The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

The May Carnival. which will be given
by Miss Cora B. Shreve's dancing class
at the New National Theater May II and
IL will inaugurate the fifteenth season Of
this popular event.
The B. F. Kieth Theater will remain
open this summer as long as Washing
ton evtnces any appetite for high-class
vaudeville The theater will be suitabIey
Garbed in summer attire and the bills
will also be booked with special refer
ence TO caprices and whims of the stay
at-hOmes.
Edward PepIe's stirring drama The
Littlest Rebel" will be revived by the
Poll Players May Il.
The deepest interest has been evil
denced in the contest for the Castle Tro-
ply Cup, which will be awarded at the
Columbia Theater Wednesday afternoon
by Mr.. Castle in person An unusual
number Of entries by local amateurs are
reported by the manager Of the Shore
ham Hotel. who is in charge OF the entry
lists.
At the end OF the burIesque theatrical
season. the Nokes Electric Scoreboard
will be continued at the Gayety though
out the season.
Miss Adrienne Shreve the clever young
niece Of Miss Cora B. Shreve, will play
the role OF the Princess in the forth
coming production Of The Fountain OF
Youth at the New National Theater
May II and L.
THE Charity Ball" one Of the dressiest
Of society plays. has been placed in
preparation for early production by the
Columbia Players. II is one OF the Froh-
man productions.
James Kearney. Of the Mile. Davie
Company. a. the B. F. Keith Theater
next week. is the same Jimmie who
owns Washington as his home and who
for many years was Charles Frohman's
stage manager for Maude Adams COM
pany.
It is an interesting fact that Augustin
MacHugh, author Of Officer 6SS' this
weeks attraction at Polls Theater, tried
for years 20 sell his play before he sue
Ceeded In interesting George NJ. Cohan in
the stage story. MacHugh was an actor,
and comparatively unknown. Since his
play was produced his royalties alone
have made him a rich man. and mis- card
commands respect and instant attention
in the anteroOm Of every theatrical pro-
ducing manager in New York
Heading the Bird and Butterfly ballet
in The Fountain Of Youth which Miss
Cora b. Shreve's dancing class will pre-
sent at the New National Theater May
II and l. will be little Miss Mary Eaton.
who was recently seen in the role of
Mary Jane at the revival of Mary James
Pa" at Polls Theate-.
Violet HeminC. the leading woman OF
The Columbia Players. was delighted dur
ing the past week by the arrival Of her
mother, who is 10 spend the greater part
of the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter de Haven will
Theater.
Since making a hid for woman patron
age, and incidentally cleaning their shows
up. the Columbia Amusement Company.
controlling circuit of fOrty-four theaters,
has had an immense increase in gross
receipts. Manager Peck. of the burIesou.
house in this city, confesses to a substan-
tial gain.
One of the interesting announcements
Of the rapidly closing theatrical season
is the return engagement of Within tho
Law at the RelasCO Theater beginning
Tuesday night Of next week and Continu-
ing the remainder of the week.
Lillian Keller. who has just closed her
long season in Peg O. Ny Heart will
join the Wright Huntington Stock Conn
pany in Indianapolis for the Summc-.
Miss Keller. who was seen in the COM
pany headed by Elsa Ryan. which VIII
be seen at the Belascn Theater this week,
Is replaced by Dorothy Hammond