Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-21
Adelaide" and was received with great

Adelaide" and was received with great
favor.
Camille D'ArvilIe. received tremendous
ovauons nightly from the Bostonians when
she played recently at the Hub.
George Boniface. whe has made suc-
cess as the Scotch IriShman in Nam selie
Awkins. Is TO star next season in The
Man From Mexico"
Mr.. Victor Herhert's contract with. Mss
Neiisens manager stipulates that his music
shall not he interpreted anywhere nv an
orchestra of less than twenty-five musicians.
Percy Leach was in this city last week
He is receiving good notices for his work
with Lillian Burkhardt, and accompanies
her to the Pacific coast
Lizzie Evans the popular souhrette star
OF Fogs Ferry fame. is another addition
TO vaudeville and with her husband, Harry
Mills, is proving success.
John Historic will spend his summer in
washington getting up new material for
Robes Knickerbockers. OF whose music he
has exclusive charge.
Harry Gilfon. a Washington boy who
made a success in "A Trip to Chinatown
has been selected for a leading role in
Hoyts new play, "A Bunch Of Blue Rib
bon"
The cast of The Lady Slavey." which is
to be revived soon in Boston, will embrace
Dan DAILY, Marie Dressler. Madge Leasing,
Harry Davenport, Cyril Scott. La Petite
Adelaide. Nella Webb. Zella Frank, Adele
Harrington and Charles Dandy.
Burton Holmes, the lecturer. sailed Tues
day for Europe. where he will visit the
Paris exposition, the Passion Play at Ober-
arnmergau, Thessaly and the OympIan
games, which. with China, visited last sum-
mer, VIII form the basis of his next sea-
sons lectures.
The Earl of Yarmouth. who has been a
member of one of Charles Frohman's COM
panies. is to go into vaudeville and will
make his first appearance at Proctor's
| Firth Avenue Theater May Z. He will ap-
| pear in a little comedietta written by Say-
mour Hicks which has had a successful
| trial in London.
Minnie Ashley. who has been the star Of
Inc Greek Slave" this season is to be
4 given divorce from her husband William
| Sheldon. so that she can marry into tho
Aston family. Mr.. Sheldon is a brother Of
Walter jones; The suit is to be brought in
than they are in New York.
Dan DAILY has been acting as stage man.
| ager for the rehearsas Of The. Lady
| SlaEey In Philadelphia and in that capac-
| lty Is said to have insulred Madge Leasing
the well-known burlcsque actress who is a
member of the company. As a result Niss
| Losing resigned and was only brought
back by Days making an apology before
| the entire company.
The New York engagement of ..Ren TIur,.
| for this season will end May IL IL will
| open again in that city September . Nav
II the play will have run six months and
Will nave been presented 1874 times 1t is
estimated that at that time over 400 900
Will nave seen the show and that the box
ofnces Will amount to something like
$4,000.
The regular season of the Columbia will
De brought to fitting close in May. when
francls Wilson will present for the first
1iIne In five years in this city "Erminie"
Inc company that is to present the opera
mere includes. besides Francis Wilson. Pau
line Hall, Jennie Weathersby and William
Frederick, and last, but not least the
charming soubrette, Lulu CHASER.
pleasing memories recalled at the Lafay-
| cite Opera House this week in the pleasing.
somewhat nervous personality of Nellie
braggins. AS one old sport put II. She is
dead ringer for Nellie McHenry when ia
| her prime, the bubbling humor of the favor
| lite of bygone days being noticeable in all
the movements of Miss Braggins."
As was expected, the first presentation of
| Zaza' in London with Mrs. Leslie Carter
as the heroine last Monday was an unquali-
| fed success. The star and Messrs Steven
| son, Smith and Bruning made Individual
| hits. and all, with the addition of BeIasco
| and the French authors, had to respond to
| curtain calls. Garter has conquered Lon-
| don," was Belasco's dramatic way of an
nouncing the news to Manager Rapley by
| cable.
OF the members of Mrs. Langtry's conn
pany Frederick Kerr will be remembered
mere for his success with Mr.. John Hare on
| his last visit; George Grossmith tr whose
| rather, by the way, is making a hit with
| his monologue entertainment was the orig
NAL Beautiful. Bountiful Berthe" In the
| Snop Iirl, and Adelaide Astor is sister
of Lettie Lind.
An investigator is said to have discovered
| recently in the library of the Odeon in
Paris three-act drama in verse written
| and submitted years ago by young medi-
cal student named Victorien Sardou Der
| nard Palissy'' is the title of the drama on
the cover of the manuscript is the memo-
randum: Rather weak intrigue and poet
| ry only average"
\ In all criticisms of plays the personality
of the observer will obtrude Itself. A young
woman employed in a florists shop Witness
ed a performance of Hamlet" AS the
hours passed she grew rather bored. but
woke up when she saw poor Ophelia give
| away pansies and heard her speak the ac-
| campaigning lines. Turning to her compan-
ion she whispered audibly: Silly. 1 call it,
| they amt in season."
AT a matinee performance of the Fore
| paugh d Sells circus this week the doors
were thrown open to 5.45O orphaned chill
! dren, boys and girls from the asylums of
Greater New York and this notwithstand-
| ing the fact that the circus has been play
| ing to capacity at every performance since
| ii opened in the metropolis. For the grown
persons who were present at that performs
| ance the scenes outside the big rings were
| fully as interesting as those that took place
| within the charmed circles.
De Wolf Hopper's latest find is Jessie
Mackaye, sprightly little actress who
| made the most astonishing success in Lon
| don during the past winter Miss Mackaye
had had no previous success on which to
| build hopes of such a triumph; but she had
the figure, manner and, best of all, energy
| to accomplish so Mr.. Hopper gave her a
| chance. In colloquial parlance. Miss Mack
| aye fairly knocked the English critics of
| their pins" by her piquancy and charm.
Staid old. Punch" said of her, She's