Evening star., 1900-12-22
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"Humpty Dumpty' is Christmas at;rac-
| ton in Boston
Clara Lipman and Louis Mann may pro-
| duce "F'rou Frou' next season.
| Stuart Robson in his fifty years on the
! stage has played 800 different char
acters.
! The Streator Zouaves have returned to
America from London and open in Boston
| Monday night.
! Countess Russell is to have a leading
part in an English pautomim- which will
! play the provinces.
Chase's New Grand will restore the popu-
! lar biograph to its accustomed place on its
piogran.
Paul Kester is dramatizing Mark Twain's
Tom Sawyer and later on Will work on
'HuCkelberrE Finn
Beerbohm Trees great London proiuc-
ton Of ''Herod' has been fiat failure front
a box Office point of view.
Robert Lowe, who is now with the
Blanch Walsh company. was in this city
for short time during the week.
"Alice in Wonderland was produced In
London Wednesday night and the genSraI
verdict was that the production Is only fair
Good authority" ha. it that Forbes Rob-
ertson and Gertrude Elliott will be married
in London before the Christmas belle ring
out.
Marie Stuart at one time a prominent bur
lesquer, Is very prominent In vaudeville
sketch. entitled "Dicky," which has been I,
big hit.
This seasons Drury Lane pantomime. a
huge production. will be brought to this
country intact next spring by George w.
Lederer.
When Charles Hawtrey, the English ac-
tor. comes to this country next year he
will present but one piece, "A Message
from Mars"
Madge Lessing arrived in London last
Friday morning at . O'clock. and at 10
had already began rehearsing for the Christ
mas pantomime.
The Dramatic Mirror is out with its
Christmas edition. which is. usual "a
thing of beauty as we'll as a well-edfted
journal Of Information.
George Edwardes. the London manager.
reported to have compromised the DAILY es-
tate suit against him by making cash pay
ment of s100,OOO
Amelia summervile won the diamond
brooch at the Waldorf-Astoria bazaar last
week as the most popular actress Of the
Professional Women's League.
Ethel Barrymore and her supporting COM
In New York last Monday. Her season opens
in Philadelphia about January l.
Mabelle Gilman is kept busy with con-
cert engagements In London and next
spring will be the star Of 1.-The Silver SIP
per-" to be produced in that city.
Jeanette Lowrie will replace Irene Perry
as the leading lady with the Seabrooke
Rounders" company next Monday night.
Miss Perry goes to London under engage
ment.
Pauline Hall is going back to opera again. :
She will Join the Castle Square Company to
aid in revival of "Ermine." She will
make her first temperance In the title role
in Chicago
j. X. Murray has gone into voluntary
bs nkruptcy. The papers recently filed In
Boston show liabilities amounting TO S16- =
00I.2S one item being for $500. back salaxy
to his wife. Clara Lane.
Notwithstanding the fact that Isadore
Rush has not hitherto been known rs
vaudeville or farce comedy entertainer she
has made an unmistakable hit with ;he
Rogers Brothers show. -
Sir Arthur Sullivan left an estate val
ued at $S0O.O00 although he twice lost his
entire fortune and received no royalties on
the American productions OF his earlier OPP
erettas. including "Pinafore."
Annie Russell wants to remain in New
York with The Royal Family" through
out the seasoa. but out-of-town managers