Evening star., 1900-01-20

Ada Rehan begins her starring tour
Narch l. In Baltimore
Della Stacey has announced her intention
Oh entering vaudeville after this season.
Harry Connor contemplates lengthy
stay as star in Australia. where he has
MADE great success.
a decentralization of the Van Ribber stories
ny hichard Harding Davis and Robert Hil-
Hard is talked OF
Five men who were with Dewey at Ma
ma M. are nov now playing small parts In August
f1tou The Gunner's Mate"
Marie Wainwright is soon TO recite Kip
ling's Absent Minded Besgar'' In yaude-
vile for the first time in this city
Emmett Corrigan will succeed Edward
Morgan. who retires from Ben Hur' 10
take part in The Ambassador"
William Rignold. the English actor. is
compelled by failing eyesight To- leave the
stage. He is sixty-one years old.
A benefit performance for the widow OF
ne fate Hepourne Jones. the well-knowu
critic. is TO be given in Chicago.
Mrs Fiske's company numbers fifty-one
prisons and there are thirty or more speak
ing parts in her now play. Becky SHARP
a performing pelican is to he Introduced
in new melodrama emitted "A Gold
Brick. which will be issued from New
York.
Russ Whytal recently produced a dra-
matte horror entitled ''rhc Butcher" whose
aching opportunities said 10 be very
fine.
Augustus Pitou has under consideration
an enterprise 10 build theatrr at the cor
York.
Frank Daniels intends to devote his next
season to the Pacific coast and western ter
rlt"ry, and may not be seen in the east for
TWO years.
Cortne Parker of this city has joined tho
Richard Mansfield company ana viii he
nicely cast in the great actors forthcoming
production.
Maid Marian" a sequel to Robin
Hood is talked of AS a Casino production
Inc WORK Will be done 10y the authors OF
Robin Hood
The domestic infe'icities of Mr. and Mrs.
Bowser' and the dialect philosophy of MIR.
Dooley are both being discussed for one
act dramatizations.
Chicago has discovered similarities Of
situation and dialogue between Sothern's
play, The Song of the Sword" and Vic
tor Huso's story. "Ninety-Three."
An offer to purchase the Herald Square
Theater property. valued at 81 optest. has
been made by David Belasco and the pres
ent lessee of the theater. Charles f. Ev-
ans.
\ daughter of Thomas f. Shea died sud-
denly recently and the popular actor was
compelled to lose a week of Sidney Car
ton This play will be seen here early in
March.
Al. H Wilson of The Evil Eve is A
| nephew of the late Senator Wilson of Iowa,
Wei remembered locally. He was disin-
herlted Tor adopting the stage as a pro-
feSsion.
Mrs. Langtry denies that The Degener-
ates'' was designed to portray any part of
her life She hopes that it will prove a sue
cess here and does not expect to produce
any other plays.
BY way of contrast. Miss Maude Adams
Is playing with great success at the Crite-
ri0n Theater. New York, the house at which
The Girl From Maxim's'' was first ex-
plotted In this country.
David Lowry, the author and manager of
My Son Ben is still giving that comedy
attention 1t is understood that Mr.. Lowry
had large sum of money to invest in this
enterprise. ana that il was by no means
exhausted when the show closed.
A large envelope addressed to the attrac-
ton His Excellency. the Governor" was
recently Delivered 10 Governor Roosevelt
of New York through a mistake in the
post office. 1t contained a letter demand
ing a spear, battle-ax and various other
properties.
John B. Slocum has offered for sale the
two comic opera productions. The We'd
ding Day" as played by Lillian Russell.
Della Fox and Jeff De Angels and The
Jolly MuSketeer. now being played by Jeff
De Angels De Angels is to have a new
opera for next season.
John Rice and Sallie Cohen. now with
Gus Hills Over the Fence company will
soon introduce in their performance a
sketch by a well-known local writer, not
previously identified with dramatic work
1t may receive its premier when the mu-
steal comedy reaches Washington.
Sol Smith Russell is said to be. next to
Joseph jefferson, the most prosperous ac-
tor on the American stage. 1t is thought
that he might even take the lead if he haI
not squandered some of his money puttln,
on new plays.
The Russian stage must be a cheerful
institution. Two novels recently drama
tized and produced were The Idiot' and
Crime and Punishment" Russian critics
condemn the practice Of dramatizing novels
as inartstic
Cfssie LOTUS, the celebrated English
mimic. has signed d contract to appear ar
the New Grand during the week beginning
March > next. Next to Ching Ling Foo
she is the highest-priced artist in the world,
Her salary is said TO be $3.50 week.
Robert Taber and Julia Mariowe are in
dustriously proceeding with independent
pans for the future. in the hope no doubt
that their artistic successes may be great
enough TO oNershadow the remarkable in
terest in their domestic affairs
Shakespeare is faring very Handsomely,
on the Pacific slope. The James Kfdder-
Hanford Company report extraordinary
business ana Mr. Frederick Ward is play
ing 10 receipts which excel those of his
previous visit by over cne-haIf
Blanche Bates stocking scene has at
tracted all the metropolitan comment that
Was expected for it when it was originally
shown IN this city. Miss Bates has often
been complimented for her great intelli-
sence: She may now be regarded as an
arllstic success from her head TO her heels.
In Peter Stuyvesant." by Brander Mai
theWs and Bronson Howard. VIM H. Crane
appeared as a man with a wooden leg
W hen II was found that Peter Stuyvesant-'
was not adequate, Mr.. Crane asked Michael
Morton 10 write him play which would
enable him to land with both feet"
In speaking Of the late Charles Coghlan