Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15

Cincinnati. stock company for the season.
Edna wallace Hopper may fill the princi-
pal role in 'Fl0radora" for Dunno & Ryley.
Christie Mcdonald has been taken out of
"The Cadet Girl and Adele Richie is play
ing in her place
The Duke of Manchester who has been
dahh'irc in theatrical ventures for several
years has at last been declared bankrupt.
Par,1mastcr Sousa has given it out that
he will write no more operate music for
year. He says he is entitled to rest
The second Sherlock Holmes" company
will 90 out with Cuyler Hastings playing
William Gillette's original role.
''The Kickapoo," Kathryn osterman's
new sketch. has made hit with the yaude-
willie patrons in New York.
Arthur Sidman. well known in the vaude-
willie ranks, has had TO cancel two weeks
time on account of bad health.
Louis James will be seen for the first
time the coming season as Bottom in "A
Midsummer Nights Dream
MaUtIe Granger has concluded to return
to vaudeville. and will open in Boston next
week with new sketch.
Henry Norman ard Harold Wizard have
been engaged for two of the leading roles
in jefferson De Angels Opera Company
Manager Daniel Frohman says that there
will he ~ persons used i'll the production
of Hamlet" by the Sothern-Harned COM
pany.
David Conger a nephew of United States
Minister COnger. is member of the
Charles Dickson Mistakes VIII Happen
Company.
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar have in
preparation a new sketch entitled winning
a Widow" which will be produced later In
the season.
Grant Stewart is at work on play for
Stuart Robson. He elaborated with
Charles Klein in the writing of IAN Affair
of State"
1.-THE Belle of Bohemia" has been selected
as the title for the next Casino production,
which will have its first presentation next
Monday night.
Rice and Cohen have purchased a new
sketch from Brandon Hurst. entitled Mot
leys Friend which will have an early
production.
Jennie Platt and Knox Gavin will take
another try at vaudeville in the near future
using a new sketch. written for them by
George Taggart.
Lillian Burkhart. the weli-known vaude-
willie artist, was compelled to cancel her
Boston engagement this week on account of
Illness
Fanny Brough has been permitted to
cancel her engagement with Charles F'roh-
man. so that she can appear with Seymour
Hicks in London in a new play.
Mabel Gilman is once more back in the
London production of The Casino Girl
the differences between her and the man
agemeEt having been adjusted
A strange feature of the present London
season. Just opened, is that four of the most
full NIL n
under the management of Americans.
Truly Shattuck is back in New York from
her disastrous experience with IAN Amer
lean Beauty in London. and law suit
with George Lederer is the tapis.
his old melodrama. kit Carson bringing
it down to the times by locating the scenes
in China and calling it Under the Dragon
Marie Wainwright has new sketch, en-
titled Lady Dis Escapade," written by
Justin Huntley Mccarthy, which is said to
have had a very successful first preSenta-
tiOn.
Every Little Faust is one of the first
companies the road to go to the wall.
Its members returned to New York last
Sunday from Rochester. where the company
was disbanded.
THE Awakening of Pipp," a sketch
built from the Gibson pictures in Life, has
been written and VIII be produced by
Charles Grapewin, a clever comedian in the
vaudeville ranks.
Robert billiards. plans have been some
what disarranged for the coming season
and he will remain in vaudeville with THE
Littlest Girl until the way can be cleared
for him to star in new play.
The opera being written for Edna May
by Hugh Morton is said to deal with the
realms of fanciful land and will take that
lady entirely away from the routine charac-
tiers and background of opera bouffe.
r. G. Knowles, the well-known vaudeville
comedian. whose success in London has
been phenomenal is said to be dying with
consumption, and will leave for home very
shortly.
John Rice and Sallie Cohen have pro-
duced a new sketch, entitled "Mo-ley's
Friend" for which they are arranging an
early production.
1t is not very we'll known, but it IS true
nevertheless that Golden. the magician, is
a WashingtOnian. who made himself lrarn-
ed in magic and spells" while clerkinss in
clothing store.
William Mcconnell. who used to have reg
ular office hours for receiving representa-
tives of New York newspapers and giving
them comic interviews, is in the city in add
vance of Nam selle 'Awkins. Frank Will
stack is early on the ground looking after
the Interests of Viola Allen.
Miss Marie Mckelden of Capitol HILL
who has been heard al amateur entertain
ments will make her stage debut shortly
in Foxy Miller"
Claiming Pollock, who has been engaged
an advance representative of Anna Held
has been spending some time among mis-
many acquaintance in this city.
1t Is said to be quite difficult matter for
managers to secure children TO play parts
in plays requiring their appearance. Nearly
all the known bright little ones have been
secured for New York productions.
The Hashims will put on a burlesque on
"QuO Nadis" at Roster & BiaPs. their New
York house, the coming week, AL Shean of
the Manhattan Comedy Four playing the
leading role.
Alfred f. Aarons will follow his present
success. Nam selle 'Awkins" with the pro-
duction of new comedy in New York en-
titled The Military Maid Miss Josephine
Hall will be starred in it.
Mrs. VIII Mcconnell will return to the
stage, appearing with the Gertrude Cogh-
Ian company. Mrs. McConnelrs stage name
IS Mollie Sherwood. and her last work was
done with Hdlen and Hart and in Miss
Helyett."