Evening star., 1917-11-04
som and "A. Baldwin Sloane. was pro-
Elizabeth Marbury and Lee Shubert

som and A Baldwin SLOANE: was PRO
duced last week in Atlantic City BY
Elisabeth Marbury and Lee Shubert.
JohnstQns and Roy Barnes are fea-
tured, was presented for the first time
in New York last Thursday night
Peter Ibbetson," after playing two
more weeks in New York, VIII move
on to Chicago for an indefinite run. AZ
It is expected to please the Windy city
theatrical patrons.
John Miltern. Margaret Fealey. Frank
Bacon; Helen Tracy and Walter Greene
are among the actors engaged to sup.
port Marie Doro in her new play.
Barbara
William Faversham opened his New
he presented Dion Calthrop's new play.
The Old Country" Jane Houston is Mr..
Faversham's leading lady.
Max and. Edward spiegel. have pur-
chased "Fprs and Frills" from Arthur
Hammerstein and 1t will go on tour
Thanksgiving week, opening In syra-
cuse. N. Y,
It is more than probable that *Bus-
ter Brown will be revived and taken
on tour with a large company. The IT,
tie role will be played by Master Ga
Lillian Cooper has been engaged by
Jessie Bonstelle to play part In Good
Morning. Rosamond." which Is now In
rehearsal and which will be shortly
produced ip New York.
the cast Of Dorothy Donnelly's produc-
tion of Ancella Anslees three-act
comedy, "Sfx Months Leave" which is
now in rehearsal in New York.
Dion Clayton Calthrop has completed.
in collaboration with Harry Graham.
the llbretto of a new operetta entitled
Loves Vendetta" Its first presenta-
tion will be In London.
Grace George is to produce in New
York Henri Bernstein's play, 'J'Eleva-
tion." which has been playing with sue
Lionel Atwell also will be in the cast.
George NJ. Cohan Is writing a new re-
vue with the title 1.-THE Cohan Revue
about the first of the year. Nora Bayes
was the first one signed for the COM
pany.
Julia Sanderson and Joseph Cawthorn
in Rambler Rose.' close their New
York engagement next Saturday night.
They so to Philadelphia. Boston and
Chicago and then return to New York
u
David warf1eld. always a great box
ofi1ce attraction, ts reported to be do
ing better business this season than
receipts totaled over $23.00o. a record
for the theater he was at.
A new drama. entitled 1.-THE Triumph .
by Joseph Turck Baker. had Its initial
performance last week in Yonkers, NY.
The story sets forth the clash between
the democracy Of Nine. de Steel and the
despotism Of Napoleon.
Extra matinees are announced for
"Polly With Past" in New York. Ever
since the piece opened In Gotham. at the
Belasco Theater. the house has been
sold out completely at every perform
, ance.
Adelaide and Hughes will headline the
Keith bill week after next. with saliie
added feature. November 26 Paul
Dickey is to appear in a new produc-
tion Of the tense kind.
The Shuberts announce that their
latest musical production. "The Star
Gazer." will be presented in New Lon
don, Conn. tomorrow night. prepara-
tory to a preliminary season in Boston
which win begin election night.
selwyn & Co. will present "The Pipes
Of Pan" new comedy by Edward
Chiids Carpenter. author of ''rhe Gin
day night. Norman Trevor and Janet
Beecher will have the leading parts.
"SIiding Billy Watson" with Watson
8 wrothe's show. snent lost week in
Washington on a visit to his wife. who
is a me-ber of tho cast OF Dave
Marion's show. Watson's own company
was "enjoyins" what is known as "a
layo1 week"
The cast has heeu con,pIeted for Maria
Thompson Davies "The Melting Of
Molly" and II will shortly have a
nresentation In New York. Alma Tell.
who recentlv signed a fve-year con-
tract with the Shuberts, will have the
leading role.
ponp,as to the f,ne cast which win
surround Eleanor Painter in Harold
~hapin's comedy. art and Oppor-
+un'ty" Last season Mr.. Douglas was
IN the cast of Good Gracious, Anna
BELLE"
Mahel Cede-s. the e-acef1, Marea-
-et Teffn~we,l in '"rhe Fascinatin~
leading 1adv with I"1ian E,tinrs. M's.
CAders halls from, N'-nesota where she
sang IN CONCERT before adopting the
dramatic field of endeavor.
Arthur Hamners+ein last weak sign.
ed contract with the Tate Brothers
of Australia. who nurchased the Aus
tra,'an riphts of de Luxe Annie" the
mvefery play now running in New
York. The Australian representatives
will produce the play at once.
Frank T'rney the well known h1acls-
'ncn comedian with the New York
Winter C>ard"u Conpanv. r,eda con-
t-art last week for the building or a
| Srnn nno theatev at F-eeport, l. T. The
struct"-e will be ready for occupancy
next February.
Eddie Garv'e the fat comedian ~ the
Foe"'nating Widow Comnany. recently,
whoe The connenv was n1avfr~ IN
phua aefnhia suhsor'hed for f7s+eAp
hundred dollars worth "f ,ihe-tv hond4
and n'rht1v made an address from, the
stage. advising every good American to
invest in bonds.
'"The Ve-v Td~s" which was .een In
This r''v early In the season celebrated
10 1h0+h performance at The Aston
Theater New York LAST Thur.dav
wight Seats for weeks ahead ere now
m cole "rd |he piece will probably last
out the sea son.
The Keith collection fo~ the Armv
~i-ls' trnnsnort tobacco fund amounted
70 more thnn the H~st cou-t ~evea,e<
About see nnn was realized from the
seven dav-' wo-k ir the Vaith an5
-|s''a+ed theaters Washington was
third in the largest contributors