The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
Small Talk of the Stage

of the piece IL "The Desert Island"
and Paul Kester IL the author.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Ruth Davis
are writing an allegorical play in
three acts. called Victory" John
Philip Sousa Is to supply the incidental
music. The theme is q conflict be-
tween selishness and unselhshness.
Rowland 4 Clifford announce for
,arly presentation a musical play. Tho
Days of Real Sport" The idea has
been obtained from ne cartoons drawn
by Briggs, of the. Chicago Tribune.
Hazel Dawn will confine her work
to pictures during the summer and
start out in August under Charles
Frohman's management in "Sybil."
which was to have been produced in
Boston this season.
The run of Sinners" at william A..
Brady's Playhouse, New York, seems
likely to exceed that of Bought and
Paid For" which holds the record in
this establishment. The advance sale
Of seats now extends through the
month of July.
'The Adventures Of Detective Barney"
(the Century Company. by Harvey
OHfggins, is the newest reminder that
THE Dummy" is a thriller and mighty
good entertainment. The play has Just
finished a long run in Chicago. with Q
boy Scout jollification for the boy
detective"
"Polygamy," at the Park Theater, 10
well on toward the 10th performance Of
its New York run.
Christie MacDonald,s tour in Sweet.
hearts" will begin April 10.
Porter Emerson Brownies Don't
Shoot is intended as a travesty upon in
cidents in the present European contro-
versy. The cast will include Richard
Bennett. Pauline Frederick. Mark Smith,
Frank Byron. Edouard Durant. and Benz
nett Southland.
Because Of the critical illness of her
mother. Laurette Taylor may return
from London to this country some time
next month.
Gayety this week. was seen here last
season as a headliner at Keiths, with
his former partner, Sam Dody.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick and other Ia
dies actively pushing the wonlen's inter-
national peace propaganda arc planning
. series OF great peace events during tho
week Nazimova presents War Brides
at Keith's.
Following THE Misleading Lady," the
Poll Players will be seen In Polly Of tho
Circus" then Help Wanted"
The San Francisco Exposition has d.
verted attention from the theatrical bud-
ness to such an extent on the Pacific
Coast that companies are canceling
routes and returning East.
Clinton Crawford, who Is playing with
Emma Trentini in '"The Peasant Girl at
the Forty-fourth Street Theater. New
York. has accepted an offer from one OF
the leading monthly magazines to write
a series Of articles relating his expert
ences in touring the Orient.
Olin Howard, who dances with Eileen
Molyneux in the Winter Garden (Nsw
York; show, Dancing Around" was In
st. Petersburg when the war broke out.
He literally had to dance his way homo.
for his Russian money was not good In
Finland. and his Finn coin was not &C
ceptable In Sweden. Young Rowland 10
Jobyna Rowland.
Natalie AIT has been engaged by WILL
lam A. Brady for the principal soprano
role in his revival OF The Yeoman Of
the Guard"
Florence Belmont. prinla donna at the
Gayety this week. retires from burlesque
at the end OF this season to join the
"Follies."
Douglas Fairbanks has written the lyric
for a Western topical song, which His
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