Evening star., 1901-05-18

indefinitely. Large business caused Miss
Marlowe TO alter her intentions.
Eta Butler will go to California to recu-
perate and will act no more until next
season.
VIII II. Sloan will appear as star next
tute."
Annie Sutherland has signed with Fr,l
Whitney 10 appear in the Boston prod.--
ton OF The Wooing OF Priscilla"
George Conquest the London rla,vrisi-t
and actor-manaser, died last Tuesday u
that city of heart disease.
Lord Rosslyn has at last scored a stage
success in London and he may come 10
this country next season.
George Edwards the London manager.
Will construct theaterS in cape Town and
Johannesburg, Africa.
Gertrude whiting has seceo,l.a Nay
Robson In the cast Of Are You a Massu-r
now being played in Chicago.
Monday night. at Wanack's Tl.ater
Henrietta Crosman Will celebrate hrr lattb
New York appearance in Mistress Neil
Bruce McRae. the leading man of Talf,
Marlowe's company. was out Of the cast
for several nights on account OF the grip
The marriage engagement OF Hugo To-
land of the "Zaza" company To Miss GER
trude I1dball of Philadelphia has been un-
nounced
After two weeks of experiment with
! comic opera Roster a. Biai's. New York.
has gone back into the vaudeville busi-
ness.
Billy Clifford and Maud Huih the we'll
known vaudeville team are reported ta
ularTRaHI "A sons 2 iRn - 1#..tI IE.a1
for.
Dan Leno wants to get into the English
parliament. and, he Is very rich threat
election.
Homer Lind Is making prcparatfnns T.,
produce oue-act Mcndelssohu opera. .'Ih,.
Son and the Stranger" In vaudeville next
season.
Wilton Lackaye viii return to Rradv's
| II ncle Toms Cabin" company for its CHI
cago season. Artie Hall replaces Maud
Raymond as Topsy.
Primrose and Dockstader's Ministries
closed their season IN Chicago last Week
Manager Decker reports an unusually pros
porous season.
Madeline Mills. the actress s-p1a,-U.riprt
mas won her suit for 500 against Manager
l5laney. The latter was backward with
royalties on two Of Miss Mills PLAYS.
Harry Davenport and Farron Sauiar
have written a musical comedy which may
be produced early next season in London
Both are with the Edna May company.
Elsie de Wolfe begins her starring tour
III TINS city next season, opening at The Co
lumbla- She viii appear in CIyde FitrH's
new play The Way of the World
Charles Dandy has signed a three years,
/ contract with George EdwarteS fb. I,f.l,,
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role.
Anna Held did We'll i'm New York last
/ week that she extended her season and
closes tonight instead of last Saturia,
night as originally intended. She sails At
! once Tor Europe.
Edna May and '.The Girl From In
! There are scoring in London. The advar,.
S2ie Tor three weeks ahead is very large.
| Miss May has signed with Charles Froh-
man for two years more.
MaUde Adams is on her way "a \ co,-
vent. She doesn't intend TO renounce the
stage, but she proposes TO stay IN little
retreat IN France long enough to regain
her physical strength.
Capt. Basil Hood, the author of Sweet
and Twenty the biggest success in Lon,
don this season, has already been COM
mlssioned to write another play by Charles
trohman, who controls the latest work for
this country.
Maud Raymond fractured two bones In
her right hand while out driving on III.
New York speedway recently and will Act
no more this season. She had made a bit
as ''Topsy" in Bradys "Uncle Toms
! Cabin"
Daniel Frohman has secured the Au,eri
can rights to The Gay Lord Quex' pIaveI
last season by John Hare. and il will p,
! played by his company the coming sea
son. Arthur Forrest and HiIda Spong Will
have the principal roles
Tod Sloan, the jockey. i'm answer t.
| proceedings brought to make him pay Ger
tain debts OF the FL Captain season fn
London. two Years ago. says that he has
PAID everything he owes and is not in th,.
angel class.
Charles Dickson and Lillian Burkhart.
his wife. are once more united and began
playing in Brooklyn last Monday night as
joint stars I'm The Girl We Love" A COM
edy of Virginia life. Both play and COM
pany pleased.
Ethel Jackson a member Of the Miss
Bob White company, now playing i'm Phil
adelphia, was seriously hurt during a
scene-shift last Saturday night. She re-
celNed a fracture OF the knee and Will be
laid up for some time.
Ethel Henry the English actress now in
this country. has won her suit against Mrs
Henry was discharged on account Of being
too tail and sued the English beauty Tor
the time she was idle
Norma Whalley has been engaged for
the part of Dolores in the New York
production of 'Florodora," replacing Ber-
tina Naltzinger. Miss Nhalley is the fourth
lady to appear in the part Fannie John
son and Kate Condor being the other two
The Brixton Burglary" was produced in
this country for the first time last Mon
day night at Albany. y. Y. A substantial
success was made by the farce. w. J. Fer
guson. Joseph Holland. Jessie Busley. Elita
Proctor Otis and Grace FiIkins scored hits
Charles A. Stevenson has refused to ap-
pear in the big production Of the Two Or
phans next season He says he is afraid
of his old part. having played it so often
that it is only in the past year that he has
broken off the habit of repeating the lines
Of the play.
James X. Hackett continues to sign good
ones for his next seasons company. His
latest recruits are w. j. lie Moyne now
ha tar act, Tl.,