The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-09
PEGGY HOPKINS,
KEITH'S

herself is to be produced under Shubert
| auspices. 1t Is plea for what might be
called the emancipation of women
Mime. Petrova puts forth the argument
that the wife should be paid a regular
| salary for looking after the home.
The new opera. "A Day in Paradise"
being prepared by the Messrs. Shubert.
| was written by Edgar Smith from the
| original book OF Leo Stein and Bella Jen-
| bach. The lyrics are by Herbert Reyn-
| olds and the music by Edmund Eysler.
Ralph Herr. Edna Archer Crawford.
Margaret Green. Ruth Fielding. May
Donohue. Florence Gerald. william
David. Robert Mckay, Sam Hines. James
Morton and George Weller have bean
| engaged by the Messrs. Shubert for the
new comedy, wild Came
Charles Klein sailed May on the Lasi-
tania after a short visit in this country
during which he delivered the manu-
script of a new play for Julian Eltinge
called Cousin Jane completed the
manuscript of THE Guilty Man" and
finished the dramatization of Montague
Glass Potash and Perlmutter" stories
Dallas Anderson, late leading man at
the Little Theater in Philadelphia, will
remain In the United States for the sum-
mer. to be ready for his new engage
ment which is In the leading support of
one of the most prominent of American
stars whose season will open on Labor
Day.
Fr$zi Scheff is another new headliner
for Keith Washington vaudeville and the
volatile Niennese star has affixed her
name and seal to a contract calling for
her presentation here this month.
Kathleen Howard formerly of the
Royal Opera at Darmstadt and Covent
Garden, London. has been engaged for
the leading contralto role Of Horatio
Parker's ''Fairyland.'' This opera won
the grand prize given by the National
Federation Of Musical Clubs. and will be
the especial feature Of the ninth biennial
convention of the federation in Los An
geles July l. Alfred Hertz Of the Metro
politan Opera House. will be the conduc-
tor.
In THE Song Bird" the authors tell a
story of a popular operate star. who. in
early marriaed life, has put aside a hus-
band and infant son for the selfish joys
OF public career. Returning from tri-
umphs abroad for her first American ap-
pearaDce, she is confronted by the d.
vorcei husband and the son. now grown
to young manhood. Against her wish
the boy contrives a meeting. and in spite
OF repulses sets about to win the love
to which he Is entitled. The cast includes
William Courtleigh. Orme CaldSra,
George lie Quere. Beatrice Nichols, Flor
ence Oberle. H. s. Duffield and Tom Nc
Larnie.
Louise Randolph. now playing the
leading roles at His Majesty's Theater in
Montreal, is looked upon as the most
likely leading woman for the new roper
toire company announced for New York
in the fall.
At the Comedy Theater. New York.
THE White Feather" maintains It's wide
spread popularity as a drawing attrac-
ton. and obviously is very highly liked
by all the spectators. In this play there
Is a continuous unfolding OF suspense.
and the comic phases of the entertain
ment are exceedingly amusing. The Eu
ropean war serves merely as the back
ground for an attractive story of love
and secret service intrigue that has
many diverting and unusual features.
One Of the oldest characters Of re-
cent comedy creation is that Of the
weird hermit in Seven Keys to Bald
pate" which will be the Poll attrac-
ton this week. This character IL as
distinctive as the lunatfc in The
Misleading Lady"
Beginning today the games played
by the Nationals away from washing
ton in the race for the pennant will
be reproduced with the finest Of de-
tail as to plays on the new Cosmos
Theater scoreboard.
!. The attractive white uniforms for |
The ushers and other attendants at
Polls will be worn for the hrst time |
tomorrow. These will replace the |
winter colonial uniform.
The Poll management il busily en-
gayed in redecorating and adding at
tractive features to the spacious west |
end veranda of the theater. The /
string orchestra will be Transferred |
there and will play - usual before |
performances 80 -. =. - -