Evening star., 1922-02-12

Alice Brady. whose illness compelled
her to desert the cast OF "Drifting,
has recovered sufficiently to witness
the performance last week from 2 boz
operation. but 1t is doubtful IL she will
return to work this season.
Miss Gretchen Hood and Miss Mabel
Rowland will be heard here late ia
February in q joint concert and re
cital. Miss Hood. whose work has
been heard here in opera and con
cert Is the daughter Of Edward
Hood: Mabel Rowland 10 the sister
have hitherto been used by other
players. but when she appeared at
some drawing room entertainments
for charity there was demand Tor
more. This season she is doing mon
Originals" professionally. Both Miss
Rowland and Miss Hood have broad
casted for the Westinghouse radio.
"rhe Midnight FOUNDERS" the last
Eddie Cantor show. has been con-
densed for Shubert vaudeville. and
will be seen at the Belasco in two
weeks. The company will include
Rath Brothers, Green and Blyer anG
Harry Hines.
Bobby Clark and Paul Mccullough.
who have scored with the production.
"Chuckles Of 1921" will be featured
in the next Century Midnight Re
vue" by the Shuberts.
Lucille Chalfant. now completing
tour Of the Shubert vaudeville houses
it is said, has signed up Tor sranh
opera abroad. and will leave to open
q tour Of Europe at Lisbon next Sep
tember.
The first appearance in Washing
ton Of Nine. Jeritxa, the sensational
prima donna from the Metropolitan
Opera. will be made at the aNtional
Theater Monday afternoon, March ~.
Al 4.a0 o'clock Orders for seats may
b. mailed to Mrs. Wilson-Greene
concert bureau. 18th and streets
Toto. the clown who. is credited with
having the largest and oldest mum
ber of stage falls in the Annals
the American theater, says 1aii
cannot be counterfeited for conn
purposes. 1t must be the real article
every time.
There are nine special events in til"
program Of Singers Midgets. employ
ing in all sorty-two little peopss s
one midget lion. one deer. thirty
| dogs. one monkey, one pig, one COW.
! three canary birds and sleeve pc
kingese."
1
| "The Rubicon," a play from the
French. will be presented in New
! York a week hence. Henry Le Baron
Is the producer and Violet Hemine
Will have the leading role.
| William Collier. who is appearine
in 'The Music BOX Revue" has writ
| ten a sketch in which BILLY Evans
1 Of Evans and Hoey Will return 10
| vaudeville.
| Rain or shine, "Montmartre" will be
| presented at the Belmont Theatef To-
morrow night. Several postponements
| on account of lack of rehearsals nave
| kept the piece of stage ana IN the
papers for the last month.
oueenie Smith has decided to desert
grand opera and 20 into musica
| singer and dancer will be made in
Lust Because" by Anna Wynee
J organ and Helen woodruff, which is
| now in rehearsal.
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair
banks have left Los Angeles Tor New
York, and it is current gossip in the
big city that negotiations are under
way for them to appear Jointly IN
i comedy drama said to have been writ
ten for them by Augustus Thomas.
Nicola, Zerola. dramatic tenor for
the Metropolitan. who Will sing the
role Of Samson in the production of
"Samson and Delilah." which will be
given by the Washington Opera Com
pany at the National Theater Friday
afternoon. February "a, appeared in
concert in Washington last week. He
received two encores on his first num-
Der, and the audience was enthusi-
| astic throughout. His voice 10 An un-
| usual combination OF the lyric and
the dramatic qualities. rich. full ana
! satisfying.