The Washington times., 1914-05-31
GOSSIP OF THE THEATERS

is underlined for production by the CO.
lumbia Players week after next.
E.liz Gergerly has been engaged for
| the title role in the second company Of
''sari,' to be sent out next season.
! Douglas Lloyd. late of the omar. the
Tentmaker' company. sailed for Eng
land last week, where he will Ass the
| summer
! Louise Sylvester will be starred, un-
| der the management of Julius Kahn. in
PhiliI. Bartholomae's kiss Me Quick,
in which Helen Lowell was seen last
season.
| Ethel Jackson. who was the original
Merry Widow In this country. has as
| surned Ivy Troutman's role in "A Pair
OF Skies" at the Longacre.
! Six companies Of TOO Many Cooks
will be sent out by William A. Brady
| next season. The original company will
remain in New York.
! Laura Burt and her husband. Henry
/ Stanford. will sail for London on June
! 6. Mr.. Stanford has met with marked
success this season in Sir Jerry In
Peg o. My Heart" Company a, which
he originated.
Julia Dean is reported to be consid-
ering giving up her summer vacation
In order to accept very promising
offer with stock company.
THE Follies Of 1913' opened their
season at Atlantic City last Tuesday
| night. There isn't much said of 1t
except that It is typical ziegfeId pro-
duction.
Percy Haswell. we'll known here for
her work in stock companies. and dur
ing the regular season, begins sum
mer season at Toronto this week with
| 'HThe Charm OF Isobel."
Hans Robert, the we'll known Wash
| ington actor, has arranged to open
vaudeville tour in "A Daddy By Ex-
press next week at Mt. Vernon, n. Y.
Claude Gillingwater, who appeared
here recently at Keith's in a remark
able sketch of his own. has closed a
contract to take his act to the Western
circuits for the coming season.
Edith Helena. a prime fayorite with
Washington music lovers, Is underlined
| TO appear with the Aborn organization
! at the National in Lucia" and Faust
| next week.
Zellah Coyington, the authoress of
/ the sketch Julia Nash, will produce ut
| Eeith's next week, Her First Case,
has also written several others sue
cessful vaudeville acrs.
Eugenia Blair whom every Washing
toniar regards as 4 neighbor. has writ
| ten another dramatic vaudeville sketch
In which she will open her season in
F1rT on tnr11 MI
Julia Marlowe has so far recovered
her health that she was able to make
the rounds Of the New York theaters
last week, and appeared to be in the
best Of spirits. even II a bit pale.
Molly Pearson. the Bunty with the
| original company of Scotch players.
has announced her intention of going
into vaudeville in a one-act piece, In
which she appears as a Japanese girl.
Truly Shattuck has been divorced by
her husband on the ground of deser-
tion. She went to Europe just before
willie engagements.
Maize DAILY. formerly the wife of
Arnold Daily. has married Frank
Crooks" The wedding took place at
the home of Leo Deitrichstein at Stam-
ford, Conn, May g.
Henry z. Dixey. who appears here
this week at. Keith's in ''mono-etc,"
has accepted a regular sketch by Edgar
Allen woolf, and will open with IL
shortly with Marie Nordstrom- The
sketch is said to have most unusual
setting.
Charles Thomson, the English Jug
gIer. who has been doing all sorts of
things to astonish other audiences On
the Keith circuit. will try his hand on
a Washington crowd at Keith's next
week.
Arthur Ritchie, stage director Of the
Columbia Players, has Joined the black
hand society-not the Italian organiZa-
ton, but the group VI actor folk in
Washington who have purchased auto
mobiles and are trying. not to say soil
ing. their hands keeping them in trim
themselves.
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson and
Lady Gertrude are reported to have ar
rived safely home after their American
tour The actor-baronet has announced
that he did not complete his tour of the