Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18

which Leo Ditrichstein is starring. Sir
Herbert Tree will play the title role in
London when he finally returns there.
Edgar Halstead. one of the best char
acter actors in this country. died very
suddenly in Cleveland last week, where
he was playing with a "Hit-the-Trail,
Holiday" company. His home was in
Philadelphia.
George V. Hobart is adapting Brew
ster's Millions" to musical purposes.
and Sanger and Jordon have arranged
to make the production. Harry Fox,
who has been doing film work recently,
Preparations are under way for the
production of comedy by Eugene
Walter called "A Small Town Girl"
A. H. Woods has called the company
for rehearsals in New York, and Char
lotte Walker will act the title role.
Laurette Taylor will celebrate the
Tooth performance of The Harp of
Life" at the Globe Theater, New York.
tomorrow night. The chances are that
the star and play will remain in New
York throughout the season.
Lynn Hammond, who plays Mr. March
in Little Women" was the originator
of the role. and his makeup is a faith
full copy of a photograph of Bronson
Alcott. the father of Miss Alcott, and
her model of the character in the book
Johnny. Get Your Cum" by Edmund
Laurence Burke and Dorothy Donnelly.
produced in New York last week, is a
FARCE whose story involves motion pic
ture work. studio operations being
shown in its progress.
Sallie Fisher. the clever little mu-
steal comedy star who has been in re-
trement since her appearance in
Watch Your Step" two years ago, is
to return to the stage this week in
New York in a playlet entitled The
Choir Rehearsal"
A dress rehearsal was given last
week in New York of stranger Than
Fiction, the play which E. H. Sothern
has written and which will be given
by John Craig and Mary Young at the
close Of the French season at the Car
rick Theater
Ruth WEIGH and other members of the
princess Pat" company gave a Lincoln
birthday concert to 1000 inmates OF
the Minnesota state prison. In return
the warden served dinner to the entire
company in the governors room of the
jail
Holiday prices. or the evening scale, will
prevail at the matinees at Keith's Feb
ruary % and March 3. 4, and g. Man
ager Robbins has asked the regular res
ervationists to notify him If they do or
do not wish to retain their seats for
those performances.
When Nine. Bernhard concludes her
regular season in Brooklyn this week
she VIII make a tour of the vaude-
VILE houses, appearing in scenes from
her well known plays. The tour will
carry to the Pacific coast and back.
1t is expected that the comedy, "Mr
Lazarus" will be revived in the near
future and that w. II. Crane will play
the title role. This has been a favorite
plan of Mr.. Cranes and it is intended
that the trip will carry the veteran
actor all the way to the Pacific coast
Charlotte Greenwood. who jumped
into fame through being unusually
tall and thin. began her career in the
chorus. and while in vaudeville Lee
Shuhert saw her and engaged her for
The Passing Show" She is the in
spiration of the title so Long Lefty
After a remarkable engagement in
New York that has been extended
twelve weeks over the original time,
David Warfield in The Music Master
closes next Saturday night. He Will
use the same piece on tour. as the out
oftown managers claim the public
would sooner see him in this old classic
than anything new.
For nine years Clarence Handysides
was associated with Charles Frohman