Evening star., 1917-04-01
produced by Frank keenan, at STAN.
ford, Conn, last week.

produced by Frank keenan, at stam-
ford. Conn, last week.
William Anthony Mcguire is to have
q play produced shortly in New York
with the title Fools"
A new comedy called Love in Cot
be produced next fall by John D. Will
liams.
Jefferson de Angels has been engaged
ter Garden show in New York next
month.
Alice Nelson is to return to light
opera in musical version of Sweet
Kitty Bellairs" to be called kitty
Darling"
"Out There" a play of the war. by ]
Hartley Manners, with Laurette Taylor in
the leading role, was produced in New
York last week.
Peggy Wood, who is now playing in
'AThe Love O. Mike" is with her father,
Engene Wood. writing a comedy for
production next season.
A H Woods has secured for produce
ton a play by an English author, Eden
Z. Creville. called "The Realist" 1t
will be given next season.
Richard Bennett has been added to
the cast Lew Fields is assembling to
appear with him in Bosom Friends"
Frank MandeFs comedy.
"Tailor-Made Man. has proved such
a success in Boston that the piece may
remain there for the remainder of the
season.
William Hodge wants to appear as
4
he cannot get the needed play on the
subject he may write it himself.
John NJ Kline has been specially en-
gagged TO assume one of the important roles
in the Easter week production of Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch at Polis
Eustace Hale Ball. author of the new
mystery serial, The Voice of the Wire"
defines true inspiration" as mental
perspiration." She is an avowed enemy
of adjectives and adverbs.
Under the direction of David Belasco,
David Warfield will be seen in The Mu-
sic Master at the Belasco Theater early
next month.
.Hit-the Trail Holiday" one of the
conspicuous successes of last season,
will be presented for the first time
in Washington by the Poll Players in
the near future.
A fan has written one of the pro-
ducers that the actresses wanted in the
movies are those with the come -hlther
look"
Ethel Tennis and Mabel Godding. two
Washington girls in John Corts produc-
ton of THE Princess Pat are having
their first appearance in the chorus this
season. Mrs. Valentine. wardrobe mis-
tress, was appointed their guardian
w H Crane opened his Pacific coast
tour last week in San Francisco in
The Happy Stranger" formerly pro-
duced under the name of Mr. LaZ-
iruS."
The death is reported from Charles
town, n. H. last week of George H.
Boniface, formerly prominent actor.
For the past six years he has been
helpless invalid.
A new dancer announced by New
York prophets as rival to Mrs. Yer
non Castle is Dorothy Dickson, who
appeared for the first time in Gotham
last week at the Century Theater.
Gabrielle Dorziat, who has been with
William Faversham in The Hawk,
will make her first appearance in vaude-
Vile soon in playlet by Max Marcln,
entitled The Purple Vial"
The four Mortons are again on the
firing line of fun. The quartet has
been reformed by the addition of the
two youngest members of the family,
Joe and Martha. Paul and Clara are
still padding their own canoes.
Yyonne Garrick is rehearsing Don't
Talk in Your Sleep" sketch adapted
from the French. under the direction
of Richard Ordynski She Will open in
Keith vaudeville in few weeks.
The Masked Model" is to have a pro-
duction next week in Pittsburgh under
the direction of John Cort. Edna Pen
dleton will have the leading role. The
piece is booked for a tour to the Pa
cific coast.
"The Man Who Came Back" has
reached its 250th performance in New
York The play, by Jules Eckert Good
man, is having success under the
management of W. a. Brady.
Billy B. Van. the original funmaker
who appeared successfully in vaudeville
for many years, heads the cast in the new
musical comedy. Have Il Heart, which
will be presented AT the New National
April 16 for an engagement OF one week.
The annual performance OF the MASK
and Wig" Club of the University OF Penn
sylvania will be given at the BelaSco
Theater Monday night, May Z. The
title of this years piece has not yet been
Lee Shubert and John Craig pre-
sented in Boston last week farce by
Frances Nordstrom called HE Said
and She, Believed Him" Mary Young
played the role of an unsophisticated
young bride.
Charles Dickson, who has not acted in
production in several seasons, VIII
return to the footlights in play OF his
own writing. entitled The Love
Squeeze, at Allentown, Pa, April I.
1t is described as a dramatic comedy
The Lieblers have apparently register
ed a hit in their first undertaking, The
Man Who Lost" which was given try
out at Pittsburgh last week, the sue
cess being so pronounced as to keep
the piece in that city another week.
In the cast of Sydney Rosenfeld'S
play, Under Pressure" which Cohan
Il Harris are preparing for production,