Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09

Love Story of the Ages produced re-
entity in Los Angeles for the first
time. has for its theme the theory or
reincarnation. The play begins IN
Egypt 500 years before the conclusion
| in modern New York.
Grace Van Studdiford will appear next
season in a comic opera which is now
making success I'm Germany.
When Romance" is produced William
Courtenay and Doris Keane will be fea-
tured in the east.
Nine. Reiane is playing in a patriotic
drama entitled "Alsace.' 1t is said to
have aroused much feeling.
'"The Pink Lady Is under contract for
a return engagement at the Columbia
Theater inauguration week.
George Evans and his Honey Boy
| Minstrels will parade the principal
streets tomorrow.
John Drew is to appear in a revival
of Mulch Ado About Nothing" He
originally acted the. role of Benedlck
with Ada Rehan as Beatrice.
Margaret Anglin is to spend the spring
and part of the summer abroad. She
will occupy part of the time looking out
for new plays.
1.-The Lady of the Slipper" with Elsie
Janis, Montgomery and Stone heading the
cast. has made such success in New
York that it will remain there until
summer.
1 William Hodge. who, starred several
seasons in The Man From Home is
10 appear under the direction OF the
Shuberts in new play called THE Road
to Happiness.
The Flonzaley Quartet is scheduled for
its final concert of the season Saturday
afternoon. March |. at the New Willard
ballroom. T. Arthur Smith. hereto
fore. will manage the event.
The Dance Iream'' was produced for
vaudeville by Hassard Short and is di-
rected by Arthur Hopkins. f.. Ray Goetz
and John -. Golden supplied the lyrics
and music.
1t is said that a noted American wom-
an star will join forces with Robert Man
tell i'm elaborate classical revival.
Tie production will be under the direc-
ton of William y. Brady.
Billie Burke's tour in Mind he-Paint
Girl has been extended until June. She
will then visit London for the first time
in three years. Her tour in this country
will begin next September
The other night Washington program
collector found a cast of The l-ittlest
Girl in which Raymond Hitchcock. not
then star, appeared with Robert Hill
lard.
Ethel Barrymore played her second
vaudeville engagement in New York city
last week. Vaudeville managers are try
ing to induce Frohman to fOregO his
claims upon her for the present season at
least
Charlotte Greenwood has signed a con-
tract for number of years with the
Shuberts. Miss Greenwood Is cOmedi
enne of long and lanky proportions. who
is one of the funniest eccentric players
seen for many moons.
Edwin H. Curtis stage director of the
Columbia Players for several seasons
past. was married January 20 in Omaha.
to Ollie Cooper Mr.. Curtis has since
taken charge of the stage for the Harry
Davis Company in Pittsburgh.
Billie Burke, who Will appear here in
March in PnerOs The Mind the Paint
Girl was once a musical comedy star in
London. Her role i'm this play is that of
the principal girl at theater devoted
to the lighter forms Of lyric presentation.
Pinero is one of the most versatile of
dramatists He wrote id-Channel,"
q
Preserving Mr.. Panmure, which was
rather bitter satire. He has gone back
to comedy in THE Mind the Paint Girl
Billy Spencer. who is everybodys IA
voriate. and the right bower to Billy
Watson. who is appearing at the Lyceum
this week. is so popular in this city that
several theater parties have been ar
ranged to welcome him.
Percy Mackaye, poet-dramatist and es-
sayist. Will lecture in Washington under
the auspices of the Drama League Feb
ruary -. at O'Clock in the evening. at
the Public Library. his subject being
The Peoples Leisure and the Civic
Theater''
When Charles Frohman revives 1.-The
AmaZOnS in New York next month
the three leading parts will be taken
by Billie Burke. Blanche Bates and
Marie Doro.
After numerous announcements rela-
tive to a plan to present George Ran
dolph Chesters novel. THE Jingo." in
stage form, the management having
that project in contemplation has sur
rendered it's rights. The reason given
for this action is that "Hawthorne,
L. s. A." has beaten them to it.
Frances Nelson. leading woman of
the Columbia Players for the past few
seasons. opened with the Harry Davis
Stock Players at the Duquesne Theater.
Pittsburgh. Pa, Monday evening, in
The American Widow April she
will go to the Keith Theater at Provi-
dence. r. L., as stock star of the COM
pany there. Pittsburgh spoke of her
performance in highly complimentary
terms.
The Balkan war is of great interest to
Flora Zabelle. the Red Widow Miss "a
belle is an Armenian by birth. Her real
name is Mangarsarian. She was named
Isabelle. after Queen Isabelle. who ruled
over Armenia when it was a flourishing
kingdom with it's capital located in the
romantic city of TrebiZond.