Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

Philadelphia recently and is pronounced

:, d. c.. AUGUST 80.
Philadelphia recently and is pronounced
a success.
William Bonelli has Joined The Dunn
my at the Hudson Theater playing the
role of the father during the absence
of Frank A. Common.
established at Colton's, on the lower Po-
tomac.
An early booking in this city will be the
Hudson Theater success, The Dummy,
which comes direct from New York.
For the week of September IA the Ma
tional Theater will offer John Bunny in
Bunny in Funnyland.' Two score
youngsters will! be found in the cast.
Eddie Talbert, the assistant treasurer
Of the Columbia Theater. is spending two
weeks vacation in the mountains Of Wiz
GINA.
Plans are already under way for the
opening of the regular season Of the Co
lumbia Theater September Is. with THE
Rule Of Three
E. A. Turner has been engaged by
in The Bird Of Paradise" Mr.. Turner
has recently been seen in Lubin and Vic
tory films.
Warner GLAND has forsaken his golf
links at Leeds, Mass, to go to New
York for rehearsals in The Yellow
Ticket in which he will play the role
created by John Mason.
Marguerite Leslie, who played the role
hos hn
engaged for the principal woman's part
in a. fall production at tie Drury Lane
Theater, In London.
Madge Titheradge. who had the lead
ing role in "a Butterfly On the Wheel,
has been engaged by Charles Frohman
as leading woman for the Prince OF
Wales Theater, London.
An offer has been made for the west
ern rights to The Argyle Case, nu!
the matter has not been settled. Robert
Hilliard may go back to the play II a
new one does not come along In time.
Ben Ryan and Harriette Lee, the
Keith Theater favorites, next week Will
appear in a new version of their nrs1
success, you've Spoiled IT.
Chester Nelson, one of the leading
comedians of "Follies Of the Day"
a boy of fourteen years, and Is today
one Of the highest salaried RUDE COM
edians in burlesque.
author Of Polly Of the Circus Twin
Beds" Baby Mine" and other plays,
is to be produced by Charles Frohman
in October. 1t Is in three acts and Is
entitled Il Didn't Want to Do IL.
81 a
ert de Flers and CASTOR A. de Caillavet
have written lyrical legend in four
acts entitled Beatrice" which is found
ed on a story by Charles Nodier. Inc
music for 1t was composed by ANDRE
Messenger.
II will require 5000 yards of canvas
to carry the twenty-one painted scenes
of Life" the big melodrama OF Amer
lean locale, upon the production OF "ne ,.
William A. Brady Is hard at work. Inc
play is to be brought out during
October
Gabrielle Dorziat. the talented French
actress. who has been engaged by VIII
liam Faversham in The HAWK, nas
been playing the role she is TO present
in French at the Theater Rena,ssd Inv,
inrr Waved on the London stage for three
seasons.
Nazimova sails for America the first
week in September to begin fehed.sais
in a new play which has been written
for her by Basil Macdonald Hastings,
the author of THE New SIN Although
MIR. Hastings play is finished no Name
for ii has vet been announced
While Miss Ethel Valentine, Leading
lady of the New York company OF 10
day" returned from Europe on the "a
France Thursday, she was minus ner
baggage and her husband of eight weeks
Ia5n Tory the young French artist, who
was sent to the front as lieutenant OF
the Goth Regiment Infantry, OF the re-
servists.
There is no tangible interference with
+,a 1,,,ns of the Liebler Company tor
its theatrical season on account OF the
war Most of its productions coh-
cerned players and playwrights VINO We're
marooned in England since the oeciara-
tion of war. but in spite of this menace to
its organization, there Is no one miss
ing SO far.
Tho ffth and last season in 'Disraei
1T George Arliss begins September :. Mr.
Ar,iss arrived on the st. Paul. On tne
steamship with him were Miss Margaret
Dale Ernita Lascelles, his new leadinS
lady. and Mrs. Arliss. The tour OF DIS
"a eli'' will take the company Tor the hrst
time to the coast, playing an ensttse a ~.
I'm San Francisco during the Panama falr.
Cyril Maude with an entirely new com
nany arrives in New YORK ABOUT Inc
middle of October. He will spend q fe"
weeks vacation in New York before