Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26
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Minnie Ashley. who has been playing one
of the principal roles in San Toy, has
been forced to quit the stage for month
on account of weakening eyes brought
about through too much reading.
Carrie little. a prominent member of the
Rupert of Hentzau Company. Is con-
fined to a hotel in Omaha with typhoid
fever and will probably be off the stage for
six weeks or mere
Hugh Morton, who wrote the book for
THE Girl From Up There and THE Belle
of New York" has given out the lnforma-
ton that he is done with musical pieces
and hereafter will contine himself 10
straight comedy.
Mabelle Gilman and Laura Burt arrived
In New York last Saturday from London
The former takes the leading role In Ihe
Gay Grisette," soon TO be produced in Bos-
ton. while the latter will produce new
play she secured abroad.
Sadie Martinez has purchased Clyde
Fitch's play. THE Marriage Game" but
under contract cannot produce 1t until next
fall Mr.. Fitch concluded he has enough
dramatic material out for one season, hence
his refusal to let this play be presented
now
James K Hackett. who was taken Ill in
thlS CITY, nau a week 5 rest III DdlllIiiOIc
and has since played his engagement In
Pittsburg and Cleveland. He opens In Mill
waukee Monday night. playing for the ben
eft of the Milwaukee Press Club.
Flora Moore, once popular favorite in
the Hoyt farces. has returned to vaude-
VILE after absence of ten years spent
abroad. She has scored a big success and
q sketch requiring the services of eighteen
people has been secured for her and Will
be presented in New York next month.
Pinero, the celebrated English playwright.
has just completed another drama, and 1t
will be presented in London in the spring.
Its production will be a theatrical event OF
the greatest Importance. That it will be
clever goes without saying. Charles Froh-
man controls the rights for this country.
The white Rats have been increasing
wonderfully of late, one of the latest re-
cruits being Nat Goodwin who promised TO
keep out of vaudeville. The order now
boasts of a membership of twenty-five
ladies prominent in the profession, VINO
will be known as Rat Lambs"
The parts of the two kings in THE Girl
From Up There, played in this city BY
Wills and Ryan. are to be cut out and
big comedy part for one king is to take
its place. Who the comedian is that Will
assume this role has not been mentioned.
The fact that Charles Frohman has just
placed Dan Daily under contract may be
significant.
After all the columns of gush that have
been written about Fanny Ward. the ex-
Casino girl, who was credited with being
the widow of the late Sam Lewis of London,
and incidentally the heiress to $SoUOooo' 1t
must now be stated that mistake has been
made. Miss Ward married Joseph Lewis,
a silk merchant, and the pair is living
quietly and happily in Paris.
Permanent stock companies all over the
country have been losing or exchanging
their leading ladies right and left. Carrie
Radcliffe has left Forepaugh's in Philad=l-
phia; Frances Drake. the Schubert in Buff
falo; Victory Bateman, the Grand in Pitts
burg; Isle Leigh, the Grand in New Or
leans. and Mary Hampton, the American in
New York. Jane Remark Mary Hosmer,
Isabelle Evesson and Clara Hathaway will
fill the retiring stars places.
A few years back. when Robson and
Crane were playing together, their names
were seldom mentioned separately. II
would be Robson and Crane this. that or
the other. Once Mr.. RObsOn'S daughter was
obliged to travel unaccOmpaned from New
York to some western point. and was care
fully placed by each conductor in the pro-
tectng care of each succeeding one. At
Buffalo a careful knight of the railroad, in
giving his charge over to the next con-
ductor. said:
Now. take very good care of this young
lady-she is Robson and Cranes daughter.
Henry A. Weaver, who plays the part of
DIR. Samuel johnson in Stuart Robson's
production of OLIVER Goldsmith, has had
a long and honorable career on the Ameri-
can stage He was born in London in 1892,
and came to this country with his parents
when he was nine years old. and began
to earn his living in job printing office,
eventually obtaining an engagement for a
season under Frank s. Chanfrau. He was
obliged to go back to his old position, but
a year later appeared on the stage again
and began his very interesting career in
earnest He appeared with Barry Sullivan
and for a season with the elder Sothern.
He then went to New York. playing for
several seasons at Wallacks. During the
season OF 1S79-1SS0 he one Of the COM
pany supporting Adelaide Nelson.