Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
She soon recovered from the shock after
being taken to her hotel.

She soon recovered from the shock after
being taken to her hotel.
Reports from the sanitarium in which
Maurice Barrymore is confined say that
the actors malady has reached the violent
stage and that no one is now allowed to
see him. He recently seriously injured an
attendant by knocking him down with
table.
Zone of the Bravest," which deals with
the perils of a fireman and has been in
England for the past four years, will be
produced in this country next season.
Charles Mccarthy, as usual plays the
principal part. William Cronin will have
the comedy role.
1t is quite probable that during his New
York engagement Mr. Arthur Byron who
is to be starred by Wagenhals & Kemper,
will appear in series of special perform
ances OF one or more of Bernard Shaw'S
published plays, negotiations to which end
are now being made by his managers.
Robert Grau has purchased the Hashim
interest in the Philadelphia Grand Opera
House and has secured a five years lease
on the place. MFR. Grau opens his season
IN the Grand tonight with vaudeville en-
tertainment of considerable magnitude. his
salary list being about $1,000 on the week.
niece of the late William J. Florence
will make her debut on the stage the COM
ing season in a musical comedy Her
stage name will be Winifred Florence and
she is a widow. Miss Florence was study
ing for grand opera, but her husband s
death last December caused her to change
her plans.
Arthur Sidman died Suddenly last Mon
day morning at Higgins Beach, Me-, to
which place he and Mrs. Sidman had gone
for few days rest before beginning re-
hearsals for his first regular season in his
own play, York State Folks" He was
last seen in this city at the Grand in
sketch called "Back Home
A rumor was afoat in New York last
Thursday that James X. Hackett will yet
win in his race with William Faversham
in the matter of the rival Don Caesar plays
by producing Don Caesars Return" at
Wallack's Theater in that city tonight. Mr..
FaverShams Don caesar will therefore be
obliged to enter the theatrical fray after
the Don Caesar of Mr.. Hackett has won
first hOnorS.
John a. Dunno. formerly of the firm of
Dunno, Ryley & Fisher. and who was re-
Gently at the Grand in farce comedy,
brought action in the supreme court last
week against Thomas w. Ryley and John
G. Fisher to recover one-quarter of the
total net earnings of "Florodora," and to
restrain his former partners from transfer
ring any rights in the piece or making any
contracts for production of the same.
Kelley and Shannon have surrounded
Il
son in Martha Morton's play, Her Lord
and Master Their company includes Nor
ton Selton. who was for many years lead
ing man with E. H. Sothern: Charles w.
Stokes, last season with 'Arizona;" Percy
Brooke, formerly with William II. Crane;
Winona Shannon. sister of Miss Shan
non. Marie st. John, Hattie Russell, sister
to Ada Rehan. and Isabel Waldron are
given prominent characters to portray.
Each season Klaw & changers Rogers
| musical number in the McNally farces that
has proved a big hit. Last year it was
When Reuben Comes to Town and the
season before 1.-The Innocent Maid The
in Washington the special number will
be 1.-The Wedding of the Reuben and the
Maid" The lyrics for this song are by
Harry b. Smith and the music by Maurice
Levi, who set the Maid and Reuben"
songs to music.
Miss Amelia Bingham's forthcoming ap-
pearance in THE Climbers at the National
Theater on October q will afford her ad-
mirers here the first opportunity to see her
in her new capacity as Americas only ac-
tress-manager. Miss Bingham's company
contains a group of distinguished players
who have been strikingly successful In the
roles assigned them in Mr.. Clyde Fitch's
brilliant play of social life. The produc-
tion will utilize the same scenic and sar-
torial appointments as employed during it's
20O- night run at the Bijou .Theater, New
York. The engagement is limited to one
week. with matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday.
Mr. Robert Hunter. formerly Of the Fifth
Avenue Theater, and for the past three
years or more closely identified with the
theatrical operations of Liebler & Co., has
been secured by Henry B. Harris, just en-
tering the field as a producing manager.
to be his chief assistant. Mr.. Hunter will
manage the first attraction to be launched
by Mr.. Harris-Mr. Leo Deitrichstein's
1.-The Last Appeal" which will commence
its career at Philadelphia September o,
from whence, after a short sojourn in Chi
cago, it Will be brought to New York for
a run. 1.-The Last Appeal will be present.
ed at the New National Theater for the
week beginning Monday. September %.
Ada Rehans tour. booked for the COM
ing season, has been Cancelled. it is said,
and there is hardly any likelihood that she
will appear at all during the winter says
the Dramatic Mirror n rumor went about
last week that the people engaged had been
notified that the company would not go
out, and this report was verified by one In
position to know about it. Further, 1t was
said that it was doubtful II Miss Rehan
would ever act again. In response to a
question as to whether not she is Ill.
reporter expressed sympathy in view of this
possibility. the only reloinder ELECTED was.
"Oh, WELL it was bound to Gomez The
sudden and premature closing of Miss Re-
hans tour in Sweet Nell Of Old Drury'
last season presaged something of this sort.
but it assuredly was expected that she
would play again this season, inasmuch as
engagements had been made for the tour.