Evening star., 1915-09-19

promise of many nOtable at-
fractions during the fall and
winter months. The coming
,., vii, ,rsrre TO Washington a sea-
.., - a-.,a onsr, bv capable or
.,.;en r,a counanv is we'll es-
.sh,;.hs :, ,h. f.yor Of music lovers
.,.., d ;ts n-oductiops in
'ne 80 .boss m
."e
come i
.;,,, al
Nine theaters III opei a.'on'
most couhtless iiioE ms '
fndicate degree oi {.
amusement seekers III 'nas :. 80
seems certain To ma ''sei' !"
Walks OF business
The Only Cir quickly won It's wa!
TO high favor in Its brief engagement
at the Belasco. The reason Is not dlh-
cult to divine. Although its story had
been told several times before on the
comedy stage. under skillful handling
II made a good libretto. enriched with
the lyrics of Henry Blossom. while
Victor Herbert's score made it seem
like a new production. The company.
too, from the handsome prin'a donna to
go Oh. r.su,+ was never in doubt.
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II Sothern in a letter to a
friend in washington, disclosed what
,s said TO be his real reason for giving
nm sbakespearean productions. THE
c-owds,, to he rebearsed he dreaded In
a,r event he would not undertake an
out Ju,ia Marlowe. and Miss Marlowe
:. said to have decided absolutely
that she will never appear on the stage
again She has fully recovered her
health and. will take no more chances
with II The stage has lost in her one
AZ its most valuable possessions.
rex+ week the New National Theater
~,,,, forno.,,v omen its season of 1915-16,
C.-rr, AM. ueld,s daush
WIN hidne Sa' o.
ter, In TOO near
reports state that the new young star
will come with much in her own right,
n..,s.. har norentape tn commend her.
oesioes i,ei po 80
Her hiusioai pi"' 10 ~ -. .,.,
ferings OF the season, ana lts titie eA
=. 60. 20 tho younp nrima donna "favors
hsr motner.
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Pin Featkers Perturb--Mark Kent,
usually the most urbane Of stock act
and one wbo can +aka ioka at
r.r,,,1,, nv
ms own eApese 90 '
one In the profession, came very near
losing his suavity of manner last week
vhen approached in the Poll lounge
80 a.sad.
~
Aafk, are you trying 10 become d"
angel? 1 see you are sprouting pin
ouirsr ruhbed his hand over a near
hald spot on the ton of the actors
head. where a new crop Of hair was
lust beginning to make itself felt
rather than seen.
For the last two weeks this bald snot
has been subject for iocu,aritv at
.bs .cto,,s exnense because i. made its
apnearance very suddenly. lust before
the first matinee of Jerry" in which
Mr. Kent who nlayed the middle-aeed
En1Iish lover. was descr. bed as having
a baId spot on ton of his head.
4 wig had been ordered. but IL did
not arrive in time for the Monday mat
ines So tbe actor who believes in do
Ing evervthins tboroughIv regardless
Of physical discomfort. dashed out of
the tbeater AT ave minutes 10 2 and
had a bald spot made by a barber. The
wig arrived in time for the night per.
formance. but II was too late then.
Iuring the Excuse Me" week the
chsracter man was fortunate in having
to wear a black WOOL wig. as the
Pullman car porter- and he is tbsnkfml
that tIa fa,ss b.ye dirac,ed that he
should wear the cardinai:s red can
,hrouabou, tbe current waaL wbsr he
nIays R;chetieu In ..I-ndsr The Ped
pnh. :, ua is bonaf,,, ,bat hy nayt Sat
rrdsy ,ieh, HI. anin fea1bers as thsv
49,. oaI1ad wiI, bya s,rn,r 90 nart
ing nronort;ons
wl xs,x,r ,,a.,,i..,
"e '.'ea - te"i p'e
agent never at loss Tor word, or
lurid description, or a fancy to fasci-
nate the public for his star. is at last
r.aru ~ ,..;n.. 4, ,,a ,ba c.,so NJ
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II aii IL oos hdHieu Hiichael' OF hihe
for short
Mike has certain histrionic fame,
and yet he lacks e. theatrical descrip-
ton Ordinarily he might be termed
by the profession "a prop" But he
doesn't answer the definitjon-at least