The Washington herald., 1914-12-06

Walker whiteside closed his engage
ment at the Maxine Elliott Theater, New
York, in Mr. Wu," November 2S, after
fifty-seven performances, and has begun
tour Of the principal cities.
Paul Ker, who will be remembered as
the eccentric Italian musician in The
Million" has Joined the cast of Twin
Beds at the Fulton Theater, New York.
The first performance of Henry Arthur
Jones' new play, THE Lie" with Margaret
Ellington as the star, will take place at
the Harris Theater. Ssw York, now un-
der the management Of Selwyn & Co., on
Christmas Eve.
The sixth week of Life" at the Man
haitian Opera House, New York. begins
tomorrow evening. and the fiftieth per
formance will take place on Saturday
afternoon next.
Bruce McRae. confesses that before his
present engagement in The Fallen Idol,
which will be seen this week at the
BcIasco Theater, that his favorite parts
were "Rosmer," in "Rosmarsholm," the
Ibsen play. in which he appeared with
Mrs. Fiske, and The Drunken Wastrel."
a most picturesque character which he
enacted with Ethel Barrymore in John
Galsworthy's unappreciated DRAMA The
Silver Box"
The current tango craze has, to all in
tents and purposes, been dramatized in
"A Perfect Lady" the comedy by
Charming Pollock and Rennold Wolf in
which Rose Stahl is to appear at the
Columbia Theater all this week
When David Belasco produced The
Lily" which is to be the Poll offering
this week, he assembled one of the most
remarkable casts in the history of the
American stage. Nance O'Neill. Julia
Dean. Florence Nash. Bruce McRae. Leo
Ditrichstein. .Aileen Flaven, Dodson
Mitchell, Aubrey Boucicault. Alfred
Hickman, and Charles Cartwright were
the principals.
Margaret AngIin is to play Mary
MagdaIene in THE Divine Friend" a
play by Charles Phillips, editor of the
San Francisco Monitor. Catholic pa
per. In the new play the figure of the
Christ is nearly always imminent, but
it never actually appears on the stage.
This is regarded by Miss Anglin as
valuable point-that OF accomplishing
the spiritual presence of the divine one
without offending the audience with his
physical imaging.
Gaby Deslys has distinguished her
daughter of an English officer killed on
the firing line.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Willard have just
presented to the London Academy of
Dramatic Art a valuable collection of
prints and theatrical books, together
with some rare old pottery, curios, pro-
grams, autographed photographs and
other souvenirs Of Mr.. Wizards stage
career.
Helen LeCain. formerly of Washing
ton, who has been in Honolulu for the
last ten weeks with a musical comedy
company of which she was the prima
donna, has returned to San Francisco
and Joined her husband. Charles w.
Sears. stage manager OF the Gayety
Theater there. Miss LeCain will ap-
pear with the Gayety company until the
opening of the exposition. She has an
extended contract to sing with a COM
pany within the exposition grounds.
Carrie Carlisle. who plays the part of
Claire Higgins in "A Perfect Lady"
supporting Rose Stahl. is a protege OF
Billie Burke's. Miss Burke took charge
of Miss Carlisle when she wa a little
girl and has mothered and educated her
and trained her for her stage work.
special performance of THE Maker
of Dreams" is to be done in New York
will play the whimsical role in which
she made a great success in Chicago.
The Midnight Girl" last seasons
New York musical comedy success, will
soon be presented at the Belasco The
ater The play is under the manage
ment of the Messrs. Shubert, with
George MacFarlane, a Montrealer, as
the fettured member Of an all-star
cast.
Ethel Wright. who is a Canadian ac-
tress and now appearing in New York
in The Law of the Land" is organiz-
ing a special fund for Christmas pres
ents for the orphans of Canada whose
fathers were lost in the present war.
Margaret Anglin in her revival of
Lady Windemere's Fan" is one Of the
early attractions at the Columbia The
ater.
Douglas Fairbanks has been engaged
for the leading role in James Forbes
new comedy. which Selwyn & Co., will
shortly produce. Mr.. Fairbanks is ap-
pearing at present in vaudeville in the
playlet, "A Regular Business Man."
after having been seen for a short sea-
son in He Comes Up Smiling"
dramatic version of episodes from
Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts' will be
presented in London by Granville Bar
ker.
Robert HilIiard and a well-known
manager are, 1t is said, arranging to
present in Chicago soon a unique play.
with Mr.. Hilliard in the stellar role.
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