Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
the shuberts will be THE Passing Show

cago.
Alexandra Carlisle will play in London
the role created in this country by Julia
Dean in Bought and Paid For"
Cohan & Harris have secured the dra-
matte rights to Back Home by irving
Cobb originally published as serial.
There is a Shaw revival in London. as
| "Fanny's First Play is to be succeeded
by John Bulls Other Island"
| The Shuberts will produce Romance.
by Edward Shelton. as Winthrop Ames
has disposed of his rights in the play to
| them.
| Charles Meakin. who plays the role of
| Prince Danilo in Henry W. Savage's pro-
duction of THE Merry Widow was for
| merly university star athlete.
| George V. Hobart is extending the
| "Dnkelspier' sketch into a three-act play
| to be produced i'm the spring in England
| by Joseph Hart.
There is new Alan-aDale in the
Robin Hood company. She is Hen
rietta Wakefield and she entered the cast
| in Indianapolis last week.
1t is asserted that the four companies.
playing "Bunty Pulls the Strings are
returning nearly $4,000 a week to its
managers, the ShuDertS.
Adele Richie. who is with Sam Ber
| nard in "A1l for the Ladies' intends
after the conclusion of this engagement
| to appear in a farce.
| Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree the English
actor manager. will not take the man
agement of the Century Theater in New
York, as rumOred.
Marion Leonard who has heen in the
| moving picture drama, is to appear in
sketch on the vaudeville stage, called
THE Strange Woman"
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston thinks it
would be a good idea to tax the receipts
of stage stars in that city. He is in.
clined to the opinion that they take too
much money out OF the city
Bertha Kalich denies the report that
she is to play Lady Macbeth with Ty-
rome Power. She will remain in vaudeville
with Mrs Ffskes tragic playlet THE
Light from st. Agnes
Philip Bartholomae. author of over
Night and Little Miss Brown has
formed theatrical producing firm with
resentative of w. a. Brady, and will
make general productions.
Ethel Barrymore will pose for moving
pictures in the studio of Daniel Frohman
In New York. Mr.. Frohman will also
have taken for the same purpose Mrs
Fiske. Mrs. Langtry. William Faversham
and Julia Opp in Julius Caesar
On the conclusion of her tour in
broadway to Paris" Gertrude Hoffman
will organize a special company to make
world tour, appearing in every i'm
pOrtant city London will be the first
point after leaving this country.
sophye Barnard, lately with 1.-The
Women Haters Club went to New Ha-
ven last Thursday to get acquainted with
the prima donna role in THE Man With
Three Wives" Miss Barnard has been
listed for that part during the New York
engagement.
Yesterday afternoon the first perform
ance of the spectacular production 10
seph and His Brethren" took place at the
Century Theater. New York. Two hun
dred people appeared in the production
and the drama itself was interpreted by
an unusually strong cast.
William Collier was under the care of a
doctor last week with a boil on the neck
and had to dismiss a large audience on
account of weakness after an operation
had been performed. He resumed playing
in Never Say Die last night in New
York
Arthur Hammerstein has engaged Belle
Blanche, the vaudeville singer. to head a
company which will present 1.-The Fire
fly in western cities. Before departing
for Chicago, where the western company
will open, Miss Blanche will sing one
special performance with the New York
Company at the Casino. New York.
William Hodge, who has made THE
Man From Home" familiar throughout
the United States. severed his connections
with this play last night, and also his
managers. the Liebler Company new
play written by Booth Harrington and
Hodge will be placed in rehearsal. In it
Hodge will be seen in a dominant Amer
lean character.
Exactly thirty years ago last Wednes-
day B. Fl. Keith. now the sovereign
power in vaudeville, made his first thea
trical venture. 1t was January s. 1888,
that he leased the tiny store in Washing
ton street, Boston, where he offered his
initial attraction to the world. Today he
owns ten theaters in New York and is in
control of about fifty more in various
other cities.
At Hammersteins Victoria Theater.
New York. tomorrow night week, John
Bunny will make his vaudeville debut.
That simple statement will scarcely seem
startling. but when 1t is made known that
his salary is $1,000 a week, paid to him
solely because he is a familiar face in
moving pictures, the item is worth while.
Wheeler Earl. a brother of Virginia
Earl, is in vaudeville, in a skit.
Paul Morton, late of the popular vaude-
willie Four Mortons. has formed a comedy
duo with Naomi Glass.
Miss Dagmar de c. Rubner made her
professional debut with the Washington
Symphony Orchestra January IL, 1911.
"The Yellow JACKIE" one of the latest
New York sensations. has been booked
for early appearance in this city.
One hundred people are found in the
cast of THE Quaker Girl" which will be
one of the early attractions at the Ma
tiOnal.
Edmund Lichtenstein. laureate of the
Royal Conservatory of Music of Brus-
sels Belgium, also was a member of the
| famous Keim Orchestra of Munich.
Oliver Metzerott and Manager Fred G.
| Berger of the Columbia Theater spent
several days in New York the past week
as the guests of James X Hackett.
Charles b. Hanford, r. D. MacLean.
Marie Drofnah and Odette Tyler will
shortly appear at the Columbia Theater