Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
Curtain Calls

Margaret Vale, a niece Of President
Wilson, now has a part in one of the
big New York successes. She APP
pears in support of Guy Bates Post in
Omar, the Tentmaker" a Persian
love lay by Richard Walton Tully,
now running at the Lyric Theatre,
and to be transferred next Monday to
the Booth Theatre for q continuation
of its run. Miss Wales presence in
the cast was discovered only short
time before the opening, when she
asked permission to go to the we'd
ding of her cousin, Jessie Wilson.
Permission was granted readily, but
Miss Wales identity had been dis
closed. In private life she is Marga-
ret Howe, wife of Professor George
Howe, the favorite nephew of the
President.
Howe, in the Scotch dialect, from
which the name comes, is said to
have signified a valley, so that there
is sentiment in the choice of her stage
name. Miss Vale is appearing with
the consent of President Wilson.
When she decided to try her fate as
an actress she asked him IL he had
any objections, and he replied that
he not only would not object, but he
wished her success in the effort to
find a career for herself. President
Wilson enjoys the theatre very much
himself.
The New York Hippodrome spec
tacle. America" which has occupied
the stage at that huge theatre
throughout the entire season, now
thrilling circus acts that suggest the
tented city" and "sawdust ring"
rather than the interior of the worlds
largest playhouse.
The first Monday of February every
year heralds the coming of the circus
to the Hippodrome. In accordance
with that custom, elephants, horses,
ponies, dogs, clowns, boomerang
throwers and all manner of circus
features have been added to the
already generous bill, with the result
that the beholder fairly gasps while
sitting through the performance.
Help Wanted" by Jack Lait, will
open at Maxine Elliotts Theatre on
Monday evening, February Q, under
the management of oliver Morosco.
This is the first new piece to be Of
fered under Mr.. Morosco's manage
ment in New York city this season.
The company includes, as finally or
gained for the metropolitan premiere,
Charles Richman, Lois Meredith,
John Miltern, Desmond Kelly, Charles
Ruggles, Jessie Ralph. Charles A.
Able, Katherine Emmett and others.
Father and Son" in Chicago on Feb
ruary %. This is a three-act comedy.
with incidental music by Gustav
Bauer and Henri Cramer and has
been running successfully for two
seasons in Berlin and Vienna. After
its Chicago engagement the play will
be seen in Boston, and will go to the
Shubert Theatre in New York early
next season. The Messrs. Shubert
have engaged Julius Steger for one
of the leading parts.
The Welsh Players have attracted
q vast amount of interest in their
production of "Change" at the Booth
Theatre. They continue at that play
house for their second week.
Gaby Deslys is now on her way
back East. She will play this week
in Chicago. Her route is now booked
up solid until March Ia, after which
it is probable that she will be seen
in New York. THE Little Parisienne''
has proved to be the best vehicle she
has ever had.
William Faversham will inaugu-
rate three weeks engagement at
the Lyric Theatre, New York, next
Monday evening with the first metr-
politan presentation of his spectacu-
lar production of "Othello," with a
cast of distinguished stars, including
Mr.. Faversham, Cecilia Lotus, Con-
stance Collier, Julie Opp and r. D.
MacLean. This latest Shakespearean
by Mr.. Faversham is in
every sense a fitting companion piece
to his massive Julius Caesar"
shown last year, which he will also
repeat during his Forthcoming New
York engagement.
In "Othello," Mr.. Faversham has
elected to play Iago. The BESIDE
mona of the cast will be Cecilia Loft
tus, and the important role of Emilia
will be portrayed by Constance Col
lier. The title role will be enacted by
Mr. MaoT .aan