Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
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OPOILIGHT
olga dc Costa. a dancer. is to appear
in futurist costumes.
Nanette Comstock is presenting a play
let called The Tie That Binds
new play in London. said to be an
odd one has the name of Mary Girl
Richard Walton Tully's play, Omar
the Tentmaker, may be produced in
London.
Theodore Kremer's Fatal Wedding
has been made into photoplay by klaw
y Erlanser.
May Buckley has Joined the Princess
PLAYERS in New York, under the direction
of Holbrook Blinn.
Jack I.ait. author OF Help Wanted
IS writing another play to be called
Thumbs Down.
cyril Maude. the English actor-man-
aGer. has secured the English rights for
Peg o My Heart.
Ex-Mayor Lew Shank of Indianapolis.
vino introduced cooperative markets In
that city, is 10 lecture.
4 bold vaudeville agent has made
overtures to Huerta offering fabulous
sum for a lecture tour.
Henry Miller intends next season to
star Ruth Chatterton. his youthful lead
ing lady. in THE Rainbow"
0rvilla Harold the famous tenor. is
70 toin the Century Opera Company I'M
g. the direction of the Aborns.
Hale Hamilton. who has gone into
nr"racing in London. is introducing
'ov-e~ american prices at his theater
F~ank Gilmore and Laura McGilvray
in the company supporting Henriet-
n Cross-nan in THE Tongues Of Men,
:" NJ : Mcclellan has completed a
one-a"t riav for the Princess Theater.
New York It is called 1.-The Fountain
..st Pav." hv George Scarborough is
rn5n"r n1 tour WITH the original company.
'~nlrdiag Guy Standing and Crystal
FT~rne.
Frances Kennet1v a Young actress who
made a nersonal hit recently in Chicago
IS to he starred in a play written
especially for her.
This week Frank Craven's play. '.Too
Many Cooks. will be produced in VII
uinston. Del, by ". \. Brady, with the
author in the leading role
Forbes Robertson has agreed 70
Thomas =. Edison's request that the
actor make some Hamlet records for
Photographic reproduction.
The Lfehler con1pany will produce Cyril
Naudes success. Grumpy" with a tive
nile company. such as presented "Alias
Jimmy Valentine "Disraeli," and
"Pomander Walk
Two new productions We're made in
New York last week. One was "The
Yellow Ticket" by Michael Morton.
dealing with Russian prosecutions. and
the other called 1.-THE Deadlock" by
Margaret TurnbulI.
The reoreanized Gilbert r Sullivan
Opera COMPANY. under the direction of
the Shuberts. win open in Montreal the
latter part of this month.
T.yn Harding the English actor is to
star in Conan Dovles own dramatization
OF his story 1.-The Speckled Band" I'M
der the direction ,of the Liebler COM
pany.
Harold Bauer the noted pianist is an
-,ounced nv T. Arthur Smith for recital
=. the Maecnic Auditorium Saturday
afternoon. February "A. at 4:3O O'Clock.
Taa1 Havez has written an operetta
-a.Ied "A Dutch Courtship." with the
Ewes laid in Holland. George Botsford
= . co-author on the work. which is to
- produced in New York.
-orrorrov rights production OF 1.-THE
World and His Wife" will, for the first
'--7- s'-ca her return to Washington.
='~N'e Frances Nelson to wear some of
~ most beautiful gowns.
T.5rtar E'ltinpA has in rehearsal Il new
""sin"l show in which he will he seen at
-" Columbia Theater. Ann swinburn.
1<r.r. C<r1-
ITO Madcap Duchess will he the at
action the week Of February ..
- liz" conclusion Of its New York run
t." New Henrietta will be brought
- the Columbia Theater with William
- Crane. Douglas Fairbanks. Amelia
bingham and Patricia Collnge in the all
s'ar cast
Everett Sh;nn. the caricaturst-play-
light WHO wrote More Sinned Against
Than Usual the burlesnue ''meller-
7ranmer.'' IS the author Of Lucy Moore.
auusing efforts first given at the Lambs
'irb gambols in New York city.
''PIaymates'' will receive its first Wash
iTgton presentation by Frances Clare and
Guy Rawson. with their company of
twelve PLAYERS. at the Cosmos Theater
the week of February q The week Of
February o MEMO Moore will present
nv DAYS" for the first time here. with an
aIl-star cast and special machinery.
BY an arrangement with Kate Caxton.
the famous actress. her version OF THE
Two Orphans will be used in next
weeks revival Of the play by the Poll
PLAYERS Miss Claxtons 5OOO-odd appear
ances in the celebrated old drama en-
abled her to retire from the stage few
, Years ago with a fortune.
4 notable incident OF local interest will
he the return of Gertrude Bondhil to the
Poll Players. Miss Bondhill will reach
New York Tuesday morning from Europe.
and will come to Washington Immediately
10 rehearse one OF the big roles in next
weeks play The young actress is very
popular in Washington.
The Casino Theater management every
Friday night is giving ambitions amateurs
an opportunity to begin a vaudeville
career through the medium Of the anna
carnival which uriZpx Of e. r.