Evening star., 1915-11-14
which treats OF war but is not war

which treats of war but is not q war
play.
"Paganini," by Edward Knoblauch,
| with George Arliss in the title role.
The play is to go to Chicago for run,
and then be taken to New York.
| Edward Peple's' one-act play, ''The
| Girl" has been expanded into three
act comedy and will be produced by
the author in conjunction with Edgar
McGregor, with Olive Wyndham and
Henry kolker in the cast.
| Arnold Daily last week made the
American production in New York of
| The Angel in the House." by Eden
| Phillpotts and Basil Mcdonald Hast
ings. The play is a satire on the futur-
| ist art, eugenics and other fads of the
| times.
Fair and Warmer" by Every Hop
wood. was produced in New York last
| week. 1t concerns two couples in an
| apartment house, the neglected wife of
| one and the equally neglected husband
of the other, who join forces.
Because many of his old patrons found
| it impossible to patronize his travelog1ies
in the morning. as advertised Burton
Holmes has decided to postpone his course
which was scheduled to start this week,
until January. The change was made
after the receipt of many protests against
the morning hour.
An event of interest to many in So
cial and musical circles will be the ap-
pearance in vaudeville at keiths Thea
three talented young women of this
city. Under the billing Cramer. Noble
and Fiske they will offer refined sing
ing act.
Patrons of the Castle Square Theater,
Boston. where Common Clay came
from, have been witnessing lately
new play called Goat Tales" at which
several New York managers are cast
ing covetous glances. Goat Tales" is
by Edward Clark, and is described as
mystery farce. John Craig has staged
it. and Mary Young was the selection
for the leading role.
Percy Burton has not abandoned the
idea of producing Gamblers AL al
though the death of Lewis Waller, who
was to have been its star. caused some
delay in the plans Another Wen
actors place in the stellar role: The
author of the play, Mrs. May Martin
dale, also died within the year. she
was the daughter of Sir Charles Young,
author OF jim, the feHlHdI.
At tomorrow's matinee of THE Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" at Polls, an at
tractive edition of a new song called
June" will be given to each lady in
the audience. The words and music are
by Mr.. James Thatcher The cover will
be decorated with portraits of Miss Rit-
tenhouse and Mr.. Thatcher.
When Richard Ganthony wrote "a
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years trying to find producer who
had courage to try it out in London
Charles Hawtrey accepted 1t because
he had nothing else in sight. and. IKE
when ne pr9auSea p;e {,
expected to keep it on the stage 1or
only a few weeks, until something bet
should turn up.
When William Faversham comes to
this CITY with 1.-The Hawk" he will
have as his leading man H. r. Herbert.
Mr.. Herbert began his stage career
when three years of age, and Whlle the
years devoted to his education We're
tai ken out he has spent practcallE mis-
entire life in the theater. He frst came
to America to support Miss Billie
Burke in "The Mind the Paint Girl
Sam Sothern. the featured member
of "A Pair of Silk Stockings" company.
made his stage debut in London in 1884
in the supporting company of Charles
Hawtrey in The Private Secretary.
He is a son of E. A. Sothern, Lord
Dundreary," and a brother of E. II.
Sothern.
Manager Harry Jarboe of the Gayety
Theater specially announces that all
productions offered at the Gayety are
censored with special reference TO
woman patrons.
Alf Hayman, general manager of the
Charles Frohman Company, says: Il
of the late C. F. in selecting the Ma
tionai Theater in Washington for the
first performance of Mr. Drew in his
new comedy. &C. F. always claimed
that Washington's verdict of star and
a play was indorsed in New York, and
it was his desire always to make first
productions of new plays in Washing
ton
Gladys Knorr, the ingenue of "A Pair
of Silk Stockings" says the very day
she made her debut in this world. her
mothers nurse. an old squaw of the
Navajo tribe, wrapped her in a good
luck" blanket Since then it has never
been out of her possession. There Is
legend among the Navajos that the first
blanket was woven by the spirit of
godmother and presented to the chief
of the tribe. Since then one particular
pattern has bestowed upon its owner
nothing but the best of good fortune.
Sam sothern. brother of E. II. Soth-
ern, says: "Despite the fact of my
having been in the United States so
little your country has always had a
particularly strong appeal to me-
Whether this is due to sentiment ow-
ing to the fact of my father having
made his first appearance in Boston,
or to the hospitality invariably ex-
tended to me, l cannot say.
"My father (E. A. Sothern), you know,
came to this country over sixty years
ago and opened in the New England
city as DR.. Pangloss in The Heir at
Law under the name of Douglass
Stewart