Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

Lynne" was produced in Boston recends
" with Blanche Bates and Wilton
Lackaye at The head of an all-star cast.
Jean Leighton of Billy watson's show
is slid to be gifted with the talent to
name the tone produced by any musical
instrument and to give Its exact classas
ficafion.
The revival Of The Highwayman~
took place last week at New HAvens
George O'Donnell was the Foxy Quiilef
and John Charles Thomas appeared N
the title role.
The Lambs have decided to set aside
from the receipts Of their gamboI nexe
month fund sufficient to buy cons
plete ambulance outfit for the Amcrt-
can Red Cross.
Julia Arthur is going into vaude.
willie with a patriotic playlet called
| Liberty Afiame." 1t is by Roland
rent vital problems.
Frederic and Fanny Hatton's new
| comedy. Lombard. Ltd in which Leo
Carrilio will have the principal role.
will be produced by oliver Morosco in
| Los Angeles in June.
| The Charmed Bird" play by Jus
| tine Lewis. was produced by Lee Shu-
bert and John Craig at New Haven last
week. The scenes are laid in the Ad-
| iEOuuhShS oiia itt a. 80
| Following an illness of only ten days
willard Simms. well known in musical
comedy and vaudeville. died at his home
| in Chicago Friday morning. Pneu-
monia was the cause of his death.
| Because Of the success of The Ooun.
try Cousin" in Philadelphia. the play
| has been booked by klaw & Erlanger
| for an early fall engagement at one
of the most prominent New York the.
aters.
| His Little Widows" a musical com.
| edy with book and lyrics by Rfda johns
son Young and William Cary Duncan.
was produced in New York last week
and was voted very amusing enter.
| tainment.
A new opera by Mascagni was pro-
duced recently in Rome. 1t is called
l"Lodoletta. or The Young Skylark.
and it's story resembles that of ouida's
Two Little Wooden Shoes. 1t was
enthusiastically received
Word comes from Baltimore that The
Little Missus," musical piece with
Christie Macdonald in the tue role.
| that showed here week before last. sus-
pended its tour last night for further
| rehearsals. The company retuEned to
New York.
| Adele Rowland is again in Keith
| vaudeville and is expected in WASH
| ington soon Muriel Worth also is
headed this way, while George Marcks
animal melodrama, The Wild Guard
ians," is another Broadway novelty
promised by Manager Robbins
II The presentation of the three new
| Barrie plays, announced for tomorrow
night in New York, has been postponed
a week, because of the delay in the
arrival of the manuscript Of The Old
Lady Shows Her Medals" The play
|, was sent from London several weeks
ago, but was held UP en- route.
All the Keith circuit theaters are
boosting recruiting for the army. The
lobby is generally devoted to recruiting
station work while at the intermission
| slides are shown and patriotic songs
are sung, together with urgent appeals
for recruits. The next boost by the
concerted theaters will be of the Red
Cross fund.
Il Edna Hibbard. the new ingenue Of
the Poll Players. was member of the
Poll stock company in Baltimore last
year and was such success that Mr..
Poll desired to have her Come to WASH
r ington this year. She was prevented
from joining the company at the outset
by a contract with Broadway produce
| ton from which she scared her re-.
lease last week.