Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-30

Julia Marlowe has gone to her cottage in
the Catskills for the summer.
Mary Hampton has been engaged as lead
ing woman of the American Theater Stock
Company.
Frank Mckee has engaged Louise Rial
to play Mrs. Meredith in support of Mary
Mannering.
1.-THE County Fair is to be revived. with
Neil Burgess in his original role Of Abb
gail Prue.
Elsie Esmond has been engaged to play
"Eunice' in the Whitney production of
Quo Vadis.
Mary Sanders made her first appearance
with the summer stock company in Boston
last week. She scored decided hit
Madame Helene Modjeska arrived on
June 16 at her country place in Orange
county. California. where she will rest for
the summer.
The Bond Stock Company presented last
week. in New York, new farce by JuniuS
Brutus Booth, entitled Papa" Mr.. Bond
making decided hit.
Mr. and Mrs De Wolf Hopper CNeIia Ber-
gem will spend six weeks of the summer in
a carriage drive through the country. The
trip began last week.
The American game of net ball is a big
feature at the Alhambra, London. 1t is
played by female teams, representing
America and England.
Charles Dickson's tour in mistakes Will
Happen" will begin in September During
the season Mr.. Dickson will be seen also in,
two new plays.
The ever young Aunt Louisa Eldridge
has grandson who was graduated last
week from the Brooklyn High School. and
covered himself with glory in the delivery
of his Grafton. Our National Emblem"
Louis N Parker's translation of L'Aiglon
for Maud Adams will be in five acts, one
less than the French, Mr.. Parker having
combined the second and third Of the orig
inal. Mr.. Parker has nerve.
The stage censors of Leipsic. Stuttgart
and Carlsruhe, Germany. have forbidden
the presentation of TolstOi's latest play,
THE Powers of Darkness
Chicago papers are complaining of an
overdose of vaudeville. Are Chicagoans at
last beginning to realize that good things
can come in small quantities?
P. B. Chase is making alterations in the
Lyceum Theater at Baltimore, with the in
tention of having it one of the most beau
tfful houses in this country.
Even the dramatic critic is not without
his share of fame. "Biff' Hall. the we'll
known Chicago writer, has not only had a
dog named in his honor, but has received
photograph of his namesake.
Marie Dressler has a pretty cottage at
Bayside, n. Y. where she has devised an
innovation in the way of private roof
garden. For the safety of her own roof,
may she tread the boards gently!
Before the Criterion Theater in New
York is a huge sign announcing that James
X. Hackett will reopen there in The Pride
of Jennico." Which would indicate that
Hackett in "Rchard Carvel' is some dis
tancr off. The matinee girl who has craved
a Richard Carvel in the flesh must possess
her soul in patience.
William Farnum the young actor who
plays Ben Hur next season, is splendidly
developed athlete In his build he COM
pares favorably with the famous strong
men, Sampson, Sandow, Rolandowe and
Max Unger.
1t is evident that Mrs. Jessie Bartlett
Davis likes her new venture in vaudeville,
as her manager has been authorized to
book her further. The Masonic Temple
Roof Garden never held such crowds as it
did last week, when she made her debut
in a continuous performance.
Rettina Gerard, who appeared two weeks
ago in New York at the Lion Palace Music
Hall. making distinct success, Played
Saratoga last week. and duplicated her
New York hit. Her agent Robert Grau,
has booked her for several weeks continu-
ously and she has started on what appears
to be successful vaudeville tour.
Robert Drouet will spend the summer in
the mountains of Colorado. He will not
return to New York till the rehearsals of
Janice Meredith begin the last week in
August.
Among the victims of the recent vaude-
willie fiasco at the Walnut Street Theater
in Philadelphia We're Robert billiard, Pau
line Hall, Minnie Seligman, John w Ran
some, Joe WEIGH, Maggie Cline. Edgar
Atchison Ely. 1t is safe to conclude that
none of this group WAS obliged to count
the railroad ties on their journey back to
the metropolis.
Della Fox left the sanitarium at Astoria,
l.. l., last Thursday and is reported to be
in better health than for three years. Miss
Fox will go 10 West Baden Springs tomor-
row for rest. 1t is expected that 4 large
opera company will be headed by Miss Fox
next season. Mrs. Nat Roth, Della's sister,
will go with her to the springs.
Harry Gilfoil. who has been at his home
in this city for some time. is making prep
arations to take out new play by Charles
Hoyt of something the same character
as "A Temperance Town" Cullen and Col
Inns, the well-known performers, who have
succeeded in winning recognition for the
banjo an instrument of the higher pos
sibilities in music, may have places in the
cast. with an opportunity for their spe
cialty.
an act at Glen Echo this week, is a Wash
ington young woman and is we'll known
through her recitatons and readings. Her
work at Glen Echo Monday night was
seen at great disadvantage, owing to the
fact that her place on the program started
her act simultaneously with one of the pc
riodical car ruSheS.
Roland Gibson. Of the wel-known
newspaper correspondent of Washington,
D. c.. has adopted the stage a profess
sion and is with the William Norris Stock
Company at the Columbia Theater. Mr..
Gibson is a well-known Philadelphia.
A well-known New York dramatic paper
is authority for the statement that Nat
Goodwin, while at Butte. Mont, last Fri
day night. came very near to death through
an overdose of morphine.
The coming presentation of 1.-The Casino
Girl in London Will be without Edna May
That young lady states positively that she
will not be in the production and that she
is going TO the Paris exposition for month
or more.
James Young, the most recent IL not
only eXploi.er of Lord Byron dramatica
has gone to the home of his parents near
Baltimore to spend the summer.
Selma kronold, late prima donna of the
Castle Square company, and well known
and liked here through her connection with
Il,