Evening star., 1901-11-02

1 9HllSQ St&tcS next season. appearing
sherlock Holmes for the last time.
Charles MacNichol. father OF the late LIZ
zie MaeNichol and Walter MacNichoi. died
IN this city at 10 O'Clock last Monday.
Dave warfieid,s success in .arhe Auction
ably remain in New York throughout the
season.
Jolly John Nash. a well-known variety
performer, died in London recently and a
testimonial Is to be'given for the benefit of
| his family.
Edgar Selwyn has left the ARIZONA"
company TO act as stage director for Kyrle
Benew William Campau takes his place
| in Arizona
wright Huntington has secured his re-
| lease from ''The Brixton Burglary COM
pany TO join the organization presenting
| Winchester
The Sin of Life" a dramatization of
| Ouida's Wanda, has had a pleasing re-
cepton IN London, and is probably In for
| a lengthy run.
Richard Mansfield has announced that he
| will play "Beaucaire' throughout the sea-
son and that ''Herod' will not be produced
| until next year.
The Undercurrent" R. C. Cartons new
| play, is drawing fairly well in London, and
has been considerably altered since the
first performance.
Keith has given up the idea of a contin-
uous house in London, and has subleased
| the Princess Theater, which he had Sc
cured for that purpose.
San Toy" has renewed its success in
| London and from present indications it will
run throughout the season. Ada Reeve
now fills the title part.
The new Pdnero play, Iris" seems to be
| success of curiosity in London thus far,
| and 1t may develop into genuine success
1t is of the problem order.
The late Queen Victoria always gave
$500 year to the royal general theatrical
| fund. The new queen consort has chipped
| in $50 for the same charity.
Esmond's 'Sentimentalist'' was produced
| in London for the first time last Saturday
! night and is said to have scored only a
partial success on account of its gloom.
Leslie Stuart, the author of "Florodora, {"
| has notified his friends that he likes this
| country well that he will remain here
| and become citizen of the United States.
Walter Hale, who is Mary Mannering's
/ leading man, has decided on account of
| ill-health to leave the company November
| Is His successor has not yet been decided
upon.
George c. Staley, who used to star in
| Inc fIOyal HaSS, mas Deon engaged Tor
| the role relinquished by Charles Walcot in
the Grace George Under Southern Skies
| company
money winner in Happy Hooligan," the
| piece that was written around the colored
pictures in one of the New York Sunday
| supplements.
| Two promised productions on the Lon
don stage will be My Lady Virtue" by
II. V. Esmond and adaptation from
| the French play, La Robe Rouge" by
Anthony Hope.
Newspaper cablegrams from London say
that Clyde Fitch's THE Last of the Dan
dies met with poor reception when first
presented last week and private kilograms
| say it was big success.
Mary Mannering will not appear in a new
| play this season. sticking to Janice Mere
| dith" on account Of its drawing powers.
| The new play Miss Mannering controls will
| be brought out next season.
Edna Aug will probably blossom out as
! full-fedged star after the first of the
| year, appearing in play called "Clytie,"
| which was written for Lotta just before
her retirement and never produced.
The London theater at which Mr. Gil
| lette is playing Sherlock Holmes has
| not been paying dividends for over year
! and the stockholders are congratulating
4 themselves over the clever Americans sue
cess. fa- ''-- =
| sMa' 'mselle 'Awkins," the musical COM
| edy whose tour prematurely closed a short
| time ago, will soon take the road again,
opening in New Jersey next Week New
| business and specialties are to be intro
| duced.
| Estelle Holland, one Of the prettiest and
most popular girls now with the Rentz-
| Santley organization, was for two years a
member of the isis Hopkins" company
| playing the second feminine part to Rose
Melville.
| Sweet Marie" closes it's season in New
| York tonight and the Russell Brothers will
| return to vaudeville. Mr.. Hammerstein
| the New York manager, says he will re
vive the piece next spring, but not with the
| Russell brothers.
The report that Mrs. Gilbert is to leave
the Annie Russell company is positively de-
| MED. She has not missed a performance
| through illness and will continue in the
| part played by her since "a Royal Family"
| was first produced.
The Barnum Bailey circus goes into
| Paris for the winter, and as an advertise
ment will run a beauty show, Offering S1o,-
| 600 for the most beautiful woman In
| France. The Frenchmen have taken the
| bait like hungry trout
| cal comedy, entitled "Miyo San," which she
| is putting on this week in San Francisco In
| it she is supported by trio of pretty girls
and a tenor. Miss Burkhart is also playing
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Burt Haverly is to have prominent part
| in the forthcoming production of Morocco
| Bound in New York. Mayme Gehrue, the
| clever dancer. has been engaged for a part
4 and it Is probable that Helen Bertram will
| have the leading female role
When Julia Marlowe makes a tour of
/ four weeks in the southern states she plays
| under a guarantee of nearly $500 Some
years back, when Miss Marlowe wanted to
| invade that territory, 1t was she who had
| to offer the guarantee, not her managers
| Blanche Bates illness has been so severe
| that she will not be fit to resume her stage
| work for at least two months. As a result
| her company playing "Under Two Flags
closed it's season In Philadelphia last Satur-
day night. 1t is more than likely that Miss
| Bates will act no more this season
Mason Mitchell, now one of the leading
| players with the Blanche Walsh company
\ has received notice from the pension office