Evening star., 1918-11-17

week to play an important part in
Barrie's comedy. Dear Brutus." in
| which the Charles Frohman Company
is to present William Gillette.
The shuberts announce that tho new
extravaganza to be produced at the
Winter Garden, New York, the first
Of the new year will be entitled
Monte Cristo. Jr." It Is . travesty on
Dumas famous romance.
| Eight players sailed for France from
New York last. Saturday under the
auspices Of Americas Over-There
Theater League" IN the party were
Edna Aug, Paula Temple, Wfllamena
Wilkes. Laura Sherry and Alice Mar
| up In MabersRoom," q new farce
comedy in three acts by Wilson Col
lison and Otto Harbach, was presented
up in Mabe's Room" q new farce
last week under the direction Of A. II.
Woods. Hazel Dawn and Walter Jones
arc prominent in the cast
Charles Dillingham; is directing an
| early production Of William Le Bar
Earth" which is actively in rehearsal
under the eye Of F. G. Latham. The
| play will be seen In New York before
the end Of the month.
Home Again." a comedy in four
acts, by Robert Mclaughlin. based on
poems by James Whitcomb Riley. was
presented for the first time in New
York Monday night by William A..
| Brady. Tim Murphy. the well known
Washingtonsan. heads the cast as "the
Raggedy Man"
A New York report has It that the
Offering to succeed 'The Better 'Ole," /"
at the Greenwich Village Theater,
when that comedy moves into the Cort
Theater, is play by Theodore Drei-
ser, the novelist. It's title probably is
| 'The Plotter."
Charles Dillingham; last week re-
ceived from London news Of the death
Of Cecil b. Fletcher in an army hos
pital from influenza. Fletcher was
the young English actor who played
in Mr.. Dillingham's production of
General Post" last season.
The real show Of the week for
Manager Max Thomas of the Lyceum
Be1asco, where his boy, Charles H.
Thomas. was one of the stars fea-
tured as an end man with Frank Tin
ney as a vocalist and as a violfnist.
Young Thomas in his time has been
actor, student, clerk and an assistant
position to respond to the draft call.
In the little Wolf-Ferrari opera,
." 'aThe Secret of Suzanne" which has
leaped into wide favor. Suzanne
furnishes the plot with .trihing ca
prices Fin perfumery and cigarettes,
which a Jealous and non-smoking
widest suspicious and the most conf
cal Observation-Disclosures. The story,
however, is quite wholesome and fas-
cinating. and one critic described the
music as light and airy as thistle
down and as melodious as Mozart at
Announcement is made that Charles
Dillingham; will present at the Ma
tiona1 Theater, for the first time on
any stage, Monday evening, Novem-
Der rs. a new three-act comedy by
earth" The COMPANY @ includes s
Charles Cherry. Wallace Eddinger,
Ruth Shepley and Minna Gombel.
Fred G. Latham staged the produc-
tion. Mr.. Dillingham; will, bring the
company from. New York at the end
Beeeh a rarHinksons Waks e1entsen 9s 3s
coming direct from q years run in
New York and Boston to the Shubert-
ae,nssa veyy Tsr.io1 soon The Play ts
Willie Baxter stories. and might well
be called a comedy Of clothes and the
girl, for It deals with the attitude of
seventeen-year-old boy toward
Kelly has leaped into fame for his
lsympathetfc characterization Of love-
sick Willie Baxter, and Lillian Ross
brings to life the ten-year-old villain,