The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

Francis Starr began her second season
, in ''MarieOdile'' in the Euclid Avenue
Opera House. Cleveland, Ohio, last
week. where she was received with the
same enthusiasm that marked her tri-
umphant performances in the role of
the innocent little novice, during the pre-
miere week of the piece I'm this city
Lillian Russell is forsaking the NOV
ies"-or merely migrating for the cold
weather-and is soon to be seen in
vaudeville once more
At William A. Re&'s Forty-etshth
Street Theater on Tuesday evening
Can't Buy will be produced with a
company of which George Fawcett is
the most conspicuous member. The
piece had its premiere in Baltimore last
week.
Dancing Around" with Al Jolson, the
Winter Gardens rhapsody of fun and
frolic song and dance. will soon appear
at the Belasco Theater here.
The tercentary celebration of Shake
speare's birthday which occurs next
April % is anticipated in Henry Arthur
Jones new comedy Cock O. the Walk. "
Otis Skinner impersonates a devotee of
the Immortal William who enacts
Othello on this occasion. and the audi
ence gets an intimate glimpse of his
dressing room at the theater
The Sacrifice" Il drama built on the
Leo NJ. Frank case, is to have a pre-
miere at the Gotham Theater, Brook
lyn, this week. 1t was written by Lem
B. Parker. a prolific writer of melo-
dramas.
Grace Georges season at the Play
house, New York. is now we'll under
way and progressing with success.
Granville Barker and Percy Rurton
have brought over specially from Eng
land the original London lion that ap-
peare1 in Bernard Shaw's "Androcles
and the Lion" due at the BeIasco The
ater this week. The lions name in pri-
vate life is Edward Silleard, and he is
without doubt the most famous animal
impersonator on the other side, this
being his first appearance in America.
In the Gilbert and Sullivan Revue at
Keith's next week will be found Kath-
ryn Irving. Eva Quintard, Natalie
Ewald. Virginia Reynolds, Virginia AL
len. Louise Crane. Hazel Clark. and
Vernon DaIhart. E. Percy Parsons. AL
Barrett. Robert Dore and Mr.. Poppen.
Lucille Watson. who was in the
original cast Of Under Cover" is to be
a member of the cast of Robert H. Nc
Laughlin's new play. The Eternal
Magdalene.'
Treasure Island" has been drama
tized by Jules Eckert Goodman, and
the play will be presented some time
in October. The story will be told in
four acts and six scenes.
Granville Barker left his Red Cross
work in France purposely to come over
to New York to produce Bernard
Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion" pre-
ceded by The Man Who Married a
Dumb Wife"
Albert Cutler. the famous Boston bill
HARDEST, in the Keith bill next week, is
the same cue wielder who won the
"short stop" tournament some time ayo
His vaudeville feature Is credited with
having made hit. and he will dispose
of several challengers while here.
Janet Dunbar, leading woman with
Otis Skinner this year. Is clever car.
toonist and often whiles away leisure
moments in the theater with the pastel.
Miss Dunbar scorns the photographer
and industriously paints character pic
tures of herself and the others Of the
Otis skinner company. defying fate and
the critics by hanging them in her dress
ing room at the theater.
Louis n. Parker has written new
comedy which Sir Herbert Tree will
shortly produce at His Majesty's Thea
ter. London. with Lily Elsie in the lead
ing role.