Evening star., 1915-05-16

Irving Dodge. was produced last week at
Hartford by David Belasco Janet
Beecher was featured in the play.
"A Full House." by Fred jackson. pro-
duced last week In New York, won COM
menoation Tor its fun making qualities
The play turns on stolen necklace and
the mlN-up of travelling bags belonging re-
spectlNely to lawyer and a burglar.
Olga Cook. daughter Of New York de-
fective. is to become the prima donna in
Nobody Home in place of Alice Dovey.
Miss Dovey is to take a prominent part
in new Shubert production.
A new comedy is to be produced in
London called "Strike Me-" by Gladys
Unger and Paul Rubens. the production
to be made by Charles Hawtrey The
leading role is that of an English noble
man bothered by strike
Polly of the Circus" as presented at
Polls next week, will have a show
within a play" for a full one-ring cir
Gus is presented on the stage during
the fourth act of Margaret Mayos de-
ushtful comedy.
The New York Dramatic News sug-
gests as good old plays for revival ''The
School for Scandal" THE Rivals" ''The
octoroon.' After Dark" and Bouci-
caults plays. especially THE Colleen
Bawn'' and "Arrah- -Na-Pogue."
At Moore's Garden Theater next week
the photoplay features will include Fran
els X Bushman. featured in a six-part
Must Not Ring Tonight" photoplay
INSTALLATION linking the speaking stage
with the moving picture screen.
Before he wrote "Green Stockings"
A. f; W. Mason was better known as a
novelist than as a playwright. Since his
successful comedy Mr.. Mason has also
had staged The Witness for the De-
fense." in which Ethel Barrymore and
Blanche Bates have appeared.
Max Marcin is to have three plays pro-
duced shortly. One, called II Want
Money is to go into rehearsal at once
A second. which Is to be produced in At
lantic City next month. is entitled "The
House of Glass" and third. Are You
My Wife, will be produced by a stock
company in Rochester.
with "On Trial" is shortly to launch
production by himself 1t Is a dramati-
zation Of "The Devils Garden" which is
now being made by Edith Ellis. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. Hopkins to bring Nor
man McKinnel to America in August to
act the leading role.
What the local Keith house will do in
June, July and August has not yet been
determined, although 1t is announced
"big-time" vaudeville Will continue as
long as business 3ustifies it, and as
long as next seasons supply of at
fractions need not be encroached upon.
At Moore's Strand Theater next week
the photoplay features will show
Thomas Jefferson. Henry Walthall and
Mary Alden in Ghosts "Rumpstilt-
skin" The Bulldogs of the Trail and
THE Failure"
An air-cooling plant, that puts heavy
currents of air through an ce-making
machine and then washes the air in
chemically prepared water. has been
installed at the Cosmos Theater. Ex-
periments have shown, it is said, that
the Introduction of these cold currents
of air, in addition to the score of oscil-
latfng electric fans. that keep it in mo-
tion. effects a reduction in temperature
during the warmest weather of from
ten to fifteen degrees. thus keeping the
auditorium of the house always com
Portable. The air currents are SO ar
ranged that patrons are not exposed
to draughts.