Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

has really been remarkable. The great
band rs announced for q single concert at
the New National Theater, Friday March
70 commencing at o'clock. Sousa's Wash
ington concerts are usually confined to
Sunday nights. and many of his admirers
who do not care TO attend Sunday perform
ances Will welcome the opportunity thus
afforded to hear the band at a weekday
matinee.
Aside.
R, A. Barnet, author OF 1892" Is very IN
in Boston.
Francis Wilson may revive THE Merry
Monarch" next season.
Edith Crane and Tyrone Power are May
ing in New Zealand.
Nance o'Nen has made a big byt with
'Magda' in Australia.
THE Girl From Up There" leaves New
YORK for London April 10.
Edna Aug is TO play one of the leading
roles in big New York burlesque
John F. Sheridan of Fun on the Bristol"
fame is still playing in the antipodes
Charles Frohman has refused 10 allow
heJane to play 'zaza' in London.
Louise Beaudet may soon make a tour
OF the London music halls Big money
has been offered her.
William Faversham recently sold his
New York home for $4,000. lie will prob
ably build at Lakewood.
Willie Collier will cut loose from his old
managers next season and work under the
direction of Jacob Lit.
Eric Hope. the Earl of Yarmouth. Will
nave one of the principal roles I'm The
Price OF Peace"
Helen Bertram is reported engaged to \
police commissioner of Detroit Mich. He
will be her third husband
George Lederer and many members of
The Casino Girl" company arrived In
New York last Thursday from London.
Mrs. Langtry's daughter Jeanne may
nave small part In the play soon to be
produced by her mother In London
Mrs. James Brown Potter may be the
leading lady of In the Palace of the
King, when 1t is produced In London.
Hugh ChiIvers and Eugene Garfield have
Joined the Matthews and Bulger Company
tor the remainder OF the season.
VIII Mcconnell has Joined the business
stan of Julia Marlowe. and will precede
that lady to London to do the advance
work.
Victory Bateman will take Ada Gray's
place In East Lynne" and the company
resumes its tour Monday night. Miss Gray
is still very ILL.,
Alice Fischer who scored so notable n
success in Quo Nadis last season has a
prominent role in "Unleavened Bread
next week.
James A. Herne has recovered his health
quicker than anticipated. and will resume
his tour with Sag Harbor' in Chicago
next Monday night.
John c. Rice and Sally Cohen will leave
a In Tor .
with Rich and Harris to appear in the
Lodge Brothers"
Wilton Lackaye will have the leading
role in the big English melodrama, The
Price OF Peace" soon to be produced in
New York.
A Swedish dialect comedy entitled carl
Carlson, will be put on the road next sea
son by Moffatt & Park, with Arthur Dom
aldson In the title role.
Flo Jansen, a weii-known variety SOU
brette. will h starred next season in Ma
ME, the Newsgirl,' by AL. Woods Theo-
dore hraemer is the author of the play.
William P Burns, who made his debut
with the Lafayette Stock Company several
months ago, is now with John Hare's Gay
Lord Quex' Company, which is playing in
Chicago.
Gertrude Bennett will have the leading
female role with ]. H. Stoddart in Under
the Bonnie Brier Bush" Miss Bennett
heretofore has made a speciality of dra-
matte recitals.
Negotiations are said to be well ,,nder
way which. IL successfully carried ont
vii! result in Zelie de Lussan playing the
CHIEF role in support of Anna Held next
season.
Marie Tempest, after three failures fin
LONDON, Will attempt to retrieve her for
tunes IN this country next season. appear
oil l..
Nell Gwynne."
E. B. Fitz Of Fitz and Webster. who for
the past ten years have starred in A
Breezy Time died in Chicago recently
Mr.. Fitz made his first stage appearance
in 1871.
Crockett's novel, Joan of the Sword
Hand, has been secured for Blanche
Walsh, and she will star I'm it next season
Decentralization of the novel will begin at
once.
Jacob Lift, the western manager. has he
come an important parsonage in the theat-
rical world. He already controls a half
dozen theaters, something like eight com
panies and is looking for more
Al Reeves, the well-known burlesaue
manager, has gone into bankruptcy, with
about 5000 liabilities and So assets
Reeves is said to have lost $4,000 on a
Brooklyn music hail.
Paul Taylor. for several seasons with
Tom keene and Chas. b. Hanford. was
in the cast Of the Dairy Farm company
and played the small part John Sparmley.
backward In coming forward" I'm such a
manner as to make it almost a star part.
Weber and Fields may burlesque Mrs,
Danes Defence" before the season closes.
The entire company will make a four
weeks tour OF the larger cities, playing
only one night in the most of them.
Bernhard and Coquelin's receipts at the
Grand Opera House. San Francisco. for
two weeks were 900. about $1,000 in
excess Of the receipts OF the Henry Ir-
wing season.
Joseph Walters. a minister of the Gospel.
of Sydney, n. S. W., has written play
called Joseph of Canaan" but has been
refused license for its production on ac-
count of several raw" scenes.
Minnie Ashley. last seen in this CITY I'm
nSan Tow will prnhahlN never act ar-air,