Evening star., 1914-08-16
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Lillian Russell has recovered from
her recent illness.
Otis Harlan has joined the cast Of
1.-THE Dancing Duchess"
| Now they are making over Shakes
peare into vaudeville tabloads.
Bertha Kalisch will open her season
in San Francisco.
| Walker Whiteside will appear in '.Mr.
WI" early in October.
| Katherine Grey will have the lead
ing role in 'The Rule of Three"
Mary Nash and Florence Nash win
star together In new play.
| George Scarborough has completed
a play called What Is Love-"
David Belasco has play by Henry
Irving Dodge called 'The Love
| Thought"
! Katheryn Osterman will appear in
vaudeville in new sketch called
| True to Nature"
Mollie King will be the leading wom-
Bernard in The Belle Of Bond Street"
The regular fall and winter season
at the Columbia will open September
| Manager Peck Of the Gayety has ar
rived in Washington from his summer
home at Martindale. N. 7.
| Ferdinand Gotts.halk has been en-
| gagged for The ProdiRal Husband.
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The dramatization of 'Polyanna." to
! be given by the Liebler Company, will
open in New York early in October.
Mrs. Fisk is to star in a play by
John Luther Long. which Is a romance
Of the eighteenth century.
William T. Hodge is to open one of
| the Boston Theaters early in September
in "The Road to Happiness"
| Blanche Walsh is to appear In a film
production Of her former success,
| "The Straight Road" by the late Clyde
Fitch.
| MY Lady Luxury" by Rida johnson
Young. Is to begin Its tour in 6eptem-
Der under the management of Fred C.
Whitney.
| A viennese operetta. "Madcap Their
esa," will shortly be produced in Los
Angeles, with New York production
in view for the holidays.
Charles Souires, the scenic artist OF
| the Columbia. has signed a contract to
| join Edward H. Curtis In Detroit at the
close Of the Columbia season.
| It is said Nora Bayes Is marooned by
the war at a health resort. with no
means Of leaving. and that her auto
mobile has been reQuisitioned-
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Van Buren,
tion after the close Of the Columbia sea-
son Saturday night, although their
plans to tour Europe have had to be
abandoned.
w. A. Brady, encouraged by the sue
cess of Little Women" is to produce
dramatizations Of Miss Alcott's other
| Little Men"
| Charles Cherry. Ernest Lawford. Ann
Murdock and Mrs.; % THOMAS Whif.dn are
ture." which will open early next
month.
| Among the new productions of the
season will be one on Napoleon's early
| life. by Robert Housum. 1t will pre-
sent the conqueror in a new and ro-
mantle light.
cipal male role in WANTED. $4,000" II
marooned in Europe, whore he has
been playing In the English provinces
in The Story of the Rosary"
James Montgomery is revising a play
by Frank Bacon. called Me and
soldier, proud Of his friendship with
the famous general
Managers Metzerott and Berger have
warmly complimented Arthur, Richie
l hrS
| dered as stage director of the Columbia
to Aae,i close % F. hi his se efforts 0 is largely
attributed the excellence Of the seasons
stock productions.
| Burton Holmes has cabled his mother
that he has just reached London with his
wife. and he hopes to secure homeward-
bound passage at an early date. Oscar
Bennett Depue. Mr.. Holmes motion
picture expert. with his wife, has Sc
cured transportation in the steeraee of
| the Cedric.
George w. Barber. Carrie Thatcher.
John NJ. Kline and other members Of
months stay at Colton's. near the
mouth Of the Potomac river. During
the time they propose rehearsing q
vaudeville sketch in which they will
| season.
The Gayety Tneatef Whlcn last sea.
son specially solicited feminine patron
age will pursue the same policy the
coming season. Its shows are declared
to be clean in type and free from Of
fensive features. Careful attention and
courtesy. it is announced. will be
| shown woman patrons. The country
store Friday nights will also continue
| to be feature.
| Mizzi Hajos has started proceedings to
become a naturaliEed American.
| New York adyices indicate late open
| ing of the regular season for big plays
and road attractions.