Evening star., 1900-10-06
Aside.


| John Drew is playing Richard Carvel" to
| average weekly receipts of $4,000.
James A. Herne's play Sag Harbor." b
said to be distinctly naughty In spots.
| Charles Blaney will shortly produce q
melodrama entitled AN African King"
| Amelia Bingham is to play the leading
| role in 'Old Orchard" when it is produced.
Ben Teal will rehearse the company to
| support the August Family in the Star and
Garter"
When I'm the Palace Of the King
reaches New York, Marion Crawford will
see 1t for the first time.
The stage rights of Eden Phillpott's novel.
THE Children of the Mist" have been Sc
cured by Charles Frohman.
1t is considered probable that George w.
Lederer will manage James K. Hacket
next season.
The critics Of London jumped on to 'Ths
Lackeys' Carnival but it has been draw
| ing big houses
Pauline Chase a Washington girl. has
prominent part in 'The Cadet Girl" now
being played in Boston.
Edgar Seldon's "a Spring Chicken will
shortly take the road. with Mile. Charmon
playing the principal soubrette role.
Edna Wallace Hopper is in London study
ing her part in ''Floradora,'' which will
shortly be presented in this country.
The great English melodrama. ''The Price
of Peace" will not be presented in this
country by Charles Frohman before next
spring.
Mary Mannering is reported to have re-
ceived twenty-one curtain calls at Buffalo
upon the first presentation Of Janice Mer-
edith"
A new team to the vaudeville field, Alice
Ainscoe and Arthur Hill, will shortly put
on an original sketch entitled Britain and
Boer."
"The Wedding Guest" Barrie's latest
play. is drawing well in London. but is pro-
nounced somber problem play, and its
permanent success Is doubtful.
W. J. Ferguson the well-known actor,
will probably have the chief role in the
company supporting Maclyn Arbuckle in
1.-The Sprightly Story of Marsac."
Grace Auburn. the lady that made such
stir In the vaudeville field with her pro-
duction styled THE Girl With the Auburn
HAIR" Is to go into comic opera.
Ada Rehan arrived in New York from
London last Saturday. She Is under con-
tract to Klaw & Erlanger, and will imme-
diately prepare for tour of this country.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke will hold on to '.The
Rounders'' until February when he will
produce a new comic opera the book of
which will be written by Harry B. Smith
Olga Nethersole has gone to Paris look
ing for new play. 1t is said that the
strain of presenting "Sapho' has impaired
Miss Nethersoles health.
Cissy LOTUS will soon return to this
country, having recently signed a contract
with Charles Frohman to appear at Days
Theater New York.
Clara Lane and ]. K. Murray have scored
heavily at Keth's Boston house last week
and this and their venture into vaudeville
can be pronounced big success.
Annie Russells success In "a Royal Fam
ily'' has been SO marked that she will not
leave New York until the middle of Janu-
ary and perhaps not then.
Robert Coleman of this city will have a
prominent part in 1.-The Tree of knowledge"
when 1t is put on at the Murray Hill Thea
ter, New York.
AL Hamilton, who took the part of the
editor in athryn Ostermans sketch on
engaged by j. j. Rosenthal for the 'Tele-
phone Girl
The French playwright, Berton the au-
thor of "Zaza" has contracted to write a
play for Mrs. Langtry dealing with the life
of Marie Antoinette." The Jersey Lily 10
now in Paris comforting with the author.
Lillian Burkhart, we'll known in vaude-
vlle is at last to have a new play, with
the title Kitty Give" dealing with the life
OF the noted English comedienns. Manager