The Washington times., 1914-05-24
GOSSIP OF THE THEATERS

Mrs Robbins. the wife of the Keith
Theater manager. has been entertaining
l;er sister and niecs from Philadelphia,
tho past week.
Charles Hawtrey. the English actor,
has secured. the English rights to THE
Seven Keys to Baldpate," which he will
produce himself next season.
1t Is said that Dave Montgomery, Of
Montgomery and Stone, IL to 60 TO
Europe this week for the purpose of
marrying Anne Fitzhugh.
Edith Taliaferro, who closed her sea-
son in Boston last Saturday night. Is
visiting friends in Washington prepar ara-
tory to sailing for Europe June 10 for
a short vacation tour through Germany
and Holland.
It IL probable that a portrait of Violet
Heming will be painted by one of the
Washington artists before the Columbia
Players close their season Several
artists have expressed their desire to do
the work.
Gaby Deslys has gone back to Europe
with the usual trunkful of American
dollars. Harry Pilcer sailed on the
same steamer with her and will be her
dancing partner again during her Lon
don season.
Philip Bartholomew, the author of
Little Miss Brown" which the Poll
Players produced last week, has written
musical comedy without a single
choral number, which will be produced
in September.
John Hyams received the sad news
OF the death of his father just after
completing his engagement at keith's in
this city. and. with Leila Mcintyre. has
thu vaudeville season.
Next Saturday there will be special
dancing matinee at Glen Echo starting
at $3.50 o'clock. La Lillian will give
the course Of the afternoon.
Maud Lambert. who is featured in the
bill that will come to Keith's next week.
has lately been appearing in important.
parts with Lew Fields and IN the winter
garden shows.
Sunday" is to be given an elaborate
production by the Columbia Players in
the near future. Manager Berger
states that this is the nearest his CON-
pany will ever come to playing Sundays.
One of the most valued additions to
the Columbia Players this season Is
David Chase. In addition to being stage
manager for Mr.. Ritchie Mr. Chase is
proving his worth as an acting addition
to the organization.
Hector Fuller. the dramatic critic, well
known in Washington. has invaded the
lecture field. his subject being Through
China using 100 colored lantern slides
and four reels of moving pictures.
Lew Shank, former mayor of Indi-
annapolis, who tried his hand in yaude-
vile, is now a full-f1edged actor. He is
appearing in Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch"
London has gone mad over the
serial play-that Is. play that requires
several performances to compete the
entire action. A new production of this |
sort is shortly to be made, the play to
run over a period Of four weeks.
COsmo Hamilton's now famous play |
''Thc Blindness of Virtue" Is to be pro- |
dCced by the Poll Players during the |
wees Of June s. This is the play that
dramatic reviewers. ministers and well |
fare workers have dubbed "the play
every mother should take her daughter |
to see"
William Montgomery and Florence
Moore are now working of their winter
garden patter on the patrons OF vaude-
Of which goes to show that this
Fair hold the raw materials for a good
laugh within themselves-no matter
what they might happen to use 20 ex-'
tract it from the public.
From London comes the announce
ment that Lee Shubert has secured the
American rights to Sealed Orders" the
big English melodrama that succeeded
The Whip in popularity in London. The
Shuberts have also completed arrange
ments for American tours for Marie
Tempest and Walker Whiteside.
1t is curious that Walker Whiteside
should go to London after receiving
ukewarm attention here and make
such a great hit as he has done during
the last season Mr.. Whiteslde has
always been regarded as one of the
most scholarly Of actors. but American
audiences have never enthused ove- him
as have the Londoners.
Marguerite sylvia has made a tre-
mendous success in grand opera in
AMIISEMEN1S