Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-21
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New York last week.

ance OF come Out Of the kfccnen~ IN
New York last week.
Arrangements are progressing satis-
factorily for the organisation OF the
Poll stock company, and an announces
ment of personnel will soon be made.
Sir Herbert Tree closes his American
tour at Philadelphia the first week
land. where he will produce THE Crest
Lover"
The Educational Dramatic League OF
New York. of which Mrs. August Bel
mont. formerly Eleanor Robson. 10
president. Is to interest itself IN ANA
teur theatrfcals.
Edith Wynne Matthison will appear
next month in The Rib Of Man." .
new play by her husband, Charles Ram
Kennedy. author of Tho Servant IN the
House" and other plays.
Sir Herbert Tree has purchased the
English rights OF THE Great Lover"
and will play the leading role OF Jean
Paurel, the grand opera star. when The
play is presented In London.
'Playthings." produced by Henry ".
Savage. has been taken TO New York
for some necessary changes prior 20
its presentation in that city. Paul
Gordon has the leading role.
IN FoDTuaTy Keith promises Nat
Goodwin, Houdini. Jimmie Carson and
company. of Red Heads fame: Milo
Brice and King. Eva Tanguay and
others as popular and noteworthy.
Lew Fields made his debut recently
in legitimate drama in n comedy by
Frank Mandel called Bosom Friends"
The production was made At Albany
and it goes to Chicago for a run.
Rose Melville will come to Polrs IN
a big production of isis Hopkins" in
the near future. IL has been three
years since Miss Melville last appeared
in Washington in her famous role.
When 'Davy Crockett" Is revived hr
the Drama League in New York in
plays. Lester Lonergan will play the
title role.
Alexander onslow left the cast OF
The Merry Wives of Windsor las.
week in New York to assume the role
created by Shelley Hull in THE cinder-
ella Man" in road company.
Edwin ChiIds Carpenter author 81
THE Cinderella Man." has completed q,
new play which he calls The Way
Home It is intended for production
next season.
James X. Hackett has volunteered 70
act Arnold Days role in THE Master.
X.
latter is we'll enough to resume play
ing. The object is to keep alive public
interest in the drama.
The California Boys Band is on its
way to Cuba. intending by spring to be
back home in Frisco, organizing for
another world tour. Maj Peixotto
and the youngsters We're delighted
with their greeting in Washington.
Klaw & Erlanger have arranged with
Edgar MacGregor to produce farce by
Max MARGIN, entitled Here Comes the
Bride McGregor. who has controlled
the rights for some time. will stage the
play. the first performance being due
next month.
! William Ricciardi who plays the
Italian conductor in The Great Low
err" contemplates establishing italian
theaters in New York, Chicago. Phila-
delphia and possibly Boston. to give
Italian drama.
| Louise Dresser, who has been playing
since Grace Field quit. is compelled to
resign on account of long contract
she made to start over the Orpheum Cir
cult the latter part Of this mornth.
| A strong cast has been secured TO
support Margaret Angiin in Rupert
Hughes new play THE Lioness. Re-
/ hearsals are in progress at Atlantic
I
lyman. The first performance will take
place there the first of February.
A. E. Thomas, author of Her Hus-
bands Wife," now running in New
York and London. concluded arrange
ments last week with Max Dearly. the
Paris producer. whereby the latter will
present the comedy at the Theater va
rieties in that city in April.
The shuberts have completed the
cast for their forthcoming production
of Oscar Straus' operetta, The Beau
| tiful Unknown" Sari Petrass, who
sang the prima donna role when the
piece was first given in Budapest, has
the principal part here.
! Florence Nash, who gained fame with
her characterization of Aggie Lynch in
within the Law. will be starred In q
new play by Harriet Ford and Fannie
Hurst this spring. The play is entitled
"Tomorrow's Child" and will be pro-
, duced by George G. Tyler.
Torrance of Nothing But the Truth
/ in New York last Friday night. Since
| the first performance in September the
| only change in the cast has been the
substitution of Claree Clarke for Vivian
VESSEL in the role of the chorus girl.
| Mabel McCane has signed 4 contract
with a. H. Woods to appear in The
|
acts by Pierre Weber and Maurice
Soulle. with music by Joseph Szule.
which goes into rehearsal this week.
| This is Woods old piece, The Girl
From Aiaxim's," rewritten.
Florence Huntington, who played the
| part of 10 March in Little Women.
at Polls last week, is a Washington
| girl whose clever work has won her
many important engagements She
was here last year in 1.-THE Song of
Songs" and previously had played
principal roles with notable stars. She
| is a graduate of local stock companies,
having had her early training with the
! Belasco and Columbia organizations.
Miss Huntington'S Interpretation of the
role of 10 was delightfully."- accurate
study of the big-hearted, self-effac,ng
sister in Miss Olcotts charming story,
and her work did much to preserve the
appealing atmosphere of this cele-
brated tale of New England life.