Evening star., 1914-08-02

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leading feminine role this week In
THE Senator"
1.-THE Lone Wolf" by Louis Vance, is to
'The Marriage of Kitty" is an
nounced for the Columbia Players. the
week of August II.
Jean Havez with Fred Block. has writ
ten a. musical act. with fourteen people
called ''Tree-Top Land"
Lottie Kendall has been engaged to play
one of the leading roles in Potash and
Perlmutter" the coming season.
The Shuberts have secured the Amer
ican rights to a musical play called "A
Day in Paradise" by Edmund Eysler.
Louis N. Parker. author of "Dis-
make his future home in the United
States.
It is now said Forbes Robertson will
make a supplemental tour of this coun-
try. taking in Chicago and the cities OF
the Pacific coast.
The star cast of Diplomacy with
William Gillette, Marie Doro and
Blanche Bates. will be produced in
Paris next spring.
By the first of the new year Oliver
Morosco expects to have twenty produc.
tions well under way. Among these will
be ten plays selected from the recen,
prize competition.
Elsie Janis. who has made a hit
in London, Is to appear in America in
the spring in a play by Paul Dickey
and Charles Goddard, authors of 1.-The
Misleading Lady"
Walter Hale. who is an author and
artist. in addition to being an actor
has been very ill at his home in New
York. but his physicians are now said
to be hopeful Of his recovery.
1t is said that owing to the accident
by which she wrenched her knee in
Paris. Nine. Sarah Bernhardts pro-
jected American tour may be aban.
bonei.
Marguerite Leslie, who played the
role of Henriette in THE Secret" has
been engaged for the principal wom-
ans part in a fall production at the
Drury Lane Theater. in London.
Guy Bates Post, who was injured by
a fall while playing in ''Omar the
to undergo an operation and will no,
be able to play again for severa
months.
| The production OF Paul Wilstach':
play. What Happened at 22, Will take
this month and the New York open.
| ing q week later.
! No title for Leo Ditrichstein's new
play from the Hungarian, in which HI
will open at the Belasco Theater, New
York, In the fall, has yet been an
nounced.
! In this weeks production at Polls. it i.
announced, audiences will be initiated
| into the mysteries of frijoles and hot ia
! males, two dishes that are featured II
| the BANQUET scene in the last act Of tn,
| comedy.
John Bunny, who in the moving pic
ture field is a popular comic idol. il
| to return to the regular stage ant
| make world tour at the head of {
big company Of entertainers. under tn.
management OF Il. =. WlsWell anc
George Sidney.
surprise sv~,r psrty to was s,Ig gvSn Wa,ksr ass
the stage hand. who has been paralyzed
! for over a year as a result Of an acci-
dent at a local theater: A: H. Van
! Buren, and about forty Of Walkers old
associates were present.
Polls Theater has thrown open for
! the benefit Of patrons a bafcon,
garden The notable. feature of the
new display is an elaborate collection
Of water lilies in the big balcony foun
| tain.
Ed Curtis. one Of the best stage di.
| rectors that ever conducted stock worl
| in washington, is to be stage director
| Of the new Washington Theater in De
| troit, Mich, which will open Augus
40. It Is said William Corbett will gt
there when he leaves Washington.
! Rumors are rife Of withdrawals ii
| the near future from the Poll Players
During the past few weeks Dudle,
Tracy. Richard Buhler and now Franz
Shannon have sought other fields o
opportunity
May Robson will have in her sup
porting company in her new play
martha by-the-Day." Julie Herne
Thomas Meiehan Lois Francis Clark
( Kathryn Clarendon. Coats Gwynne
Violet Howard. Jane "a ne Heron. Edwar'
| a comedy by Julie M. Lippmann.
"Sari" Is pronounced Shar-ee. ant
Misxi Hajos. who plays the role. is
correctly speaking, Mit1ie Hy-os, ac
cording to high authority.
Europe's warlike condition seems t,
be not her only trouble. William A
Brady says. after looking over -th'
ground for two months. Europe is alb
! solutely devoid of new theatrical ma
teri&. present or prospective" H
alsd hints at the piracy Of American
plays by Americans there.
Grace George is to have two new
plays for production at the Playhouse