Evening star., 1914-12-20

the situation in the play is said to be
realized by existing conditions
Carroll McComas intends to enter
vaudeville, with singing as the lea
ture Of her act.
Blanche Ring is ill and had to cancel
this week at Keith's. 1t is said Sne VIII
appear later on.
4. II. Woods is to give the first pro-
auction of THE Song of Songs in New
York the latter part OF this montm
Paul Ker. who played the eccentric
musician in The Million, has been
engaged for the cast of Twin Beds"
Arnold DAILY will play the role of Craig
Kennedy in film drama, THE Exploits
/ Elaine
stuart Robson is in the company sup
porting Margaret. Ellington in Henry Ar
thur Jones play. The Lie.
J. Fred Zimmerman is to enter the list
uf producing managers with a new play
IL be given early in the new year.
Julia Arthur is to make a second ap-
earance in Thomas Bailey Aldrich' s
Mercedes" for relief fund benefit
Virginia Brooks. daughter of Joseph
Crooks. the producer, is to appear in
The Constant Lover with Leslie
Faber.
Renee Kelly will play the leading
feminine role in the Daddy Long
Miiier.
rate production of her new play. His
Royal Happiness. by Mrs Everard
'otes-
hA If,f n
-'ronight's the Night. will be produced
by the Shuberts in New York on Christ
Eve.
Early in TIE new year A II. Woods
s.ill produce a play by Charles Klein.
allied THE Guilty Man., founded on a
story by Coppee.
Marie Lohr is to be leading woman
with George Alexander in a new COM
edy to be produced next month in
London.
Miss Daisy the musical comedy by
Philip Barthoomae and Sivlo Hem, has
heen rewritten and has been renamed
At the Ball
De Koven.s Robin Hood is 10 go on
tour again and a number of the princi
pals who were with the revival last year
lave been engaged
Irving Berlin, composer of Watch
Your Step is to write another musical
revue. which Charles Dillingham; will
produce in the early summer
William Harcourt has secured a new
trial in his case against George Broad
hurst for a commission share in the
profits of The Man of the Hour
Tom Barry has written playlet call
I'd Dick Dead-Eye." in which William
r. Mack will be featured under the
direction of Joseph Hart.
Betty Nansen. the tragedienne of the
ROYAL Theater. Copenhagen. is coming TO
his country on her first visit to appear
N moving picture productions of classic
works
Driven" Il drama by T. Temple Thurs
tor produced last week in New
Work. with Alexandra Carlisle in the
leading role. The story is OF a young
married woman who nverhearS the doc
tors verdict that she can live but
eighteen months longer at the most She
determines in living this short span 10
get all she can out Of it. and 10 this end
IS arranging TO run away from a mat
ter-of-fact business husband when she
learns she can be cured, and returns to
her home.
Under a new policy adopted by the
Jardin de Danse management patrons
are admitted in the afternoon at half
the charge for the evening perform
ance and may witness the performance
anu nave InS HOOr privileges IOF udHC-
ing without refreshments
Jose Andre Tressi and his operatlc
club will start rehearsals Immediately
after the holidays for the production
of PlanQuette's charming opera, The
Chimes of Normandy" Mr.. Tressi con-
Quoted the original production of the
opera it is said, for more than two
fine production of il here and is
ceiving applications daily for mem
pership in the club at his studio, 1407
massachusetts avenue northwest All
who have good singing voices are eli
gible.
Potash & Perlmutter," the famous
laughing play. will be the attraction
at the National Theater the week of
January H. Manager A. H. Woods
sends this famous production here after
ater. New York city. w.th the same
elaborate production that made the
metropolitan engagement notable
one
F. NJ. Newman. the travel-talker. last
summer covered period of more than
six months and included parts of three
great continents-Asia, Africa and
Europe The pictures he took. both
still and motion. viii illustrate the new
series of lectures announced for the
columbia Theater beginning January
Il and Is. He was enabled to take
many pictures of the martial activities
These will form feature of the new
travel talks. which are to be given in
the following order: France and the
Var. Berlin. The War Capitals
The Holy Land and Egypt"
The New York premiere of James
Forbes new play, which has been re-
named In the Limeiight.' will take
place at the Hudson Theater, New
York. New Year eve
Margaret Ellington will be seen for
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