The Washington times., 1915-06-06

ers in the announcement that Mabel
Kip will appear with the company
this week in the part of Mag Duncan,
the eccentric friend of Kitty in Kit
ty MacKay."
Natalie Ait Is to be the prima donna
OF a new musical play. The Girl Who
Smiles" which is to be produced early
next season by the Times Producing
Corporation. new concern.
The dramatization Of Irwin Cobb's
novel. Back Home" will be tried out
by the selwyns at Atlantic City this
month with cast headed by Willis
Sweatnam and Tom Wise.
Dorothy Morton, who was we'll known
as a comic opera prima donna some
years ago, returned to the stage last
Monday night to play the title role in
Q production Of "Erminie" in New
Frank Tinney. the comedian. 10 a polo
player Of considerable skill. and Is Just
now nursing broken finger or two
caused by a nasty spill during a game
last Sunday.
Rose Coshlan will celebrate her fftieth
year on the stage next fall with a tubi-
lee pTOQuCtlOn In Wn1Cn many
known stars will take part.
Peg O. Ny Heart" continues to be
one Of the few theatrical attractions
making money In London. The war
s1Ss.9r has psysa hsv9e n fSo with The
capital. but 1t does not seem to have
hurt Peg" which has been running
continuously since last fall.
ter man of the Poll company. Is ex-
pected to make n vaudeville debut
here at Keith's during the latter part
Of this month.
The production Of Tho serennde"
Fortune Teller" will bring another
| cast Of old favorites back to the Ma
tional.
The mechanical effects in "The
Gingerbread Man" call for moro in
Columbia Musical Stock Company has
produced this season and General
Director Frank Ranger declares the
production will be astonishing IN
many details.
play. I'VE Are Seven" by the Poll
Players. will be the first production
of this piece in Washington.
Grace F1lkins, we'll known socially in
Washington as the wife of Admiral
awarded damages against the New Era
Producing Company, which she claims
engaged her to play the leading role
| in THE Rule Of Three at the begin
ming OF last season.
a n ~ ha ~ -
singer Of the Claire Rochester type
among its native daughters in the per-
son OF Marion Francis. who Is now re-
hearsing q novel act that Is to be pro-
els will be remembered as one Of tho
headliners at Chase's several seasons
| ago. She retired from the stage tenn
porarily and has been in this city per-
fectins her vocal accomplishments.
A graceful tribute was paid to Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson on the eve
, of his sailing for England last week,
when the faculty Of Columbia Uniyer-
sity conferred on him the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws. He has Slst
completed his longest and most sue
! cessful season in the United States 1t
is estimated that the gross receipts Of
the tour amount to more than half a
| million dollars.
! Florenz Ziegfeld, jr.. will. It Is un-
! derstood. take over the management of
| the affairs of his wife. Billie Burke,
/ from the Charles Frohman estate,
Sam Bernard has made his first ap-
| pearance as a motion picture actor In a
| drama called THE Dangerous Man"
Tie vaudeville bfls that are being pre-.
sented at the Cosmos at present include
| many Of the biggest vaudeville attrac-
| ions In the country, some of the recent
! productions being as we'll staged and
| acted as any tabloid dramatic and mu-
/ steal offerings presented in this city.