The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-02

| WILMINGTON life written by James Hay,
jr.. son of the chairman of the Military
Affairs Committee of the House of Rep
resentatives, is to be dramatized for
production next season. The book, al
though primarily a romance of Washing
ton life contains remarkable arguments
| in behalf of nationwide prohibition.
Speaking at a meeting of the New York
| Theater Club. Commodore J. Stuart
| Blackton, president of the Vitagraph
Company Of America. said that for the
, year 1919 81, 900 was paid by the gen.
eral public for admission to various
motion-picture houses throughout the
| country.
Nine. Frances Aida. prima donna So
! prano of the Metropolitan, says that
| hereafter she will spend all her sum
mers in America. Her recent purchase
! of an extensive country estate on Long
| Island indicates that her decision to be-
come thoroughly Americanized is final.
Comstock and Gcst will have two
! "Expcrience' companies on the road next
| season.
| Ned Wayburn's production Of the COM
! edy shes In Again has had its first
! performances in Eastern cities. and is
| announced success. 1t Is headed TO-
ward Chicago for summer engagement
Harrison Grey Fiske has issued a state
ment denying the report that Mrs. Fiske
will soon go into vaudeville. He admits
that she was offered an engagement. |,
but says that she refused 1t.
This weeks attraction at the Gayety |
Theater will be the last burlesque per- |
Torrance of the season.
Manager Robbins has not vet an /
nounced the Keith policy for the COM
ing months of June, July and August. |
OF course, the theater will stay open as
long as worthwhile attractions can be
offered without detracting from the value
of the bills during the regular season.
Albert Roscoe. the Poll leading man.
will have a unique part in the motion
picture entertainment at Polls tonight
when a program of photoplays Will be
shown, in three of which Mr.. Roscoe
will enact the leading roles. In addition
to appearing the screen star. he VIII
appear in person and relate some anus
ing and exciting incidents which occurred
during the making of these films.
Kathleen Howard. formerly of the
Royal Opera at Darmstadt and Covent
Garden, London. has ben engaged for the
leading contralto role of Horatio Par
ker's "Fairyland." This opera won the
grand prize given by the National Fed
Grafton of Musical Clubs and will be the
especial feature of the ninth biennial
convention of the federation in Los An
rcles July |. Alfred Hertz. Of the Metro
politan Orera House. will be the con-
duCtOr.
Edward Abeles is to star in The Last
Laugh.
George W. Lederer has bought the film
rights Of sunday" in which Charles
Frohman starred Ethel barrymore.
After David Harum'' the Poll Players
will he seen in Margaret Anglins COM
edy success, Green Stockings"
George Bernard Shaw is engaged in
writing lyric, which. when set to a
raCtime tune by Irving Berlin. will be
in both the New York and
London productions of Watch Your I
Step
Francis Wilson may revive "Ermine"
this spring.
The comedy Don't Shoot is no more.
The company was headed nv Richard
Bennett and Pauline Frederick.
Fred Terry and Julia Nelson have be
gun rehearsals at the Strand Theater,
!. London, of The Argyle Case
Violet Heming saw the first perform
ance ever given of "The Christian" by
Hall Caine. in her fathers theater in
Douglas. Isle Of Man. when she was still
too little to walk alone. In the copy
right performance her mother. Mabel
A., YY~ry T.t-
played John Storm and Mrs. Caine play
ed Polly Love.
Nora Bayes is expected at Keith's the
week following the Fashion Show.
Polly of the Circus will be an end
,f-May attraction at Polls.
Louis Mann has made arrangements to
deliver a series of lectures on the drama
1t Columbia University.
Phil Peters. one Of the comedians at
he Gayety this week. is making his
irst Washington appearance tomorrow
lfter six years success in England.
A. H. Woods has begun engaging a
company to support Julian Eltinge in
he new play which Charles Klein has =
written for him. He has placed under I
contract Tor one OF the important parts
Alma le Court, who derives considerable
from being exploited as the
Partisan beauty"
THE Poor Little Rich Girl" recently
concluded a run Of seven weeks at the
;aiety Theater Miss Horniman'S, Man
hester. England.
The success Of the Henry Jewett Play
RS at the Boston Opera House this sea-
on has prompted Manager ". r. Mac
Donald to organize a school OF acting
which will give special courses Of prac-
ical study for the stage. During tbs
ummer months open-air pastoral per-
ormances will he given by the players
n conjunction with the school.
Marjorie Rambcau has ben engaged by
'liver Morosco to play the leading role b