Evening star., 1901-04-13

| show Il Is a life of Col. W. f. Cody. as
told by his sister, Helen Cody Wetmore.
"Betsy Ross had its first presentation I'm
Poughkeepsie. n. Y, last Saturday night.
Over 500 performances OF ~ Message
From Mars" have been given In London.
1t Is now whispered that the Lieber Com
paRy Will manage Harry Woodruff's tour
next season.
| Cecilia LOTUS C''Cissy'D has been engaged
to become Edward III. Sothern's leading ac-
| tress Tor next season.
In Savage Africa" which enjoyed a
three months run in Glasgow five ele-
phants are employed.
Mrs. James Brown Potter has not met
| with much of success with her new play,
| ''Nicandra," in London.
James A. Herne has reconsidered his de-
| termination to quit the stage and will so
out next season as usual.
Fay Templeton. now with Weber a.
! Fields. will spend her summer vacation in
| Paris and on the continent
Willard Spencer's opera, Miss Bob
White" has it's first presentation in Phila-
delphia next Monday night.
"The Belle of Bohemia" which received
cold reception in London recently, will be
taken to Berlin early next month.
When Bertha Galland starts next season
her leading man will be Henry II. STAN
FORD OF Sir Henry 1rving's company.
Mark Klaw. head of the firm of K1aw &
Erianger the theatrical managers, Is in
the south in very poor health.
A new play has been written with the title
| General Funston and the FiIipinos" ana
II shortly ha In,
Sandow is playing an engagement I'm a
London music hall. but his feats of
strength are not received with the old-time
enthusiasm.
Jennie Yeamans. the weII-known come
dienne, was knocked down by a bicycle in
the streets OF New York last Monday and
seriously hurt.
1t is thought Henry Miller will be at last
happily placed next season. when he ap-
pears IN the dramatization Of the novel
"D'Arcy of the Guards"
George Fuller Golden. president Of tho
white Rats has been in Chicago estab-
llshing a booking agency for that organiza-
tion.
The recent report from London that
Robert Taber is to marry Suzanne Sheldon.
an American actress in that city, is now
denied.
James Doei, perhaps the oldest OF the
worlds living actors celebrated his ninety
seventh birthday at his residence in London
recently.
e S. Willard Is to have q London theater
of his own, the necessary capital having
been subscribed, and a site is now being
looked for.
Charnion. the lady who does the disrob-
ing act on n trapeze is to soon appear in
New York forming one of the side attrac-
tions to MY Lady"
Charles Dickson will shortly try an orig
inal play entitled THE Girl We Love" at
Williamsburg. n. Y, and, should 1t prove
successful, will try starring tour.
T. Daniel Frawley has been in New York
during the past week looking up new plays
for his California company, and reports
great prosperity on the coast.
1t is among the probabilities that De Wolf
Hopper and Lillian Russell will appear to-
gether as Joint stars after their contracts
with Weber & Fields expire next year.
An edition de luxe souvenir of N C.
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott has been pub
lished by r. G.. Craerin by ARRANGEMENT
with George ]. Appleton, Mr.. Goodwin's
manager.
Kyrle Bellows hair has turned entirely
white. and he has probably quit the stage
for good. He is in South Africa looking
after mining property, and is said TO be
very prosperous.
Corinne Mayo, daughter of Edwin f.
Mayo, who is starring in 'Pudd nhead VIII
son. has begun action. against Mortimer
X. Farr in New York for $4,000, charging
blighted affections.
Alice Nielsen, In 1.-The Fortune Teller"
made her first appearance I'm London last
Tuesday night, and star and play are said
TO nave made pronounced hit with the
English people.
]. X. Murray and Clara Lane are to head
a light opera company, playing in Norfolk
and Richmond for the next five weeks and
then they go to Rochester for the summers
season in that city.
molly and the Dukes" costume play
by George X. Sims and Arthur Shirley has
had a copyright performance in England
and will probably be given London presen-
tation in the fall.
Alfred Lewis "Wolfeville" sketches are
to be dramatized by Willis Steele. who
whipped the Battle of the Strong into
shape, and Charles Frohman will present
the play next fall.
Eddie Foy, In his musical farce by George
II. Hobart and A. b. Sloan, will open his
season late In August under the manage
ment OF David Henderson, the man who
made him famous.
1.-The Sign of the Cross" ends fits season
in Philadelphia tonight and the entire COM
The star, Charles Dalton, will remain in
this country.
Felix Haney, who has been engaged for
comedy part In the Philadelphia produc-
tion OF Betsy Ross" is a native of that
city and for many years sang in the choir
OF prominent church there.
Claxton Wilstach. who is in this city in
advance of THE Princess Chic" has sold
his vaudeville sketch The Bifurcatets
Girl" outright to it's present producers
after drawing a snug sum from 1t in roy
alties.
Mabelle Gilman, who was brought to this
country from London for the principal role
In 1.-THE Prima Donna" is critically I'll
with throat trouble at New York hos
pital. Lulu Glaser has been secured for
the role, and the piece starts of next Mon
day night in New York.
Julia Marlowe's Tooth New York perform
ance as Mary Tudor in when Knighthood
Was I'm Flower will be commemorated at
the Criterion Theater Monday night, April q.
15, by the presentation of a souvenir book
of pictures designed and edited by Miss