Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20

delayed in Paris looking for a new play:
Mss Nethersolc will begin rehearsals OF
.'Sapho" the Tuesday following her arrival
Maude Harrison is the latest aspirant for
stellar honors and is locking about for a
play.
james X Hackett and Mary Mannering
are contemplating a joint appearance In
London.
The Rise of Silas Lapham" by William
Dean HOwels. is TO be drama tiZed by PAU
Hester
Charles Frohman will present Barrie's
The Wedding Guest in New York about
next February.
The last surviving member of the famous
Rossni family committed suicide recently
Milan.
Henry Clay Barnabee has sung the role
of the Sheriff Of Nottingham i'll Robin
Hood over $500 times.
F H. Sothern is said to have put $4,000
OF his own money in his production of
Hamlet"
Burr Mcintosh has taken up colored pho
Biography a side line to his work in
Janice Meredith" while in New York.
Two daughters of Bessie Bonehll. who
appeared at the Academy this week are in
the chorus at Weber and Fields, New York.
A musical comedy entitled The Soldiers
Queen" will take the road next month, with
Josephine Sabel in the principal role.
san Toy has made great hit at Days
Theatcr the advance sale guaranteeing
s.eady patronage for the next month.
Mary Wilkens novel, Jerome, Poor
Man" is being dramatized and will be
given an early presentation in New York.
Rachael Booth CNrs. Jimmy Powers) will
play the simperinS country girl in Lost
River" to be presented by No. com
pany.
At the close of their present season Clara
Lfpman and Louis Mann to appear in
Berlin for six weeks. They will play in
German.
The Galveston benefit performance, given
in London by Henry Irving. it is thought
will rcplize $500 when all the feturns have
been accounted for.
William Humphreys. who played ''Napo-
Icon with Julia Arthur in More Than
Queen has been signed for The same role
with Blanche. Walsh's company.
Sothern's success in Boston with Ham
let has been so great that his manager,
Daniel Frohman. 10 trying to get his star
back TO New York for an extended run.
Sage and Munroe have secured the rights
to present THE Pride of Jennico' next
1SDn. when James IA Etackett drops out
OF the FrOhman management
Gustav Kerke~ arrived in New York last
Saturday. direct from London. He has a
new piece. yet unnamed, in which Edna
May will probably be starred.
James Lane Allen. author of 1.-The Choir
Invisible" is in Europe gathering local
coloring for new story upon which he Is
soon to commence work
jessie Bartlett Davis has signed with
Martin Beck for an extended tour in vaude
vile next season. This would seem to indi-
cate that she has forsaken the legitimate
entirely.
Tyranny of Tears is TO take the road
next month with Reeves Smith, En-
Giish actor taking John Drews old part.
The company will be an exceptionally
strong one
Sherry Matthews of Matthews and Bull
ger. recently denied THAI he had been mar
ried TO Norma Whalley. but admitted that
the ceremony may take place in the very
near future.
VIII II. Conley. whose representations
have made him a favurite a mOnOlogue
entertainer, has been engaged for part
in the production of the ''Masqueraders"
by the Lafayette Stock Company
Corinne Parker of this city. who is en-
gagged by Richard Mansfield for this sea-
sen. Is i'll in New York city Of typhoid fever.
This will no doubt be sad news to her many
friends here.
Charles Kent. who dill wei. with the
role Of King Philip II in I'm the Palace
of the King" has had to resign account
of ill health. Eben Plymton, a sterling
ter. taking his place.
The johnson Brothers, trick bicyclists. who
appear at Hashim's Academy of Music next
week come direct from the Madison Square
Roof Garden. They regarded as out
CHASING any other performers in this line.
Gertrude Coghlan's managers have blue
penciled many Of the passages in Vanity
Fair" objected to by Mrs. Fiske in
Engagements on her play of Becky Sharpe
and her season will be resumed next week.
''Marcelle" has only been half-hearted
success and Blanche Walsh's managers
have secured the rights of More Than
Queen from Julia Arthur, in which their
star will appear.
The legal proceedings instituted by the
Hashims against the Liebler company on
account of the postpouement of The Adj
ventures OF Francois have been amcably
settled, the latter guaranteeing the former
against loss.
Poor Roland Reed is certainly having eN
pCrience with hard luck problems. He had
just begun 4 coed season in Chicago when
he was taken sick and has had to disband
his company and return 20 New York for