Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23


Edward Halbaeh. the boy soprano. will
sing two songs at Miss Hawkes. produc-
ton of Babes in the Woods" at the
Belasco Theater, Thursday afternoon
Imogene Taylor. daughter of Manager
Taylor of the Belasco Theater, will take
one of the leading roles.
"SWeethearts, the new opera in which
Christie Macdonald is to star and which
more. is getting it's finishing touches in
a series of dress rehearsals in New York
Victor Herbert is to conduct the opening
performance at Baltimore.
There is no scenery in THE Typhoon.''
that is to say, scenery of the canvas and
paint sort. The three acts of the play
are laid in the rooms Of Tokeramo, and
these are built solidly. Every article of
furniture and every costly article of
drapery is what 1t purports to be. The
chairs and tables are Of japanese teak
wood. deliberately carved, and the rugs
and draperies are expensive fabrics.
for this season will arrive this week
The date Of the opening of the COM
pany will be about April q. Mr. Squires
comes from the Princess Theater, Des
Moines. Iowa, where he has been getting
up stock productions for the past three
EN-
gagged in New York. Chicago and else
where upon some very pretentious pro-
auctions.
The .Lyceum has completed arrange
ments for the coming base ball season
to install the latest and newest improved
ScOrebOard. April 10 it will begin to ex-
hibit the ball game scores. An amusing
and laughable hit of the country store
last Friday evening was made when the
manager presented to one of the patrons
a complete set of kitchen utensils. con-
sisting of thirty-six pieces, including a
cooking pot. pans. buckets and a gen.
eral line OF tinware.
For the week following the engage
ment of Mrs. Fiske the National The
alter will have as it's attraction the cur
rent musical success, The Count of
Luxembourg" Dorothy Donnelly, Law
renee Butt and cast of unusual merit
Will be seen at the National when the
spectacle, THE Garden of 4Allah," Is pre-
scented the week beginning April a. Da-
vid Be1asco's great star, David War
field, comes to the National the week of
April g. when theatergoers of the cap
ital will have their first opportunity to
see THE Return of Peter Grimm
When frankie Bailey was one of the
featured members of the Weber and
Fields Music Hall Company, with Lillian
Russell, Willie Collier, Fay TempIeton
and other nOtables, she always affected
yellow as the most pleasing color for
dOublet and hose. She continues to use
yellow in burlesque.
Frank Ffnney is one of the most versa
tile men In burlesque. In addition to
writing a new two-act musical farce each
season. he stages all the productions OF
his company, writes many of the lyrics
and acts the leading comedy role.
Behind the pSeudOnym of Craig Weston
dramatic reviewer will be disguised a,
Polls this week playing the part of the
foot ball coach Larrabee. Weston is q
Washington business man, who has been
an assistant critic on two WASHINGTON
newspapers for several years. This is
not his first venture as an actor. how
ever. He has appeared in a number OF
amateur performances
When it was learned that THE College
Widow" was to be the offering OF the
Poll Players for Easter week. an anab!-
tious embryonic playwright wrote to the
management Offering to rewrte the piece
SO that the big third act scene would
hinge upon q base ball game instead OF
foot ball contest, the argument being
that the public was much more interest
ed in diamond sport at this season Of the
year. Manager Thatcher, however, pre-
ferred not to take any chances on a
tyro's Improvement on George AIDE IS
lines.
Miss Blanche Sperry. the daughter of a
gifted Washington writer. will make her
stage debut at Polls this week in The
College Widow