evenings
April Is and L., at GonZaga Hall. for
the benefit of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society of st. Aloysius Catholic
Church, to be used for the poor of the
parish was a success in every particul-
lar the house being crowded To the
doors each evening Miss Estelle Murray
who is only sixteen year old, captivated
the audiences with her singing, as Wen