The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

James W. Hackett will play Macbeth
this season.
William A. Brady announces that he
will double his output of feature pictures
beginning May !.
THE Law of the Land and kick In
will be presented in Australia next sea-
son.
Walker Whiteside will leave for Lon
don very soon to play an engagement at
one of the theaters in the Strand.
Manager 4. H Woods has secured the
right to The New Shylock." the four
act drama by Herman Scheffauer, which
deals with the East Side Jew. This Is
the play originally produced by the
Horniman players in Manchester, Eng
land.
Winthrop Ames has postponed until
next season his production of otto IN,
by Mary Roberts Rinehard, which he &C
Cepted some months ago.
Nance O'Nen is to appear in a picture
a. The kreutzer Sonato."
Charles Waldron will appear in support
Of William Elliott in the film verson OF
H. V. Esmondes celebrated play, when
We Were Twenty-one."
Mile. Dazie one of the first actresses
to pIav at the New York Winter Gar
den. has been engaged for part in the
new production to take place there on
February l..
'On Trial" at the Gambler Theater.
New York. already has a six months
run to its credit. and promises to stay
the season out unless it is dislodged by
an earthquake or other act of God, as
the insurance policies put it.
Oliver MoroscO has acquired the pro-
duClng rights OF the new play by Fred
eric and Fanny Hatton. The play is
called The SOnEbrd." and II tells the
story of "A prima donna. There is no
music in it, however.
Eugene O'Brien. a well-known leading
man. who has supported such stars as
Ethel Barrymore. Frances Starr. the late
Kyrle BeIlew and others, holds a similar
position in Ann Murdocks company, |
which comes to the Columbia Theater
this week.
From midsummer. 1914. to January I. |
1915. there were ninety-four productions
made in New York theaters as opposed
to 1l3 in the same length of time last
wear. according to the figures of the
Dramatic Mirror statistician. And the
years shortage. he thinks is explained
away hv the absence this year of reper-
tOirc companies.
Mrs Patrick Campbell. who has not
heen seen in a number Of years. is COM
ing soon To the New National in "PyG-
maliou." q. Bernard Shaw's latest play.
r. r. Chase. Mrs. Chase. and Mrs. B.
=. Keith We're in the audience Wednes-
day matinee at the 3 p Keith Theater.
It was the first time Mr.. Chase had sat
through a performance since he passed
control of his playhouse 10 the Keith in
rorests.
March l. and IS are the dates set for
the presentation OF Pineros Sweet Law
cndcr," by the students of George Wash
.nCton University. for the benefit of the
Athletic Association. The play will he
produced under the direction Of Mr.. Al
den VI. Wheeler. Of San Francisco and
Washington.
Maud Andrew. who gives a delightful
.0ara rterizatiOn of the maid in
'.tirumDy." made her dramatic debut
with Mr. Maude in London nearly three
ycarS agO. This. however. was not her
\
is possessed Of splendid soprano voice /
and had appeared in numerous musical
productions for several years prior TO
1"r dramatic premiere.
It is now estimated that there are 6OO
English actors serving with the army in
France and 20O more at home drilling
with the enlisted troops. But the biggest
surprise of all is that Harry Lauder has |
%
fund.
The hobbies among the members OF
The Road to Happiness company are
many and varied. William Hodge him !
self is an ardent devOtee of golf. Ida !
Vernon is a famous collector of old laces. |
Marie Haynes is an expert on geneaIO- !
iste. Howard Morgan is a student Nof |
stage history and actors superstitions. |
Helen Ware is to play stock star en- |
caGement lasting two weeks with a
company at Lynn. Mass
\bc Reynolds, who appears at the Gay |
ely this week. is well known 10 Wash |
inCtouians. Years ago he was a mem |
nor Of the famous Biiuu stock company |
lack clifford. tho dancing comedian. |
with Evelyn Nesbit. should not he con- J
fused with Billy Clifford. the farce COM !
rdy comedian Of the decade back.
Phyllis Neilson-Terry. niece OF Ellen |
Terry. brought from England to play |
Shakcspearean repertoire. interrupted by |
the closing OF the I.eblcr firm. is going /
into vaudeville. using the fourth act of |
La TOsca''
Lauretie Taylor and Elsie Ryan to-
-"thcr played Peg o Ny Heart" in |
New York for 7W performances. The |
next longest run was Hoyt's "A Trip to |
chinatown" which ran for 656 perform
snCCs.
Marie Tempest, who seems to be doing |
very well with Mary Goes First and |
her revival of The Marriage Of Kitty" |
on tour. Is to play a summer engagementl |
at the Panama fair and sail later for /
australia. She will not be in England
again for another year. and she insists
this is to be her farewell tour of Amer |
iCa
The cast OF The Rented Earl" will |
include Lawrence dOrsay. Albert Brown, !
Douglas Wood. Schuyler Ladd. Leonard |
Grey. Alice Lindahl. Teresa Maxwell |
Conover and Olive Templeton.
In Chicago it is proposed TO revoke the |
licenses of theaters whose managers |
stand in with ticket spectators.