Evening star., 1917-11-11

new farcical act, THE Burglar" are
an early booking for Keiths here.
Langdon Mitchell has just finished a
play called 1.-THE Picnic" which Win
chell Smith and John L. Golden will pro-
duce shortly.
Guy Bates Post plays two parts in ''The
fMasquerader," and Is compelled to change
clothes twenty-four times during the ac-
ton Of the piece.
1.-THE Dawn of New Day. Is the
name of the new fantastic skit in which
Herbert Ashley and Jack Altman are
touring Keith vaudeville.
1.-THE Pipes of Pan." by Edward Childa
Carpenter. was produced in New York
last week with Norman Trevor and Janet
Beecher in the leading roles.
Still another company Of "Oh. Boyr
goes out of New York this week
Charles Compton has been engaged FOL
| the leading juvenile role.
AL. H Wilson. who is starring IN
Theodore Burt Sayre's play. THE Irish
Fifteenth" will sing at several OF the
military camps located in the south.
A new soldier song. "I'll Be the First
Man Over the Rhine" which was given
a good send-off by the Washington con-
| tingent for Camp Meade, was written by
4I IL
The vaudeville powers are reckoning
upon the return to their fold of that
erratic ana sensational star. Valeska
Suratt. If she accepts contract Man
ager Robbins will have a week OF her
time.
Marie Doro appeared in New York last
week in a fanciful play by Florence
Lincoln entitled Barbara" in which
the reason of the heroine gives way under
cruel desertion by her sweetheart on the
eve OF marriage.
The New York Century Theater opened
its second season last week with an
elaborate revue entitled Miss 1917 The
cast is unusually large and embraces
Madame Cecile." a comedy by Louis
Anspacher, is to be produced in frw
York this week. with Kathryn kieNer
Mrs. Anspacher in private life.
The Lieblers are to make the produc-
ton shortly of Success" with Bran
nent roles The first production is card
ed for Poughkeepsie. N. Y. next week.
Paul Kester has written a new ro-
mantle costume drama called THE
Love Of q King" which was produced
in Montreal recently. Albert Brown
will use the play for starring tour.
The Shuberts announce that they have
engaged Roy Barnes as leading come
dian for Justine tombstone revue. on.
Justine" which will be produced early
next month in New York.
William Faversham's production OF
Bernard Shaw's comedy. Misalliance,
after fifty performances In New YORK.
closed last night ana Will open III bos-
ton tomorrow night.
Laurette Taylor gave her last per
formance of out There IN New YORK
last Tuesday night, and on Friday re-
appeared in 1.-The Wooing OF Eve. a
comedy by her husband. J. Hartley
Manners.
Pauline Seymour. who played in paid
in Full' and '"The Chorus Lady. has
written a playlet entitled. The Scout.
which will shortly be seen IN vaude- @
Vile with Miss Seymour in the prln-
cipal part.
Mary Boland, who is well known In
this city, has finally been signed oy T. Eo, !.
new production to be made in New York
with the title "Sick Abed-'
A new play by Abraham Schroem. au-
thor of "The Inner Man." tried recently
in Allentown, Pa, is said to have pos
sibilities and clever plot A title has
not yet been selected.
1.-THE Star Gazer." musical play. was
produced for the first time in New Lon
don, Conn. last week. with John Charles
Thomas and Beth Lydy in the leading
roles. The Shuberts made the produc-
ton.
1.-THE King" which Leo Ditrichstefn
produced in Cleveland last week. IS
French comedy, and was originally pro
duced in Paris in 1908 under the title
of lie Roi." this being the first pre-
sentation outside Of that city.
"Peter Ibbetson" closed It's New York
season last night and moves over to
Brooklyn tomorrow night. The New
York season has been so successful that
get a theater to return there a week
hence
The week of No, November . l2. = has s. been cen
heads Of the Columbia Amusement
Company. and every burlesque company
that week will endeavor to raise funds
to provide smokes" for the soldiers
and sailors of the United States Army
and Navy.
Francis J. Schroeder. Southeast boy
not vet twenty-one. has made quite a
playing through the southern cities.
He is the son Of Mrs. David K. Mere
dith and grandson Of Prof August W.
Schroeder. one Of the veteran must.ai
directors Of Washington.
1--WE Should Worry" the made-over
Texas Steer" by Henry Blossom. that
closed it's short season in Pittsburgh a
week ago. is being rewritten, new cos
tunes obtained and strong additions
made to the cast. It will go on the road
two weeks from tomorrow night.
Replacing 1.-THE Old Country" at the
| Thirty-ninth Street Theater, New York.
tomorrow night will be George v. Ho-
| bart's farce. Whats Your Husband
Doing?" This is q revised version Of the
farce produced by Joseph Brooks In