Evening star., 1900-12-15

Nance O'Neil will play Lady Macbeth in
Sydney, Australia.
Jacob Lift has decided to close the tour
of Caleb West as 1t has failed to draw.
A new vaudeville house is to be con-
structed in Detroit, to cost about $4,000.
Walter Jones is out of the Matthews and
Buiger company on account OF sore
throat.
The Robert of Sicily company, headvd
by Joseph Haworth, has closed on account
Treasurer Stein of the Columbia Theater
has been seriously ILL., He was threatened
with pneumonia.
It is reported that Primrose and Dock
stader will part after this season, and that
the latter will head his own company.
John Philip Sousa will take his band over
to the International exhibition to be held in
Glasgow, Scotland, next year.
John Drew gave his one hundredth per-
formance of "Richard Carvel' in New ork
last Wednesday night.
Raymond Hitchcock has been engaged by
Rudolph Aronson for his new piece, to be
put on at the Broadway Theater
The Seabrooke- Williamson company play
ing THE Founders may be enJoined from ,,
presenting the piece on account OF unpaid
royalties.
Beerbohm Tree has finally decided to come ,
to this country and will bring 'Herod'
along as his chief attraction in the play
line.
Grace George has resumed her tour in
"Her Majesty" after weeks vocal in
disposition. from which she has entirely
recovered.
Mr. Sothern is almost entirely well ana
will begin rehearsals in New York Monday
night of Hamlet, in which he opens in
ST. Louis Christmas eve.
Tim Murphy has purchased a COM
edy from its author, Paul Wilstach, the
business manager of Richard Mansheld.
The play deals with Washington life.
Mabel Gilman has left the cast of ''The
Casino Girl in London and will probably
go to George Edwardes. An American girSS
will be imported to take her place.
The Ivan Bibber' stories have not been
dramatized to suit the Lebler company,
and now the author. Richard Harding Da-
Wis. is to try his hand at the work.
There was a well-defined rumor in London
this week that Ellen Terry has decided to
retire from the stage on account OF ner- 4
vous prostration.
Ethel Henry, formerly Mrs Langtry's
leading lady, has under consideration a
vaudeville.
Sherrie Matthews Of Matthews & Bulger
has issued an official statement denying the
report that he is engaged to be married TO
Norma Whalley Of his company. ;.
Amelia Bingham will be an actress-rnan-
ager when Clyde Fitch's latest production.
THE Climbers" Is given its first preseE-
tation next month under her management.
The Augustin DAILY estate has secured an
other victory over George Edwardes In
the English courts There Is about $35O.OO0
depending upon the final issue.
Bronson Howard's "Shenandoah" has
been adapted into q melodrama Of the Boer
war, and will be played in London under
the title Of "Ladysmith."
Hopkins Trans-Oceanic Star Speciality
Company will be at Chases New Grand
week Of January Z. The list of novelties
is headed by the famous Allison troupe OF
acrobats. -
Mary Van Buren, and Harrington Rey-
nolds are playing in T. Daniel Frawley's
company, which Is meeting with r-eat sue
cess in the northwest.
the theater In which James A.. Herne was
playing at Sioux City. Iowa, December Is.
Shots were fred. but tho robbers got no
money.
Rudyard Kiphng has dramatizsd his
story. '"The I.ight That Failed" Charles
Hawtry. the English actor, controls the
rights Of production, and will present II
in this country naxt season. It viii b ~