Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

tanned proportions exceeding all his
previous records in this city.
The Shuberts recently produced in Al
bany a new play called ~ Modern Girl,
with Olive Wyndham Joseph hilgour and
| Charles A. Stevenson in the leading roles.
| Grace George is to be seen later on in
| a new comedy BY avery Hopwood. called
/ Miss Jennie O'Jones. 1t will be pro-
I duced Thanksgiving week in Wilmington.
Nine Johanna G;adski the operate
prima donna. is To head a German opera
company of her own, and her plans in
clude q cycle of Wagner's works.
William Elliott son-in-law of David Be
Iasco. is TO become regular producing
manager aud late this month will present
kitty MacKay, a Scottish comedy by
Catherine Chisholm Cutting.
Zella Rambo soprano at the Gayety
this week, was for many years allied
with the Cohan forces in musical comedy
but finally let the matter of salary lure
her into burlesquc
lose Collins. prima donna with the
''ZtegfeId Folles." has established a free
~
summer months. Miss Collins devoted
four hours daily TO the institution.
Winthrop Ames and his associates will
announce the winning play in the prize
contest about December J. The name Of
the author, however, will be withheld I'M
til the play has been produced.
T. r. Benson and the Stratford Players
will remain in this country for forty
weeks. returning to England next July to
prepare for the Shakespearean festival in
August at Stratford on Avon.
Henry w Savage has engaged Mizzi
Hajos To appear in an operetta called
'Sari. 1t is Il NienneSe success and a
part of its scenes are laid in Hungary, to
which country Miss Hajos belongs.
In a government suit now going on the
president of one of the film companies
testified that the motion picture actors
and actresses are paid as much as $500
to $1,000 Il week
Woman's Professional League in New
York this week Mrs Sol Smith Russell.
who is eighty-four years old will re-
turn to the stage TO take part.
Charles Hawtrey, the English come
a tour in Never Say Die in which Will
liam Collier appeared. Mr.. Hawtrey has
made "a great success in the play in Lon
don.
The stage version of George Middle
tons ''Prodgal Judge by Vaughan
Hester, will be produced shortly by A.
G Delamater, with George Fawcett, one
of the best character actors on the stage,
I'm the leading role.
Among the players engaged to support
w. IT. Crane in THE New Henrietta are
Douglas Fairbanks. Amelia Bingham, Pa
tricia Collinge, who made such an inn
preston as Youth in ''Everywoman, and
Zeffie Tilbury.
Oliver Morosco, the Los Angeles pro-
ducing manager who has had many sue
cesses to his credit, has offered prize of
81 600. advance royalties of $500 and lib
eral royalties thereafter for the best play
submitted to him before January Is, 1914.
1t was on the advice of the late Sir
Henry Irving that f. c. Benson the act
or-manager of the Stratford-on-Avon
Players. decided on the stage as a profess
sion. Irving saw the young man in per-
Torrance by university students of Aga
memnon.
Elizabeth McAfee who has a prominent
part in r. G. Whitney's newest musical
comedy, THE Innocent Sinner" will be
remembered for her charming perform
ance of Modesty in Henry w. Savage's
production of 'EveryWoman.'
The Madcap Duchess" with music by
Victor Herbert, was produced in New
York last week. 1t is taken from the
story of Justin Huntley Mccarthy, the
book and lyrics by David Stevens, and is
romantic, not comic opera.
The first American performance of
General John Regain was given in
New York last week with Arnold DAILY
in the leading part. The piece, which is
by Canon James Owen Hannay. is said
to be full of wit and intellectual APP
peal.
Thomas and Dustin Farnum have re-
turned from Cuba, where they went to
stage, realistically, Mr.. Davis play,
Soldiers of Fortune, for the motion
picture drama. They are interested III
the All-Star Feature Combination.
Charles Lovenberg, producer of Col
lege Life and other vaudeville features.
conceived and arranged There Were
Actors Then" and Edgar Allen Woolf
wrote the prelude and interludes. Mr..
ADJUSTMENTS.