The Washington herald., 1915-04-25

New York.
The Chicago Little Theater Com
pany will present Trojan Women" 9
tragedy by Euripides, translated by
Gilbert Murray. at the Columbia Thea.
ter May Z. under the auspices Of the
Washington branch of the woman's
Peace Party. Tickets are now on sale
at the Columbia Theater.
Informal negotiations are under way
to bring leading players Of the Come.
die Franchise. Of Paris. to New York
! this winter for a series Of perform.
ceeds will be devoted to q fund that
is being raised to care for families OF
destitute French actors.
Gilbert white'A Latin Quarter play
| The Career" will be done in New
York this fall. with a distinguished
dancer in the leading role.
The dramatic stars are beginning to
divide for the summer. and hereafter,
| until the call of the boards 10 again
made, many of the brightest features
of past dramatic successes will be en-
gagged in stock plays.
N. 8. Bentham has signed Maurice
d|AOh with inc pTOouCtlOn 10 DC
| headed by Elsie Janis, which Charles
Dillingham; will make early next sea-
son.
Na.imova. in war Brides" il sup
ported by Mary Anen. Louie Emery.
! Charles Bryant. Edith Speare, c.
Brown. and william Hasson. Her
personal manager Is William Muen-
ster.
Blanche Deyo. the dancer, has re-
turned to the stage after three years
absence, and will appear here this
week with Joseph Santley in All Over
Town"
The report that 'Moloch." by Marie
Beulah Dix. in which Holbrook Blinn
Is soon to act in Chicago. 10 an elab-
Grafton of thee same writer's one-act
play of ACROSS the Border" also acted
by Mr.. Blinn earlier in the season. IL
a notion not to the liking Of George
c. Tyler. who says there Is no con-
nection between the two plays.
Chauncey Olcott leaves Chicago
after the completion Of his engage
ment at the Olympic Theater for a
only at Salt Lake City between Chi
cago and San Francisco. His tour
will end July 4.
The Granville Barker company. includ-
ing Miss Mccarthy. Ian Maclaren. and o.
p. Heggie are to appear in Greek plays at
Princeton this summer. The plays are to
be done in the stadium.
Beatrice Allen, who engages in several
of the important dances with Joseph
Santlev in "Ar Over Town." was Vernon
Castles dancing partner when he was in
Paris at the Pre- Catelan. Miss Allen was
last season the dancing partner Of Sc
bastian.
The stars in The New Henrietta" de-
livered addresses before the Drama
League in Grand Rapids. Mich. recently.
Clifton Crawford and Frances Pritchard
have introduced a new dance into The
Peasant Girl"
Richard Carlo will take a shy at vaude-
Vile under the management Of Joseph
Hart.
Florenz Ziegfeld is making an effort to
bring about a reconciliation between Jack
Norworth and Nora Bayes so that he may
new Follies.
The vaudeville Fashion Show" in
which Peggy Hopkins. of this city. has
been one Of the thirty and moro fair
models and illustrators, will be presented
in the Keith Theater here the week of
May TO-
Baden Payne has received q new play
from Harold Brighouse. whom he intro
duced to American audiences with Lone
some Lake" Mr.. Payne will produce the
new comedy in the fall.
Edgar selwyn. author Of Nearly Mar
RED next weeks bill at Polls, also
wrote The Country Boy and The
Arab" Mr.. Selwyn Is also a gifted actor.
and his wife is Margaret Mayo. who
wrote Polly Of the Circus" and Twin
Beds"
ut Pays to Advertise" at George NJ
Cohan's Theater. Manhattan. continues
its uninterrupted success.
ION Trial. has lost none Of it's attrac-
tons for the theater-going public that
likes gripping melodrama.
Frances Starr. in "Marie-odile," is
SCORING IN one OF the most NOIdOlc Oh the
Belasco triumphs.
Mrs Norris Boleum has become a
mother. The little daughter has been
christened Doris Amorfta Bokum. Oh.
yes. the middle name. that was be-
slowed because the mother is Ethel
Kelly.
Lonesome Like ID to be played in
vaudeville by Whitford Kane. Helen Evily
and Kate Morgan. It recently formed q
part OF the program Of the Modern |
Drama Players at the Toy Theater in |
Boston.
Kelley Allen. Of the Clipper, says Gran |
Vile Barker has the right idea regarding |
theatrical scenery. when he moves |
rom one town to another he can send |
ais scenery ahead by mall
A new war play produced in London |
bears the questioning title. Are We
and answers It in the |
negative.
Herr Emmanuel Reicher, who made /
ADJUSTMENTS.