Evening star., 1917-04-15
Sweatnam. Helen Ware and Richard

Bennett.
Pat Rooney, the third. the latest TO
bear the name of the famous Irish bur-
lesque comedian of the last quarter OF
the last century. is the youngest child
of Pat Rooney, the second. and Marion
Bent.
B. S. Moss new million dollar the
ater. to be built in New York, will be
opened on Thanksgiving day and will
be named after an American President,
possibly bearing the name Of the VIII
son Theater.
The first performance OF The Little
Missus," A. E. Thomas and Paul Els
ler's new musical play. in which Chris
tie Macdonald will return to the stage.
will be given next Thursday night at
Atlantic City.
f. F. Albee. half owner OF the Keitil
circuit and the United Booking Offices
of America, says the big yacht he has
donated to the services of America is
| named Beaumere, has a length of sixty
five feet and speed OF twenty-siY
knots an hour.
Josephine Victor has been engaged
by John Craig for the leading role In
this years Harvard prize play. which
will be produced in Boston. The play
is called The Year of the Tiger" and
is by Kenneth Andrews
Doris Keane, who has gone over the
500 mark in performances of "Ro-
| nance" in London. win proba bly, change
| her play in July, appearing in "Rox-
anna "a new title for Avery Hopwoods
! ''Nobody's Widow"
Another new play is promised New
York before the season ends. II is
| The Tidal Wave, from the pen of
Winthrop Hicks, and will be ready for
presentation the first of next month
Stafa nj. ord nd Rnh l. afrrf,F
will play the leading roles.
Nine. Fjorde. an American prina
donna. who has never been seen I'm
New York. has been engaged for the
part of Lady Pamela in the production
of The Highwayman." which will take
place at the Forty-Fourth Street The
ater Monday, April so.
The Silent Witness" Otto Hauer-
bach's play. will be produced by the
! Poll Players in the near future for th.
| first time by any stock company, after
its six months run at the Longacre
Theater. New York Common Clay
Will be produced also.
| Billy b. Van, who has scored as big a
| hit in musical comedy as he achieved in
! burlesque and vaudeville. has a host Of
! friends in this city. but the fact is nor
| generally known that he played here
| for several years in stock companies.
J indeed, II was IN w a-SnllEtOr that faflc
| first found him.
| Cheating Cheaters" closed its long
season in New York last night. Com
trary to general expectations the COM
pany will remain idle until next Au-
gust. when the original company will
again open in New York with three
separate organizations covering differ
ent parts of the country. The piece has
been a big success.
The twenty-ninth annual production
| of the Mask and Wig Clua of the
University of Pennsylvania was given
at the Forest Theater. Philadelphia
Monday night. The latest offering IL a
modern versioa of Rip Van Wrinkle
called Mr. Rip Van Wrinkle"
| The Washington appearance will be
made at the Belasco Theater for one
night only. Monday. May Z.
Paul Eisler, who composed THE Lit
tie Missus, was brought to America
ten years ago to act as assistant con-
ductor of the Metropolitan Opera or
ganization. and remained eight years,
during which he became an American
citizen. Before he left Vienna he had
composed many light and tuneful one
act pieces so much in use in the lead
ing cities of Europe. At that time he
!, was professor of music of the Royal
II Imperial Academy of Vienna.