The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

AT the Columbia Theatef. opening hert en-
gagement in this city Christmas night.
SPotash and Perlmutter'' will be the
attraction at the National Theater the
week of January IA. Manager A. II,
Woods sends this production here after
its two years run at the Cohan Thester.
New York City.
Louis Nethersole has been slated for
manager of Doris Keane when she
comes back to this country in a new
play.
Selwyn & Co. are organizing a third
company to present Under Cover in the
Middle West The melodrama is ap-
preaching the 10th performance at the
Cort Theater. New York.
Mile. Carmancita the terpsichorean
specialist, who will entertain the patrons
Of the Jardin de Danse all this week is
the greatest cabaret favorite of New
York.
Harriet Ford's play. THE Advertising
Man. will shortly be presented in Los
Angeles.
Willard Mack says that the next time
his wife, Marjorie Rambeau. of so Much
for So Much" appears on Broadway it
will be as a star.
II producing managers can stop it,
well-knOwn stars in the future will be
prevented from acting for moving pic
lures.
There are three pairs of sisters with
the Gay New Yorkers' company at the
Gayety Theater this week. namely Dolly
sMOrrisey and Stella Morrisey. the Ray
mOnd sisters, and Julia and Dotty Kane.
Blanche Ring is i'll and had to cancel
this week at Keith's. She will appear
later on.
Martha Hedman. whom We are to see
here soon as leading woman with John
Drew in the latter's new comedy, THE
Prodigal Husband" will be recalled as
= the very pretty young Swedish actress
whom American playgoers saw with
John Mason in The Attack
Green Stockings" is announced for
Wednesday and Friday nights and
I Thursday matinee o. New Years week
during the engagement of Margaret An
glin at the Columbia Theater
Over in London Gus Sohlke is pre-
pairing to produce a one-act musical skit
called kiss Me. Sergeant the music of
which is by Victor Herbert.
The case of Lady Luxury includes
Ina Claire. Harry Conor, Forest Hufr
Arthur Albro Alan Nude. Emile Lea,
Alice Moffat Frank Andrews, Emily
Fitzroy, and Francis OBrien.
For the important part in Secret
Strings" the new play by Kate Jordan,
in which Lou Tenegen will create the
principal role. H. H. Frazee has en-
gagged Mary Nash, Frederic de BelleviIle,
Hamilton Revelle, and Marion Abbott.
William Harcourt King, known on the
stage as William Harcourt. is entitled
to part of the royalties of George H.
Broadhurst's pay, THE Man of the
Iiour," under a decision by the appellate
division o. the New York Supreme Court
last week, ordering a new trial in a suit !
by Harcourt against Broadhurst to re-
1cover $25OOO.
Girl ushers will be taken out of all |
theaters in Chicago il new plan engin- |
eered in the city council is carried out.
1t is held the girls are too fighty and
Unable to cope with emergencies that
arise in the case of fire and panic.
Stanley Dark. who will be seen in the
role of Lord Darlington in support of
Margaret Anglin in Lady Winder-
mere's Fan" at the Columbia Theater be-
ginning on Christmas night, has occu-
pied the position of leading man with
Miss Anglin in several of her productions. |
notably in Helena Richie Green |
Stockings and one or two other spe-
cial New York revivals in which Miss
Anglin was the stellar player.
Fannie Brice was originally booked for |
New Year at Keiths but Blanche Rings
illness compelled the management to |
put her forward a weekS
y NJ Newman will begin his travel |
talks at the Columbia Theater Sunday |
evening, January Il, with Egypt as his |
subject.
Renee Kelly, recently seen as the prin-
cess in THE Garden of Paradise" has
been selected by Henry Miller to play |
Daddy Long-Legs."
The name Of Lydia Lopokova's play is
Just Herself" and its author is Ethel |
MUmford.
John Hyams and Leila Mcintyre will
return to musical comedy next season in
a piece called THE Yogi Man.
Paul Kester has made a play of Andre
Castaigne's novel of the music hall folk.
The Bill Toppers." They have known
Of this play in London since April l3, 1911, /
when Marie Tempest, Graham Browne,
Ernest Mainwaring, and Maud Milton
acted it as Lily tne Bill Topper" 1t is
a melodrama.
The Locks at Panama" in which
' alerie Bergere is appearing this sea-
Eon. Is said to have been based upon a
similar story by Richard Harding Davis.
Henry Warwick who will be seen in
THE Yellow Ticket" as John Seaton will
he remembered by local theatergoers for
his appearance here with Billie Burke
in The Land of Promise l.
The Miracle Man" as dramatized by
George NJ. Cohan is said to be one of
the most original and impressive plays
l,Iat has been seen on the American
stage in a long time.
Annie Russelrs new play for this sea-
son. soon TO be produced. lis a modern
romance called: His Royal Happiness"
by Mrs Everard LOtes, who wrote the
book and made the dramatization. Again
Miss Russell will be her own director.
Annie Hughes is to star in Jerome K.
Jerome's old comedy, Miss Tommy"
Jobn Park the prominent singing