The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17

Josephine Newman will replace Vir-
ginia Earle in THE Girl From Tn
There Miss Newman is a recent dis
coYery. who came into notice through
her clever work in The Burgomast, r."
w. A. BraGys big revival Of Uncle
rom 'abln IL testing the seating ca
pacity Of the Academy OF Music New
York. Last Wednesdays receipts for the
| two performances aggregated over 49, %
| May Edouin, now singing the role of
! Lady Hollywood in ..Florodora," will enter
! vaudeville at the conclusion OF her en-
gaGement at the Casino on March 30 She
| Will appear in q sketch entitled Venus
| and AdOnis.
In the Alice Nielsen production Of The
| Fortune Teller in London, the scenery
costumes. and properties used will be Of
I English make. Victor Herbert. the COM
! poser OF the opera. will conduct the first
| London production.
Ella Snyder James T, Sullivan. Claud-
| Inc SHARP. and HATTIE Seymour Who
were members of The Casino Cir CONF
! pHny during its successful season at the
Shaftesbury Theatre London have. re-
turned to America
Diplomacy viii be revived by. Charles
Frohman's Empire Theatre Company with
| William Faversham as Henri BeaucIerc
The play Will be given single PERFORM
ance il each OF the cities visited by the
company in their spring tour
The prospects for grand opera I'm Eng
fish next year are even now beginning
to be bright. Henry W. Savage is busy
making arrangements for :; season which
VIII be conducted on the same ella burate .
scale as ma - ed that Of the past winter
The Shades Of the Night one of the
conspicuous features Of the Actors Fund
bene.it given few weeks ago in New
York, will be used curtain ra lser to
'''The Lash of the " hip" Elsie DeWoIfe
will have the leading role.
William Furst, composer Of The Isle
Of Champagne" and musical director Of
the Empire Theatre orchestra. has signi-
fed his intention of writing a number of
one-act opsrettas with the view OF having
them sung by prominent prima donnas
now in vaudeville.
J. e. Williamson. the well-ltnown Aus
tralian mana ger, has arrived in America
and has secured the rights for his coun-
try to when Knighthood Was in
Flower II is said that james X. Hack
EFT may go out L. Australia under VIII
liamsous direction.
The Only Levy" is the title of the play
in which David Warfield viii branch
forth as a star next season, under The
management of David Bolasco. Marie
Bates, now playing Aunt Rosa with Mrs
Carriers production Of ''Zaza," will be an
important member of the company.
Forbes Robertson and his wife. Gertrude
Elliott, VIII go to the Comedy Theatre
London, To play during April and May.
The house will then be closed for reuairs
and, oddly enough, the first stars to oc-
cupy it in the fan will be Nat Goodwin
and Maxine Elliott.
Among those engaged for Willard
Spencer's new opera. Miss Bob White"
are Raymond hitchcock, John e. Slavin
William T.. Philp. Thomas Whifen.
Nicholas Burnham, George Honey. Rich
ard Renshaw Nell, Jennie HaWley, Ethel
Jackson, and Alice Campbell.
new romantic drama entitled king
Washington will be given its first pro-
duction at Aeriden, Conn, Easter Mon
day night. The story is woven around
the factof General Washinston's refusal
10 q a no.
play is dramatized from a novel OF the
same name.
Jennie Eustace. OF Henry Miiler's
company. has been made the guest of
Bostons city council during the engage
ment Of Richard Savage" in the Hub.