Evening star., 1914-07-19
EVERETT BUTTERFIELD
Columbia Prayers.

by Eugene Brieux called "The Judges
Robe
David Belasco has not yet announced
from the Hungarian in which he will
open at the Belasco Theater, Kew York.
in the fall.
1t is said that Blanche Bates will
make her first appearance on the Lon
don stage next year. Eleanor Gates IS
engaged on play for Blanche Bates
which Charles F'rohman will produce in
the fall
Katherine Kealred, who made such an
There Was" with Robert Hflliard. has
been engaged for the part Of Zuleika
in Joseph and His Brethren" for Chi
cago.
!, A new musical comedy was produced
last week for the first time on any
stage in Portland. Me-. by the Royster-
Dudley Opera Company. The book is by
Hood Bowers. The title is THE Hasty
Wedding.
The Academic Producing Company. of
which J. c. Rigby is general manager.
has placed May Robson under long
term contract and accepted Julie NJ.
Lippnian's dramatization of her Martha"
stories to be used as a starring vehicle
bears the title ''Martha-by-the-Da Day
1t is announced that Liebler & Co.
have secured through the Page Com
pany of Boston the dramatic rights to
Eleanor n. Porter's story "Pollyanna,
other wise known as the Glad Book" :"
1t will probably be produced in play
in New York in October.
Among the interesting attractions
booked for next season is the French
farce comedy Madam President" with
Fannie Ward as the star. Madam Pres
ident" was originally produced at the
Palais Royal. Paris. and afterward in
Berlin. Vienna and Milan.
Stanley James played an important
role in THE Third Degree" last week
for the entertainment of suburban
party He was supported by Carl H.
Smith and William shelter. and the
play was not the big drama so well
known to theatergoers
The production of "The Vanishing
Bride" the farce which David Belasco
is now engaged on. is being built in the
Belasco studios IT is said to be one
of the most complete he has yet under
taken to place upon the stage. There
will be some novel lighting effects
also.
George NJ. Cohan is said to be pre-
pairing series of musical and dra
be known as .'Cohan's Current Revue"
in which successful plays are to be
travestied with caricatures of social
and political interest. June. 1915. is
given as the date of the first produc-
ton.
When Cyril Maude gave an at home"
at the Ritz Hotel in London recently it
took twenty-one lines in the London
Times to mention some of the princes
and princesses. lords and ladies who
attended. to say nothing of the plain
miSterS and mistreSSes. This is said to
show how fond society abroad is of
actors and actresses.
A. II Van Buren and Dorothy Bernard
will remain with the Columbia PLAYERS
until the close of the summer season,
which means until the road attractions
arrive early in September. The growing
warmth of the welcome that greets them
at every performance has been so gratify-
ing that they will forego a contemplated
vacation abroad and remain in WASH
inston.
Charles klein's new play The Money
Makers. which is described as drama
that vizualizes the workings of an
awakened public conscience is to open
in Washington September IA Alexan-
dra Carlisle and Emmett Corriean are to
be featured in it. The cast will also in
clude Vivian Rushmore, Wilton Tay]or.
S. Is. Walker. Joseph Adelman, Alfred
Fisher. Calvin Thomas Sidney Mason.
Edward Donneliy, Echlin Gayer, Neil
Moran. Lionel Bevans, Walter Kingsford.
Prentiss Evans and THEODORE Won EItz.