Evening star., 1901-09-28

and is now being played under the title
Saved by Love"
from the hands OF Charlotte Thompson of
San Francisco in which his wife, Grace
George, will be starred.
Marie Dressler has purchased a hotel
near Saratoga and will probably run 1t
herself next summer Mrs kid Mccoy
was the former proprfetress.
Lulu Claser began this seasons starring
tour at Toronto. appearing in the title role
in Dolly Warden" Reports say that both
piece and comedienne scored a success.
Lorraine Dreux has been secured for the
leading role of THE Girl in the Barracks
which will take the road the first of next
month Clara Lipman originated this role.
Notwithstanding a few adverse crtti-
Cisms, Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliot
have been appearing before crowded houses
in London presenting When We Were
Twenty-One."
Fred c. Whitney has called in 1.-THE Woo
ing Of Priscilla. in which Effie Esler was
playing the chief role, in order that more
advantageous bookings may be made later
in the season.
f14"dTu Terry. LuG ElSilSii dClOAr IN
shortly produce a play in that country
with the title 'sThe Purple Lady" 1t is by
American author whose name has not
yet been disclosed.
It is expected that Kyrle Bellew will sail
from Liverpool tonight for New York, and
Immediately after his arrival rehearsals
will begin with "A Gentleman of France"
in which he will star.
There will be three 'sJoans" before the
TnhfiF this Rfanchp Walsh niavS
Joan of the Sword Hand" Henrietta
Crossman Joan of the Shoals and Julia
Marlowe Joan of Arc
Clyde Fitch's ''The Marriage Came" with
Sadie Martinot in he chief role, opened It's
season at Philadelphia last Monday night.
The house was well filled and another sue
cessful start is reported
Although Lorna Doone" scored some
thing of a success in Chicago during the
past summer. Ii is now almost certain that
the piece has been shelved and will not
take the road this season.
Deyo, the dancer. who was quite promf-
neDt in this country some years back. has
been playing very successful engagement
in Dresden the past summer
As soon as Charles ]. Ross made it
known that he was open for an engage
meut this season Klaw q Erlanger en-
gagged him for the forthcoming production
OF The Beauty and the Beast"
Harry Conor. the we'll known comedian
instead of going to Australia under en-
gagement as reported from London, has ar
rived in New York and will shortly join one
of the metropolitan companies.
Pinero's fve-act drama Iris" was pro
duced in London last Saturday night and
Is reported to have been successful 1t is
a remarkably morbid play. belonging to the
Second Mrs. Tanqueray" type.
Stuart Robson opened his season at St
Louis last Monday night in the Hen
rietta-' large audience giving him a
great reception ''The Henrietta" was orig
inally produced fourteen years ago at the
Union Square Theater, New York
Marie Celeste is out of 1.-The Chaperons'
company, on account of trouble with an
other singer, and Louise Cunning, who has
been filing vaudeville dates with her Scotch
songs, has been secured to I'LL the vacancy.
Willard Holcomb's sketch. Her Last Re-
hearsal." originally produced at the Ma
tional, and afterward played in vaudeville
by Fred Bond, is to be used as a curtain
raiser before Nine. Butterfly on the road
this season
1t is now given out that Kirke La shelle
will star Harry Woodruff, starting about
the 1st OF November, in play written by
Augustus Thomas and Eugene Presbry,
entitled Rex" Mr.. Woodruff is now with
Frank Daniels in Miss Simplicity"
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman made their
metropolitan debut this season last Sat
piece The Red KIoof." written by Paul
Potter. The company is a strong one and
the piece is said to have scored a hit
Laura Burt's contemplated marriage has
been postponed until next spring, as the
Sire Brothers have her name to contract
IN which she promises not to wed. and the
hard hearted managers are holding the
actress up to the full letter of the docu-
meut.
Adelaide Thurston, who stars this season
IN Sweet Clover is not as has been
stased, relative of Senator Thurston of
Nebraska Miss Thurston comes of good
southern stock Her grandfather was an
English actor, and leading man for Adel-
aide Nelson.
figured in a railroad wreck near Fort
Wayne, Ind, last week, and May Bell, the
soubrette OF the organization, had her leg
broken by being thrown from a berth.
Several other members were bruised and
shaken up, but not seriously.
Charles Frohrnan has secured Wilton
1ackaye for the chief role in Augustus
Thomas latest play, Colorado" which
VIII be produced about the middle of No
vember. The character in this piece is said
to resemble Lackaye's part in "Aristoc-
racy- This latest engagement cancels
Lackaye's contemplated starring tour I'M
der the management of William Brady.
James X Hackett has taken legal action
against Daniel r Ryan to prevent his
using the title, Don Caesars Return" for
play which the latter is presenting in the
smaller cities Victor Mapes, the author
OF the new version of the classic romance
which Mr.. Haclett Is playing at Wallacks s
Theater. New York, claims that the title
Don Caesars Return" describes one of
the novel and vital elements which he has
introduced into the story, and is fully pro-
tected by his copyright.
MUSICAL MENTION
The need of Boys for the vested choirs
Is being felt IN several of the EDIscona1
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