The Washington times., 1915-08-29
FOYER GOSSIP.

FOYER GOSSIP.
Before coming to Washington to begin
his new engagement with the Poll
Players A. H. Van Buren, appeared in
several motion picture productions with
Dorothy Bernard for the Fox Film
Company. t.
The Keith management expects to
pring Weber and Fields to Washington
Tor an engagement before the comedians
END their vaudeville season.
Florence Rother. leading woman with
The Tourists at the Gayety this
week. will be remembered as having
appeared here as leading woman with
Ben Welch.
Tho William ]. Kelly who comes TO
keith's this week is former matinee
IDOL of New York and has acquired the
aunty to tell comic stories in an IN
imitable manner. He Is not related 70
walter Kelly. the "Virginia judge of
vaudeville fame.
Mark Kent and Washington both look
% natural to each other and neither is
now aware they were ever parted
yhe sale of seats for the opening per-
Sormances at Polls has been the great
eet IN the history of the theater.
David Bispham is due in Washington
ior q brief song recital as a part of
the Keith vaudeyille bill next week
roWs,sto.. Waido Whipped. a member of THE
tourists company at the Gayety this
week Is said to be the oldest man on
: the ourlesque stage, having commenced
nis career as minstrel in the days
Wnen minstrel companies were novel;
cam Bernard is said to have made the
discovery that he Is a fine example of
sae sne human joke after he saw himself
act IN motion pictures. Bernard was
surprised at his own work, and enjoy yed
u as much as any Of his audiences.
TN The attendance records at the Gayety
t0r the nrst month in the season have
already been broken. according to Mr..
JArboe, although the season is but
Florence Rittenhouse. the new pop
ieading woman. was co-star with
spring.
Gaby Deslys Is to appear under the
management of Charles Dillingham; in
Blow Your Horn,' new musical COM
edy by Irving Berlin and Harry b.
Smith.
Julie OPP returns to the stage this
season to play the leading role in Tho
Hawk opposite her husband. William
Fayersham.
Sir Arthur Ffnero's new comedy for
John Drew has been called The
William Evarts, formerly of the Poll
nP
Brooklyn. "0 0pera house IN
James X. Hackett plans to return to
the stage next season in a new play
with his wife. Beatrice Beckley. as his
leading woman.
Renry Miller declares the business OF
selling milk does not pay, and he In
tends to stop trying to be a dairyman
and return to New York to rehearse
Jules Eckert Goodmans new play.
George Broadhurst is putting the Nm
ishing touches on new play to be pro-
9uced early In the coming season with
george Fawcett in the principal part.
Louise Cunning, the musical comedy
etar was married In San Diego, two
weeks ago, to Oscar Selling, a vioIinast. |
A Berlin report states there are s5n
GERMAN actors at the front with the
Serman army and that about 80 or |
them have been decorated for conspicu-
Gus bravery
Mary Pickford has completed her sdu-
cation. she declares. She made a trim
In an aeropiane in Los Angeles last
week, and thought that was the finish, |
put two days ago she was notified she |
was to act as judge al a baby show,
Joseph Santley celebrated the one hun |
dredth performance Of "All Over Town"
in Chicago last week, by presenting
souvenirs. The piece was given its first
production in Washington last spring,
and has made bit in Chicago.