Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
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automatically regains her American
rying foreigner.
Peter S. Clark, producer Of this
weeks Gayety attraction. is the brother
of William S. Clark, who was the first
manager of the Gayety.
Eugene CowIes is to join the cast of
"Chu Chin Chow" He won fame by his
phenomenally deep voice In the Boston
ians as the Armorer in ROBIN HOOD.
Mrs. Fiske has appeared in Boston in
Service" by Henri Lavedan. acting the
role Of the mothsr Lor Nip pun in xn
Inn,' is used with the play.
De Witt Jennings. former stock
favorite, will be a member Of the com
Drew in their new comedy, Keep Her
Smiling"
The SQUAD Farm" by Frederic and
Fanny Hatton, produced last week IN
New York, is a satire on moving pic
ture studios. with a mixture of melo-
drama.
for the production in London of his
play The Bubble" 1t will be produced
there as originally written. as a
play Of Jewish life.
1.-THE Master" ended its engagement
at the Hudson Theater. New York. last
night. After a respite of two weeks
Arnold Daily is to begin a tour in Phil.
adelphia.
Douglas J. Wood. one of the princi-
pals in "Maytime." now running in
New York. is planning to take rep
ertory company to South America as
soon as war conditions will permit.
Derwent Hall Game, son of Hall
Caine, has scored a success in THE Iron
which he is featured in vaudeville with
A. E. Arson in his support.
Some Little Girl" musical comedy
in three acts. was presented at the
Empire Theater. Syracuse, last Thurs
day night for the first time and goes
into Chicago tonight for an indefinite
stay.
E. Lyan Swete. who is in Ethel Bar
rymores company in THE OF Chance"
produced The Blue Bird in London
and came. to America to produce "Chu
Chin Chow This is his debut as an
actor.
A new musical piece. entitled Keep
Smiling, goes into rehearsal in New
known in vaudeville, is to have prom
inent part. The piece opens at SIAM
ford: Conn. April s, and will then go
south for five weeks.
The Quality Amusement Company
has been presenting Faust" in dra-
matte and operate form at the How
ard Abbie Mitchell Marguerite, Will
nam Townsend as Faust and the
supporting cast gave an unusually
credttable performance.
Yes or No" celebrated its hundredth
performance at the Longacre Theater.
New York, yesterday afternoon The
success of Arthur Goodrich's play
means that Anderson and Weber will
have two companies in this play next
season.
Margaret Anglin has decided to make
annual productions of Greek plays.
'1phigenia in Aulis," by Euripedes and
Agamemnon." by Hschylus. will be
the next plays she will present. Walter
Damrosch will compose the musical
settings
THE Garden of Allah" closed its en-
gagement at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York, last night, and the
place will be dark all of this week for
dress rehearsals of new spectacular
production which has been in course of
preparation for some time.
Robert Mcwade's performance of
Bourdier. the Socialist, in support of
Leo Ditrichstein in The King" has
made one of the hits of the piece He
made his fist success with his father in
Rip Van Wrinkle" and when quite
young was a prominent member of the
old National Theater Stock Company.
Roy Barnes will be seen in the stel-
lar role of new musical comedy
called Yours Truly" to be produced
under the management of Arthur Pear
son. The piece is the joint effort of
The piece will open early next month
in Atlantic City with a metropolitan
engagement to follow.
A new scenic production of Oliver
Moroscos The Bird of Paradise" will
be presented when it comes here soon
at the Belasco. w. B. Aeko, one of the
native Hawaiians, was sent back to the
returned two months later laden with
new lelS, grass mats and native uten-
sils for use in the play. 1t is even said
that Aeko brought over a new ukulele. |
Motion pictures will never take the
place of spoken, drama" says Lou Tel |
legen, simply because they are not
spoken drama. 1t is not saying that
they do not I'LL an important part in
theatrical life. however, for the art
OF the motion picture star is just as
definite as is that of the stage genius.
l have seen movie people that
would not give $40 a week on the
stage. yet. at the same time. there are
plenty of competent stage actors and
actresses who are nothing in register
ing their emotions for the screen.
Il played in motion pictures ten
years ago. something which very few
people know. I like the work and l |
hope people like me in it. but now / |
am only indulging in it in the summer |
time" |
f. F. Albee. vice president. general |
manager and half owner of the B. F. |
Keith circuit. last Wednesday while in |
this city instructed Manager Robbins to |
go the limit in helping sell the third |
liberty bond loan. In all his theaters |
he has given aid to the various local
appeals for Red Cross relief. candy |
funds, tobacco subscriptions, bond sales,
mass meetings and the like. He has
also assured his employees who have en-
tered Uncle Sans service that they will |
be given their places again when
through warning, has pensioned several |