The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-28

marriage to Miss Hoeke. Of Washington.
was one of the local social events of last
| spring.
"Mr. and Mrs Daventry" is the name of
the play in which Mrs. Patrick Campbell
will be seen at the Royalty Theatre. Lon
| don.
Rehearsals are now in progress for ITO
Have and To Hold" which will be pre-
sented by Charles Frohman's stock COM
pany.
Robert Hilliard will remain in yaude-
vile all of this season, In consequence
of the great demand for THE Littlest
Girl"
| Of Boston millionaire, has Joined the
chorus OF THE Cadet Girl" now playing
in the Hub.
The play which Pierre and Claude Ber-
| ton are writing around the life of Marie
Antoinette for Mrs Langtry's use. will be
called "a Queens Heart"
THE Sprightly Romance OF Marsac,' %
with Maclyn Arbuckie as the star. will be
given its initial production here at the
National Theatre. this city, on November g..
1.-THE Tyranny of Tears" in which John
| Drew was seen last year, will soon go
| out with H. Reeves Smith. Grace Elliston
and Margaret Robinson in the leading
| roles.
Miss Percy Haswell who will Join the
Lafayette Stock Company later In the sea-
son, is enaeting the leading feminine role
in Otis SINNERS Prince Otto" with great
success.
William Young, who dramatized Ben
Hur." has written a sketch entitled
"womans Wiles," which was produced
in III np
cess.
1.-THE Gay Pretenders'' in London next
month. and George Grossmith, ST., has
been engaged for one of the principal
roles.
Florence Rockwell, last season with
Stuart Robson, is receiving fiattering
press notices for her work as Helen Nc
Farland in The Greatest Thing in the
World"
Jobyna Rowland the original Gibson
girl, and last year leading woman with
James x. Hackett. will play an impor-
tant role in Marie Dressler's production
OF Miss Print"
Rachel Booth Mrs James T. Powers)
will enact tho role of Ora, In the Boston
production Of Lost River" This is the
leading role, and is played by Mary San
ders in New York.
Eben Plympton Is the new King Philip
in Viola Aliens production of I'm the
Palace of the King Charles Kent. who
played the part here, was forced to resign
owing to illness.
Maxine Elliott was besieged with offers
from London managers during her sum-
mer abroad, but none of them proved SUI
fciently tempting to lure her from her
husbands support.
Edna Wallace Hopper has returned from
London. where she went for the purpose
Of witnessing the English production of
''FIorodora,." in which she will play the
leading role when 1t is given here.
The Broadhurst Brothers will send sew
eral new companies on the road after the
election. They will use the successful
Smith Brown Jones comedies, with which
they have hitherto been associated.
Beerbohm Tree will present "Herod"
next Wednesday at Her MaJesty's Theatre,
London. The play is by Stephen Phillip
and the action deals with a period in the
history OF the Jews almost unknown to
the stage.
Alfred Hickman. who was with the
Frawley Company at the Columbia a year
ago, is now abroad and has signed with
George Edwards to appear in the new mu-
steal comedy to succeed San Toy" at
Days, London.
Willis E. Boyer is making arrangements
for the production of "A Daughter of
Dixie" by Daniel Hart. Mr.. Hart toured
through the small towns of Pennsylvania
with this play some five years ago, meet
Ing with fair success.
The American rights to Mrs Danes
Defence" Henry Arthur Jones' new play.
have been secured by Charles Frohman
The piece is a problem play in four acts
and was voted a success when presented
recently in London by Charles Wyndham. |
THE Marshal's Wife" is now in course |
OF production in Paris. The play was pre-
scented there In 1891, and deals with the |
life Of Madame Sans Gene, though at a |
later period than Sardou treated, and is |
said to differ entirely from the latter In
plot.
A peculiar combination of attractions Is
noted in telegraph!c despatch from a
Western town. The Hottest Coon in Dix
ie." described as a rag time, cnlored Or
ganization. was followed by Charles Froh.
mans Company in 1.-The Only Way"
which was In turn succeeded by Chauncey