Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

VILE after a brief experience in musical
comedy
Miss H. Winnifred De Witt former
manager of Chase's. is again in the
city
Courtice Pounds the English actor. is
taking the leading part in THE Laugh
ing Husband
The Land of Promise in which Billie
Burke has been appearing. is 10 be pro-
duced in London.
Oliver Morosco has produced in Los
Angeles a play of shopsirl life called
"PlaythinEs.
For the week of February rs the at
"oh. On, Delphine.
NINA I.ausIIlin is to take the place of
Marie Flvnn in Blanche Rings company.
playing when Claudia Smiles
Iris Hawkins. who played the title role
I'm Hop o. My Thumb" has dramatic
piaylet called Dads Girl
Irene Fenwick is to have the principal
role in ''Alon: Came Ruth a Savage
production of French adaptation.
Al the age of sixteen. katherine Tower.
was being featured in melodrama-
Adele Rowland is appearing in dra-
matte playiet hy James Medill Patterson,
called "A SeliojIt
\ short story called The Woman on
the Index. 10y Frank oBrien. is 10 be
drafuatized
\ ..Iay entitled The Plain Woman
was produced for the first time last week
in Cleveland
Martin Harvey's tour on this side is TO
10. exclusively a Canadian one which is
greatly 10 he regretted.
sir Reerboim Tree has revived with
great success in London. Belasco's pro
dactiou ef The Barring OF the Gods.
sidney Resented has written play
called '.The Woman Who Couldn't say
No II is To be produced in Los An
-elts.
II II F'razee is to produce new
comedy called The Party of the Second
Part in which SybiIla Pope will he fea-
rared.
Edward A. Paulton and Ludwig Eng
lander are getting ready the book and
music. Of Il French farce called Madame
Noselle.
Harriet Ford ana Harvey j. ~ f1lssliiS'
who wrote. with Detective William j.
Burns The Argyle Case. are writing
another detective play
\ musical version of '-L-ncle Tom
Cabin is to be produced. with Art r
Pryor. of band fame the compe ser.
The lyrics are by John Frederick
Percy HasNelI recently produced a
eugenics play called The Leper, with
her stock company. in Cleveland Charles
Haisar has Joined her company.
Marguerite Clark is 10 appear in a
dramatization BY the author of one OF
Mary Roberts I;inehart's stories. under
tho direction of Winthrop AInes
Edgar Selwyu. author of The Country
Boy. has written new play called
"RolIins Stones which depicts the adj
centuries OF two wanderers living oy their
wits.
John Luther Long and Frank Stay
ton have written costume comedy of
the eighteenth century for Mrs. F'iske.
II viii be produced in the fall
Among the new plays produced last
week in New York was Heap Watch
Came a play of the primitive west. by
Eliza seth Read and The Dear Fool
by ii. V. Esmond.
Frank Cravens play. Too Much
Cooks. was produced last week by w,
A Brady in Wilmington Del with the
author in the leading role. The piece is
said 70 have fresh ideas and excellent
comedy.
! prize Welsh play. Change which
has been much talked about. was pro-
duced in New York last week. and the
Judgment it seems to be that its
gloom is about thick as London
fog
The Midnight Girl" musical comedy
was produced last week in Providence.
The cast includes Viola Gillette. George
MacFarlane Margaret Romaine. Louise
Kelley. Eva Falon. Teddy Webb and
Harry Marlborough.
Runors that the Garden Theater as
th,. result Of recent theatrical deals is to
change hands We're pronounced without
foundation yesterday by Tom Moore. its
manager. The theater will be continued
under the same management for the pro
ductipn of feature films and motion pic
ture dramas.
The third i'll the series of lectures
ranged for this season by the Washing
ton center Of the Drama League will be
held AZ the Public Library Wednesday
February 4, AT = pm.
Addresses Will be given by the Rev.
Earle Whitley of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Churth and by Miss Cora Mel
Patten of Chicago
More changes than name are contem-
Plated at the Academy Theater as the re-
silt OF the recent deal whereby it will
pass under new management. II is said
The contemplated Improvements will cost
s.-,.trst and include a new entrance to the
theater on 9th street Under its vaude-
vile regime ii viii be known as the Or
pheufn and its bookings will be those OF
the sullivan and Considne circuit.
DADDY Long-legs' will have its first
performance near New York city about
February n The comedy with lis odd
name Is said TO be quaint as its title.
II was written by Miss Jean Webster a
n.vee Of the late Mark Twain. and ap-
Jared first in of the leading maya
z.ueS. Henry Miller attracted by
Its possibilities and arranged with Miss
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