Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
in London in a production called THE
Daughters of Ishmael'

The cast for the production of "Cordeli:
blossom includes Grace Elliston, Jan
Grey and Burr Mcintosh.
Madame MoseIle" was produced by
Chase & Overall in Cleveland. The cast
is headed by Jefferson De Angels.
David Belasco has given out the infor
nation that he is going to star Heller
Freeman next season In a new play.
the Columbia Theater for the week be
ginning the first Monday in April.
The Columbia Players. in the natura
course of events. will begin season o.
stock before the end of April.
Laurette Taylor played her JO0th per
formance in Peg o Ny Heart at d
matinee at the Cort Theater, Boston, Feb
ruary IS.
At the conclusion of the tour of The
New Henrietta Douglas Fairbanks Will
80 into vaudeville, assisted by Patricia
Coilinge.
Mrs James A. Hearne is preparing her
husbands famous plays for the moving
picture stage. Hearts of OAK Is no"
being staged.
George Bronson Howard has written a
one-act play, called "A Night in Subter-
ranea" which is to be presented at d
special press performance
Beth FRANKLIN is going 10 spend a two
week vacation in Bermuda. and on her
return will join Chauncey Olcotts COM
pany in ''Shameen Dhu.'
Next season Mrs tiske is to appear in
an eighteenth century costume comedy
The play will be one of the important
undertakings of her career.
u-arda 1.-bo rnu-
IN "A Thousand Years Ago. has writer
a new book on Shakespeare. called lar
Apostle of Christianity.
THE Heart OF Child" dramatizatior
Of Frank Danby's novel, by Zelda Sears
excited much interest at its first presenta-
ton in stock recently.
Charles F'rohman has secured a long
time contract with Phyllis Neilson-Terry
niece of Ellen Terry. first for her appear
ance in England and later in America.
1t is said that a joint starring tour is
10 be arranged for next season of Rich
ard Bennett and Edith Mynne Matthison
Miss Mattllison will not be billed as "a
co-worker.'
Margaret Anglin has engaged Arthur
Byron for the cast of Lady Windemere's
Fan" He will play the part originated
IN New York at the production of the
play there by Maurice Barrymore.
W A. Brady recently tried out in Viii
mingtou new comedy called sylvia
Runs Away Madge Kennedy played the
role of Sylvia. for whose return a large
reward is offered. which three impecu-
Nous men try to gain.
The latest play from the pen of Eugene
Walter was acquired last week by A. H.
Woods. 1t is entitled Tho Knife" and.
Ike Mr.. Walters preceding plays, is built
l,,g.N
Satcn.
One OF the promised New York at
fractions of the near future is The Lit
Intruder. play of English life by
George Pastor. At the present time the
riecc IS on tour of Canada under the
.1Ie of ''Nobodys Daughter.
Alice Hegcrnan. who will always be re-
'ncuIbered for her excellent work in THE
Pink Lady. has been engaged by a. III.
Woods for the cast of Tho High Cost
of Loving which is to be produced next
summer. This is the play in which Lew
fields is to act the principal comedy
role.
Joseph Brooks remarks that his ac-
complishnent in making happy family
of four temperamental and talented stars
l'nse-has made the fable of the lion and
the Lamb lying down together dwarf into
insiSuiticance.
Theater soon with the same company of
London artists who were seen in it all
last season in the east. An interesting
feature is the delineation of changes in
customs, sen tiInents and manners through
three generations.
The revival of Romeo and Juliet" an
nounccd for next week by Polls Theater,
has been postponed until April, because
of an arrangement just effected which
enables the management to present a
series of new plays, including 1.-THE
Ghost Breaker.
So emphatic has been Ethel Barry
more's success in "Tante," in which
comedy she is to be seen here at the Ma
tonal Theater for one week. commencing
Monday evening. April u, that it Is like
ly that following her present tour she
will be seen in the same role in London.
Answering numerous inquiries, the
Poll Theater management announces
That the list of enteries for the prize play
contest has been narrowed down to fifty
manuscripts. The title of the winning
play. its story and the name of the at,s
thor will be published the first week of
Ju.e.
Patricia Collinge is a native of Dublin,
there she attracted the attention of Mrs.
Nrthur Boucher and became a prorni-
0cnt member of the children's company
which Mrs. Boucher presented in Lon
don Miss Collinse played one of the lead
ing characters in The Blue Bird"
Manager Peck of the Gayety has COM
Pieted arrangements for the installation
of a new exhaust fan to be placed in the
dome of the 9th street playhouse. This
exhaust Will carry away all of the smoke
and viii make the house one of the best
ventilated in the city. This is one of
the many arrangements for the benefit OF
women patrons of the house
The b. + Keith Theater's coming at
fractions include Virginia Harmed and
company In condensed version of "Anna
Karenina''; Trixie Friganza in impromptu
limitations of players preceding her OF
the program; Jesse L. Lasky's The Rec
Heads; Anna Held. the famous Partisan
conledienne, and Johnny Hyams and
Leila Mcintyre.
The country store inaugurated by the
G3yety Theater will prove of unusual in
fcrfst TO the women patrons of thai
house. While many of the prizes were
mad. for the home and ultimately reached
IN" hands of til" wives many Of them
w"rc for men only. Beginning with this
Friday night special prizes will be donat
cd To the wives themselves.
The Six Kirksinith Sisters at E f
keith's next week are really sisters
Trixie Friganza, back in vaudeville, has
departed widely from previous laughing
tfv.Ae tho iyAs-