Evening star., 1917-12-02

Julian Elttnge'S The Fascinating
Widow" is to be revived, with Hal Rus
sell in the title role.
The Shuberts are to present a play by
Dorothy Donnelly and August Barrett
called The Sham Widow"
W. Somerset Vaughan has written a
comedy called Love in a Cottage"
which will have an early production.
Henrietta Crosman will star in "Erst-
while Susan." which Mrs. Fiske used
last season. Her tour will be on the
Pacific coast. -.-@
Yorksa. the French-American actress.
is to appear in vaudeville in a playlet
called Her Lace Parasol," by the au-
thor of Love Watches"
Maude Fealey. who has a stock COM
pany in Denver. has produced. there
play by Harriet Ford with the title,
The Woman He Married"
With the presentation at the Princess
Theater. New York. last Thursday night
of six Months Option" Dopothy-Don-
nelly made her advent as a producer.
William Post has been engaged by
Anna Held to stage the revised version
of Follow Me-" which will shortly be-
gin tour of the coast. .-.,-A -. .
IAN Old Master" is shortly to be pro-
duced by the Liebler Company, with
Brandon lyman in the leading role 1t
is by Theodore Liebler and Adeline
Leitzbach.
The comedy in which Fred Niblo is to
appear under the management of Win
chell Smith and John L. Golden is
called Poor Butterflies" and is by Sal
isbury Field.
Leonard Nude has been engaged for
the role of CASTOR in Ethel Barry
more's production of "The Lady of the
Nanine.
Carol McComas is to tour the lead
ing vaudeville houses under the direc-
by Lester Lonergan. entitled THE Sun
Dial"
George Marion will appear in THE
Grass Widow" when the play is pro-
duced at the Liberty Theater. New
York. tomorrow night The piece had
a successful production in Boston.
What Happened to Jones" is to be
revived with strong cast, including
phonse Either. Josie Sadler and John
Dale Murphy.
For the production Of Yes or No"
leading woman. Recently Miss Ma
Crane has been taking an active part
in Navy recruiting.
Fred Stone broke all attendance rec
ords of the Globe Theater, New York,
Thanksgiving. when $500 people saw
him as Jack o'Lantern" at the mat
inee and evening performances. More
than thousand were turned away.
Nine. Bernhardt has recovered her
health, and last week arrangements
were completed in New York whereby
she is to make another tour of South
America. where she is a universal IA
vorite.
George V. Hobart's farce. whats
Your Husband Doing?" is to be pre-
sented in London later in the season.
The original New York company will
be taken to Europe after the farce has
completed its engagement, in New
York.
"over the Top" which. was to have
been produced for the first time last
Wednesday in New York. was post
poned until last night. A special per-
city was given Friday night. The cast
includes Roy Barnes, Justine Johnstone
and Craig Campbell.
With odds and Ends" catching the
popular fancy at the Bijou Theater.
New York, the new producing firm of
Norworth & Shannon Is getting. ready
to open the much-heralded intimate
Norworth Theater with a new revue.
called "Nick-Nacks of Now"
Frances White. a star of the big
musical productions in New York, plays
one week in vaudeville in Washing
ton She says she was Influenced in
making the engagement chiefly by a
desire to see the nations capital and
members of Americas official life.
Charles Purcell William Norris and
Peggy Wood, principals in "Maytinhe," !"
at the Shubert Theater New York. are
comedy during their hours of the
stage. Peggy Wood is writing the
lyrics, Mr.. Purcell Is composing the
score. and Mr.. Norris is creating the
comics. .1.-r
.'The Star Gazer." a comedy with
music in three acts by Cosmo Hamil-
ton, Matthew Woodward and Franz
Lehar. after many postponements. was
given for the first time in New York
last Monday night. John Charles
Thomas had the leading part.
"on With the Dance" closed It's sea-
son at the Republic Theater. New
York. last night and tomorrow night
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