Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

experience on the London underground
road recently. He went to a lunch counter,
took bun. and, being engaged IN CONVEX
sation. forgot to pay for it. A couple
stations further along a telegram overlook
him and he was placed under nominal ar
rest, his name and address being taken by
police inspector. The case has gone to
court, but will probably be settled before
coming to trial.
The English advance agents are not slow
by any means, even if they do take some
time to see a joke The latest efrrsion
about a new melodrama called .'The Law
or the Land, recently presented in that
country, coming from the pen of a Brit
lsh theatrical advance scribe describes the
piece as the rich romance of the red-goId
rivers of the Klondike on the alIuyial
acres of which was the once warm wig
wan world of the red man prior to pregla-
cal periods. That ought to catch 'em.
Emmett Corrfgan. who has gained sue
cess as Ben Hur in the play of that name
now being presented in New York. was
routed out of bed the other morning by a
lawyer, an outraged husband and two or
three private detectives, who thought that
he had carried off the outraged husband s
VIE 1t turned out that the lady in ques-
tlon was none other than Mrs. Corrigan
VINO had gone to the theater to meet her
husband and escort him home and despite
profuse apologies from one side Mr. Cor
rigan thinks he has caught a severe
enough cold 10 warrant his asking for So
otS damages.
Each spring it has been the policy of
Francis Wilson to present an elaborate re-
vlval of probably the most popular comic
opera that this country has even seen
E.rnlnle, but Washington has not been
able TO book the attraction. This season
the management of the Columbia have
made the necessary arrangements for his
appearance here in May, when he will
present "Erminie' with an ali-star cast.
including Pauline Hall, Lulu Chaser, Viii
liam Frederick and Jennie Weathersby
Miss Hall and Miss Weathersby both as
summing the roles which they originally
created.
Weber and Fields and their entire stock
company from their music hall in New
YORK Will make a tour of the principal
cities east of and including Chicago, be-
ginning May 4. The company comprises
besides the manager-comedians, Miss Lii
Ian Russell. Miss May Robson, who has
been loaned by Charles Frohman: Peter F.
DALEY: Dave Warfield. Charles Ross. John
"Weberfield'' chorus. The company will
reach this city May 16 and play for one
night at the Columbia Theater. The bur
lesques to be presented are "Whirl-i-Gig."
when mas been the means of introducing
Lillian Russell to New York as burlesoue
actress: "Sapolio," with May Robson in an
mutation Of Olga Nethersole. and Barbara
Bessie Clayton the phenomenal
dancer, will accompany the Organization.
"A letter from Siam tells of an amusing
play recently given in Bangkok, the work of
a native dramatfSt, and played by a
native company. The plot was that Queen
Victoria being desperately in love with the
King of Siam. became engaged to be mar
ried to him and the wedding day was fxad.
me king however, heartlessly Tilted her
and so she declared war against Siam and
proceeded To invade the country with a
large army led by herself and the Duke of
Cambridge. The King of Siam had as trus-
~ allies the fairies Of his realmeand they
made short work of the British forces hut
spared the queen and the duke. The kim,
then took pity on the queens broken heart
ana offered To marry her after all, and she
forSave him his past unchivalrous conduct
ana the defeat of her army. and became
Dne of his queens amid the great reioicinos
Of the SiamCSe people. The English rights
have not yet been secured by any London
manager.