Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14

| Margaret. Anglin Seldom ever pro.
thing in IT Of enduring esteem and
both esthetic and popular appeal.
| In THE Sea Woman" her latest
play. is rich and alluring character
Molia Hansen, the daughter of all the
Vikings, that strikes a new and fer'
tile vein and makes romantic can.
vas for Miss Angiin's facile and limit.
less histrionic brush.
Probably George ArlIss Is the only
| living actor to have street called
by his name. This somewhat unuusai
distinction was conferred upon the
F., English actor. who played in 'Ths
Green Goddess" when Cleveland
named the main thoroughfare in its
latest residential section Arliss drive,
Mr.. Arliss expressed himself as both
| surprised and gratified by the compli.
| ment paid to him. In response to an
head of the boulevard. where a bronze
| tablet Is to be erected to commend.
| rate the event.
| Percival knight. author of Thin
Ice, Is preparing another comedy
| for production by the Shuberts.
| Is to be produced In Easton. Pa. by
Wilmer & Vincent. A second produce
ton, Sunshine" is also announced.
A new play for Margaret Angli1
will soon be produced by Lee Shubert
| It is reported the play will be The
Sea Woman. by willard Robertson.
A melodrama by Bertram Bloch. en-,
titled Steam Roller-Brender." has
been placed in rehearsal by &C.
neen & McIsaac. new producing
firm. The cast includes Alphonz
Either. Averill Harris. Regina Wal.
lace and Mrs. Stuart Robson.
The cast OF 1.-THE wildfiower." an
Arthur Hamsnerstein production. will
include Edith Day, Charles Judels
olin Rowland, Guy Robertson. Evelyn
Cavanagh and James Doyle.
A new mystery play. called THE
Third Shot" will soon be produced in
New York. Royal Tracey will be in
the cast.
THE Invisible Guest" by Victor E.
Lambert. will be presented for the
hrst time in Buffalo this week by
whitney McGregor. Harry McRae
Webster staged the production. The
New York opening is scheduled for
January Is.
Bertha Kalich in "Jitta's Atone-
ment," George Bernard Shaw's adap-
tation of Siegfred Trebitsch's play.
opened at Stamford, Conn, last week
and was well received.
Jane Cowl made her first appear
ance as Juliet in Shakespeare's "Ro-
Rollo Peters. Dennis King and Rob-
ert Ayrton appear with her.
Margaret Anglin has changed her
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Sea Woman" by willard Robertson.
She was to have opened her season
tomorrow night, but lavish salary
for helping out in a moving picture
weaned her away.
Bernard Shaw has slit the throat
OF the German &c" and made IL u"
From this moment forth "Jitta's
Atonement." the new play which
Shaw has translated from the German
of Siegfried Trebitsch's tragi-comedy,
Frau Gitta's Suhne." and in which
Bertha Kalich appears, will always
be spelled with a u and never a
C. shaW's own apology for TINS TINS
'Jitta' to avert having her name pro-
nounced with a hard c.! all of which
illustrates conclusively what soft
heart the real Shaw has and how
to mention a highly attuned musical
ear and a horror Of gutturals.
While the Shuberts were consider
ing with Bertha Kalich the produce
| tion of Bernard Shaw's translation of
Trebitsch play. "Jitta's Atonement."
an "inducement" was received in tho
| Enthusiastically Shawian manner.
Shaw proved. at least to his own
satisfaction, that any play OF his waa
necessarily q financial BONANZA He
proceeded to illustrate that. all other
reports and impressions to the con-
trary. the Theatre Guild really made
$4,000 on their production OF Back
to Methuselah." He explains 1t this
way They expected and were pre-
pared to lose $4,000, but lost only $780,
900.
Washington chopped down a cherry
tree-that is ancient history. John
Charles Thomas will chop down any
thing from a cherry tree to a Cali
fornia giant.
Nothing like it." he says. for work
down a temper. working up muscle
and working up an appetite, all good
things for singers"