Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
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st Elmo" and East Lynne" are still
In favor with stock companies.
A. H. Woods is to produce comedy
called Watch My Wife"
1t is said that The Fear Market
Amelie Rives play. is to close.
H. H. Frazee is to produce a farce by
Mark Swan called Nothing but the
Truth"
Fred Niblo. in ''Hitthe Trail Holiday"
expects to remain in New York for the
rest of the season.
Julia Dean is to appear in vaudeville
in a playlet called The Red Message"
by John Willard.
A third company to play THE Eternal
Magdalene" is headed by Florence
Roberts and Edmund Elton.
Lowell Sherman has one of the inn
portant roles in THE Heart of Weno-
ma" Other players in the cast wen
known in Washington are William
Courtleigh and Leonore Clrich.
Charles Phillips. the press represent
alive of Leo Dietrichstein, has written
a blank verse drama on the biblical al
published and will probably be pro-
duced.
Maude Adams has been so successful
in her revival of The Little Minister"
that she will continue to present that
comedy for the rest of her present en-
gagement in New York.
popular Atlantic City bandmaster. with
book by W. H. Post. will be seen late
this month in New York 1t is called
The Road to Mandalay."
Paul Kerr is appearing in "A new
comedy. by Arba Blodgett. called
"Pietros Song" The hero is a nat:
uralied Italian who thinks he is q
L. is said that E. H. sothern has
entered into an agreement to act in
moving pictures. taking his successes
in the speaking drama. 1t is thought
David Garrick" will be the first play
to be presented
When Sir Herbert Tree makes his
production of THE School for Scam
DIAL" Elsie Ferguson will enact Lady
Teazle.
ANY House." presented last week in
New York. his several unique features
in. its presentation. Its idea is that
any house contains a drama of some
production and Frank Gilmore has one
Of the important roles.
Grace George produced The Earth
by James Bernard Pagan. last week
at her theater in New York. This
play has been running in London for
some time.
Among the players and singers en-
gagged for See America First are
Zelda Sears, Dorothy Bfgelow. William
Danforth, Walter Lawrence end Clifton
Webb.
The sketch, The Meanest Man In
the World" by Everett Ruskay. in
which Allan Dinehart is appearing is
to be expanded into a three-act play
for presentation next season.
Julia Dean is to be seen in a melo-
dramatic playlet of the war called
| Marie Rose" The scene is laid in
German aviation quarters. the time be-
ing 1917.
A London critic thinks that Doris
tragic actresses of the world IL she
can find parts to show the scope OF her
genius. p.
Two Of the worlds greatest actresses.
Sarah Bernhard and Genevieve Ward.
are now playing on the London stage.
and they are both over seventy.
Klaw & Erlanger are to make An
elaborate dramatic production next
fall Of play by Bayard WELLER. with
the title Danger" The piece tells .
thrilling story Of New York life and
Is developed along unusual lines. a.
A new farce. accepted for production
by Leffier Bratton. and entitled Like
Kings and Queens" has for its basis
theme the widely discussed servant
question.
When Joseph Brooks revives c.
Haddon Chambers play, THE Idler.
with an all-star cast. next month. the
comedy will be known as The Great
Pursuit" ..,.
Walter Hast. who introduced "Bunty
Pulls the Strings and The Blindness
country, has arranged with the Shur
berts to produce a play called "A Little
Bit Of Fluff" and another called The
Lily of France"
Convicts in q Rhode Island state
prison were given chance to write
scenarios in a prize contest for film
company, and hundred manuscripts
were entered in the competition. The
first prize was awarded to The Story
of an Engagement Ring" written by
the second prize with Appreciation"
THE Wheels of Destiny" by a house,
breaker, won the third prize. The
judges praised the excellent standard
Of the sketches submitted. Under the
conditions no question could be raised
about the contest being on the level