Evening star., 1921-12-18


n motion pictures the last tw"
years, Harry Houdini will be
seen on the Keith circuit next month.
THE Wandering Jew will end lis
New York engagement Saturua!
night, being repla probably by
Bulldog Drummond," i London melo-
drama.
Charles Dillingham; has obtained
an extension of the American engage
ment of John Ashley. the young Eng
lish actor. who made his DEBUT III
New York in "A Bill of Divorcement.
in which Allan Pollock is now star
ring.
In Pittsburgh last week. Leo Dit
richstein made his final appearance III
Toto willie simultaneously con.
Quoting rehearsalS of Face Nalhc.
the new comedy in which he VIII
open his New York engagement De-
cember rs.
Josephine Royle, daughter of Edwin
Milton Royle. who achieved stage dis
tinction as Selena Fetter. Will PLAY
the part of Nat-u-ritch, the squa", III
the revival of her fathers famous
play. THE SquaMman." IN which IL
liam Faversham will appear, after IN"
holidays.
A New York report says: Anothrr
jolt was handed the merry little mar
Siagers of hard times last week, when
il was disclosed that Ethel Barry
more, in 'Declasse.' played to s25,00b
recently at the National Theater in
Washington), establishing new rec
ord for business at that house. Elsie
Ferguson established a record last
year in Sacred and Profane Love, at
lracting S21.490
Nuriel Harrison, winner of a beauty
contest conducted among 500 girls b.
Il Philadelphia newspaper, mas oeen
secured by Charles Dillingham; for the
cast of Good Morning, Dearie, now
playing in New York.
Tomorrow night will mark the end
of u years run of sally in New
York. and Marilynn Miller. as well as
the rest of the company, Will wear
new costumes TO mark the occasion
William Hodge ended his New York
engagement last night in Beware OF
! Dogs" The road tour of the company
starts iii Boston tomorrow.
Guthrie McClintic. who is to produce
4. a. Mines newest comedy. THE
Dover Road has engaged Charles
Cherry for the leading role. Ann
| Winslow and Edwin Il. Morse also
have been engaged
Capt. Applejack. the comedy by
Walter Hackett. which Sam IL. Harris
placed in rehearsal last week, will
open in Wilmington December "
| Wallace Eddinger and Mary Nash
/ have the chief roles
| Will Rogers has I. scheme to stop
| all wars. He would move France ana
! Germany. exchanging places with
/ England and Japan. Let England
| ireland know England's whereabouts
! or the Irish will follow 'sm all right
Rogers was in Washington before the
big confersHcs.
! Alice Lloyd. English singing come
dienne arrived in Hew York from
| London last week and will shorty
open in Shubert vaudeville at the
i Winter Garden. She brought thirt:-
! five trunks and several pets. including
| a talking cockatoo.
| Oliver Morosco has a new musical
play for Charlotte Greenwood, enti-
lied, Let 'Er Go, Lefty" The book
is by George E. Stoddard, and the
| music by Werner Jansen and James
r Hanley. The piece is scheduled 10
open in New Haven on Christmas.
! Oliver Morosco has obtained far
cical comedy, called. SLEEPY Time.
| for production after the holidays. At
! is a comedy with music. W. Lea Dick
son wrote the lyrics and Raymond
| Hubbeil composed the music. The
| first production will be made at tn"
Morosco Theater, Los Angeles, earl!
, in February.
Four David Belasco offerings are
now in or near New York FRANCES
| starr in ..The Easiest Way" in Brook
lyn: David Warfield. in the Bronx;
I.enore Uric. Lionel Atwell and IN"
Wandering jew.
New York during the holidays. az
i least is TO have children theater.
The Manhattan Opera House has beet,
I secured. a stock company formed and
| Little Red Riding Hood. t1ndcr-
ella" and Uncle Toms Cabin" will h''
produced.
4 According to cable received IL
New York last week. Mrs. LanGtrS l.
shortly to return to the London stag,
4 i'm a French comedy. "Comediennc.
/ the work of Paul Armort and Jacques
Rousouet, which has recently beeli
| seen in Paris. Mrs. Langtry has ac-
uuired the British production rights
to the piece.
.swho's the little fellow who works
with Mile. Anna Codee and whose
name is not on the program man!
patronS of Shubert VaudeNllle nay
asked. For their benefit it may he
stated the little fellow is Frank Ortiz
and he is only her husband. Incl
dentally he wrote the act as well as
iaIl other material she has used sine
becoming a headliner in the two-a-
day.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch personally
commended Mile. Brenck. trainer of
1.-THE wonderful golden horse which
will be seen at the Belasco this week.
MademoiSelle enacted the part of Joan
iof Arc mounted on the steed of gold s
"a feature of the Central Park spectacle
provided for the allied generalissimo'
Playgoers who saw Otis Skinner in
AT the Villa Rose" year ago. will
probably recall very agreeable per
formance given by Madeline Del
mar. who is coming to Washington
again with lIr. Skinner in most
important part in BLOOD and Sand.
One of Miss Delmar's earliest sue
cesses was as Barnabetta. the fright
ened household drudge in ''ErstwlTile
Susan" with Mrs. Fiske. In the early
part of last season Miss Delmar APP
peared with Ethel Barrymore in the
play Of ''Declassee."
THE Bat" the mystery play by
Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery
Hopwood, will be presented by Wagen
halls and kemper at Polls Theater
for two weeks, beginning January /.
The play broke all attendance rec
4 ords for more than a year at the
Morosco Theater in New York and
achieved the same recordsmashine
feat at the Princess Theater in Chi
caEo.