Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
FIVE years by an ever-ready propensity to

Aside.
Roland Reed is slowly but steadily i'm
proving.
Charles E. Blaney is to produce a new
| play entitled Across the Pacific
George C. Boniface will go under the
management of Broadhurst Bros.
David BelaSco's first play was entitled
Jim Black, or the Regulators Revenge"
John Blair has definitely severed his con-
| nection with the series of modern plays.
Robert Mantell made his debut as a SER
geant in "Arrah-Na-Pogue'' in England I'm
! 1872,
Two people have tainted during realistic
passages of Sherlock Holmes in New
York.
A London theater has a room where gem
uemen from out of town can put on their
evening clothes.
Alice Nelson's father was Danish
musician. who died when she was but three
years old.
Minnie Seligman has been appearing in
New York vaudeville in the second act OF
In Paradise
Annie Russell with Mrs. Gilbert ami
Gharies Richman, is now producing Miss
]1SpcS SAA NtuT
The first English opera known was pro-
duced In London. England. in 1872, and was
entitled dido and Aeneas"
Clara LIpman has dramatized novel.
Lady Barbarity." She and Mr.. Mann
may put 1t in their repertory.
Fay Templeton and Otis Harlan have
both made hits in the new extrayaganza
From Broadway to Toxic"
John Pistorio well known here formerly
as leader. is the musical director of
Robes Knickerbockers.
Maggie Mitchell owns large amount OF
real estate in Harlem, and is down on the
assessors books as Mrs Abbott
New plays are being written by PAM
Leicester Ford, Richard Harding Davis.
Lorfmer Stoddard and James L. Ford
Mounet-Sully says he will return TO
Greece next year during the Olympic games
and act "Oedipus.'' with Attic surroundings.
Charles Wyndham has decided to produce
his English version of Cyrano de Bergcrac
at Blackpool, England, Monday, March ..
"a Dairy Farm goes better outside Of
New York than 1T did in the metropolis.
1t will reach Washington before spring.
Still another Mile. Fiji" has appeared
on the scene. Lottie Alter played that
much discussed title role in st. Louis this
month.
In japan It is not considered good form
for ladies attending a theatrical perform
ance TO wear the same costume all the
evening.
Anna Held has reached her twelfth week
in '-Papa's Wife in New York and it looks
as if she might play the rest of the season
profitably.
Rose Coghlan says she will produce new
play next season from the pen of the late
Charles Coghlan. and will also revive his
play, Madame"
George Sheldon's religious novel, ''In His
London playrghts Sutton Vane and Ar
thur Shirley.
Russ whytal has secured the American
rights to the Sacrament of Judas now
being played in London by Forbes Robert
son and Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
Robert Taber has a new leading lady,
Lena Ashwell. He will produce a new play
at the London Adelphi, entitled, Bonnie
Dundee" by Laurence Irving.
Sarah Coweu LeMoyne's new play will
be produced at New Haven, Washington,
Baltimore, Buffalo, Rochester and Boston
before going to New York
Ninnette Thulien. one Of the Alice Mel
sen chorus, is bachelor, her right to that
utle Deen granted by the faculty OF
Oberlfn University two years ago.
THE Eleventh Commandment was the
original title of new English melodrama,
whose name, after the first performance,
was changed to THE Unwritten Law"
In the rush to share the unearned benefits
of sensational success New York hotel
down at Hester and Elizabeth streets is
known as the Hotel Zaza-"
hos 30 Ts;t.
A postponement of her New York engage
ment has caused much disappointment and
pecuniary loss at Wallack's Theater.
Katie Putnam. recently seen at the Acad-
envy in "a Texas Steer" has written a
farce comedy for Fanny Rice. She origin
ally intended the play for her own USE but
decided to remain off the stage next year.
De Wolf Hopper. with Jessie Mackaye.
has introduced the old billiard game spe-
cialty in London. which was so popular
when he and Della Fox played together in
this country.
Francis Wilson has revived 'Erminie,"
which will share place with ''Cyrano" in
his engagements for the remainder of the
season. Pauline Hall has been engaged for
the production.
Ray Royce of "a Wise Guy" was one
of the few professional friends possessed
by the late Bill Nye. He treasures an au-
mending the character of his work.
Joseph Hawarth retired from the cast Of
Quo Vadis" in Chicago owing to Illness
He Is said to be threatened with nervous
prostration. "Quo Vadis" will play in
Washington in March.
A novel-effect has been introduced at the
Drury Lane, London. One of the female
performers floats over the heads of the
spectators in the stalls and pit and show
ers down flowers upon them.
Thomas z. Shea now has eight plays in
his repertoire, including Sidney Carton
"Richelieu," THE Bells" and ''Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" He appears to be the only
actor now attempting the trying dual role
or Stephensons weird story.
Manager Wellington OF the Bijou will
have as his guest next week his aged
father, who Will come from BROOKLYN for
a fortntghts stay The elder Wellington
formerly lived in Illinois and back in the
"hfties' was an intimate friend of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Now that some interest in the more sub
stantal drama has manifested itself i'm the
popular appetite stampede of actors of
all kinds of ability to the classics may be
expected Mr. L. II. Sothern intends to