Evening star., 1916-03-19

Negotiations were completed last week
for an early production of The Gin
derella Man" in London. Oliver Mo-
rosco and Alfred Butt will present the
play Jointly. 1t is also expected that
$50 Long. Lefty" will be taken across
to England late this season.
Lew Hearn and Bonita, who have
been playing with the Town Topics"
company. quit in Chicago last week and
will go into vaudeville at once.
On April % William Faversham and
Margaret Anglin will appear together
in Chicago. playing Romeo and Ju-
liet.'
jr." company, now playing in New
York, and Marilynn Miller of THE
Passing Show of 1915" this week at
the Belasco, are to appear together in
a play by Edgar Smith.
Alone at Last" which leaves New
York for Boston this week. was driven
out of the Shubert Theater because
Joseph Brook contracted for the house
some time ago for The Great Pursuit"
After one week in New York The
Road to Mandalay" failed to please and
closed down last night. The piece may
go on the road, but 1t is doubtful.
Marjorie Rambeau. who is the wife
of Willard Mack, last week signed a
contract with A. II. Woods covering a
period Of six years. Mr.. Woods bought
one-year contract that Miss Ram
beau had with Oliver Morosco and then
got the lady to sign the papers Tor
nve additional years. Miss kambeau
will be first starred in Gentlemen,
Think 1t over" comedy by willard
Mack, and Cheating Cheaters.' from
the pen of Max MARGIN.
The Stolen Honeymoon" comedy.
by Will Rising and Margaret Mayo.
will be put in rehearsal April l. The
Dolly sisters are to star in the piece
1.-The Dawn" by George D. Parker.
viii shortly be put in rehearsal in New
York In 1t Robert Edeson and kath-
elene MacDonnell will have the leading
parts.
Charles Ruggles. who has been play
ing the leads in Rolling Stones" in
New York, will leave that company
shortly to journey to the Pacific coast
He is scheduled for the star role IN
oliver Morosco's Forthcoming produc-
tion of the operetta Canary Cottage,
being under contract to that producer
for number of years.
VERY Good. Eddie" had its one-hun
Thursday night. The piece opened at
the Princess Theater Christmas eve
and has been playing to capacity audi
enceS ever since.
Among the new plays to be produced
this spring is THE Love Knot" under
the direction of T. Daniel Frawley.
Fair and Warmer" has been such
big hit in New York this season that
Selwyn and Company, the producers of
the piece. have decided to start nine
companies out on the road next fall
in it.
Mrs. Frederick Harriott, known to
theatergoers as Clara Morris. celebrat-
ed her SEVENTEEN birthday last Friday
at her home at WhiteStone, Long Island.
Owing to her failing health and partial
blindness, the actress is confined to her
room. She still devotes considerable
time to magazine writing.
The benefit to the veteran New York
dramatic writer William Winter. last
| week was a notable occasion, distin-
guished by many touches Of sentimen
and expressions of appreciation.
| It is estimated that the total attend
ance for the ''On Triar' week was about
| 1000 S. z. Poll wired his congratu-
| lations in appreciation Of the success
| of his Washington company.
A. H. Van Buren. leading man of the
popular Poll Players. has essayed many
roles in his young life. but none of q
| more diversified character than those of
| in THE Shepherd of the Hills is ex-
pected to prove a unique characterize
| tion.
| At a recent dinner of play brokers in
New York the dramatization of THE
| Shepherd of the Hills was declared to
be among the ten leading successes in
stock companies.
Paderewski the great pianist. will
! play at the National Theater Thursday
afternoon, April IS. at 4:30 o'clock,
| under the management of Mrs. Wilson
| Greene. Mr.. Ellis. the Boston Symphony
manager. and Mrs. Greene have had
many requests for this appearance of
Paderewski
Samuel Lehman. the conductor of the
big orchestra CARRIED bv The Passing
Show of 1915" is not only a musical
director, but composer.
George Monroe the rotund comedian
of The Passing Show of 1916, has
been playing old Irish ladies' for so
many years that one forgets he ever
the last important one being Sir An
| thony Absolute. in The Rivals.
George Monroe, who plays Lily in
The Song of Songs travesty in The
Passing Show of 1915" while he never
INDUCES in slang himself. is an an
thority the slang of not only this
country, but of England as we'll He
has an extensive library of reference
books on this subject.
Marilynn Miller. the seventeen-year-
old premier danseuse of 1.-The Passing
Show of 1915 is one of the most do
mesticated little girls Oh the stage, de-
spite the fact of her having been be-
fore the footlights ever since she was
four years old. Her father. who is as
sistant manager of the company. and
her mother and herself always rent an
apartment whenever the show plays in
city more than one week. and the
of the company is to be invited up TO
''baby's" for home-cooked dinner, pre-
pared by her own hands.
Ruth Chatterton will be seen here in
Daddy Long Legs" at the New National
the week of April 10. Miss Chatterton
has made distinct fame for herself
in the role of Judy Abbott. the little
orphan drudge. in Jean Websters de-
lightful comedy.
Eva Tanguay left THE Girl Who
Smiles" to return for good and all to
Keith vaudeville. Adele Rowland was
to have been in the Keith bill here
March q week, but at the last mo-
ment the bill was changed and Tanguay
replaced her.
Julia Hay will be the recipient this
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