Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-25

Qulnette who play in "The Queen of the
Movies" have won six prizes for exhibit
tion dancing during the last three months.
Their latest dance Is the Fan Tango"
The Secret" with Frances Starr. as
"star." will come to the Broad Street
Theatre for two weeks, November 30.
David Belasco. under whose direction
Miss Starr Is appearing, chose "The Sc
cret'' as n vehicle for Miss Starr, in order
TO give her an entirely new kind of char
acter to portray, Gabrielle Jannelot be-
Ang study of a woman's personality.
Ethel Valentine, who plays tho part of
Lily Wagner In Today" which comes to
the Adelphi November 80. began her
career as the ingenue with the o. d.
Woodward Stock Company in Kansas
City and Omaha For two seasons she
played with the Suburban itoclk Company
IN st. Louis. Two summers ago she
played leads for a while with the Or
pheum Stock Company. this city, where
she created the role of Lorna Doone.
During her stock days she played all
sorts of roles. from Camille to Wendy
IN Peter Pan"
Richard Walton Tully, author of
"Omar. the Tentmaker," has received
word that he has been chosen as one OF
thirteen distinguished Californians whose
names have been selected TO adorn the
Hail of Fame" now being erected in San
Francisco by the Native Sons of the
Golden West Association Other Califor-
mans who have won national regulations
FOR themselves have been selected from
sculptors, artists and authors, and this
selection OF Mr.. Tully's name to represent
the drama is considered n particular
honor Each of the thirteen names Sc
lected has been allotted an art glass panel
in the Native Sons Auditorium.
Clayton Hamilton, co-author OF 1.-THE
big idea" recently produced. cites a cer-
tain mslodrama, produced a few years
ago as containing the busiest and most
inconsistent villain ever created.
In the first act he tied the beautiful
heroine 20 q railroad track tust as tho
limited was due. In the second he lured
her into an old houses locked her In an
upper room and set the place on fre.
In the third he strapped her under q
buzz saw and set the machinery in mo-
ton. In the fourth he tore the planlxing
out OF Brooklyn bridge, so that her auto
mobile plunged through to the raging
Hood below.
In the NTH act he started to make love
20 her. She shrank from him.
Why do you fear me. NellieH" he
asked.
Charles FrohmAn WIN bring to the
Broad Street Theatre on December IA his
''tri-star'' revival OF sardou's famous
play, Diplomacy" In which William
Gillette, Blanche Bates and Marie Doro
are 10 share honOrs. Miss Doro played
the same role in London the larger part
Of last season, the climax OF her success
coming when she gave a command per-
SormAncs before the King and Queen
AIF. Gillette will play the role OF Henry
Beaueiere and Miss Bates that OF the
Countess zieka.
With Harry Houdini the Master of
Mystery" who win headline the bill at
Kelth'g during the week OF December z,
will be Bessie Wynn. Emmet De Voy
ana company and the Primrose -Four
'-rhe silver Box" which viii follow
s'aindis Wakes at the Little Theatre.
was one OF the biggest successes which B.
lden Payne produced at the Gaisty
Theatre, Manchester.
In the production OF the Critic" sched-
uled at the Little Theatre. b. Iden Payne
viii play the role OF Pun, the press
agent who, In this rollieking burlesqus
upon play-producing, describes the get
ting of publicity aa the pun direct and
the pun collateral"
Fred 0. Whitney Is negotiating with
Wani Vaili and Georgia Cains for the
principal roles In his Oscar Strauss
eperette for vaudeville production.
AZ q recent meeting Of the members Of
the Finance COMMITTEES OF the Actors
FUND OF America the president Of the
fund Daniel H'rohmRn. declares that the
fund was Ia financial straits and needed
immediate assistance. It was said that
st least $4,000 would be required within
two months
fhe fund Is now taking care Of neaFly
80 sick ana destitute actors weekly an
tie year around" said hlr. Frohman.
tsome q fhem are the moat respected
4ud honored g the theatrical nrcfes-
sion. qat their names are never ois-
elqss4 exeent 3 tAQse "a the Executive
zeWmIfEsa.