Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1921, Page 64

4 “Net u mere return—but the damiing re- entry of the world's greatest Wagnerian in- terpreter upon the concert stage.” GADSK AMUSEMENTS. YOU ST. REPUBLIC Y% 5t | America’s Finest Colored Theater. i l | Arts Club Players. WASHINGTON'S _ “Iittle _theater” movements have in the past few years produced no more promis- 2:30 P.M.—Today and Tomorrow—1l P.M. Matheson Lane, in “CARNIVAL” Comedy—Monte Banks, in_‘‘Bquirrel F ing organization than ths “Arts Club H A Players,” now rendering monthly pro- . . ductions at the Arts Club, 2017 1 e e s Lashanska o . $1.00. 32 .00, Boses reatars 0N P wAr (A%, Now o8 SOPRANO Juis group IS baw i’ 1k EhteR Sok wale at Ansell, Bishop & Tnrner's, 1221 F at.; | National Theater. Tuesday. Nov. 22, 4:30 | uptown " ticket offics, Knickerbocker Musi¢| Seats on Sale at Mrs. Green's Concert Bhop, 1Sth & Columbia Rd. Fr. 1320, * | Burean. Droop's, 13th and G Phoue M. 6483 son, and is steadily growing In per- sonnel and developing a high standard of dramatic work. 2 During the first season, 1919-30, the plays were given outside of the club quarters, owing to lack of space there, but beginning in the fall of last year the policy was changed and de- Spits the limitations the programs ere rendered in the club parlors without a stage or scenery. This uxperiment proved successful, the 18th 8t. at Oolumbdia Road K ORANDALL' MATINEES SUNDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, 2:30 P%~ TODAY—MONDAY -9 SELECT PRESENTS A RALPH INCE SPECIAL PRODUCTION A MAN'S HOME Adapted from the Play by Anma Steese Richardson and Fdmund EBreese With Such Skill as to Comprise One of the Moat Striking Pictures of the Scason, Charged With Powerful Strokes and Vi- brant With the Clash of Tensely Dramatic Events, Interpreted by HARRY T. MOREY KATHLYN WILLIAMS MATT MOORE GRACE VALENTINE ROLAND BOTTOMLY FAIRE BINNEY —EXTRA— SPECIALLY SELECTED DE LUXE COMEDY Concert Number—OUerturs, “Semiramide” (Rossini) Tha Enickerbacker Symphony . . . Ernesto Natiello, Conductor Tues.-Wed.—Wanda Hawley in “Her Face Value” Comedy,“Torchy a la Carte”—Polychrome,“Snowbound Yosemite” Concert Numbder—Selections, “Two Little Girls in Blue” (Lannin- Youmans) Thar.Fri—Tom Moore in “From the Groand Up” Ben Turpin in Mack Sennett’s “Love and Doughnuts” Concert Number—Overture, “Morning, Noon and Night” (Suppe) SPECIAL HOLIDAY MAT. THURSDAY AT 2:30 Satarday—Marie Prevost in “Moonlight Follies” CHARLIE CHAPLIN in “A DAY’S PLEASURE” ces—eomposed of members of b and their guests—increasing the until the” utmost 'as at a pr ms were fiiled tunding room™ Lis season it has been dectded to | give each program twice instead of once, as heretofore, to accommodate the numbers. Last eason’s list of plays included “Rosalind,” Percival Wilde's oble Lord” and “The Finger of g Synge's “The Shadow of ‘The Little Foxes” by Laws; Susan Glaspell's “Sup- Desires,” Louls N. Parker's “A Minuet” and, on the auniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, a .group of scenes from “The Merchant of Venice,” “ c0 and Julict” and “As You Like It.” The first production of this season, en October 25 and comprised Shepherdess,” by Andre and “Back of the Yards,” by i yer Goodman. The play for the November pro- on the 29th and 30th, are Noster.” by Francois Coppee, The Florist Shop.” by Winif awkridge. For December the plays c mplation are * | Production early in 1922 of a play by Mrs. Fiske. “The Rose,” given in this city about twenty years ago by the late Felix Morris, Is also planned. The progsram for the latter part of -he season will probably include sev- eral original plays by members of the Arts Club. It is expected that a working stage will be installed in time for the No- vembes production. Harry Tierney Gossips. and will be in Washington with hls play. One thing that attracted the atten- tion of Mr. Tierney, he says, while in England, was the. increasing friend- P&~ TODAY—MON.—TUES. “9% GENE O’BRIEN in “CLAY DOLLARS” creations of the season. Concert Number—Seleations, “Tickle Me” (Stothart) HARRT TIERNEY, who wrote Miss Lillian Ring, appearing “Irenc,” has traveled half way | POLP% wore an effective cape costume | at the ALWAYS 4 GOOD SHOW Ninth at E Street |around the world to see the various ol companies which are now playing the J ] attraction, and has but rccently re-| BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY. turned to this comntry from England, HE al of “The Merry Widow gave Washington theatergoers | an opportunity to see some of | had a long, fan-shaped tail of crystal|rose and veiled the most elaborate and original gown | White peacock feathers, for the sweep- | Each model | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. NOVEMBER 20, 1921—PART 3. FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGE. ut: Miss Lipkowska as the Merry Widow onal was gowned in white | velvet a another like It In existence. History is slightly dubious as to the exact appearance of the fabled bird, but if we believe the designer it must have ing train of the gown shows an em- brolered motif of them worked with PW™ FRI.—SAT. HOOT GIBSON in 2 New A, A4dded Comedy Hit, Mack Semmett’s “Dabbling in Art” D®™ WED.—THURS. ‘99 ALICE BRADY .in “HUSH MONEY” Extra Added Comedy Attraction, “Oh, Brother” “ACTION” Supplemental Comedy, Bobby Vernon in “Exit Quietly” = E-= TODAY— 30 P. Sundays and Holidays, 55c. Daily, 11 to 1:30, 30c; 1:30 to 6, 40c; & AND SPECIAL ORCHESTRATION po CARAMOUNT -PRESENTS RIALTQ vwrece NOTE D&~ NO RAISE IN PRICES 9% NOTE to 11 P. M., 5Ge. " AGNESAYRES RUDOLPH VALENTING SUPPORTED BY A CAST OF STELLAR FAME SELECTED SUBSIDIARI | dramatic ship shown in London to the American stage productions, musical composi- tions and also to the players from the United States. “The development is a matter of friendly surprise to the Englishman himself,” said Mr. Tierney, “and many of them are frank to say it is because we have given them good values in many directions. *There ma. h be an added reason for this in the fact that the flood of new Ir and musical works from Vienna, Budapest and Russia has not materialized. There had been so much promise before I left in the announce- ments made in this country of great quantities of stored-up works of com- posers and authors of world note from the Austro-Hungarian fleld that it was a_surprise to find that London knew of only two or three and of these none was said to be a post-war offering. “While London and Paris have many and musical works of the light- ic, there is an undercurrent turn- ing toward the musical play, in which plot and consistency shall be of the first order. The feellng is so evident at it would seem to prophesy a return to popular favor of real comic opera, and in many instances to opera of the costume period COKISEUM SKATING TONIGHT Willard Ball Room Tonight at 9 EDMOND CLEMENT World’s Most Artistic Lyric Tenor Tickets $1,00. $2.00 and $3.00. Boxes $40.00 ©On Sals at the N q-ufi n The Witard. * Lucrexs! BORI Soprano from the Metropolitan Opera. Ada_Sassoll, Harpist Benefit Belleau Wood Memorial New Willard Ballroom Friday Eve., Nov. 25, 9:15 Tickets, $5.00. " On sile at Mrs. Green's Con. cert Bureeu in s, 13th snd G, and New Willard Newsstand Friday and Saturd. A spectacular musical seemic movelties surrounding an by six talented ‘Well Known Vaudevillians, fn “On _the Bowery” and originality. CLAY & R ___In Comedy Songa and Talk. FIRST RUN - FEATURE FILMS CLYDE - In GONZAGA HALL At 8:15 P.M. For the Benefit of George Washington Post, No. 1 - AMERICAN LEGION . The Shakesperean Soclety Presenting “MERCHANT OF Charles B. Hanford, as Shylock— “‘“‘meflllllhefiflll-mm- Supported by a Strong Cast Tickets, $110 and 85 cents Reserved Seat Sale starts Monday, Nov. 31, 9 A.M, Reom 133, Veterans’ Bureau, H St. and Vermont Ave. N.W, WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY, Nov. 213 “HAVANA” comedy, replete with elaborato electrical ana | | = THEATER original comedy stery ably imterpreted 11th and Penn. Ave. Mat. 3 pm. Eve. 8:18 P TIY & POLLOCK | BESSIE LEONARD & IDWA' A’ “BILLIE” RICHMOND AND PLAYERS T e e Croat God Saas in an act of spect, o3 i Beautiful Miss Dupont “The Rage of Paris” A Universal Film, Shown Only at 1115 and 4B, ' —Tnternational News__________Cartoon Comics _ opalescent sequins, while a few of the trailing feather sprays are laid with careless grace on the white velvet skirt. pale sequins, and it tapers into points over the shoulders, while a filet of tulle is inserted at the front. gle crimson rose adds a vivid dash of was especially designed for the pro- duction by Peggy Hoyt of New York, | land the aisplay of original hand- | tinted sketches in the lobby held a| fascination for those interested in! fashions. All of the gowns and wraps | i were separately named in accordance | with the character of the wearer or| the trimming &nd color scheme of the | ’ garment; for instance, the velvet| mounted on a jeweled handle and the evening gown worn by the “Marso- | huge sparkling comb in the hobbed Vian" ambassador's wife was labeled | coiffure are accessories Which even a | “Diplomacy,” and « less formal frock | sacred bird of Egypt would find diffi- | ot lavender and silver satin lightly | culty in riveling. ] Veiled in flower-sprinkled tulle was! In the second act. Mme. Lipkowska “Quelques Violets.” | appeared in her “naf The gown pictured, which was worn | Marsovia,” an effective smock crea- iby Lydia Lipkowska as the tion of black chiffon embroidered in Widow, was “White Phoeni gold, and combined with black satin. wae were almost inclined to believe in| A picturesquely Slavic air was given the legend of the famous. bird for | from “ip to ice’ for a garland of Which it was named when we looked | eXotio scarlet flowers was twined at the picturesque splendor of this se- | about her blond halr, and shiny black Quin and velvet creation. It will be ! boots peeped out from beneath the remembered that the phoenix was so | full gathered skirt, rare and beautiful a bird that only | Mme. Lipkowswa's last act costume one might exist at a time, and each!may perhaps be partially visualized succeeding phoenix rose from the| by the name given by the designer, ashes of the extinct one. The “White | “Dream of Moonlight on Roses.” The Phoenix” as visualized by Miss Hoyt| gown was of pale rose-tinted silver is 80 lovely that we could not imagine | cloth embroidered in crystals and fin- of red buds circles the left arm abo: the elbow. The white ostricli fan dramatic recitals given. Lgcture-re- The Shakespeare Society. HE Shakespeare Soclety of Wash- ington, thoughs entering on only its third year of literary and dra- matic work, it is sald, has a reper- tory of three plays, each representing months of careful study and rehears- ing. The Individual instruction given each player in the understanding of the text and in its clear presentation has been such, it is said, that a pro- | fessor of literature of Columbia Uni- versity, New York city, pronounced |one of the performances he attended the best read Shakespearean play he had ever heard. | Several experienced Shakespearean actors, now in other professions, resi- dents of Washington, are.playing in the company. The dramatic work, however, is only a part of the Shakespeare So- clety’s program. The soclety meets twice a month from Octobet to May and pursues a course of study under the leadership of recognized scholars. Three plays will be analysed and two resentative Julius Kahn and lectures by Justice Stafford of the Diltr(ct‘ of Columbia_Supreme Court, Dean Wil- |bur of George Washington Univer- {olic University of America also are | upon the season’s program. The society is one of the literary and artistic organizations which are a pride and credit to the Capital city. Pearls and Pearls. IF you were asked to name the most valuable pearl you would probably say “a black pearl.” You would be wrong. Size for size and shape for shape the black pearl is worth less than the white pearl. The value of a pearl depends on its luster, form, size ‘and color. Large pearl-shaped pearls suitable as pendants, are generally very valuable. The pearis that steadily and consistently bring good prices are those that are round, white and lus- trous and suitable for stringing to- gether as a necklace. Pink pearls are found so seldom by the pearl fishers that they have no quotable value, but usually bring a high price. Substitute for Cork. NO‘EWITKSTANDING all the achievements of practical science, there are some Indispensable m: terials the making of which is still nature’s secret and for which no en- tirely. successful substitute has been found. Among these substances is cork. It is possible, however, that nature herself, in this case, offers us a substitute in the wood of a tree grow- ing on the east coast of Lake Tchad, in_Africa, which is of even less spe- cific gravity than cork. Go Every Night to THE | ELKS Grand *“Karni 919 H St. NW. The most dazzling, scintillating, marvelous, spectacular, magnificent, stupendous, unparalleled and un- precedented event that has been ar- ranged for your pleasurd. Free dancing—gifts galore. "Let’s Go! APITO] t I St. N.W. between North Capitol and First St. N.W. ay, Nov. 25 and 26 VENICE’ 9 124 Smoking Permitted. EDDIE PEREZ #THE DOUGH GIRL OF 19207 Modern Hercules Gymuasts. her first starring picture, —A Fox The bodice is a solid mass of | A sin-! color to the corsage, while a wreath | “native costume of | citals by Dr. Earle Wilfley and Rep-| | sity and Dean Lennox of the Cath-| AMUSEMENTS. | ¢ | Mies Claire Whitney appeared in a black satin nnd jet gown in her one- | act playlet at Keith's. | ished with a sweeping train of filmy | chiffon in deepening shades of pin Over this was worn a cloak of silve cloth with the same elusive glint of o deep folds of silver lace. The lining was of dark | | pink_chiffon, and the square co | was formed from a solld mas | blown roses. | pale flesh-tinted aigrette s | pleted the costume. Miss Claire Whitney, ap | Keiti's for the current we | other screen star who has away by the footlights. Her zown of | black satin which tehed, strikingly beautiful contra her extreme blondness, and @ neck- [ Jice and hair ornzment of jet served | further to enhance it. The zown bod- | ice was made in surplice fashion, wi | one of the overlapping folds knotted | into a careless bow over one hip and! held in 1 by a large jet butterfiy. | | The skirt was cut unevenly at the lower edge, and a fringe composed of | jet bead-strings compietely veiled all ! | but one prolonged panel point |~ Miss Lillian Ring, one of the prin- | cipals in the “musigirl” production, | “Tickle Me.” at Poli’s, wore the cape | { costume which is illustrated. The material was French blue silk serge, | and the fur collar of the wrap was ! | opossum. The frock was simply made | with a Kimono-sleeved and round- { necked bodice, and a skirt composed of successive rows of tucks Miss | Ring’s hat was also of blue silk, trim med only with a rosette of ribbons placed low at one side. Music in New York. ¥ =n overcrowded mausical center, such as New York has grown to! be, It is amazing to read that there are artists who can attract several large audiences during one season. Other cities, outside of Chicago, Bos- {ton and two or three others, seem to get enough musical nourishment from fifteen or twenty concerts a year, but not New York. Here they have nearer five hundred than fifteen; at least one hundred and fifty orchestra con- certs, more than two hundred per- formances of opera by the Metr: politan and the visiting Chicago com- pany, song recitals to the number of | one hundred and piano and violin con- certs practically every other day from October until May! Added to this overwhelming feast of music are n merous chamber music concerts an: innumerable “musicals.” And still, with all this, it 1s quite the usual thing f3r some of the artist celebritles to give half a dozen con- certs and draw capacity audiences to all of them. Violinists like Zimbalist and Heifetz, Josef Hofmann, the pian- ist; McCormack, Reinald Werrenrath, the baritone, all perform these mir- acles each season. A silver hat an- King James’ Golf Club. yTamm are many old golf clubs in the United Kingdom and espe- clally in the north member of that! unifon, but none is older than the! Royal Blackheath Club, which was | founded in 1608 by King James I of England, who was also King James | VI of Scotland. James, his com- panions and many of his soldiers and courtiers played many rounds on that ;::r!e. ]:he Bl;ckheath Club is 1 r8‘ older than the Edinbury Burgess Golfing Society and 146 yelgr: ncfilebr than the Royal and Ancient —_— During the period that he spent in movieland Hale Hamllion, co-star- ring with Grace La Rue in John Golden's production of “Dear Me,” coming here soon, did his best work in four Metro productions: “Johnn: on-the-Spot,” “After His Own Heart, “The Fourflusher” and *$5,000 an Hour.” On the speaking stage he gained fame as the creator of “Get- IRlch-Qu!ck ‘Wallingford,” both in the New York and London originai com- panies. i “Little Miss Raffies” is the name of the Bolton-Caryll musical oomeadoy ‘which the Shuberts will soon produce. A ocondensation of “The Kiss - glar” will be seen in New YorkBt‘i"l:! ‘week. Adele Rowland is also enter- ing Shubert vaudeville and will make her initial appearance in about two ‘weeks. DANCING. § Private lesstus by nt. North 5197. 1715 _Coanecticut A GLADYSE WILBUE, Studio). Ph. Tack Heffmn d Lalige Hodkins, " Formedy Mrs. H. L. Holk 1141 Cons, ave. Ballwom sad all branches ge danciug correct ught. Olasses for children and adults. FY, 89063 DAVISON'SERE1329 M now. e pou T smason's new Gncas_intent you £o dacce correctly in & few lessans Y ree toc Touching. ot mpast damet Iw-tm.m.,..g { Baiiroom | | ) e H s =3 k-3 | this {demanas { Edith Sh Co GARRICK-—Walter Hampden. the pish a distin retur Walter Hampden, Shakesy, Monday. 13 Mr within little than for his retnr in character 1, it d, just d fairly ying hi spre ing He wili appear heth.” Monday ni n six play it cdnesadiy | Friday Veniee night; night vl b 4 , here for | NATIONAL—“Little 0ld New York."” = New York a hundred ars ago, | when Debrosses street w far uy town; wi « mmerey Far wis pond and Wall street the Gth avenue, in “Little Old N Y 10 the nine John ming 4tlmcti0n; o a2 thousand yrars chore ph there s a tuperh . Jaid i Ca hrough Fokins Derform 1 the glant stair n fent Fgypt dred or m o palac n Amer re over neiug h nlavers in “Meces™ among then ladys Haneon, Lionel lle, Hannah Toback Thomas €. Leary ner. togother with Martha Lo reel Pernikoff, premicr dancer <. KEITH'S—Florence Walton. Next week at B, F. Jeith's the b/'! cd of Florence Waltg 1 the Crenle. Fashion ling: ¢y Drev’ riord, “A Dresz Rele Smith, Tolnson, Baker o nd Dovle and nnct, voitd ular Lousé offerir COSMOS—Kitty Francis & Co. ' npe compan h co re Tha Cosmos Theater next wesk to huve the distinction of an inter nat offcring, entitied “Mrs. Mal- ley cception,” which will be pre- sented by Kitty F v of twelve it 1 and her con ntly returned m abroad. 1t i6 described as « sical production, with rare singinr and dancing features, beautitn) s ager Brv. ) ohnson Young .gr(.‘u:t and costumed Harris the | Tawxicl fecls that e 5 staged under | unusual treat for i > vision of & and Helen Lolly, in a is descril Cialty of unigque const h Genevie wnd Milt Feiber, in Here and There” and the uru nal role whose n iis runs d who the who “ ferr land ar future for m hon mmercy o duy be side 1 trict <hington Irving, Fitz Greene Halleck and Henry Brevoort, all rois- ring young 1 1d aking sandwiche t in the firchous John the twenty fine and thin As will to be sol pr feature picture, Tl al productio A nnet's weetheart 1 the International News and Carto Comiecs will b 3 ar all pr formances. andard bill will he rhe added matines Hoot Gilsson ok Se STRAND—“Money Is Money.” A medfum-sized musical comed: presented in thrce acts and man then w sedate 3l fscenes, will be presented by AL Gol the laws were enforéed. | den i trand Theater next we a reward of $300 being offered for th y Is Mofey" is its title. 17 apture of ros this vi will be presented by Joseph Green Pa ng as her|wald and a cast of nine. It will ru own brother Pat, been left|half the time allotted to the bil a fortune, wh ay's step- | Others will include the Anselsmith Cousiny Ldrry counted | in~ “Pastimes in Jungle-Land,” an: upon as his ow jHarry Gilbert, in “Character Snay ud Patri urged by she with a photopl ins donned his clothes and comes 10 [one of Washington® popu rec rsonate him. . stars. GAYETY—“Golden Crook Co Jack Callahan is chief funmaker with the Crook which will be the attrac avety all next week e cred to be one of the istest acrobatic o ns t mammoth receive the n fects whicl id to have cost $408,000, placed upon t of = nd prohibitive costs, and conception and duri it is claimed, can ne the American th ering | in | xecution, in rivaled onsible esty's Theater, on of London designed the | Lox Per und Leon Baks ostumes, more The scenery was T nous Harker Broth painted the prod Henry Irving. Drury Lane. The was performed in Theodore Rel for th The York un story ] | Jackson - today. and he introduces is entirely new in this A lavish production and the company includes Shubert, Sid Gold, Matt Ana Myers Kitty Warren and a outh and ch: CAPITOL—"“Monte Carlo Girls.” The “Monte Carlo Girls” comp come next week fo the Cap produce actions, how. While a o veteran principals are m of the 1¢ a@ttra on, there ar new fac d the comedy is nev | and funny . prima donna; and A: are featured. Others i nald n clev In th ORMAN TREVOR has secured the American rights to “The Mounte- | bank,” by W. J. Locke and W. H. | Benny. Oltver Morosco announced last week that he has completed the consolida- tion of his theatrical and real estate holdir New York, Los Angeies, San Fran co and other cities, his current and future stage productions | and his motion picture interests un- der the Oliver Morosco Holding Com- pany, capitalized at §1,500.000. Carrie Thatche . wife of George W, Barbier, both members of the old Columbia Players, is appearing in support of Willixm Hodge, in “Bi ware of Dogs, has been appoint- ed und Ann Davis and | Playgoers in Boston have remarked on Julia Marlow: slender figure. Miss Marlowe gives the credit to the hot weather she encountered in Lon- don, Paris and New York. addition to that, perhaps some credit is due to the phy, the famous actress practices each morning—a drill as rigid as that of a soldier. William Hodge, now starring in “Beware of Dogs,” has discarded the pseudonym of Lawrence Whitman in the plays in which he appears. Henceforth, any plays which he writes will bear his own name. Mr. Hodge used the pseudonym of Law rence Whitman in several of the com- edies it d, including and “F whic! to Happiness' Notwithstanding the fact that Oscar Asche intends putting “Mecca” on at His Majesty's Theater, Loxdon, in the next few weeks, he is said to be still in the dark regarding a title for this musical tale of the orient, which Washington is shortly to see at Poli's| Theater. In FEngland, the censor 1m<| refused permission to use the name “Mecca” for the production, on the grounds that it might offend the loyal STohammedan subjects of the British empire. During s run, “Irene,” the musical | comedy success, has been given five complete changes of costuming for its femininity—something of a theat- rical record in itself. They are forty: four distinct styles in the new co: tume edition for “Iren two for eacn woman member of the cast. Miss Lucile Watson is sald to be the best known Shavian actress in America. E At the close of his present tour of recitals Efrem Zimbalist, the Eussian “lolinist, will complete the season Wwith a Series of cOngerts, appearing with his distipguisfied wife, Alma Gluck, the soprano. These two ce- lebrities, one of the most famous musical artist couples in the world, Will join their fine gifts in a score of recitals, it is announced. As one may well imagine, they constitute a con- ert attraction worth going far to hear. s “Billy Boy,” a musical comedy, with book by Charlton Andrews, music »y Jean Schwartz and lyrics by Wil- liam F. Jerome, is soon to be pro- duced. Fay Balnter, now touring in “East is West” has reached the Pacific .oast, where she started her theatri- cal career in a stock company. . Joseph Hart (Carrie De Mar) 2o Frod B Hand have entered jnto an agreement which assures the con- tinuation of the vaudeville enter- rrises developed by the late Jozeph Hart, Mre. Hart and Mr. Hand here- after will conduct the business of pro- ducing and booking the acts on the lines developed by Mr. Hart. A dozen or more acts are mow in vaudeville under this firm’s direction. Brook, Pemberton‘ in association with Dennis Eadie, the London actor- manager, will produce “Enter, Madam in the English metropolis within & few months. Gilda Varesi will play her original role and will be co-starred with Mr. Eadie. Carle Carlton is to produce a serious drama b¥ Cosmo Hamilton. This will Poflighz“ Le his first dramatic productior New York, although he has presented several plays of serjous intent abros Rilly Watsen forty vears ago wi doing a specialty which consisted 11 a few songs and what at that tim were considered as jokes. To owns two theaters valued at on in Paterson, but he savs to stop wor is to shorten life, so he has no i tention of Eiving his profess that of & burlesque comedian and pre ducer. The Belasco stage is to ha rel forced for the coming of Joh Robinson's elephants. There ars ighteen tons of pachyderms in il act. including “Tillie,” immot 105.year-old how to say Lillian Fitzg tion of having mended by Mme. a perfect delinea chanteuse. Bessie McCoy Davis is breaking a new vaudeville a in which sl will be seen at the Belasco during December. “Poodles” Hanneford of the w known circus family which is appear, i ing in Shubert vaudeville sa horses used in the act 3 outlay af $26.000. One spotted horse alone cost $11,000. The equines ar featured with the Barnum and Bailey circus and are insured for $50,000. Probably no act imported fron Europe in years has made the sen tion on Broadway created by t! Lockfords, the diminutive dancin couple from the Folies Bergere, Pari Originally booked for one week the Winter Garden, they were heid for four, a vaudeville record. Griff, the bubble king, it 1s clatmed has cntertained 8,000 children in or phanages and asylums since begir ning his Shubert vaudeville tour. He will amuse the kiddies in the Wash ington institutions during his en gagement here just preceding Christ mas. “Sally” is to be produced in Paris in about three weeks. A Berlin pro duction is also planned, and thre compantes are being organized t tour the English province: , the Riviera will be opened by the Keith-Moss eir. cuit in Brooklyn on Thanksgiving day The Shuberts will present McIntyre and Heath in a spectacular musica comedy in two acts and six scenes| entitled “Red Pepper.” The book i by Edgar Smith and Emily M. Young] the Iyrics by Howard Rogers an Owen Murphy, and the m=wa by Al bert Gumble and Owen Murphy E. H. Sothern and Julla Marlow, have been so heartily recetved in Ne: York that their season has been ex tended two weeks, ending Decembe: 10. “The Merchant of Venioo" wil have its first performance in New York by Sothern and Marlowe iy seven years, starting tomorrow night. A title is wanted for the new musi. cal comedy in which Bert Willlam will be featured. The original titl of the plece was “The Pink Slip,” bu this is not considered adequate in ex pressing the character of atmospher: or the style of comedy of the star. After wany paragraphs had beed published te the effect that Will Rog. ers was going back te Los Angeles tg take up picture work again, F. Zieg. feld grabs him in New York, place him in ons of his shows there and says he will stay as long as wante: Vaudeville continues to enroll Je. gitimate stage stars, It is now an nounced that Robert Hilllard will ap ear under the direction of the Shu geru tomorrow night in New Yorl in his old sketch, “The Littlest Girl A couple decades ago this clever Littl, piece scored a tremendous hit. A new play with music, entftl “Bibi of the Boulevards” by Cat! erine Chisholm Cushing, is to be p duced by Carl Hunt soon after th: holidays. Dorothy Maynard, now ap| ing In London in ‘“Thanks Ver, Much.” will have the title rola