Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-29
'eNobody's Widow" with Blanche
Bates in the title role.


The first performance will be made
this week in New York Of '"The Awak-
ening," by Ruth Sawyer. with Wilton
Lackaye in the chief role and Henry
B. Walthal1 and Theodore Koelon In
the cast. =.
Julia Sanderson and Joseph cav
thorn appeared last week in Pitts
burgh in the first performance of The
, Canary a musical piece by Harry b.
Smith and Ivan Caryl.
Ina Claire, who has been having
success on the Pacific coast with
polly With Past is reported as
doing well in Chicago in the same
play.
Florence Nash is to appear in a play
| ment of Charles Emerson Cook. Ma
RE Lohr has been successful in the
piece in London.
A melodrama by Stanislaus STANCE
and Stannard Mears, called peg of
duced, has Antoinette walker, Orrin
johnson and Florence Johns in the
cast.
It is reported in New York that
Emily Stevens and Oliver Morosco
actress was under a five-year con-
tract.
William 4. Brady will present Mary
Nash and Jose Ruben in New: York
Tuesday evening in Il o u" new
drama by Hector Turnbull and Will
lard Mack.
'rBy Pigeon POST an English war
play by Austin Strong, is ito be pro-
1,,4 ~, h. Tl4~
field. The author is en- route to this
country to assist in the staging.
Musical comedy, is, Turing Mollie
| King from the movies. Elliott. Com
stock & Gest have placed her under
contract for the coming. season.
Henry Clark and Gladys Bergman,
we'll known to vaudeville patrons.
have been engaged for the Weber
and Fields production. Back Again"
which opens shortly in New York.
George NJ. Conan has written Chaun-
cey Olcott's play for the present sea-
son. It is entitled s"The Voice of Nc.
Connell," and rehearsals will start
tomorrow in New York.
Julie Opp is to appear il an allie,
gorical spectacle called Freedom
which she is producing with Lee Shu-
bert. Its purpose is to raise money
for disabled military and naval Off
GERS Of the English-speaking peoples.
The scenery, wardrobe and properties
of Jane Towards Tor Her Daddy's
Sake company are total wreck, due,
necessitating Miss Howards return to
New York She expects to resume her
tour the last Of October.
honors of the low comedian to produce
and stage plays, startled New York by
calling for plain girls rather than pretty
ones for his chorus, and emphatically
banning the beauty chorus" He said:
with proper costumes, makeup and
lighting effects I can make any woman
look pretty on the stage, but no hocus
pocus known to the Snowman can give
her brains"
er. At the close of her engagement in
tho Cohan Revue she began a tour Of
the cantonment theaters. playing a
route laid out by the government which
extended from Massachusetts, to Geor-
gia. With Irving Fisher and pianist
she gave an entire evenings entertain
ment, drawing larger audiences than
any of the biggest musical organizations
that toured this circuit.
Almond Robi, who has the part Of the
Spanish count in 'Flo-Flo," began his
stage life in Paris as "Gavroche'' in
Victor Hugo's LES Mserables'' at the
Theater Antoinette. Another Of his
Partisan appearances was as Pierot in
L'Enfant Prologue"
One of the charter members of the
Four-Minute Men, organization, the
Cosmos Theater. has made elaborate
preparations to push the drive for the
fourth liberty loan, both inside and
outside the theater. IT will maintain
a roll of honor for all subscribers to
the bonds. heading the list with its
own substantial loan to libertys
cause. as it has always done. A large
and handsome booth at the theater
entrance will be in active operation
early and late, with special attrac-
lions of its own. The performance
the programs. the scenic drops and
the entire surroundings will declare
the peoples duty at this time.