Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-25
Glove O. Nike

The Belascos Offering the week aft
er next will be the smart musical
comedy Love o'Mike." with George
Hassell. the comedian. heading a cast
of entertainers assembled by Elisa
beth Marbury and Lee Shubert. joint
producers. This play ran for thirty
nine weeks in New York last season.
and is just concluding a three-month
engagement at Ye Wilbur Theater.
Boston,
1t has three scenes, with music by
Jerome Kern. composer of the music
of Very Good Eddie and the present
Century production. Harry B. Smith is
the author of the book and lyrics.
In the cast are Leone Morgan, Helen
Clarke. Gloria Goodwin. Luella Gear.
Glare Stratton, Stella May .Hoban, ALI
son McBain. Hilda Pentland. Hazel
Parr. Clifton Webb. Alan Edwards.
Yonge, Jack Bohn and the Camp Fire
Girls.
"Al the Worlds n Stage."-Camp life
isn't SO very different from stage life,
according to a letter which Gregory
Kelly received the other day from his
brother Tommy. who is now a soldier
boy. 1T is exactly like a one-night
stand rep show. which is the best train
ing in the world. you know" writes
Tommy. I'VE travel heavy laden. re-
hearse every day. get one-night stand
food. one-night stand beds and a one
night stand salary. The bellboy blows
the bell for 5:45 train, and we go out
and train with nine-foot spears In
regular Ned Wayburn formations and
very chorus lady language. We have
a regular United States hotel break
fast-now know why the small town
hotels are always named SO patrioti-
cally. We have morning rehearsals'
with mops and brooms. Every chap is
his own wardrobe mistress.
Il play a matinee and sometimes a
night show on the telephone switch
board. as I've been detailed for plug
pushing-it's a regular Swiss bell
ringing act and. oh. the applause 1
get every time major general is in a
hurry and I give him wrong number.
The show is over at pm. and We
have d closing chorus when old Jim
goes off and the orchestra plays the
anthem and all the forty-eight stars
of our big show go home. About IL
we get our makeup off. The same
old bellboy blows lights out for the
second time. Then the property man
comes around and counts Uncle Sans
property and tucks us In for the night"
for her fins work in 1.-THE Song OF
songs 1t placed her IN conspicuous
position in the Broadway Ornament
Miss Fenwick is fative of Chicago
an accident which she gracefully and
unblushingly admits. Her professional
career dates back to the dim and woolly
days of Peggy From Paris,'' in which,
as demure, little blue-eyed miss. she
played he< first bit" 1t can't be SO
dreadfu1ly long ago, either
he hao rad
five of the best arrangements on Broad
way. and has starred in several promi-
nent comedies and dramas Henry w,
Savage. Charles Frohman, A H Woods.
William A. Brady and Conan & Harris
are among the managers who have fea-
tured Miss Fenwick.
Charles Frohman gave Miss F'enwick
her first really serious work in "The
Brass Bottle" where she played the
ward she was touring the principal
cities of England in Oscar Wflde's
1.-The Importance of Being Earnest"
Soon came a triumph for the dainty
little actress in THE Million" in which
role Of Beatrice Lind. Then she be.