Evening star., 1900-03-31


their tickets. No telephone orders filed
No subscription taken unless cash, check
or money order accompanies the same
This sale is for season tickets only. and or
ders for single performances will not bo
hlled until after public sale has opened.
Regular season ticket sale for the four per-
formances, in any part OF the house, opens
at the box office, National Theater. Tues
day, April 10. Sale of seats for any one or
more performances opens on Thursday.
April l..
Aside.
William Gillette has n double in New
York who is causing considerable inconven-
lence through the striking resemblance.
E. H. Sothern, supported by a strong
company, will present Hamlet at the
Garden Theater. New York for two weeks
next September
Ill-health compelled Louise Royce 10 re-
sign from the Hello. Bill' company and
Madeline Lack has been promoted TO Miss
Royce's part.
Laurence Irving's Bonnie Dundee" re.
Gently presented in London, is a big sue
cess Robert Tabor played the leading role
and scored a substantial success.
Alice Nelson IS to storm London next
season with The Fortune Teller" her
manager having faith in the little lady'e
ability to please the Britshers
The first presentation of Richard Car
vel" will be made az the Criterion Thestar
New York, September /. with James K.
Hackett in the title role and Bertha CAL
land the heroine.
Frank TannehiIl. jr.. will begin his star.
ring tour in The Young Wife" April at
Newark N ]. Mr.. Tannehill plavs In
Why Smith Left Home for the last time
tonight
Monroe and Mack, quite a clever pair of
vaudeville entertainers, dissolve a ten
years partnership next week. Monroe Will
appear hereafter with his wife. while Mack
joins the Rays in "A Hot Old Time"
Adolph link. one of the stars Of the d.-
funct Lilliputians. has gone into vaudeville
and made a great hit. His limitations Of
May Irwin. Edna May and Lottie Collins
are said to be irresstibly droll
The position of Queen of the Chorus at
Weber & Fields, New York, lately occupied
by frankie Bailey, has been given To Violet
Jewell, a striking blonde and strictly cor
rect as to physical proportions.
THE Regatta Girl closes at Roster &
Bials, New York, tonight. and will go on
the road minus the elaborate ballet PRO
gress." The piece is we'll spoken Of but did
not suit the patrons of the theater.
Frederic De Belleville and S. Miller Kent
will be among those in the support of
James O'Neill in the big spectacular pro-
of Music. New York, next fall. Liebler q
Co. will back the venture.
Sir Arthur SuIlivan's latest opera, The
Rose of Persia will b. produced at Daly's
Theater. New York, early next fall Mr.
Frohman Is making effort to bring the
entire company from London for this pro-
duction.
Alberta Gallatin is appearing in the west
ern e. states with great success presenting
iS h.a nI,-
IN this country at present presenting Civde
tltchs adaptation of the Daudet MASTER
piece.
The dramatic rights for ITO Have and To
Hold, Mary JohnsOn's 5 much-talked-of nov
el, have been sold to Charles Frohran Mr.
Frohman will have the story dramatized at
once and will present it on the stage early
next season.
When Julia Arthur closed her season in
Philadelphia few weeks back it was re-
ported that the stage would see her no
more. This report has been partially con-
hrmed by the cancellation of all dates for
this and next season by Miss Arthur's man.
ager.
1t is reported upon substantial authority
that Nat Goodwin cancclad .cne of his mat
inees in PHILADELPHIA 50 as tn see Stuart
Robson in 'Olver Goldsmith" As each
one of the matinees was worth 81 4un to
Nat il can easily be seen thai his after
moons enjoyment cost quite a littlc sum
of money.
George W. I.e,lerer gathered in another
good actor last week in Cyril Scott for his
Casino forces. Mr.. Scott Joined the
founders Immediately in Boston. and
Will shortly appear in a reproduction of
THE Lady Siavey.' with Dan Daly and
others in their original parts.
James Sullivan. who played the part Of
the German lunatic IN The Belle of New
York. punched the head OF the treasurer
of the company in Newark. y. J.. last Fri
day night and then resigned. Mr.. Sullivan
arrived in New York Saturday. signed with
The American Beauty" London company
the same day, and sails for England next
week.
The stag rights for F. Hopk -nsan Smiths
Caleb West have been secured by Jacob
Lift and the dramatiZation will be mad, by
Martha and Michael Norton with the au-
thor helping out on local coloring. The
story deals with the simple life along he
Rhode Island coast and will serve tp intro
duce many characters new to the stage.
There is a strong probability that Sec
ond Miss Hobbs company will be sent on
the road next season to cover certain west
ern territory and good one-night stands
Miss Annie Russelrs business this season
in Jeromes clever comedy has been very
large. Kathryn Osterman will assume-the
stellar role should the negotiations be sue
cessful.
who starred for years in "A Parlor Match
and for the past two years has been lessee
and manager of the Herald Square Thea
ter New York, goes on the road next sea-
the star in Naughty Anthony" He
is said to have received cool Sadop0 for
relinqushing his hold on the Herald Square
but Yet retains control of the cafe attached
to that theater.
Some of the irons which Charles Froh-
man has in the fire for next season are new
plays by Henry Arthur Jones, Sydney
Grundy, Clyde Fitch. Haddon Chambers. Z.
H. Sothern in "Hanlet,'' Annie RGsseil in
Lorna Doore," w H. Crane in David
Harum'' MaUde Adams in ''LAigl0n." Ju-
liza Marlowe in when Knighthood Was in
Flower Francis Wilson in a new opera,
James X. Hackett in Richard Carvel' and
John Hare in THE Gay Lord Quex"
Like Kelly Did," that whimsical verse
so familiar to patrons of vaudeville, is the
work of Big Bill'' Devere, the original edi-
tor in "A Black Sheep" 1t is from the
collection of verses published under the
caption, Jim Bludgow's New Piany,"
among which are several efforts considered
worthy Of Bret Harte, and resembling them