Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
a comedy by H. Austin Adams. author
of "'CeptiOn Shoals"

| Of "'Ception Shoals"
At the Academy of Music, Baltimore,
tomorrow evening. Conan Harris
will produce Aaron Hoffman's new
comedy. welcome. Stranger" with
strong cast.
Sunrise" by Pearl Franklin and
Ella w. Peattie. will be produced for
the first time in Atlantic City tomor-
row, night under the direction OF
Winchell Smith and John l.. Golden.
I r. Fuller Jarboe. musical director
of the Million Dollar Dolls" is stop
ing this week with his son. Harry
Jarboe. manager Of the Gayety.
William H. Thompson. the noted
character actor. is an important mem-
Der of George Broadhursts produce
ton of The Crimson Alibi."
One Of the most amusing scenes In
'Billeted." Margaret Anglin's love-
comedy. is in the second act depicting
a breakfast in an English home.
The edibles employed are fried bana-
mas. roasted kidneys, toast and coffee
All are cooked at every performance
on the stage on an electric stove carried
by the company.
Apropos OF a report that he was about
to retire as an active producer. David
Belasco declares he is not ready to quit
for my passport" He has contracted
for a list of plays and Is preparing for a
big spectacle of his own authorship.
Persian in character.
A pretty posy Of publicity is dis
cernibIe in the new play to be pro-
duced by Otis Skinner next season.
Many paragraphs appeared about the
manner in which the play reached
Mr.. Skinner as an anonymous work.
After a long search he discovered that
his own clever wife is the author.
Heading the company which will be
seen in wedding Bells" at the Car
lace Eddinger and Margaret Law
renee. Mr.. Eddinger has just closed a
season in sleeping Partners" and
Miss Lawrence has left the cast OF
Tea for Three" in which she scored
almost as great a personal success
as the play-itself. which has run all
season in New York.
! important female role next to Marga-
ret Anglin in "Billeted." is an Eng
lish girl who began her career at
the Drury Lane Theater In LONDON
in Ths Whi ahar see was II, a sa Fool
There there 'A Was" "Get-Rich-ouick Wal
| lingford," "The Brass Bottle" The
New Clown" and The Second Mrs.
TanQueray" and in special Snakes
pearean revivals.
Miss Anglin engaged her last eu-
tumn for the ingenue roles In her
repertoire in the Little Theater. Phil
adelpnia.
The Cosmos Theater liberty loan
booth. which went over the top with
| subscriptions amounting to $3200oo
for the fourth liberty loan. according
to Manager Brylawski. who has given
! in his closest attention all through
the drive, will nearly equal that sum
| for the victory loan. A merry corps
of overseas boys from Walter Reed
Hospital were forceful adjuncts at
| the booth and helped to roll up big
total in subscriptions.
Yyette Rugel, one of the dainty
| prima donnas of George whites
| scandals of 1919" the new musical
| revue that comes to the National next
| week, is exactly four feet 10% inches
| in height and weighs 81 pounds.
| Thousands of her admirers nave
wondered how SO small a girl could
| possibly possess such a rich, power
! full voice, that ranges from low A 10
high D fiat-from deep contralto to
the highest soprano, and Is WONDER
fully sweet in quality. Miss Rugel
| studied in Philadelphia and won I'M
mediate recognition. She was offered
Trentini's role in 1.-The FREELY" for
London, it is said. but refused to
senarate herself from husband and
l country by 5000 miles of salt water.