Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Daley expect to star in comedy of
their own next season.
Klaw & Erlanger are to produce a
one-act dramatization of o. Henry's
story, THE Gift Of the Magii."
Pauline Hall is to return to the stage
next season in a grande dame role in
kitty. Darlin'," in which Alice Nelson
Is to star.
Among the plans Of William Faver-
sham. who has become a manager, as
well as an actor. is a revival of Shaw's
Man and Superman."
The Celtic players will be organized
to make permanent the enort to pre-
sent Irish plays in this country. The
season will open in New York in No
vember.
st. John Hankin's adaptation of
Brieux's THE Three Daughters of NJ.
Dupont" which hitherto has had the
door closed against 1t by the censor.
was recently produced at the Ambassa-
dor Theater, London.
Elliott, Comstock & Gest have con-
tracted with Samuel F. Nixon where
by they will fill one entire month of
the summer time In Atlantic City with
their different attractions, beginning
July 20.
~"Inside the Lines" the American spy
play. which got a lukewarm welcome
from the London critics, is now break
ing all records in that city.
THE Happy Prince" play from the
pen of the late Oscar Wilde. will be
presented in New York next season.
Gareth Hughes and Rosamond Car
pentier will be seen in the leading
roles.
Manager Robbins Of Keiths is a
member of the home defense forces
cavalry regulations. as he Is one of
the mounted division.
The new play by Frederic and Fanny
Haitian was produced in Los Angeles
last Sunday night. The title Of the
playing the principal part.
Flora Zabelle has been engaged by
Henry w. Savage to act the part Of
Is to open its season in Boston next
month.
Victor Mapes co-author Of The
called The Lasso." which is a sequel to
the former play. It is shortly to be
produced with Shelley Hull and Phoebe
Foster in the cast. These actors won
Sir Arthur Pinero. whose pen has not
, been busy since the war broke out,
has written a play which will be pro-
duced in London this fall. He says it
| has nothing to do with the war and
| is light, comical and sentimental.
The new firm of funmakers, Mont
gomery and Perry. at Keith's soon, is
made up of Billie Montgomery. the one
time co-star Of Frank Moore. and
George Perry. who used to appear
with the Perry and White feature.
Robert Hilliard will appear in New
York about the middle Of September
In "A Scrap Of Paper" The play is
dramatization by Owen Davis of a
| deals with the secrets of the food mo-
| nopoly.
Starting Monday. July 10. a surprise
| novelty is announced for Glen Echo
Park for one weeks engagement. The
management states 1t will be the first
| attraction Of its kind ever offered in
Washington.
"Romnce and Arabella," a whimsical
Atlantic city last week. under the
management OF Joseph Ritter. Tho cast
| includes Laura Hope Crews. Frank
| 1hoHaS, Llzzle HUDSON Collier, Frank
| Connor and Donald Gallagher.
| Laurette Taylor is to remain in New
York throughout next season. Her
supporting company is the same as last
year. During the Now York engage
ment Miss Taylor will present At In
| tervals plays written for her by her
husband. ]. Hartley Manners.
Keith's cooling devices are in full
blast. Numerous electric oscillating
fans dot the auditorium. hand fans are
given away by the hundreds and the
| great ventilating fans Danish the ex-
hausted air and send currents Of
washed and iced air swirling through
the theater.
Eleanor McCune of the Howard oom-
pany at the National Theater. says she
corrects her professional faults with
the vfctrola and the mirror. By listen.
ing to the way she sang her songs for
1t.