Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03

another of Mrs. LIE Moynes supportins
company. also scored success in the in
ganue role. Katherine Grey charming
and accomplished actress, is best known to
the public through her association with
Richard Mansfield The cast altogether
numbers twelve speaking parts. and be
actors and actresses who appear only In
the ball room scene in the first act.
Aside.
1t is told that the Chinese minister Off
ciated as mediator and settled certain dit
ferences between Ching Ling Foo and MS
managers
Randolph Rapley is now presiding as d.
rector of the Academy Of Music, dividing
his time with his new and successful poul-
try farm.
o. H. Butler now manager of THE Gun
ner's Mate" is an old Washington news
paper man, having been on The Star
quarter of century ago.
The dancer who appears in the Nethersole
production of 'Sapho" as Annabelle Whit
ford is said to be the Annabelle Moore of
Seeley dinner notoriety.
Charles Hawtrey is under contract to
play in this country under Charles Froh-
mans management for twenty-five weeks
next year. He will bring over an English
supporting company
been talking about !ife-sized gold statue
of herself for the Paris exposition. There
was some hitch and the exposition decided
to go on without it.
John f. Kellerd. whose work in THE
Heart of Maryland" is well remembered, is
making highly favorable impression as a
Shakespearean comedian in Modjeska's
company.
George Grossmith, the English comedian,
who is pleasantly remembered for his visit
to this city few years ago. Is coming 10
this country again. His tour will include
Washington
A musical expert says that Wagner and
other great composers have from time to
time produced genuine rag-time melodies
which are concealed in such pretentious
environment as to escape notice.
An English student announces that actors
have patron saint named Genetus. He
was an actor in the days of Diocletien and
was made a martyr for proclaiming before
an audience his belief in Christianity.
Musical farce is popular ever in
England. and the Girl is to maintain
her accustomed position in titles. THE
Messenger Girl is the name of the next
gaiety burlesque.
Clyde Fitch passed much of his early life
in Frederick and Hagerstown, where he Is
said to have learned great many things
about Barbara Freitchie, which, according
to history, are not true.
Among the notable operate performers
who have graduated from the ranks of the
Bostonians are mentioned Eugene Cowles,
Alice Nielsen, Zelie De Lussan. Jessie Bart
lett Davis and Camille D Arville.
Twenty-four actors and actresses and
thirty-five managers have filed petitions in
bankruptcy since the rational act was
passed However, the number of petitions
filed by all classes of debtors was only
1874
Mrs. Grace Van Studdiford. prima donna
of the jeff De Angels Opera Company. has
resigned because Mr.. De Angels objected
to the manner in which flowers were passed
over the foOtlights by her friends in St.
Louis.
Rice and Cohen. with over the Fence"
have accepted a sketch by a Washington
writer and will soon produce it. They were
formerly with May Irwin in "Courted Into
Court, and since have been vaudeville
headliners-
Arthur Goule. formerly of the New Ma
tional Theater, is with the Alice Nielsen
Opera Company. There is quite amount
of Washington talent in the organization,
including Frank Perley, W. NJ. Hale and
Miss May Boley.
Nat Goodwin has suggested as feature
OF the benefit to E. E. Rice a reproduc-
ton Of the diamond fields scene from
diiSti4llcr with himself III Ills OlO role
Of Blanc" and some other well-known
players in corresponding parts
The Msnhattan Theater. where 'Papa's
Wife" is, now running so successfully. was
when known as the Standard. the scene Of
the most famous run of operetta made in
New York. "Pinafore, under the manage
ment of ]. c. Duff.
Charles Wyndham is to play in 1.-THE
Crusaders" The play was such a failure
In Arth Tn,,aS he
thor. Immediately retired from the the
atrical management on which he had en-
barked.
Ada Rehan's repertoire is to include
Tanning Of the Shrew." school for Sean
dali. Country Girl" ''SubtIeties of Jeal-
About Nothing Twelfth Night" and
The Last Word
The sick list in the theatrical profession
is assuming formidable proportions, includ-
ing. it doe Roland Reed. Sol Smith
Russell. Joseph Haworth and Olga Neither
sole. Mr.. Haworth has recovered sufficient
iy to go with his part in 'Quo Vadis"
The conspicuousness of the part of DR..
Samuel Johnson in "Oliver Goldsmith
would make it seem probable that the play
which is now being produced in London
with DIR. Johnson the hero would be
highly interesting and picturesque.
David Warfield. whom David Belasco
proposes to take under supervision as a
stellar probabi,ity, was twelve years ago
an usher in a San Francisco theater His
frst New York engagement was for a He
brew impersonation; salary, s.
Nictorien Sardou contemplates histori-
cal drama based on a sensational poisoning
case in France during the reign of Louis
XIV. when Madame de Montespan domi-
mated The dramatic possibilities of the
MolineuN case are still awaiting exploita-
tiCn-
Mr.. Ziegfeld. Anna Held's manager says
that he is through with the suggestive
farce He complains pathetically that the
newspaper denunci1tions of such entertain
rents were so severe as to make the
profits enormous and the temptation ire
sistible
Mr.. Caryl Wilbur and Miss Gertrude
Mansfield have a new sketch called Color
Blind Mr.. Wilbur will be remembered
by those who knew him as boy in this
city, which was his birthplace, as Wilbur
Sharpe. He has been away from here for
about fifteen years.