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COSMOS.

A bill, every act of which has some
thing unusual to offer, at the Cosmos
Theater this week will be headed by
Mildred Andre and girls, a dainty and
talented quintet Of girl singers.
dancers and violinists. Frank Bush.
who is said to be the best OF the
vaudeville story tellers. wills return
after years. with a new grist of funny
anecdotes and jokes. and Charles Nc
Donald and company will present the
dramatic number. a strong and i'm
pressive comedy drama called "rhe
Ex-Chief of Police" Kluting's AMI
mails. an interesting group of dogs.
cats and doves, all white will be seen
in "The Act Beautifur'; Brown and
Barrows will offer a melodious skit.
with interpolated comedy called
Back Home" and Hilbert and Male.
a new minstrel team of old minstrel
men. will be the chief laughmakers in
a blackface offering. The extraor-
dinary matinee film attraction will
picture William S. Hart in '"rhe
Breed Of Men" and the chief comedy.
East Lynne With Variations" the
Pathe News and the Bray Photographs
win be shown at all performances.
Today's performances starting at 3
pm. will offer a selected bill Of high
class vaudeville specialties and film
features.
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NEW NATIONAL.

Henry Miller will present Ruth
Chatterton. the popular young Amer
ican star. at the New National Thea
ter Monday evening. in The Merrie
Month of May" fascinating comedy
OF American life and characters by
George Scarborough, author of "The
Heart OF Wetona'
In Daddy Long Legs" Miss Chat
terton was a New England waif; in
Come Out of the Kitchen" a south
"rn girl, who worked in the kitche n
% save the family fortunes, and in
her new comedy, The Merrie Month
Df May" she appears as Judith, a
oung girl from Arizona, whose
father is a United States senator. The
scenes are laid in Washington. The
play gains its title from the fact that
The action takes place in the sena-
7or's home one moonlit evening in
May. Merriment Is its keynote. but it
las. heart interest as well.
Important characters include Sena-
tor Baldwin. Tod Musgrave. a young
western ranch foreman; Representa-
i've Hamill, n sjlver-voiced poll
,irian: Courtney Blue. a society man
ifyS Halle Baldwin. the kindly sis
'-r Of tne senator: Mrs. langley. an
-.-,,si,e washington widow. Pete
Baldwin. the senator's schoolgirl
daughter. and Jefferson. the ola coll
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THEATERs NEXT WEEK.

BELASCO-'Eyes Of YOUTH" a play
in three acts of four episodes by Max
MARGIN and Charles Guernon. The
various scenes are supposed to show
izing what transpires in her mind
while she is gazing in the crystal
The cast will be headed by Alma Tell.
The play had a years run at the Max
inc Elliott Theater, New York.
POLTS+'Little Simplicity a smart
was written by Rida Johnson Young
and the music by Augustus Barrett.
Walter Catlett is the featured player
in a cast which includes Marjorie
Gateson. Mab,l Withee, Sylvia Jason.
Carl Gantvoort, Stewart Baird and
the Cameron sisters.
GARRICK-"Come-O Charley"
fantastic comedy by George-V. Ho-
bart, founded on popular stories writ
ten by Thomas Addison. 1t is filled
with laughs, mystery and thrills, ac-
cording to the advance notices, and
Will be presented by cast of twenty
two selected personally by Mr.. Ho-
bart
B. F. KEITH'S-Gus Edwards and
company, in his latest song revue;
Alan Rogers, American tenor; the
art production, Dooley and Sales, Sid
ney Phillips. Jane and Erwin Con.
molly. Patten and Marks and the girl
in the air in vaudeville bill rounded
out with the pictorial film news. )
GAYETY-Burlesqu by the Twen-
tieth Century Maids. headed by Jim
Barton. in "All in Fun" a two-act
musical extravaganza, enlisting the
services of Billy Barnes. Joe Opp,
Florence Belmont, Madlyn Worth. Til
lie Barton, Edward Golden. Arthur
Young and Juliette, the ragtime vio-
linist, with chorus of twenty.
COSMOS-A vaudeville show of COM
edy features headed by Nursie and the
Boys. military musical farce of JAZZ
and jollity; the Kuma Troupe of won-
der workers from the orient, who in
termix surprises with song and clev-
erness: Hank Brown and Company,
the eccentric comedian and new fun
maker; Anderson a1d Burt, in BIS
cults. or Home Sweet Home" an anus
ing playlet: Peggy" mutt" dog
with brains, and Tyler and Sinclair,
xylophone comedians. with the Sun
shine film comedy, His Musical
Sneeze" ITO top off the bill The big
matinee film will be Don't Change
Your Husband"
LYCEUM- by William K.
Wells Mile a Minute Girls, with
Ambark Ali at the head of the COM
pany, assisted by Billy Barry, Benny
Howard, Ida Blanchard, Pearl Briggs,
Jessie Hiatt, Florence Pointer. George
Brennan and Jimmy Holly, and fea-
turing Delphine and her models.
Holly's dances and a trench and
roller skating scene.
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GAYETY.

Lovers of the best class Of bur-
lesque are promised a treat by Man
ager Harry Jarboe of the Gayety
Theater this week in Rose Sydelrs
London Bellies, a fast-moving hodge
podge of mirth, melody. novelty and
scenic and sartorial display called
"whoop- The large cast
includes George F. Hayes. Kate Pull
man, Al Ferris. Eddie Smith. ]. Hun
ter Wilson. Steve Paul. Elsie
Meadows, Gertrude O'Connor and
Martha Richards. "Whoop- -De-Doo"
is staged in two acts and six scenes,
most of which are laid in a rural
center. The finale of the first act is
entitled "a House of Cards." during
which are introduced living repro
auctions of some of the worlds best
known masterpieces in marble.
Vaudeville specialties also will be in
troduced by Smith and Wilson. "the
fastest dancing team in the world"
and Kate Pullman. The performance
will be concluded with the novel
patriotic tableau. "Our Allies
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SHUBERT.BELASCO

yesterday" the new Glen McDon-
ough-Reginald de Koven music play,
will be presented at the Shubert-
Belasco this week. sbeginning this
evening. with the usual matinees.
Not since the days of the "Babes in
Toyland.' it is said, has McDonough
evolved such a fascinating plot. and
not since Robin Hood" has Reginald
de Koven composed more felicitous
score
The curtain rises upon ruined
old inn on the banks of the Seine,
near Paris. Seated beneath the
NJ. Andre de Neuville. now in his
seventeen year--it is 1913. White
haired and feeble, he leans on his
cane and gazes with longing eyes
into the past. AS he deplores the
weight of his years and signs for
las lips by an old woman whom he
has befriended. He is urged to drink
and live again the joyous days and
the gladstone nights of his teens.
The old man sips the secret potion
and as the lights grow dim change
takes place. He throws off the ac
umuIated decades of years and as
the lights grow bright again Andre.
the youth. finds himself back in the
yesr 1867. surrounded by the COM
panions of his studio. and the sweet
heart Of his soul, dear Elise all
now at the Silver Perch Inn and all
having been dispossessed of their
humble garrcts by reason of their
inability to Ray the rent.
But wealth lies in the hero's path,
for he is suddenly invited to i'm
personate the Grand Duke of Oren-
burg. whom he is said to resemble.
Demidorff, the chancellor of Oren-
burg. offers Andre gold a plenty for
the deception, and the hero accepts
the stipend. Plot and counterplot
follow each other in a mad whirl,
then the lights again grow dim. and
as they go up once more the aged
Andre de Neuville is discovered
musing on his past and his unex-
.pected journey to the Yesterday" of
his dead and gone youth.
In the long list of principals are
Vernon Stiles and Ruth Miller. as
the hero and heroine. respectively;
Emile Lea, Sidonie Espero, George
Bickall. Harry b. Lester, j. K. MUIR
ray, Joseph Herbert and Lester
Scharff, also stunning array of
stage beauties in the chorus. An
augmented orchestra will be conduct
ed by Max Bendix.
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"The Canary"

1.-The Canary" which has Julia
Sanderson and Joseph Cawthorn for
its stars and a cast numbering a
half dozen other musical comedy ce-
lebrities. brings it's long and pros
porous Broadway run to a close to-
night. Leaving the Globe Theater,
the piece will be taken on tour of
the most important eastern cities.
1.-THE Canary" will be the offering
at the New National Theater for one
week. beginning Monday night, March
"a. In addition to Miss Sanderson and
Mr.. Cawthorn, the combination of
Dillingham; musical comedy stars in
cludes Sam Hardy. Doyle and Dixon.
Maud Eburne. Louis Harrison and
Edna Bates.
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POLI'S.

"Oh, Lookw the musical comedy
with the Dolly sisters and Harry Fox,
will start a weeks engagement at
Polls Theater tonight.
Elliott, Comstock and Gest, orig
inators Of the intimate type Of mu-
sical comedy, believe "Oh. Look" to
be their most successful production.
The book is by James Montgomery,
the lyrics by Joseph Mccarthy and
the music by Harry Carroll. Edward
Royce and Robert Milton have fur
nished frame of ivory and pale gold
as a background for the exquisite
work of the Dolly sisters and Harry
Fox. The cast includes also Charles
Lane, Hugh Cameron. Beth Franklyn,
Selma Magnusson, Robert Ames,
Louis Haines. Hal Van Rensselaer,,
Edward Poland and Lewis Sealy. And
there is "A girl chorus. gowned in
fresh modish creations.
James Montgomery's farce, set to
music, gives ample. opportunity to
Harry Fox for the display Of his
quiet, droll comedy methods, and for
the Dolly Twins in song and original
dances.
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IRENE. HEIDI .z1<ezlvx

Follies," 1.-The Passing Show and other
Broadway attractions. Direct from
France. his Offering is composed of
the characteristic Bernard ditties.
drolleries and dances. Mile Dazzle is
supported by Copstantin Kobeleff and
Edouard Janis in a Classical and
Popular Dance Revue" in ten parts,
illustrating the evolutions from the
barbaric trot to the modern jazz The
third feature OF importance will be
Mabel McCane, assisted by Grant and
Wing and Ed Sext;n. in her most pre-
tentious presen tation of ballads and
dances. Others will be Yvette Ruge].
i'm series of charming songs; Jean
Adair and company, in Maggie
Taylor-Waitress": Mcintosh and his
Musical Maids: Clifford and Wills in
"At Jasper Junction: Lucille and
Cookie" the comic cockatoo, and the
Pathe news pictorial
At and 8:15 pm. today the bill will
include Edna Goodrich, Pat Rooney.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry and the
other acts Of the past week.
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Folly.

AL Golden will appear for this first
time with 1.-THE Joyland Beauties" in
"A japanese Mix-up," at the Folly
this week. Besides Golden, Myrtal
Clark and Blanche Wilcox have been
added to the company. The show is
in two acts and four scenes, all laid
in the orient. The comedy will be in
the hands, of Charles Snuffy Gramlich,
la dope fiend, while Vivian Lawrence
will have the principal feminine role.
Assisting are Billy Kelley, Blanche
Wilcox, Bert Lester. Austin King, Gus
Mortimer, Myrtal Clark and a chorus
OF twenty-four pretty girls. An added
feature will be the Jenniers Brothers,
acrobats
Evening star., 1919-03-16

GeorS7 Gn1 GTt Lola aaapiaaa Fisher is'@, IS to
have the k4tAng role and Robert
McWade is in the cast. The piece
has not been given a title.
1.-THE Golden Fleece" = romantic
drama by Thomas w. Broadhurst,
based on the Medea story, will be
played at the Broadhurst Iheater,
Blanche Bates will have the leading
part. The cast numbers more than
fifty.
The last sum offered for the moving
to have been the largest ever offered
for any play. with the single excep-
ton of "Peg O. My Heart" polly
anna has not yet beensreleased. how
ever. Two companies are still pre-
senting it on tour in this. it's fourth
season, and il is still running strong"
Ruth Chatterton is chiefly known
for the portrayal of the charming
heroines in 'The Rainbow" Daddy
Kitchen but last spring and the
early part of. this season she was a
revelation in the costume play, "A
Marriage of Convenience AS mat
ter Of fact she has played very wide
range of parts. including Galsworthy
created by Mrs. Fiske. in The New
York Idea" and won high praise.
Ben jerome. who conducts the aug
mented orchestra for 'Oh, Look" is
himself a composer. lie was the
La Sale Theater. Chicago, when that
playhouse supported a musical stock
company. He is the composer OF
"a Royal Chef" HE Came From Mil
waukee," 'Mr. Hamlet of Broadway,
1.-The Time, the Place and the Girl"
He is at present writing musical
comedy to be produced by Elliott,
Comstock and Gest next season.
Mile. Dazie was born in st. Louis
and spent her early youth in Detroit.
Her real name is Daisy Peterkin. but
she changed it to 'DaZie' and TOOK
that professional name for her own
when she was baptized in New YORK
Her first stage appearance was made
in church kermess in Hot Springs;
Ark, and her first truly professional
debut took place, when she was twelve
years old, at the old Wonderland Thea
ter, in Detroit.
Her first genuinely important hit
was scored in THE Belle OF New
York" at. the Casino Theater IN New
York city.
Harry Fox, the musical comedy star
has as much right to have his name
on the sporting page of newspaper
as Ty Cobb has to appear on the
dramatic page. Ty Cobb once acted on
the stage, and Harry Fox began his
self-supporting career by playing
base ball. Harry Fox never became
star of the diamond. but neither did
Ty Cobb achieve startling histrionic
success. But at the age of seventeen
Harry Fox was the most promising
player on the Fresno team, in Cali
fornia. One fatal day he misjudged a
liner and received broken thumb
which ended his career on the dia-
mond.
An announcement of unusual inter
est is the coming to Washington OF
Walker Whiteside, the eminent Amer
lean actor, supported by Tyrone Pow
er, to the Shubert-Garrick Theater
the week of April 81. in Walter Hasts
production of '"The Little Brother
This play comes from a triumphant
engagement at the Belmont Theater,
in New York city. where it has been
playing the better portion of the win
ter. to capacity crowds. The Shubert-
Garrick Theater also announces Ma
bel Taliaferro, in Luck in Pawn" for
March 80. and ''The Thirteenth Chair
the mystery play, for the week OF
April 13.
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Boston Symphony Tuesday,

There has been a change Of soloists
for the final Boston symphony con-
cert of the season next Tuesday
afternoon in the New National Thea
ter. Madame Melba having been un-
expectedly compelled to sail for Eu-
rope, owing to the serious illness of a
relative. it is announced. Reinald
Werrenrath, the young American
baritone, who recently made his debut
at the Metropolitan Opera, will sing
Figaro's Aria from the garden scene
of Mozart's Figaro. and the love-
song. "vision Fugitive" from Mas
senets 'tHerodiade."
The purely orchestral numbers will
be Franck's Symphonic piece from
'The Redemption" Saint-Saens' SYM
phonic poem. "Omphale's Spinning
Wheel, and Rimsky-Korsakoff' s
"Scheherazade". in fos,- movements.
depicting various episodes from Ara
bian Nights.
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CONCERTS, LECTURES, Etc.
Rosenblatt Recital Today.

Josef Rosenblatt will give recital
this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock in the
Shubert-Belasco Theater under the
direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine
Arts Enterprises. He is an interest
ing and unique figure in the world
of music Not only a great singer,
but composer as well. His arrange
ment of the famous Hebrew chant of
Kol Nidrei was given its first public
performance at the New York Hippo
drome recently. He has likewise
written the violin obligato.
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LYCEUM

A show of ideas. surprises and nov
elites is promised at the Lyceum
Theater this week, starting today,
in '"The Big Revue" Henry p. Dixon's
annual offering, to burlesque patrons
on the American wheel.
The revue this year brings Harry
Lavan at the head Of a cast of forty
entertainers. including Claire Devine,
Nelson, Lefty Bolles and William
Gross.
The revue is in two acts and eight
scenes and is the Joint work OF Frank
Tannehill, Felix Adler and Henry r.
Dixon. Matinees will be given daily.
Evening star., 1919-03-16
B. F. KEITH'S

Bernard Granville and Mile. Dazzle
will be co-stars OF the bill at B. F.
Keith's Theater this week, commence
ing with tomorrow's matinee. Lieut..
Granville of the u. S. Air Service,
A. +. F., although now honorably dis
chargeds is better known to stage
fame as The Twentieth Century
Comedian" and was featured with 'The
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Rubiustein Club March Is.

Miss Amparito Farrar. the Cali
fornia soprano. who will be the as
sisting artist at the second concert
of the Rubinstein Club, at the Ma
sonic Temple Auditorium. Tuesday
evening, March Is. has a voice of
much sweetness, first in quality and
broad in range. Her French diction
Is admirable and her powers of in
depreciation are, rare. AT hsr recent
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n.tA cAatterto.-Ruth Chatter

Rnth Chafterton-Ruth Chatter
to1s life Is SO wrapped up in
the tneater that there is little
10 ten. even by those who know her
hest Her one ambition is to get
ahsAd In her profession. It is said
that IN ten years she has not had ten
weeks vacation. The greater part OF
the season she Is appearing east OF
usually appear with the stock COM
pany that Mr.. Miller takes to San
Francisco. A few years ago she did
spend q couple of weeks in the Adir-
ondacks between seasons.
She now calls New York her home.
She has a pretty little apartment
away up in the air in a big building
facing Central Park. There she lives
Sbe1 she is in New York. with her
mother. In her snare time she shops
Q bit-Quite bit at times, for she is
fond of pretty things-in the after
noon she pays a visit to friends and
in the evening she invariably goes to
the opera or theater-preferably the
opera, for she is fond of good music
and Is a musician of more than aver
age merit herself
There is scarcely a play. however.
that she misses. for she regards It a
duty to visit the theater. Her taste
covers a wide range. She reads a
good deal She doesn't like idle COM
pliments. In other words. she is sim
ply a sensible. bright American girl.
Washington pleasantly recalls her
theatrical debut with the famous Co
lumbia Players. which was made by
her largely as joke
The Dolly Sisters-The rise Of the
Dolly sisters, the musical comedy and
dancing stars. is described as phe-
nomenal.
The first real parts ever intrusted
TO them were star parts and that was
little over two years ago, in 'His
Bridal Night" True, the Dollys had
been prime New York fayorites for
several years. but IL was always sup
posed their talents were confined to
the dance
It is stage history that in "The Mid
night Sons" Yansci Dolly had one line,
to-wit: Hello. everybody, are you
waiting for me-? 1t is also true that
in THE Merry Countess" Roszika de-
livered herself of the following
speech: I'm going to quit this minute
If can't do as l please"
These were the only lines they ever
uttered before an audience before
they blossomed forth ~as stars in a
comedy with music two years ago and
surprised every one with their de-
Hghtful performance.
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Nine. Schumann-Heink March 2S.

Nine. Schumann-Heink, the worlds
greatest contralto, who has been
called by Edward Bellamy Partridge
"the greatest mother in America" be-
cause her entire career has breathed
mother love as it's inspiration, will
give her only Washington recital this
season at the New National Theater
Friday afternoon of next week, with
Charles Carver. basso, as the assist
ing artist and Frank La Forge, the
distinguished pianist and composer,
at the piano. The great artist has
been most ardent patriot during
the trying days of the world war and
her songs of cheer, of hope and of
mother love have been dominant
feature of her programs. Tickets
may be had at the Office of T. Arthur
Smith, 1906 G street.
Evening star., 1919-03-16
Liberty Dansante Gardens.

The Liberty Dansante Gardens offer
two large gardens to dancers every
evening, with motion pictures dis
played during the dancing. The man.
lgement is frightening up the summer
garden preparatory to its official OPEN
inS
Evening star., 1919-03-16
SIDoN1E E5PEkO
cNzl6ek-. BeLseo

ored butler, survivor Of ante-bellum
days.
The company provided for Miss
Chatterton's support includes Tim
Murphy, James Rennie, Lucille Wat
son, Sydney Booth, Charles Trow-
bridge, Lizzie Hudson Collier, Law
renee Eddingen and Flora Sheffield.
Evening star., 1919-03-16
Central Coliseum.

A large and loyal following of skat-
ers is attending the Central Coliseum
every night Weekly amateur racing
events are continuing feature.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

Ethel Barrymore will not return to
New York until next August, but will
make a tour of the Pacific coast cities.
Walter Sasi has acquired new play
by Cosmo Hamilton. entitled 'Man,
Woman and Money"
Peggy Wood. who is appearing in
'rMaytime" has written play with
Samuel Merwin, which the Shuberts
will produce.
Lester Lonergan appearing in EAST is
West in New York. has bought the
American rights to John Galsworthy's
drama The Mob" and plans to produce
it III New York
Yesterday the opera comioue by
reginald De Koven and Glen Mac
Donough, to be shown in this city this
week, had its first production at VIII
minston. Del, Wednesday night.
last week in New York a musical
version of Augustin Daly's "a Night
OF" with cast including Caroline
White, Harry Zulger and Elizabeth
Murray.
Al Jolson has been absent from the
cast of "Sinbad." now running in New
York, and his place has been taken by
ernest Hare: Jolson is i'll at Palm
Beach. but is expected to rejoin the
company soon.
DORIS keane, who has been playing
IN "RoXana" in London, will appear at
the end of the month in a production
or "ttomeo and Juliet" with her hus-
band, Basil Sydney, as the Romeo and
Miss Terry as the nurse.
Harold Atteridge and Harry Carroll
are collaborating ON two musical
SHOWS. one of which will be the
summer attraction at the Forty
fourth Street Theater, New York. and
the other at the Winter Garden
Lionel Barrymore, whose tour in
The Copperhead' has been suspended
by John u. Williams, to enable him to
appear with John Barrymore in la
Cienna Della Beffe." is in New York.
Thursday.
Lets Beat It." a musical comedy
presented by members of the 27th
Division, will open limited engage
ment at the Century Theater, New
York. tomorrow night The piece is
reported entertaining. both as to
Mischa Levitski will give a piano
recital Sunday afternoon, March 80.
in the Shubert-Belasco Theater, un-
der the direction of the Ona B. Tai
bot Fine Arts Enterprises. Mr.
Levitski was the soloist recently with
the New York Symphony Orchestra.
cohan & Harris are arranging a
% iT1e t,.i., v1la
Evening star., 1919-03-16
In the Spotlight.

Marie Cahill has finally decided to
go into vaudeville, her last venture
proving a fivver.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

A one-act play by George Bernard
Shaw was produced in New York last
week called Augustus Does His Bit"
Evening star., 1919-03-16

Samuel Shipman has written a play
called Lambs Are Lions," which
William Harris. jr., will produce.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

After three years spent in England,
Madge Lessing has returned to New
York and will start in new play.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

recital at the Aeolian Hall, in New
York. she was rewarded by a rep
resentative audience with veritable
storms of spontaneous applause.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

Ethel Barrymore will not return to
New York until next August, but will
make a tour of the Pacific coast cities.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

Cohan & Harris are arranging
preliminary trial tour for new play
Evening star., 1919-03-16

Walter Sasi has acquired a new play
by Cosno Hamilton. entitled Man,
Woman and Money"
Evening star., 1919-03-16

The last sum offered for the moving
picture rights of 'Pollyanna" is said
to have been the largest ever offered
for any play. with the single excep-
ton of peg O. My Heart" polly
anna" has not yet beensreleased. how
ever. Two companies are still pre-
senting it on tour in this. it's fourth
SeaS son nd il is still MrupuinC strong. "
Evening star., 1919-03-16

Peggy Wood. who is appearing. in
''Maytime" has written a play with
Samuel Merwin, which the Shuberts
will produce.
Evening star., 1919-03-16

whseh TX lave acquired from
GeoroD MIt S6h. Lola Fisher is to
| have the k4Nng role and Robert
McWade is in the cast The piece
has not been given a title.