The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
Small Talk of the Stage

! Chatterton role in Daddy Long-Legs."
when he begins his tour in the play with
himself in the title role
Bert Levy. vaudeville monologist and
! cartOonist. is now a movie star.
| $. NJ. Znner, manager of the z. NJ
| Newman TraVeltalks. was a visitor to
! Washington during the past week. He
/ reports the current season has been one
/ Of the most prosperous ones Mr. Newman
| has ever enjoyed and that his war pic
lures are an irresistible attraction every
where.
| With the exception Of Monday and
Tuesday Henry W. Savage's big motion
/ picture, "Tncle Sam at York. will be
/ presented at the Columbia Tneater in
. daily matinecs, as we'll as every night
during the week The Tuesday matinee
had TO be omitted because Of the New
y ork symphony concert.
One Of the features with "Rnly Wat
sons Zig Show AT the Gayrty this week
is tho celebrated French Uuadrille
dancers, direct from the Follies BerEere,
Paris
According to the Frankfurter ZcitunE
German actors are i'm a very wr"tChed
state. OF the respectable theaters in
, Germany only about half are giving
performances. The rest have closed
thier doors. waiting for better times.
Nearly 7.gO actors have been deprived
Of their daily bread and Of these only
%n have hccn called TO the Colors About
i.n0o have turned to other employmonts,
and the Frankfurtcr Ieitung SAYS that
many traEotlan may now be seen
earning an honorable pittanCC selling
ucwSpapeTs Nearly 3.WO are living on
alrn- or on the contributions Of their
unions. London Chronicle.
Florence Reed. will play the title role
in picture OF Henry Arthur Jones play,
The Dancing Girl"
Raymond and CaverIy have been signed
for the new klaw K ErIanEcr revue.
"Fads and FanCics" ConrOy and lie
Marie will have principal roles in the
revue.
Il is said Walker Whitcside will take
a vacation extending far into the now
year He has been somewhat disap-
pointed over the fate OF Mr. WI" in
New York. and some doubts are ex-
pressed Of its ever being sent on tour. !
IN the spring the actor will 80 TO Europe
TO I'll another engagement.
=. ZieEfcld is to stage in New York
miniature extravaganza called stop /
Your Watch"
Rruc" McRac has been engaged ny (
Charles Frohman as leading man for I
Ethel barrymore in her new vehicle. THE /
Shadow" This will he reunion of /.
talent. for Miss barrymore and Mr. Nc |
Rae were associated with happy results .
i'm Captain Jinks." Cousin Kate" /
sunday The silver Box" LADY /
Frederick" and Her Sister"
The next Norosco premier to take
place in Chicago after that Of Our Chill .
dr"n," will be that of Jack Laits new
play. The Rohcmian.' which is now in
preparation for its try-out in Los An
Eeles. Mr. Lait has just completed his .
manuscript and will shortly leave for
the Pacific Coast. where he will Join Nat
Goodwin. who Is to be the star OF the
piece. Roth Mr. Morosco and Mr.. Lait
have selected Grace Valentine for the
chief feminine role.
William Winter. the dramatic critic. is
on lecture tour dwelling upon the life
OF Joseph jefferson.
Margaret Newell known as the Eva
TanCuad OF RurlcsGue' appears with
Billy Watson's production at the Gayety l.
Theator this week.
Israel Zangwill has written play for
Arthur Bourchier, called Too Much
Money"
Arthur Collins has bought the French
and Belgian rights of Potash and PERL
mutter."
BOOKINGS are now being made for six
Kick In" companies for the road next
season by the a. II. Woods office.
James T. Powers expects to return to
the stage in a new musical play under !
the management Of the Messrs Shubert
ater-i in the winter. !
Sir Herbert Tree presented in London
last week Louis Napoleon Parker's
David Copperfield," an immediate fail
Ire in this country last autumn under
the title of THE Highway Of Life
Willard Mack is busy completing a
new play called Miracle Mary" which
he used in the form of a sketch in Salt !
Lake City last year. This play is in
ended for Marjorie Rambeau.
Arrangements have just been completed ,
Dy the committee of the Crescent Club '
md they will hold -thier first annual (
benefit performance at the Poll Theater !
m Sunday night, January II, when they ,
will present twelve vaudeville acts, head y
ID by the Book-Binders' Minstrel of the $
Government Printing Office. The show
will consist Of high-class vaudeville from
he different attractions playing in the
,ffy of NVashinPtOn