Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

Hugh Conway's Called Back" to his re-
| pertoire for this season. He is now play
1 ing in Boston.
Blanche Bates. who has been with ''ITn-
der Two Flags In San Francisco is quite
III. and Isabel Irving is playing her part
| of Cigarette"
David warfield in The Auctioneer' has
been one OF the hits of the season. The
| star and play have been successful from
| the first night.
Robert Drouet has secured a rich Chica-
goan to back him nexc season, and he will
| go a-starring In an original play. the title
OF which has not yet been made public.
After spending considerable money in try
ms 70 have The Castle Inn" dramaiized.
Jacob Lift has thrown the piece overheard
as being too cumbersome and expensive.
Charles Hawtrey's New York success I'm
The Message from Mars has led Weber
| q Fields to put burlesque on the piece i'm
rehearsal 1t is promised for next week
Harriet Ford. who has made the acting
version OF "A Gentleman OF France - will
write an original play for Edward J. Nor
| gan, which may be used next season.
James o'Nein bids goodbye TO Monte
Cristo" next season and will appear I'm
new play, entitled The Christian King
The piece will be given elaborate pro-
duction.
| Over one hundred people are used in Lot
te BLAIR Parker's new play. Under South
ern Skies" in which Grace George opens
November IL, at the Theater Republic. New
| York city.
Bertha Galland under the manageunent Of
a DaIlei Frohman, Is booked for a tour this
| season IN dramatization of Maurice Hew-
| Ietts novel. The Forest Lovers" She
comes to this city Thanksgiving week.
Charles Frohman donated the entire re-
celpts OF the opening night OF Virginia
Harneds appearance in Alice Of Old Vim
eennes In Cleveland to the Mckinley me-
mortal fund.
William Broderick. the well-known bari-
eone, mas been secured by Nixon & Zim-
| nlertn Tor the title role i'm THE Torea-
DOR Christie Macdonald is another i'm
! portant engagement for the piece
The Britishers would hardly recor,,z,
| The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast when
| II Is presented in this country. John J. Nc
| NaIly and Cheever Goodwin have entirely
rewritten the piece.
The venerable Italian actress. Adelaide
Rlstori, who has passed her eightieth year.
| recently celebrated her diamond wedding
| TO dramatic art" Mime. Ristori first went
| on the stage as baby in arms.
luCheIy formerly actress
with the Hands Across the Sea- company.
was married in Boston last week TO a
thlnaman named Sen Yen How, and has
gone to live In Boston's Chinatown.
Beatrice Morgan. one of the beauties Of
| the stage, is daughter of the late Matt
morgan; the famous artist and caricaturist.
MISS Morgan plays the inssnue role in
Lady Huntworth's Experiment"
! Henry Irving and Ellen Terry began their
| American in
8ohuay night, playing king Charles the
| flrst The house was packed and many
curtain calls were demanded.
frankie Bailey, who became quite well
known as one of the leading chorus girls
or u the country and who was with Anna
company suddenly last week. No explana-
| tons.
Otis Skinner has made such a suhstar-
| tia success on the road with ''Francesca ia
Riminf' that he has secured New York
| opening, and will go into Wallack's about
the first of the new year.
dispatch from waukegan. Ill, saws.
Jules Grau. brother of Maurice Grau, ana
head OF the jules Grau Comic Opera Com
pahy, was stricken with paralysis a few
days ago and was rendered practically
| helpless.
Adele Rafter, who has been in Paris for
| several years taking vocal lessons from
Jean de Reszl1e's teacher, Sbriglia has been
| secured by the Bostonians as their prin-
cipai contralto. Miss Rafter halls from
| Dunkirk n. Y.
At Montreal last Monday night p. 6
villa. wizard lnaugurated his American tour in
| Inc Cardinal. The piece is said to be
intensely interesting and well written. The
company compares with any that Mr.. Will
lard has brought to this country.
Helena French widow of william
Hoey of Evans and Hoey died in New York
Iast week Mrs. Hoey was one of the
back The other sister, who married Chss
Evans, died about two years ago.
The theaters of Detroit are engaged In n
war Just now with several Of the newspa-
pers in that town. Three of the theaters
decline TO advertise in two of the Detroit
papers, and the newspapers. of course re-
tallate by not mentioning either Of the the
alters in the controversy.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio is in a row with his
| Italian critics on account of strIctures con-
| tanned in letter he wrote explaining his
connection with the tragedy of Francesca
| da Rimini," and he is reported to have been
| challenged by half a dozen to meet them
on the field of honor.
Pinero has hit upon an unique and very
| successful plan for separating the episodes
| In the various acts of his new play Iris
| During the act the curtain is dropred for a
| rev seconds at time to separate the ac-
| ton OF the evening during which the act
| occurs into episodes 1t has been named
| the 'episcodic'' curtain.
The Frank Daniels opera company es-
| capped disaster last Monday night after
leaVing Holyoke on a special train for
Boston. The special dashed into an open
switch, smashing up the cars containing
| the scenery and shaking all the performers
| out OF their seats. Everybody frightened
and nobody injured.
| Billy Clifford, the erstwhile partner of
Maud HUH. appearing at the Bijou this
| week, is being criticised in the west for
| bringing into his vaudeville turn allu-
sions OF an uncomplmentary character
| about his former associate. His turn comes
| In Tor praise until his remarks about his
] marital troubles are brought in.