Evening star., 1917-09-30


merous occasions. Jaspers end came
last Thursday in a dogs hospital In
Chicago. following an operation.
shaw's comedy, Candida" in which
Arnold Daily appeared some years ago,
is to be revived, with Harry Ashford,
an English comedian. in the principal
role.
Robert Edeson has bought q ons-a1t
play called ''FlyinG Arrows." in which
he again viii imporsonate an Indian.
The author is Toni Vegas, an Arfsona
Indian.
An early production Of Sydney Rosen-
feds comedy. Under PrsssuIe. ::
Niblo. Violet Hemins and Hilda spong
in the cast.
J. Fred Zimmerman will send This
Way Out" to Chicago in the near future.
ter Catlitt, recently Of the "Follies." for
the principal role.
Allen Doone and his Australian Com
pany in Lucky O'Shea" closed its Now
York engagement last night. and a
made. In tho near future Mr.. Doone
intends producing an American play
in New York.
William Hodge will make his first ap-
pearance in q new play in Trenton this
week. Tho piece is a comedy entitled
"a Cure for Curables" and is the work
of Earl Derr Biggers and Lawrence
Whitman. 1t was suggested by story
by Cora Harris.
A. H. Woods has acquired play as
yet unnamed from the pen of Solomon
Liebin. 1t tells the story of a woman
who faces the predicament of either
cN nj har tn 6ar d1o nd nY
permitting her lover to go un1ustly to
the scaffold. 1t is to have an early pro-
duction.
John D. Williams revival OF THE
Gay Lord Quex." in which John Drew
and Margaret Ellington Will so-star. Is
now in rehearsal and Will open in
Stamford, Conn.,. next Saturday night.
After q few weeks on the road the pro-
duction will go into New York for an
expected long stay.
Tho French classes to be held at
Keith's Theater twice day, four days
a week. for ten weeks, will not in any
way interfere with the operation of
Keiths vaudeville twice a day. every
day. Both the midday and afternoon
lessons will be over before the matinee
and evening performances of vaude-
willie.
Holbrook Blinn has been engaged to
stage Ernest Wilkes play. Broken
Threads which the Pacific Theater
Corporation will soon offer in New
York. Cyril Keightly and Francis
Byrne will head the cast.
There are to be three companies or
ganized to present the thrilling melo-
drama. The Thirteenth Chair" Annie
Russell Margaret Wycherley and Kath-
crime Grey will head the respective
companies.
Arrangements have been completed
between Klaw & Erianger and Arthur
Hopkins whereby Mrs. Minnie Maddern
F'iske is to appear next month in a
comedy by Philip Moeller. based on the
life of George Sand. French novelist,
who wrote under a male nom de plume.
Lucille Watson has been engaged to
play n feature role in new satirical
comedy, las Others See U.s." by Lillian
Trimble Bradley and Henry B. Still
man
Burton Holmes personal season of
travelogues begins November in a
circuit which includes Philadelphia,
Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
In January and the early part of Feb
ruary he will give his annual courses
in New York. Brooklyn. Boston and
Worcester, going about the middle of
February to close his season in Chicago.
ST Louis, Milwaukee and Detroit. The
subjects will be announced later. His
motion and still views this year cover
New Zealand. Australia, Samoa, Hawaii,
China. Manchu-ia, Chosen, Japan and
Alaska.
Else Alder. prima donna of Miss
Spriagtime," finds her first name printed
or written wrong 80 per cent of the
time and unwarrantable liberties are
taken with her second. She is neither
an Elsie nor an Adler. That is why she
has neatly engraved card for mailing
to kindly intentioned newspaper men
that reads: Miss Else Alder of the
Miss Springtime' company begs to
thank you for mentioning her in your
issue of Should you do SO again
would you kindly see that the name is
spelled as above"