Evening star., 1917-01-14
described as a weird play with
tragic ending.

described as n weird play win
tragic ending.
Edith Ellis, author OF Mary james
Pa and several other playu. b at tne
head of new organization 70 Try on,
plays by American authors. the namet
of the authors will be suppressed unhi
the plays have been tried.
John cort has produced q farce called
Johnny. Get Your Cum" In Pitts6urEh
The authors are Dorothy Donneify AMI
Laurence Burke. The nrst part OF the
play turns on the making OF movies
In a California studio.
Gwend6iyn Piers. whose last sp-
pearance was with Margaret Ellington
In our Little Wife," has been engaged
The Love Mil" The piece will be
produced soon by Andreas Dippei.
Ferdinand Gottschaik fs the nrSi
actor announced for the cast Of
Ferdinand Barkers new play. Tho
Morris Dance" The piece 10 In re
hearsal in New York under the author
direction.
The special Turn 90 the Right" com
pany which was organized recently
left New York for Chicago last Fri
day. where IL viii open an engage
ment tonight Mt the Grand opera
House.
Margaret Anslin has a new play By
Rupert Hughes called The Lionesr.
II is based on Gertrude Atherton'r
novel. The Perch Of the Devil Ihs
play will be produced In Atlantic CITY
the fret Of next month.
The name of tho new Oliver n
Bailey play has been changed from,
The Victim" to The Innocent sinner.
and had its try-out at Harrisburg iss'
week before opening q two-week en-
gagement at Pittsburgh.
President A. Paul Keith and Vice
President and General MANAGER Ed
ward r. Albee OF the B. r. Keith cir
Wednesday on . tour Of inspection OF
their properties.
1t is hard to realise. says 4. ~. New
rides on an up-to-date pay-as-you-
enter trolley car. operated by emartN
uniformed Chinese. Yet aeother sur.
prise for the uninitiatsd 10. the son o.
Ar last there has been found n piay
that will prove appropriate TO the sur
roundings of a hrst-ntght audience. IL
and makes it's bow tomorrow night in
Bridgeport, Conn. The authors name
| remains a mystery.
Il
Howelrs comedy. The Mouse Trap.
for the benefit to be given for the
Actors Fund Of New York. She Will
have a notable support. consisting OF
Conway Tearle. Marie Bates. Louie.
Drew Ruth Maycliff and Olive Tell.
Henry Bergman. one Of the most
| noted character actors OF the stage.
| died in New York last "Wednesday
| night He was ffty-eight years old
I eaA x.rlt hA - a
] for thirty- -hve years He was az one
| time a stock company favorite In this
| city.
Florence Huntington. who plays the
role Of 10 in Little Women, 10 a
Washington girl. She attended school
here. and. after choosing the stage as
| a profession. made many notable sue
cesses in stock. both at the Coiumois :
and the Belasco theaters. She played
| engagements here with The Song OF
Songs" Overnight" and with Leo Dit
richstein.
| Ernest GIendinning. who plays Youth
| in "Experience" 10 the son Of the late
John Glendinning, for more than q
| quarter of q century q prominent ngure
on the English-speaking stage. and n
| brother of Jessie Glendinntng. well
known to Washington. Both were
brought to this country as children
| when their father came TO America
with Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall years ago.
| On invitation from the University of
| California last summer. Ruth st. Denis
and Ten Shawn, with 100 amateur
dancers from Los Angeles and Berke-
ley, gave their dance pagsants In the
open air at the latter place. IL was
| the first time in its history that a
dancer has been invited by the unit
versity authorities to dance in their
| Greek theater.