Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-07
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Blanche Bates has finally decided to head
. summer stock company. She returned
from Europe the early part OF the week
and almost Immediately 1eft New York for
Denver, in which city she will play leading
parts for the remainder Of the summer.
John Gr!eves Dot Davenport and several
other members Of the old Bijou stock are
playing at a summer concert hall just be-
low Baltimore, which is reached by boat.
The Baltimore papers speak very well of
the company.
Mary Mannering Is to be well fortified
with plays of reputation next season. This
clever woman will start off with Janice
Meredith but should this revolutionary
romance fail Anthony Hopes 1.-The Heart
of Princess Osra' will be put forward. Ex-
perts claim that both pieces are strong and
that Miss Mannering will be able to play
either throughout the season with success.
VIII Mcconnell, the well-known advance
man and president of the Ananias Club Is
to go into vaudeville, commencing at the
Masonic Hall roof garden, Chicago. week
of July 10. Mr.. Mcconnell will receive $3.50
for his weeks work, which is a pretty stiff
figure for beginner
Nat Goodwin's season has been excep-
tionally successful and the probability
Twenty-one" all through next season. Last
week at St. Paul and Minneapolis Nat is
said to have beat the record in receipts, al
though he was compelled to miss two per-
formanceS.
Ezra Kendall is the latest variety artist
to come in contact with the vaudeville
trust. Mr.. Kendall has been in the habit
of raking off something like $500 for his
weeks monologue. Recently the trust
confronted him with a contract calling for
$3.50 per week and the chances are that
Ezra will drift back into farce comedy.
I'm Old Kentucky" has been great sue
cess in England. the thrilling situations
holding the Britons spellbound. Laura
Burt, who is now in the old country, has
been secured to play her old role of Madge
in summer tour Of the piece.
The minstrel season has already opened.
Last Monday night Primrose and Dock
stader opened their season at Atlantic City
and made a big hit before a large audi
ence- Many strong new features have been
added to this years company.
John E. Henshaw, who has done excep-
tlonally good work in farce-comedy and
Casino productions will take Henry Dixey's
place with Stuart Robson next season,
playing David Garrick In "Oliver Gold
smith" Manager Arthur has been a long
time selecting an actor for this role and
believes Mr.. Henshaw will prove entirely
satisfactory.
A fire next door to the Criterion and St
Cloud Hotels, in New York both we'll
known as the stopping places for members
OF the dramatic profession, created quite
panic last Monday night. Many amusing
scenes occurred on account of the hasty
dressing. When May Ten Brock was
awakened by the loud humping on the
door by the porter she said: "Oh, pshaw.
Send me UP a pitcher Of ice water and
some pillow slips" No material damage
resulted.
Judgment against the Greater New York
Amusement Company for $525, her weekly
salary. and costs of suit Miss Tempeton
was playing with the From Broadway to
Toxic company at the time, and as the
salary was not paid, quit. Henry B. Sire,
representing the company, claimed to have
mailed the check for that amount. but Miss
iempleton proved to the satisfaction of the
Judge that the check had not been received
and was given judgment in full, with costs
of the suit.
THE Right to Live" lie the title of a plav
recently acted in Trieste. 1t deals with the
life OF the working people in Naples. A
talented engineer sees his ideas stolen by a
capitalist, who makes a fortune out Of
them without rewarding the man from
whom he took them. The workman con-
vinces himself that he has the right to
steal from this man enough to compensate
himself. He does it. but the effort to prove
that he is responsible for the capitalists
wealth are futile and he kills himself in
prison.
The annual report of the Treasury De-
partment of the United States gives Inter
esting computations of the money received
by the government in the special taxes lev
led upon amusement enterprises During
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1892 there
was received in taxes on theaters mu-
seums and concert halls the sum of s54,-
1863; on circuses, SIS, 233. IL and other en-
tertainments. sT2, 1854. 93; making a total OF
s144, ia. 40. During the present fiscal year
there has been received for the ten months
ended April 30 the sum of S4351967 from
theatPrS nd hall
S1S.O 81 from other entertainments.
Fanny Everett. the burlesque actress,
who was generally supposed to be the wife
Of the late Thomas Miaco, the theatrical
manager, has contested his will under
which she was left but 1000. Miss Everett
having worked for Mr.. Miaco that long
Later on Miss Everett will also bring suit
in the supreme court to have herself de-
clared the legal wife of the testator under
the common law, having lived with Miaco
Tor the past ten years. Should the latter
claim be allowed she will come into one
half the property.
new theater Is to be erected in Ph,la-
delphia to be completed next year When
Nixon and Zimmerman secured the Alvin
Iheater in PittsburR the site for the con-
templated house in the Quaker city was Sc
cured to act as a sort Of club, to be used
by the syndicate to hammer the Philadel-
phia managers into line. When peace was
once again restored the syndicate allowed
the option to expire, but the talk over the
affair brought forward new capitalists and
now the syndicate will have an independent
theater on their hands in Philadelphia 1t
Is 10 De hfteen stories high, with an elabo-
rate foyer on the first floor.
recent advertisement In the London
Times eXcites some curiosity. 1t announces
that certain papers left in the possession
or New Inn firm Of solicitors by David
Garrick's widow are, If not claimed before
a certain date, to be disposed of, owing to
me approaching demolition of the office.
Garrick himself was born in 1717 and died
In 1119, while his widow, who lived to the
great age Of ninety-seven, died in 1s22
Perhaps one of the best known stories
about her is her alleged remark to a rising
actor, why don't you write your own no.
tics? Davy always did, No hint Is given
concerning the possible nature Of the pa
pers which she left behind her
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