Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-26


Selwyn & Go. will produce early in
the spring The Three Graces," by
Jane Murfin and Jane Cowl.
Robert Mcwade will appear in a
play, Live Forever" which will be
produced by Klaw & Erlanger and
George C. Tyler
Ed. Wynn has returned to the Cen
fury Theater, New York. after a week
in vaudeville in a short sketch which
failed to please.
The name of the musical comedy.
The Slumber Party" by Otto Harbach
and Rudolf Friml. has been changed
to 'Linger Longer. Lucy"
Mont. Bruins have been engaged for
the cast of "Hohohemia." shortly to
be produced in New York.
A musical version of Roe Cooper
Megrue's Seven Chances" by Henry
Blossom and Raymond Hubbell, is TO
be produced by the Selwyns.
The receipts from the performance
of When a Teller Needs a Friend
for the stage womens war relief
fund amounted to over $4,000.
Molly Pearson is to appear in a
comedy of Lancashire life called
Penny Wise" Louis Emery and
Alice Belmore will be in the cast.
Marie Nordstrom will play the lead
ing part in the new comedy. Live
Forever" The play has circus and
Iace-track life for it's theme.
Three Wise Fools" celebrated its
Tooth performance at the Criterion
Theater. New York. Wednesday night
houses.
Alma Tell, in Eyes of Youth" which
has been a dramatic sensation for
several seasons. will come to the Shu-
bert-Garrick the week beginning Feb
ruary 9.
Ada Mae Weeks the dancer with
Listen. Lester has been placed
under two years contract with John
Cort, and will be seen next season in a
rev revue.
Marie Dressler. the well known
Coincidence, will soon return to the
New York stage in a new and original
play under the management of the
Shuberts.
One New York critic says that Stu
art Walker has achieved a new tri-
umph in "The Laughter of the Gods"
by Lord Dunsany, the well known
! Irish dramatist.
Ned Wayburn, the well known stage
director, will leave New York for
Paris shortly to produce an entertain
ment along the lines of the Ziegfeld
Midnight Froiic.
At the Actors Fund benefit in New
York last week a one-act comedy by
w. D. Howelis. called 'sThe Mouse
Trap" was given by Este1le WILDWOOD,
Cyril Keightley and Vera Fuller
Mellish. .. a. .-ss
Don Barclay, who recently appeared
with Nora Bayes in Ladies First
and registered big hit, sailed from
New York last week for London,
where he will be given a prominent
part in big revue
The death is reported of Isabel Coe,
! at one time one of the popular
actresses of the stage. Her first sue
cess was made in 'Niobe." In private
life she was the wife of Frank Mckee.
q New York manager.
Helene Spencer. who. with George
Nibio. is featured with the Midnight
! Maidens company at the Lyceum, VIII
be remembered as headliner in vau-
deville. She and Niblo, were partners
then. as they are now. During the en-
tertainment she and Niblo present
their. protean act, which made them
prime favorites in vaudeville.
Mollie King, one of the featured
entertainers in the new musical COM
edy, Good Morning, Judge" in addi-
ton to appearing in musical comedy,
while in New York presides over the
midnight performance at the Century
roof. where she Is the reigning beau
ty, and her forenoons are employed
in motion picture creation.
A large delegation OF theatrical mo-
tables accompanied the Good Morn
ing, Judge" company to Washington
Messrs. Lee and ]. ]. Shuberf, who
are producing the piece; Walter c.
Jordan, representing the London own
ers: Wybert Stamford, who staged ii
there; Robert Campbell, dramatic
producer, and a number of others
were in the party.
shorty" McAliister. whose real
name is Rich McAllister. was born in
Scotland and broke into the theatre
cal game through the circus. He could
not stand for the movies, however.
and SO landed in burlesque- Il play
ed in pictures at Hollywood" he says.
but they are very risky. You fall into
rivers, off housetops. get burned with
gunpowder or slapped in the face
with custard pie-an in a days
work. No, L don't think it is high
art"
Last season the Astaires made their
first appearance on Broadway Pre-
vious to that they were unknown and
playing at the Palace Theater in Chi
cago, 1.-The opening spot" of the bill,
which is considered the most unim-
portant act in a vaudeville show. The
couple, who are really brother and
sister, put such enthusiasm and artis-
try into their dancing that they
stopped the show" They were
encored again and again. and the
criticisms in the papers the following
day, instead of giving the honors to
the star act. credited the Astaires with
being the hit of the evening. This
criticism fell into the hands of j. J.
Shubert, then in Chicago. and he
placed them under a longtime con-
tract Thus they made their first APP
pearance on Broadway in "Over the
Top" scoring a big hit.