The Washington times., 1914-05-31

United States this year. and will re-
the Western and Pacific coast cities.
George c. Tyler. managing director
| for the Liebler Company, has been
spending several weeks in Sicily with
Robert Hichens, the author of Tie
Garden of Allah
An enormous stage has been prepared
for the st. Louis Pageant and Has
que. II covers 12S,O0O square feet. viii
accommodate 1880 performers at one
time and is surrounded by an amphi-
theater seating $500 people.
Nat NJ. Wills. the hobo comedian.
who, IL il isn't already we'll known. was
born and brought up in Washington.
will make his annual appearance here
at Keith's during the week OF June
Is at the head of a big bill.
Emma Carus. who appears at Keith $
next week, denies emphatically that
she's Irish. She Is patriotic Ger
man. This year she has a partner
in her sketch in the per.Ni OF Carl
Randall. formerly of the Paylowa-
Mordkin combination.
Speed might be essential to good work
in a farce. but John Kline. Of the Co
lriTlbia Players, has been taught that
Il does not always pay IL applied TO
, cthe3 purposes. a Washington police
man was instructor when Kline ex-
ceeded the legal limit with his autonlo-
Bile last week. The first lesson cost $40.
Eddie Talbert, assistant treasurer of
thea Columbia Theater. has developed
into a ball player of more than ordi-
nary prowess. His hitting has been
feature of the games between the
theatrical teams that have been played
on the White Lot recently.
Elsie Janis was honored in London
yesterday by a reception given by the
Lyceum Club. Among those who greet
ed the little American star were Sir
George and Lady Alexander. Sir Charles
Wyndham, Marie Lohr and other Eng
lish notables of the theatrical profess
sion.
The opening of the Aborn Opera Com
pany in Brooklyn was made a notable
event and the productions were very
kindly dealt with by the reviewers.
week with Edith Helena. an old wash
ington favorite to be seen here later,
Orville Harold. Giuseppe Picco. Her
bert Watrous and Jerome Uhl In the
leading parts.
Jack Norworth and his new family
will keep house IN England this sum-
mer. The pretty cottage belonging to
Tom Terries In a London suburb has
been leased for the season and a but
Ter, bath tub. hot and cold water.
an ice chest, and other modern i'm
provements. unknown to England. have
been installed.
La Lillian Taylor, the little dancing
specialist who is doing all the modern
dances at Glen Echo. has a peculiar
trait-she won't dance in public in
Washington. She's Washington girl
and she says as this city is her home
that she couldn't think of being a pro-
fessional within the city limits-so she
does her dances just on the other side
of the District line.
Within a week of the time that Cyril
Maude stepped of the steamer on his
return from his very successful Ameri-
can tour. he opened the London run or
! Grumpy at the New Theater. using
the same supporting company that vas
New York run. The newspapers were
unqualified IN their praise. of the play
and the stars performance.
Frances Nelson. former leading lady
of the Poll Players. here. has achieved
a great success as leading ladv OF the
Royal Stock Company in New York
city. Critics compared her work IN the
production OF bella Donna. idst Wcen.
favorably with that of Mime. Nazimova
in the same role. She was also highly
praised for her acting In Paid in
Full" which was given the week be-
fore.
In spite of the fact that he is required
to Kiss the leading lady seven times
sur posed to be a feat worth seems
Douglas Fairbanks could not make All
at Sea" a go in vaudeville. and has re-
placeo It with "a Regular Business
Man." in which he will complete his
present contract. Patricia Collinge is
his leading lady, and he Is supported
also by Joseph Brophie and isabel
West. "All at Sea- is being rewritten.
Amelia Bingham appeared last week
in .'The Climbers with stock COM
rany in New York under the MANAGE
ment of William Fox. Fox Is putting
ON a series of recognized stars In con-
junction with stock productions OF their
famous successes. Robert Edeson. H. !
p. Warner. Louise Cunning. Mar
glIerlte Clark. and Edmund Breese are
some of those he has secured for the
purpose