Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-07
IN CAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life IN the Paris of America. -

Prince and Princess Francis Hatfield
will spend the winter in England at the
country seat which they have leased near
Nevil Holt.
Paul Potter, the dramatist. is now on
his way to this country to direct the pro-
duction of his new play, The Red
Cloof," which will be produced at the
Savoy by Louis Mann and Clara Lipman
this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt,
,Jr., will occupy the II. NJ. Hartman
cottage, on the Wheatley Hills. Long
Island. at the close of the Newport sea-
son, and thus become members of the
Meadow Brook club colony.
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany has returned
from Saratoga and is with her sister,
Miss Cameron, at Clifton Berley. Miss
valid this summer, will go to the far
North and Canada for a few weeks.
John Blair has Deen engaged to play
the Nicomte de Bruhl in the Harriet
Ford dramati2ation of the Stanley Wey
man romance. "A Gentleman of France,
in which kyrle Below is to be starred.
George A. Fabris, who was formerly
well known in operate circles, and man
aged the last tour in this country of the
famous prima donna, Nine. ScalchI, died
ut his residence in Brooklyn and was bur
led at Greenwood cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orme Wilson and fam
lily have sailed for Europe. They are to
remain abroad for the autumn. James
j. Van Allen sails next week for this
country. Mrs. Aston and Miss Van
Allen will remain for the present al New
port.
Walker Whiteside is to be seen as the
star in Broadway production this sea-
son. Shipman Brothers, who are direct
az his tours in the comedy Heart and
Sword,' announce that they will present
him in Robert of Sicily" ny Grace Liv-
ingston FurnisS. The exact date of the
opening and the theater ut which Mr.
Whiteside will make this. his third New
York bow, has not been decided.
1t is not every actress that can live in
a mansion which cost $3.50 Such Il
house will be the home of Miss Hilda
Clark in the future. Miss Clark'S moth
er, Mrs. Lydia \. Clark. purchased the
residence the other day. 1t is located on
Riverside drive is one of the most beau
tiful in that fashionable neighhorhood.
Miss Clark'S father was Il wealthy bank
er Of Leavenworth kls., before his
death. since which time Mrs Clark has
managed the business.
The summer social season is practical
~ over and even at Newport there will
be hardly more than a fortnight of gay
ETY. The people who have villas by the sea
and mountain side will begin to enjoy
themselves. Already this week the traf-
fic AT the various railroad stations is
very large, and there is much shifting
about from resort to resort. Newport
has few dinners scheduled. and these,
with the meet of the Monmouth hounds.
the horse show. the automobile races, the
gymkhana will make up the weekly So
Cial programme.
Kate HaSSctt, who has been engaged
as leading woman for the production of
Leo DitrichSteinS new romantic drama.
The Last Appeal is a. yet practically
an unknown star in the theatrical heav-
ems. Miss HaSSett secured her engage
mcnt in a competitive test which was EN-
tered by more than 100 women in Chi
cago. when all were given the leading
part in manuscript and told 10 report ut a
certain time for rehearsal. Leo Dit
riChStein. who conducted the rehearsal of
the competitors, selected Miss HaSsett
without a moments hesitation.
Mrs. George Keppel Of England is the
most talked about woman in Newport
and from present indication she will be
the Newport season Today, accompa-
MED by her husband. in the emulov of
the British cup challenger, Sir Thomas
Linton. at Chicago. she visited the Ca
sine. and yesterday afternoon was the
pueSt of honor at Il luncheon given hv