Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05


son of 1915-16, with Victor
Herbert-Henry Blossom musical
play 1t will be the first of the tnree
leading theaters to start the new sea-
son. and Manager L. Stoddard Taylor'
under whose personal supervision IL mas
risen to its present rank, has announced
it will be found to have been well
groomed and frightened during the
summer months, and to have the same
force of well drilled and accommodate
ing attaches to cater to the wants of
the public.
Since emerging from its uncertain
career as 1.-The Lafayette" many OF the
worlds foremost artists. native ana
foreign, have appeared at the Belasco'
first under David Belasco. for whom
the house was renamed, and later I'M
der Messrs. Shubert. And in no sea-
son since its renaissance has the array
of attractions seemed more brilllant
than that promised for the coming
fall, winter and spring months. Not
able among the promised talent Will
be Edward H. Sothern, with Charlotte
Walker as leading woman, in the new
Alfred Sutro comedy, THE Two Vir-
tues" in which later Mr.. Sothern will
open all-season engagement at the
Booth Theater, New York. This will
be regarded as a special concession to
Washington admirers and patrons of
the drama
Still later allurements will be found
in the San Carlo Opera Company. AN
drocles and the Lion Doris keane in
Romance" "Trilby"; AL. Jolson in
Dancing Around David Warf1eld,
William Faversham. Julie Opp. The
Passing Show of 1875 Omar. the
Tentmaker': Frances Star. THE Road
to Happiness: Walker Whiteside in
1.-The Ragged Messenger" THE Lilac
Domino: Grace George, and yet 9TH
ers The program for the seasons en-
tertainment is both brilliant and at
tractive.
Another announcement brings Louis
j. Fosse, the former stock manager, to
the front with the Casino Theater,
which will be in addition to the houses
catering to the popular vaudeville and
photoplay taste. Mr.. Fosse says the
New York vaudeville managers are
preparing a series of special feature
programs to be presented at the Ca
sino, every act of which will be per-
sonally examined by him to see that it
conforms to the high standard he in
tends to establish.
English VS.. American Thrift-Gene-
We've Houghton, who appears in THE
Only Girl coming to the Belasco
Theater, is a sedate young woman. But
she is also charming and has ideas of
her own.
Being just sophomore on the
stage" she says. Il suppose l should not
have ideas Still I can't be blamed If
] have. My few years of stage life, il
they have not taught me anything else,
have made me certainly feel quite sure
that If the woman who is clever
enough to earn respectable income
is also wise enough to save even a
small part of it there will be fewer
examples of dependent females.
"a woman should never attempt to
convince herself that she has reached
the point when she can afford to relax
her honest efforts. If she does she will
find that her income not only dimIshes,
but soon disappears altogether.
while I was with Montgomery and
Stones company, in which there were
many English girls. was able to study
them, and reached the conclusion that
Americans could learn good lesson
in economy from the English They
come here and assiduously devote them
selves to making as much money as
they cana whole lot more than they
are paid in England. But that isn't all.
They also know how to save it and they
do not mind in the least making boast
that they intend to take the greater
part of their savings home with them.
The American girl would do well to
pattern after them. But, alas. her usual
forte is to do otherwise. With her
the motto is chicken today if we have
nothing but feathers tomorrow"