Evening star., 1901-11-09

SELMA herman, the Well-knOWn dClTtSS,
Is soon to be married in Cincinnati to Mr..
Shumer, also of the theatrical profession.
Elizabeth Tyree is back once more with
the Frohman forces. and will be given a
prominent role In the Empire Stock Com
pany.
Clyde FItch's 'The Last of the Dandies''
is going very well in London, the splendid
acting Of Beerbohm Tree being big factor
in its success.
Edward McWade. the author of 'win-
chester has written a new romantic play,
called 1.-The Land of Mystery" 1t will not
be produced until next season.
s. Miller Kent's season in THE Cowboy
and the Lady has been surprisingly sue
cessful. Mr.. Kent goes into Boston shortly
for a season of two weeks.
Blanche Bates. who is in a Detroit hos
pital suffering from typhoid fever, has had
a relapse and the chances of her recovery
are slight.
Edward Harrigan recently succeeded Will
| ton Lackaye as Uncle Tom in that drama
| at Boston and is credited with investing the
old role with unusual pathos and interest.
Grace George. under the management of
William A. Brady, tried her new play, I'm
| der Southern Skies" at Newburg, n. Y,
| last Wednesday night.
| front is called "TSe Deacon of Grand"ille."
| 1t is fiye-act affair and the date of pre-
| sentation has not yet been made public.
The Palace Music Hall of London has
| just declared dividend of 20 per cent
| and added S150,O00 to the sinking fund.
Quite good years profit.
! Clever Fanny Fields, the German come
dienne. after her splendid London season.
| has gone into the English provinces for a
month, and her success continues.
| Corinne is reported to be doing well in the
| English provinces with her new play, called
| 'Carmita." 1t is a romantic comedy drama
| by Arthur Shirley and Walter Parke.
Frank Carlisle recently with the Under
| Philadelphia two weeks back. has been
| signed for one of the chief roles IN Colo
| rado
| Two songs were recently brought out in
| London named after the two successful
plays, Are You a Mason?" and Sherlock
| Holiness They are said to be quite
| catchy.
John Drew's success in New York. play
| ing 1.-The Second in Command" has been
| so pronounced that his time has been again
| extended and he may remain until the first
| of the year.
Peter Daley goes into vaudeville for the
rest of the season, but he is Harmed" out
| by Weber & Fields and will take De Wolf
| Hoppers place in that organization next
| year.
Ellie Fay has caught on in the London
music halls and she is engaged for several
| months ahead. She has nothing new to
offer. but her freshness-her extreme fresh
| ness-pleases.
/ When the Bonnie Brier Bush" company
| leaves New York it will be minus the serv-
| ices Of Gertrude Bennett Sydney Booth and
1 Charles Hutchinson. Cheaper people for the
parts will probably be secured.
The election cost several theatrical man.
| ayers pretty penny. Thousands of dol
| lars worth of bill boards were torn down
| by street urchins in New York Tuesday
| night to make bonfires.
Timothy Sullivan. the well-known New
| York politician. is reported to have mort
gagged the Dewey Theater for 100000 so
| as to bet on Shepard. He was lucky in get
ting only $4,000 placed.
The Isl Perkins company is In quaran-
| tine at Luverne. MINI. Miss Warren, the
| leading lady. arrived in that place suffer-
| ing from smallpox, and the company is
| held up for further developments.
The London county council has paid the
Gaiety Theater 100000 damages for tear
ing down the house. 100000 Of that sum
| being for time lost The theater stood in
the way of improvements by the city.
| Checkers" book written by a St Louis
| man named Blossom, is to be dramatized
/ for the benefit Of Willie Collier. The story
| Is Of a sporty boy who pulls himself up
| from the gutter to a position of affiuence.
Justin Mccarthy. since the success of Mr.
Sothern in his play, 'If / Were King
| has been deluged with orders, but he has
4 signed only one contract, that with Charles
Frohman to write a play for william Fa-
| versham.
Charles E. Blaney's production of "Only
| a Shop Girl" by Marie Sterling, will have
| its first presentation December 2. The
| piece Is built on novel lines. and the proph-
| cts predict substantial success for the
play.
Weeden Grosmith will probably not visit
/ this country this season, and the play he
| controls, THE Night at the Party may
| fall into the hands of Charles Evans who
has been negotiating for the piece for some
| time.
Charlotte Walker. who has been with
James K. Hackett since the opening OF the
| season, retired from that organization last
| Saturday night and Grace Barber takes
| her place. 1t was Miss Barber's first ap-
pearance on the professional stage.
Clyde Fitch has written a new drama for
/ Annie Russell. This prolific playwright is
50 extensively engaged in the furnishing
i business that after q while the news feature
Of such announcement win be that he has
not written play for somebody or other.
The big English pantomme, 1.-The Beauty
and the Beast" had It's first American pro-
| duction In New York last Monday night
4 The piece met with almost unanimous
| praise from the metropolitan papers. The
work Of Ella Snyder and Harry Bulger was
particularly praised.
Sydney Grundy's "The Love Match" has
| been shelyed by Daniel Frohman and " hen
| Bertha Galland goes on tour she VIII play
| nothing but "The Forest Lovers" 'sThe
/ Love Match" looked well In manuscript
but the public failed to patronixe It, hence
/ its withdrawal.
Here Il an important Item. all the way
| from London; sMrs. Kendall derives all
her ideas Of harmonious combinations OF
drenu from flowers. Her artistic eyes note
with admiration the exquisite colorings
end contrasts OF the various tints of such