The Washington times., 1914-11-15
SOME LEFT-OVERS FOR THE
THEATER OILERS
By GARDNER MACK.

NER MACK.
something that is as personal TO some
one else as that persons arm or hair
or voice. We see only the costumes Of the
people we thought we were paying to
see L just like seeing a suit clothes
worn by General Washington on an his
toric occasion with the original mud of
the Delaware on it or a cane carried by
the Sultan of Zanzibar on the day he
welcomed Captain Cook or first read
Baron Munchausen.
Jewel to insist that all her friends wear
something pink about them when they
visit the theater where she is to dis
play her talents this week so that she
may more readily distinguish them in
the audience. 1t may break a personal
friendship which has been very pleas
ant. but I absolutely decline to wear
pink! Pink is the one color of all
others that is my pet abominaton. 1t
may be unreasonable-it is unreason-
: able and absurd-but pink-ugh. How
ever, there are undoubtedly lot Of
other people who do not mind wearing
the color in the least. 1t is understood
that the prevailing tone of floral deco
rations at the theater for the week is
to be pink and that Miss Jewel will
during the course of her presentation OF
the five or six character studies for
which The Passion Play of Washing
ton Square" was written for her to
display.
A rather curious scheme has been
suggested in New York for the trial of
productions intended to be served for
the delectation of what Beau Rialto
calls the "Broadwayerfarers. A group
of managers is said to have agreed to
form a syndicate for the leasing Of
the purpose of giving trials to new
plays. And they are to go about their
trials in n most curious way. The
critics and the general public are to be
barred. No one Is to be permitted to
attend these performances. but friends
of the managers involved who can be
depended upon not to divulge anything
they see. Just what use they will make
of plays they are afraid to show the
public before asking It to foot all the
b!ls-the person informing us of the
scheme did not say. Possibly the man.
ayers forgot to tell him. The idea is
that five producing managers are work
ing on the scheme. Each of them is
to be permitted to try out four produc-
tions at the theater annually. and each
is to deposit s1.000 as a guarantee of
good faith. The tickets for these pro-
are to be made to the right people
or the deposit posted by the managers
is to be forfeited. 1t sounds rather
queer-but this is the story as we
get 1t.
Bessie Abbot's home in London has
been turned over to the British gov
eminent by the famous singer for use
as a hospital during the war.
Montgomery and Moore, the yaude-
vile team, seen here last season with
the Winter Garden show, are to appear
In a motion picture drama.
Howard Thurston, thesmagician, was
married last week at Niagara Falls to
Leotha Allison, daughter of a Balti-
more business man.
Herbert Ashton, who plays the part of
the butler in Peg O. My Heart" was
one of the members of the company
which T. Daniel Frawley piloted around
the world.
Nance o'Neil is playing in stock at
the schenley Theater. in Pittsburgh.
Lowell Sherman, who was last seen
here as the villain in "The Dragons
Claw" is now the leading man Of
stock company in Bridgeport, Conn.
The war spirit is so strong in Ger
many that Reinhardt has been forced
to drop Shakespeare from the 1eper-
toire of his company in Berlin.
Marie Chambers has been engaged for
a prominent part in Guy Volton's new
play, "Suttee."
Jack Norworth is organizing a series
of free entertainments with professional
artists in the camps Of the recruits for
the English army in and around Lon
don.
pany playing with the Watson Sisters at
the Gayety this week, has a trade. at
which they could work if they lost
out in their stage careers.
Frances Nelson. former leading
woman CT the Columbia and Poll oonn-
panies here, who was only recently an.
nounced as leading woman Of a stock
company in Newark. N. j., has gone ia
the Crescent Stock Company in Brook
lyn.
III during the past few months. is re-
covering her health and will return to
the stage shortly.
Edwin Aroen mas been recalled from
the road company Of THE Yellow
Ticket" and is assigned the lead in a
new play to be produced by AL H |
Woods.
Valeska Suratt has been engaged for
the Winter Garden show, which is to |
cpen in January.
Frank keenan, will have the princi- |
pal part in Yosemite which is to be !
revived at Daly's Theater New York, |
next week. This play was first pro- !
duced in this city several years ago. |
Donald Brian proposes to do a bold !
thing in New York-he will open /.
dancing emporium which will be de- |
voted to teaching dances, and will I,
have neither restaurant or cabaret |
Elsie Janis is to be the star of The |
Missing Link by Paul Dickey, which |
is to be given its premiere in Febru- |
ary.
Charles F'rohman is preparing to pro-
duce Driven" a comedy by f. Temple |
Thurston, which was produced in Lon |
don with great success at the Hay |
market Theater.
Genevieve Hamper. though having had !
but short experience on the stage is |
Robert Mantelrs leading woman as well |