Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-16

Elsie De Wolfe is>eo ba star next sea-
son, according to the latest reports. but
the play and management Ia not named
Willie Collier is said to have secured 9
good play at last in ''Treadway Of Yale"
from the pen OF Augustus Thomaa
Clever Marie CahiIl has been secured as
the leading woman for the company to
support the August family In the new
farce John Mentally is writing.
Jessie Bartlett Davis was recently en-
gagged for one week at the Masonic Roof
all of which she has promised to turn over
to the Actors Home fund.
Jessie Mackaye, the vivacious and pretty
soubrette. lately with De Wolf Hopper, Is
reported to have given notice that she will
retire from the stage permanently. It Is
thought she will be married.
Bettina Girard's permanent recovery can
be vouched for according to reports from
New York. She made her temperance on
the stage last Monday night. She made a
hne appearance and sang unusually well.
Emma Carus. a vaudeville singer, has
been creating small sensation in New
YORK by appearing in tights at the summer
gardens. Miss Carus has heretofore con-
hned her stage apparel to long dresses.
The latest rumor in New York is to the
erect that when Mabel Gilman goes to
London with the Casino Girl" she will
become q permanent resident Of the big
city.
Burr Mcintosh has been secured to play
the role of Phil Hennion in Janice Mere
dith'' with Mary Mannering The character
is the best in the book, and will give Mr.
Mcintosh many opportunities for conspic-
uous acting.
Humorous confusion and almost n sensa-
ton was created in a Chicago Theater last
tuesday night. when a goose that had been
put into 'Nanon" to add realism to the
opera Mapped its wings and scared out
over the parquette.
The Enchantment' has been purchased
from Its French authors for America nv a
New York play agent, but a complete reno
Vauon Will have to be given it before pres
entatton 1t Is said to be the most indeli-
cate playsever presented in Paris.
It turns out that David Belasco purchased
Nlcandra for the purpose of exploiting
blanche Bates instead of Mrs. Carter The
Carter. while 1t is said that in 1t Miss
Bates will have magnificent chance to
show her capability.
American actors and actresses in London
nave been creating lots of talk of late and
become very popular. At recent charity
concert for the benefit of the Ottawa, Can
ada. fire sufferers Mrs. Carter, Edna Nav,
Mrs. Potter and Julius Steger appeared and
made hits.
The old rumor has been revived that Mrs
Jack" Wilmerding is to make her appear
ance on the stage with one Of the Frohman
companies. Mrs. Wilmerding is a grand
daughter OF Commodore Vanderbilt, and has
inquired extensively In the courts and news
papers.
There Is said to be dearth Of good
looking chorus girls with which to eouip
the numerous organizations that will take
the road next season with pieces requiring
their assistance. Salaries have gone up so
that they now range from s25 to SO per
week. against SIS to s25 last season.
Gulck & Co. the Pittsburg managers,
contemplated improving one of their houses.
The unsettled condition of labor. counted
with the advance in building material. has
made them postpone rhe Improvement un-
TIL next summer.
Martin Harvey. Duse. Mrs Patrick Camp
Dell Henry Irving and Miss Terry and Mr..
ana Mrs Kendall will not visit America
next season, but their absence will he mora
than made up for by the tours of Bern
hardt and Coquelin. John Hare and Mrs.
Lanstry. who may return late in the sea
ioE-
Lea Templeton, sister of Fay. was
quite a prominent figure In stagedom sew
eral years back She was married to a
drifted out of view Last week she re-
turned to the big city with the announce
ment that she intended to return to the
stage and that divorce proceedings were
pending.
Ralph Stuart and Georgia Welles. last
season leaChng actor and soubrette at the
Murray Hill Theater, have been secured for
the American Theater by Proprietor Green
wall Minnie Seiigman will probably he tho
I EE'is lady OF this Organization. Miss
a INN
city. " ''''
The Walnut Street Theater. PHILADELPHIA
has been refitted for A yaudeviIIa 49,
and will open tonight Manager Furn,n
desired big attraction for the first Two
weeks, and wired an offer of 5000 a week
TO weber AMI Fields to do their old pool
table Speciality. This offer was dacIinod
but the German comedians later vired ~
trey would dismiss their summer arranga
IiehtS .or sinpS on the two weeks After
Maru they tired to cancel the telegram, but
manager thurman says he will hold them 70
1t or sue for damages This salary tnnS
anything in the vaudeville line.
head" Frederick Stanley savs. ..In ~
Museum at Naples l was much Interested
III a case of theatrical tickets found In -
tias1c theater in Pompeii. They were mad.
'arlously in bone. ivory and metal. You
are aware, perhaps. that to this dav mo
gallery of an Italian theater is called rho
pigeon loft Well. the little tickets fcr this
part of the auditorium were in the shane r.
pigeons. while varying devices were used
for other parts of the house What AZ
tracted my attention most curiously. how
ever, was set of diminutive skulls mod
cled In ivory. These were used solely hy
those having the right Of free admission.
Now. does this not suggest the very possi-
Bile derivation of the term?''
The list of newly dramatized novels that
viii: be seen on the stage next season in
cludes: "
The Adventures of Francois" with Hen
ry E. Dixey.
"Janice Meredith" with Mary Mannerins.
when kniShthood was in Flower" with
Julia Marlcwe.
In the Palace of King" with Viola
Allen.
The Mantle of Elijah" with Viola Allen.
ITO Have and to Hold" by Charles Froh-
man; star not yet named.
Red POttage," by Charles Frohman: star
not yet named.
Richard Carvel." with James K. Hack
EFT
David Harum.' with VIM. H. Crane.
Manon Lescaut." with f. H. Sothern:
an old book, but new version.
popular book, not announced, drama
TIED for Sol Smith Russell.
Prince Otto.'' from Stevenson's story.
with Otis Skinner.
THE Heart of the Princess Osra." with
Mary Maoneriny