Evening star., 1914-04-05

| ginning Tuesday. May ,.
"Sari'' it is said. has now settled down
| to an assured success under the Savage
| mana cement Along Came Ruth is an
nounced as another Savage success
The Vitagraph Company will present in
| Europe. by Arrangement with r. LleS-
field, the "Follies predictions in mo-
l ton pictures.
| part in The Madcap Duchess. has re-
| ceived an offer to be prima donna OF a
| musical stock company for the summer
Nine. Olive F'remstad, the dramatic So
| prano. will go on a concert tour next
| winter. including the principal cities OF
| the country.
| late Richard Mansfield. wants to be an
actor and his mother is willing. He IS a
| bright boy of sixteen.
| to honor the memory of the famous
actor Edward Harriaan. 1t is composed
| of his former friends and associates
| The four-act comedy made from the
Cordelia Blossom stories Of George Ran
dolph Chester will be produced next week
In Philadelphia.
n Pair of Skies" has done SO wen in
New York that a second company IS 10
be organized to produce the play in Chi
cago.
The Selig photo draInatization Of Rex
Beach's novel. The spoilers" will open
the new Strand Theater in New York TINS
month.
Margaret Anglin's revival Of Oscar
Wilde's brilliant society play. Lady
Windemere's Fan, has been successful
in New York.
Alma Kruger, who has been paying
leading parts with Robert Mantell, will
appear with E. II. Sothern III his produc-
ton of tCharlemasne."
Charles Dalton has been engaged for
the revival of "A Scrap Of Paper" in
which John Drew and Ethel Barrymore
are to appear as co-stars.
Edgar Bixley the leading man with
the American Beauties Company, is a
Washington product. He was reared here
and was a pupil in the public schools.
Edward Sheldon has written a play after
Hans Christian Andersens fairy tales.
and il Will be produced by George G..
Tyler of the Liebler Company next sea-
son.
The Madcap Duchess is the third
score by Victor Herbert to be seen on
the stage this season. the other two
being -Sweethearts' and The Lady of
the Slipper
Annie Russelrs first week in classic
comedy at the Little Theater in Philadel-
pha was successful. She is to produce
an American comedy by Paul Kester
called The Lady in the Case
Jack Lait. author of Help Wanted. Z
has written a satire on reform, called
Thumbs Down" which is to be produced
in the fall in Los Angeles by Oliver Mo-
rosco-
Janet Beecher who made such a hit as
the wife in The Concert will appear in
a new comedy under David Belasco's
management either this spring or in the
early fall.
Preston Gibson's latest sketch. The
Secret Way, opened last week al the
Harlem Opera House with Miss Beat
rice Morgan and Mr.. Connerry in the
cast
Anna Held comes TO the B. F. Keith
Theater April 20 and following her john
ME Hyams and Leila Mcintyre in new
version of their former hit, The Quah-
eress."
The woman patrons of the Gayety have
become more enthusiastic over country
store night than man patrons ever were.
emily, is included. and in many instances
the children have not been forgotten.
Arthur Ritchie arrived in the city last
night to take up his new duties as stage
director of the Columbia Players. His
advancement has been well earned by
efficient services in the past as stage
manager.
Carrie Thatcher will play May Robson's
role in THE Regeneration CT Aunt Mary"
at the Columbia Theater rext week, and
is having her costumes specially made
for the occa sion by Van Horne, of Phil
adelphia.
Preparations for the installation of the
new exhaust in the dome of the Gayety
equipment intrenched in the dome of the
theater. with a motor attachment for
securing perfect ventilation. is a modern
convenience that cost about 500.
Miss Eva Slayton of the Mozart Duo
is said to be. in addition to her skill in
vocal pyrotechnics. a regularly graduated
farmer from the Maryland Agricultural
College. where she took the entire course
in farm science. even learning to WELD
the plow.
Manager James Thatcher of Polls
Theater announces he has received a
personal letter from the Washington
Truth Society indorsing THE Con-
fession' as "a play that is in keeping
with the Lenten season. and one which
the organization strongly advises its
members and friends to see.
Early i'll the fall the Shuberts Will be-
gin the operation of motion picture the
aters from New York to San Francisco.
One thousand lighthouses will be concern
ed in the movement and all successful
productions OF the firm Will be repro
duced in pictures. as well attractions
Of other film companies. The shuberts
will stage their own picture plays.
To enable her to join the Columbia
| Players at this time. Violet Hemins has
had to terminate her season as leadlns
woman with George Ariiss, in Disraell.
before the end Of his season. Her re-
lease wa sotbained only through per-
, sonal appeal from Manager Fred G. Bcr-
ger to his lifelong friend, George TSlol
uf the I.eibler Company.
| Miss Helen Hayes Brown, the child ac-
tress. will give a speciality In the pro
dIction of "Jack. the Giant Killer" at
the Belasco Theater. Tuesday afternoon.
| April "a, and Masters Hamilton Bell.