Evening star., 1917-03-25

Thursday night In New York, when
"Nju," Russian play by Ossip Nyri1ou.
was presented for the first time. Ann
Andrews is playing the title role.
John D. williams has acquired the
rights to w Somerset Maughams com
edy. Our Betters." for England and tn.
English provinces. He expects to pre-
sent the comedy in London early next
season
a. H. Woods had David Belasco and
willard Mack in the New York su
preme court last week asking for ar
injunction. Woods claims that he has
a five-year contract with Mack which
the latter has broken.
Mrs. jacques Martin, who plays 'eMr.
Magen," in Shirley Kaye" at the New
National Theater this week, has many
friends in Washington. where she has
often visited. She appeared here last
season as Mrs. SeInple, in Daddy Long
Legs"
Reports from Australia are to the ef-
feet that theatergoers OF Melbourne and
sydney are acclaiming Florence Rock
well one of the most talented American
players who has thus far visited that
part of the world. She Is appearing in
The House of Glass.
Baldwin Sloane and Glen Macpor
musical production for AN early pre-
sentation. Frank Moulan is to be the
star and Sloane will also have q prom
inent part in the piece.
Richard Mansfield. jr.. will complete
his studies at the Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh. in June and next fall will
take up acting as his profession. Sew
eral OF his fathers successes will he
presented.
Montgomery and stone are to drop
Chin Chin" at the end of this month
for three seasons. The new piece viii
be by Il. II. Burnside. Anne Caldu ell
and Ivan Caryll.
The Man Who Lost" play frol..
the pen Of Adeline Leitzbach is having
its first performances in Pittsburs
this week. The enterprise is especialls
/, Interesting. because il brings back INF o.
theatricals the name of Liebler Thee
dore A. Lieblei-, jr.. being the producer
Mile. Daisy Jean. the Belgian
virtuoso. is graduate of the conserve
tories at Antwerp and at Brussels. In
eXpatriating herself from her father
land. Mile. Jean went TO London. bu
left there as soon as possible for this
country. where she intends to remain
for the present at least.
"
pear in a dramatic version of his T. r.
thers story, The Woman Thou Caves
Me- Lee Shubert and " E. Shallep 20
berger have undertaken his manage
ment and the piece will have its f.Et
presentation In Boston, April te
Oliver Morosco broke the New Yorl,
record last week, when five of his pro-
ductions were being played at differ-
ent theaters in Gotham. The five pla $
tage. Upstairs and Down" The Brat
and The Fugitive"
When "Mr. Lazarus" in which Henry
E. Dixey appeared in Chicago and New
York earlier in the season. is revived
on the coast Raymond Van Sickle will
| be seen in the role created by Tom
Powers. William II. Crane will be
starred in the production.
The attraction at the Belasco Theater
the week beginning April will be John
Corts Flora Bella" which comes " ith
the Casino Theater. New York In the
cast will be Eleanor Henry. Lily Leon
hard, Dorothy Rogers. Irving Brooks.
Guy ]. Samsepl, Adolph Link. Mortimer
II. Weldon. Ben Grlnnell. Kate Stout.
Jack Bell and two score singing and
dancing boys and girls.
May Boley, the comedienne in so
Long Lefty, is a native OF the golden
west. and was one of the stars of the
| successful Princess Musical Coined
Company. After this she went to New
York, where she became associated aith
Weber & Fields. and at the dissolu-
tion Of this firm she went with Mr..
Fields. appearing with him in his re-
cent musical comedy successes. '
The week starting May the New Ma
tional Theater will have as it's attrac-
ton klaw & Erlanger'S great musical
comedy, Miss Springtime" Washing
ton will be the first city and one Of
the few. to see and hear this success
full musical offering that ran for $50
weeks in New York. The original cast.
which is coming. includes George Nc
Farlane Elsie Alder, John HagRard,
Georgia O'Ramey, Jed Prouty. Ada May
Weeks and Charles Meekin.