Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-07
Aside.

The most startling rumor of last week
was that Miss Cora Tanner would desert
the dramatic stage to go into opera.
1t is understood that Mr.. ]. H. Gilmour
has been engaged as leading man to play in
Rostand's "L'Aiglon" with Miss Maude
Adams next season.
A Providence theater ADVERTISERS. Iced
lemonade given to the lady patrons and
cigarettes to the gentlemen, free of charge.
at every performance
AN Affair of State" written by Grant
Stewart and Charles Klein, will be the
opening piece Of the Daniel Frohman stock
company next season.
Walter E. Perkins, who is to star next
season in a dramatization of Mary E. Will
kins' novel. Jerome, Poor Man." will.
out of respect to the author open his sea
son in New England.
The version of Les Mlserables" that
Liebier & Company will produce next sea-
son. with Wilton Lackaye Jean Vatican,
has been made by Mr.. Lackaye himself.
A vaudeville performer was bombarded
with flowers on the Masonic Temple roof
garden in Chicago the other night She
took the flowers to a florist the next day
and sold them at 20 cents on the dollar
which goes to show that some women are
thoroughly up in business matters.
Miss Lila Vane has been engaged by
Lieb!er & Company TO play Glory Quayle
In their Eastern Christian Company Miss
Vane is sure to give a splendid account of
herself in that role.
Sam Adams the welI-known comedian.
who was with the Bijou stock company last
season. IS meeting with considerable sue
cess over the northern New York circuit
He was In Toronto last week and did we'll
Many people had wondered what caused
the absence of Hilda Clarke the prima
donna. from the stage last season. She was
studying in Paris and now is announced as
the Bostonians prima donna for next sea-
son.
F. c. Whitney says that he Is going to put
out no less than five Quo Vadis' companies
himself next season. He will bring over the
scenery he has painted for the short-lived
London production. together with the cos
tunes. and will use 1t all here.
The villain still pursued her" That
stock dramatic phrase originated in The
Phoenix" where it had logical reason. 1t
was al once taken up by plagiarists and be-
came catch phrase. Milton Mob es. author
of the play. has outlived the phrase, how
ever, by becoming prolific dramatist and
a producer as well.
II is said that Sarah Rernhardt in her
tour of America with Coquelin next sea-
will receive $3.50 francs Isl .OOU) for
each performance and a percentage of the
receipts above certain amount. In addi-
ton. all her expenses will be paid.
Belle Archers new play for next season,
written by Forbus Heermans, will be called
Jess of the Bar H. 1t is a drama of west
ern ranch life. and will have e.abora e
production. Miss Archer's tour will be d.
rected again by Fred. f. Wright.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry have Wis
tied America six times, their first tour be-
ing in the season of 1884 and the others in
1ss4-sJ. 1SSISS. 1894. 1s95-96 and 1852
in these tours and Miss Terry has played
sixteen.
Instead Of going west Della Fox will re-
main at Long Branch until August or when
the regular season opens. Before leaving
for the Branch she signed a contract to
appear next season with the Rogers Broth
ers Miss Fox is reported TO have entirely
recovered her health.
Nat NJ. Wills. supported by Mile Loretto
and a carefully selected company, will be
starred next season in the farce comedy
Aunt Hannah" under the direction OF
Hurtig & Seamon. The farce will be pro-
duCed with entirely new scenery, costumes
and many good specialties. The show will
open its season about the middle of Sep
TENDER in New England.
David Henderson the well-known extrav-
aganza manager. is having trouble over the
Schey Music Hall lease. in New York.
Everything was progressing nicely until
one of his hackers decided to do without
him. and after locking up the hail tried to
keep him out. Mr. Henderson had his
hacker arrested. and now the situation will
be Strengthened out in court.
The report current some time since that
B. +. Keith would acquire a London thea
ter IN which TO introduce continuous vaude-
vile to the English people seems to have
been based on something substantial as IL
is now telegraphed from the other side that
lease for the Princess Theater will be
signed this week. R. G. Knowles, the we'll