Evening star., 1915-12-19
Machree." which George MacfarIane in
singing at keith's today.


Frances Starr is to appear in a COM
edy as yet unnamed, by T. wigney
Percyval and Horace Hodges, authors
OF Grumpy the last of next month
at the Belasco Theater in this city.
Oliver Morosco. the producer of The
Cinderella Man." last week signed a
long-term contract with Elsie Janis,
whom he will present in Betty" a
current London musical success.
E. H. Sothern is to have an "old Boys"
night, in New York, in which all who
saw saw his father L, A: Sothern. in the
first performance of Lord Dundreary.'
at Laura keane's Theater in 1858, will
be admitted as guests.
Mamie Conway. Mrs. George D. Mel
Vile, remembered as leading woman
in Babes in the Woods" died last
week IN New York. She was stricken
with heart trouble while on her way
to the heater.
Grace George appeared in New York
last week in the title role of Shaw's
salvation Army play, Major Barbara"
In the company were Louis Calvert.
Mary Nash, Ernest Lawford, Josephine
Lovatt and Conway Tearle.
Emily Stevens. now playing the title
role in The Unchastened Woman" at
the 39th Street Theater in New York,
will become star under Mr., Moroscos
management. beginning this week.
A novelty of Nam zelle." which is to
be this weeks production at Polls, Will
be the Introduction of the various char
acters ess in h,sln the play BY means of an anil
players also will introduce specialties
of character entirely new to them IN
Washington.
The musical play. Betty" in which
Elsie Jams is to appear under the di-
rection of Oliver Morosco, is to open
in New York the first week in Feb
ruary. George P. Huntley, who played
| the leading masculine role in London,
will be brought over for this produc-
| tion.
A new producing firm -sprang into
| being last week in New York when
James X. Hackett and George Tyler
arranged the formation of a theatri-
cal company to be known as Hackett
a romantic comedy by Brandon lyman
as yet unnamed.
The latter part of February w. n.
Crane will be given a dinner by tho
New York theatrical managers Mr.
Crane has already celebrated his sew
entieth birthday and the forty-ffth
anniversary OF his marriage. Mrs
Crane always travels with him.
Keiths announces the following stars
TOT w washington IN the immediate 1u-
ture: Weber and Fields. Lillian Rus
sell, Lily Langtry, Irene Franklin,
Alexander Carr. Sam Bernard. Frank
Mcintyre. Harry Carroll. Joan Sawyer.
| Morton and Moore, Elsie Janis, Nine
Jomelli, Bickel and Watson, and others
| too numerous to mention.
! Guy Bates Post in Richard Walton
Tully's spectacular Persian love. play,
Omar. the Tentmaker." will be the at
traction at the Belasco the week con-
mencing Monday, January 3. The star
! will be surrounded by the same COM
pany that supported him before, and
the massive and Elusive scenic adorn-
ments will again be in evidence.
| An agreement was entered into last
| Wednesday in New York between Klaw
and Erlanger and Oliver Morosco,
| which took effect Immediately, whereby
all hrst-class attractions playing Los
| Angeles are to be concentrated at the
Mason Opera House in that city. Tho
/ term of the agreement is seven years.
There not being enough good attrac-
| tions for two theaters in Los Angeles
one will be closed.
The Stage Society, which brought
Granville Barker and his company to
this country. will, with the Charles
Frohman company. make a production
| OF new play, The Soul Machine" by
Daniel Garrettson. with a cast includ-
! ing Edith Luckett. Helen Robertson
| Jane Marbury, Vincent S.errano and Eu-
gene O'Brien. Miss Luckett is a sister
| of Joe Luckett, at one time manager
Of the Columbia Theater.