The Washington times., 1914-05-10

ot that city.
Montgomery and Stone will appear
next season in a new musical play Dy
Anne Caldwell, with music by ivan
Caryll.
John C. Fisher will star Miss Hazel
Dawn next season In a, musical comedy
by Harry B. Smith, Robert b. Smith,
an. Victor Herbert, supported by VIII
West. Maude Odell. and Stewart Ball.
In their effort to fight the ticket
scalping evil in New York, a law has
been enacted that will compel the print
ing of the selling price of every theater
ticket on the face of the ticke.-
. William Hammerstein announces that
he has secured The Darktown Follies,
an all-negro performance, for the VIC
toria Roof for Gune. Flo Ziesfeic
threatens to restrain the use OF the
word "foliies.''
Among the many children who will
participate In Miss Shreve's May car
nival at the New National Theater to-
n.orrow and Tuesday .venings, Is little
MISS Margaret Kirby. dainty and
gifted dancer.
Nazimova is one Of the immediate
possibilities for vaudeville, and all tho
booking men are thinking that. With the
right vehicle, she would be sensation.
Sir James Matthew Barrie is writing
a new pantomimic- dancing comedy
sketch for vaudeville, on which Dazzle
has an option for first production in this
country.
Charming Pollock. formerly dramatic
editor of The Times, has written a one-
act play called Lies" which was origi-
Froiic. 1t proved so good that it will
find its way into vaudeville.
Julia Dean Is to be the star In a
new play which George Broadhurst has
just completed and which, 1t is stated
mas even a stronger part for Miss Dean
tran the one she created in Bought
and Pad For
Gertrude Atherton has just completed
q oIe act rInv for Nance O'Neil which
she calls "The Hurricane" and the
characters n which are the mother,
father and grandmother Of Alexander
man and friend and adviser OF George
Washington. The scene of the play il
lead in Bermuda, where Hamilton was
born.
A musical play for children has been
prepared under the title of 'Brer Rab-
bitt and Mr.. Fox" from the Uncle Re
mus tales by Joel Chandler Harris, and
will be given an early production in
London at the Little Theater. Mrs.
Percy Dearmer arranged the book and
Martin Shaw composed the music.
The scores Of washington lassies who
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Youth" which Miss Cora B. Shreve will
present this week at the New National
Theater. have had months spent in prep
aration of their exquisite costumes for
the terpsichorean fete.
company producing The Bride Shop"
at Keith's this week, is 4 Washing
tonian. She was not only born here, but
she attended the local public schools and
appeared in many amateur entertain
ments.
Treasurer oliver Metzerott, OF the CO.
lumbia T:ieater company, Is contemplat-
ing a trip through Europe this summer
if he can tear himself away from the
interesting political situation in Mary
land.
Mrs. Temples Telegram" is an
production by the Columbia Players.
The play is being produced in response
to numerous requests that have been
sent to the management.
Miss shreve's May carnival of dam
cling, which will occupy the New Ma
tional Theatetr beginning tomorrow
night will have as its concluding fea-
ture a national speciality IN which sew
eral hundred loveiY children will par
ticipatte.
Everett Butterfield Is endeavorinE to
organize an automobile club among the
members of the Columbia Players. with
q vie VITO making exclusive sunday
runs into Maryland. Virginia, West V1r-
ginia and Pennsylvania.
The draperies. and some of the fur
niture, used by the Columbia PLAYERS
this week in their production of The
ing the mansion of one of the most
important emba ssies In Washington.
Edward Peple, author of The Littlest
Rebel" which will be given its first
stock production at Polls Theater to-
mond Va. He began life as an expert
accountaQt, and drifted into play writ
ing as an occupation for his leisure
hours.
Manager Robbins, OF Keith s. is form
ulating plans for the summer decora-
ton of the house and the introduction
of other features appropriate to the
that will also make the
house look sufficiently different from its
winter appearance to satisfy those pat
rons who banker after green scenes and
pa stureS new.
The management of the New York
Winter Garden announces that the
Winter Garden will remain open
the entire summer, this De
ing contrary to the practice of the
past three seasons. The next DrO1uc-
ton there will he: The Passing Show
of 1914" which is expected to be ready
early in June.
g Announcement is made that owing TO
the elaborate nature Of Miss Cora b.
Shreve's production, The Fountain of
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