Evening star., 1914-12-13
ducing Company promises the metro
politan cast in the delightful operetta-

ducing Company promises the metro
politan cast in the delightful operetta
The Shuberts. in conjunction with the
Cooperative Producing Company. pre-
sented peace play" last week IN New
York called 1.-THE Vanguard, by Katrina
Trask. The cast included Jessie Bon
etelle, Cooper Cliffe and Louise Ritter.
Natalie Alt, the young prima donna
who was the hit of adele" last season.
has been engaged for the part Of Cora. -
the young Parisian, In the new musical
comedy "The Girl OF Girls, which will
shortly be seen at the Columbia Theater.
Apropos of Margaret Anglin's pro-
duction of Lady Windermere's Fam"
The first appearance of that play in Bos-
ton had cast including Mrs. d. p
Bowers. Julia Arthur. May Brooklyn.
Maurice Barrymore. E. M. Holland and
Edward NJ. Bell. list almost literally
all-Star.
The Christmas celebration for the
children of Washington will be the most
nota Bile event ever staged at Polls. The
rehearsing the playlet which they will
present for the entertainment Of their
5000 little guests on the morning of the
25th.
Mrs: Bud Fisher. professionally known
as Pauline Welch, is to go under the
management of Arthur Hammerstein in
vaudeville. Mrs. Fisher is Baltimore
city in child parts She was noted for
being an exceptionally graceful dancer.
Charles Frohman and David Beasco
are to unite in presenting an all-star
production in the spring. The play itself
has not been announced. After a four
week engagement in New York the COM
bination will play short engagements in
thn~ Ito
Sam Bernard's new comedy, 'The
Belle of Bond Street. is said to be very
elaborate as to costumes and scenery.
Its cast contains Mollie King, Minerva
Coverdale, Sammy Lee, Florence Nu-
gent jerome. Cyril Chadwick, Lillian
Hale. Jere McAuliffe, Howard Crane
and Charles Burrows The piece was
staged by Jack Mason.
cess. The Road to Happiness" will
come early in the New Year to the
Belasco Theater. The Road to Hap
piness" has been running at the Will
bur Theater, Boston, throughout the
present season and is still playing to
big audiences there. 1t is described as
comedy of cheerfulness."
"The Little Cafe" is to be an early
attraction at the New National Theater
Klaw and Erlanger are to send the pro-
dCctiCn here with the original cast Of
more than bundled people intact in
Alma Francis. John E. Young, Tom
Graves, Maurice Cass. Harry Depp, Edna
Munsey Gabrialle Grey. Fred Graham,
Colin Campbell and Stanton Leck.
a number of important new plays will
be offered at Polls within the next
six weeks. among them. big Jim Gar
rtty.' in which john Mason appeared on
Broadway this season; Maggie Pepper
the Charles Klein play, in which Rose
Stahl starred for three seasons; "At
Bennett starred "Passersby," like big
Jim Garrity," has nevee been seen in
Washington.
Manager Fosse of Polls announces
that he is very anxious to have volun-
teers to wrap the 5000 toys and put in
sacks the hundreds of pounds o. candy
to be distributed to une children of
work will begin on the morning of the
21st. in the wistaria foyer Of the theater
volunteers can offer their services either
In person at the managers office in the
John Drew's present comedy, ''The
Prodigal Husband, in which he is soon
to be seen here. differs somewhat from
many Of the vehicles in which this dis
tfnguished player has lately appeared
Aside from its laughter -arousing ele-
menus, the story contains much tender
ness and an extremely ingenious child
scene, in which real pathos occasionally
interrupts the humor. 1.-The Prodigai
Husband is the joint effort of Michael
Morton and Dario Niccodemi, Martha
Hedman. Grace Carlyle and Rose Winter
are in the cast.
Joseph Andre Tressi, composer and
one time director of the Aborn Grand
Opera Company. which appeared in
this city, has opened a studio at 14O7
Massachusetts avenue northwest for
vocal culture. Mr.. Tressi has had a
worldwide experience, having been di-
rector of some Of the largest musical
organizations in the United States, and
director and vocal teacher of the South
African College, at johannesburg He
is organizing large operatic class to
produce an opera here in February and
has invited men and women with good
voices to join, whether students with
him or not. An opera by Mr.. Tressi,
"A Chinese Romance" was produced
here a nf