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motion pictures, The list of subjects
Pstersburg " The Romance PM Of ma Man. =,
Richard Wagner" and IAN Evening
With the Stars.
Bricks Maternity" was produced be-
fore an invited audience in New York
last week. with Richard Bennett and
Adrienne Morrison in the leading roles.
Frank Mills has been engaged for the
leading masculine character In the
comedy by Porter Emerson Browne. In
which Ann Murdoch Is to appear.
Molly Mcintyre, who was featured in
Kitty Mackay," is to go into vaude-
willie with a playlet called The Fiddle
Told a tale of the Tennessee noun
tains.
William Morris is starring in re.
vival of Mrs Temples telegram.
Eta Hawkins. Charles Latte and Frank
Fuller.
May Buckley. who is playing in
Cleveland. has offered to consider
manuscript plays of any character from
Cleveland playwrights. with view to
a trial production.
Franz Lehar and Leo Fall. who wrote
The Merry Widow" are reported as
captured by the Russians In Galicia.
They were serving as officers OF the
Austrian army.
The revival Of Rosemary" with John
Drew and Alexandra Carlisle in the
leading parts; took place last week IN
New York and will go on tour to the
Pacific coast.
Emma Trentini tainted on the stage
pearing in her new operetta. The
Peasant Girl" and has been ordered
to take a complete rest.
Frank Finney. during his eleven
years in the burlesque field. has writ
ten over forty successful shows. Prior
to his association with burlesque he
was in stock in Spokane, Wash.
Lou Tellegen. who has been starring
in Secret Springs" is to appear under
er new play adapted from the Hun
garian. called The Irresistible Man"
Me and Grant," the new comedy by
James Montgomery, Is reported to have
scored a success in its hrst week In
Newark, N. j. Frank Bacon, Elmer
Booth and Agnes Scott have prominent
roles.
A new play by James Forbes pro-
duced recently in New York Is called
The Show Shop" Actual life on the
stage is it's theme and it is said to give
the public many glimpses behind the
scenes.
last week was the $4,000 prize play.
Children of Earth by Alice Brown.
II was given under the direction of
Winthrop Ames. and is story of New
England life
The feminine portion of the audiences
at the Gayety grows with each per-
Torrance. Manager Peck is said to be
doing everything in his power to dem
onstrate that burlesque is not strictly
q mans show.
With Josef Stransky as conductor
and Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the famous
pianist. as soloist. the Philharmonic So
ciety of New York will give the second
of its series of concerts at the New
National Theater the afternoon of
Tuesday, February 9.
Onf of the early attractions at the
New National will be Annette Keller
man ia new musical production, The
Model Girl"
Julia Sanderson. Donald Brian and
Joseph Cawthorn. in their big musical
comedy success, THE Girl from Utah."
will be one of the February attrac-
tions.
The dragoman, employed by E. NJ.
Newman. to act as his interpreter in
Egypt last summer. is said to be quite
a noted parsonage. He has guided celeb
among them J. Pierpont Morgan.
Joseph Fadl is his name. and he has
the unique distinction among his peo-
pie of having been to America. where
wealthy families in whose service he
had been while travelling in Egypt and
the 9dan.
general title under which Dwight
Elmendorf will launch his newest
series of illustrated travel talks. the
first of which-"Around the World
given at the New National Theater
Thursday afternoon. February Is.
Other lectures in the course will be
around the Mediterranean" around
Europe" and Around the United
States
The lectures will be given In a
course covering fve Thursday after
Moons.
Washington theatergoers will well
come to the National Capital for his
initial stage productions. the return of
David Belasco, who for SO long made
this city the seat of the wonderful
and great Belasco premieres.
Says the press agent:
Frances Starr Is Il jeweiless actress.
her pearl of great price. since it has
been he who has made II possible for
her to rise to the great heights she oc-
cupies Americas leading actress OF
distinctly dramatic and at the same
time lovable roles of Yirlish charm.
imagination. innocence and poetic and
spiritual appeal" Pearls of great
price are noted for doing these things,
1t seems.
Evelyn Nesbit and Jack Clifford will
appear in dancing act at keith's
carly in February.
In spite of excellent business in Ken
lucky and Ohio. FRITZ Schen closed
her season in Pretty Mre. Smith" in
st Louis January 3. II is said a photo
play of the musical comedy is contem-
plated.
II is rumored Donald Brian is to re-
tire from the stage after this season
New York.