Evening star., 1915-02-28

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william Rock and Maud Fulton may
appear in New York in a new play.
A new dance introduced in "Tonights
the Night" Is called the submarine
glide.
Margaret Anglin has revived her
former hit. Mrs. Danes Defense, In
the south
Alice Fischer starred few seasons ago
in Mrs Jack" and is well remembered
in Washington.
Following Gertrude Hoffman at keiths
win come a bill already containing Mrs.
Leslie Carter and Sam Chip.
'sThe Shadow" Ethel Barrymore VIII
be seen in New York in new play.
Plans are being made for national
celebration of the 300th anniversary OF
the birth Of William Shakespeare.
Early next month in London "E1-
cuse Me" Is to be produced. with Will
lis swetnam playing his original role
of the porter. .L
Harvey o'Higgins and Harriet Ford
have written a playlet entitled "Dicky
Bird" whose theme is husband killed
by kindness.
A new musical medley. under the d.
rection Of Klaw & Erlanger, Gales
.Fads and Fancies,' will be seen n
New York. Il
Marie Tempest Is to make q tour q
the Pacific coast in Nearly Married.5
william Graham Browne playing tns
leading part: ~
Louis e. Anspacher, author of "Our
That pay anshei Sr nay
is the husband of Kathryn Kidder.
Two performances of The Peasant
Crawford in the leading roles wersT
given last week in Hartford, Conn. %
The Naval Academy midshipmen will
this year have produced by their ora
matte club, the Masqueraders. an origi-
nal comedy called Facing the Music"
Nine. walska, Polish prima donna.
is shortly to make her American oepu.
in an operetta called Before the
Play" under the direction OF the shu-
bertS.
When "The Prince of Pilsen" was
nroduced in Toronto last week the
scenes were laid in Nice, and all the
Teutonic characters were changed to
French.
lanes K. Hackett has established Of
fees in New York, and is contemplat-
ing several big productions. He is at
present at work on his revival OF
Macbeth
CT Jouis has stock company which
will fnaugurate the stock star system
Wilton Lackaye will be the first star:
and others will be Katherine Grey ana
Florence Roberts.
Otis Skinner has contract for hye
years with Charles Frohman. he WI,
leave New York for tour on the roao
in "The Silent Voice. and next season
he will have new play
Fred c. Whitney is planning the es-
ia ablishment of a national theater IN
New York with subscription auoi
ence and a large company presenting
weekly change of bills.
Madse Lessing, favorite in New
York several seasons ago, ana VINO
since has made success in EUROPE
has returned to this country and VIII
appear in musical comedy
new play by c. F. Nirdlinger. who
wrote for Elsie Ferguson THE First
Ladv of the Land" is TO he produced
at Bridgeport this week. The priRci-
nal role has been intrusted to Suzanne
Jackson. .+r
Emma Bunting is to make tour OF
.he principal cities of the south. start
ing in Texas. in 'Help Wanted" un-
1er the direction of Jack Lait, author
and manager of the play. and John
Bafe-ty. -
q, Modern Eve" which had a run in
Chicago, is to be revived by HarrN Z,
Asl,in in Boston. William Norris, who !,
was in the original cast. and John
Cort are Interested with Mr.. Askin in
the production. i4'
Eva Taneuay had to cancel her en-
eagement in Baltimore last Tuesday
and returned TO New York. She is
reported to be i'll with the grip. 0iga
Petrova, the celebrated dancer. hlieo 2
her place on the program. .
The new Winter Garden musical re-.
we in New York, Maid in America,
was produced last week by the Shu. :
berts with a strong cast of musical q
comedy and vaudeville stars. including a
Nora Bayes and Charles ]. Ross. = -
"Rich Man, Poor Man. play by4-
Porter A>erson Browne had it's first
AT the Little Theater. The play has for ,
ITS theme social contrasts in mar :
rage of q rich mans SON to a poor
mans daughter. 7'=
FANNY Ward has playlet called "A
Table and Two Chairs" in which she
enacts the role of a wife who Is
social butterfly until financial reverses
come to her husband and leave the
couple only the articles of furniture
which supply the title.
lean Irwin. who made her debut in
wagenhals & Kemper's revival several
years ago of midsummer Nights
Dream" has Joined the burlesque ranks
and is appearing at the Gayety Theater
this week.
Gabriiowitsch opened his tour in New
York with the Philharmonic Society under
Josef Stranal<y. Other orchestral en-
eagements booked include appearances
with the Cincinnati Orchestra under DIR.
Erneat Kunwald the St Louis Orche0-