Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

the well-known English playwright. Mr.
and Mrs. Kendall control the rights of the
piece for England.
john Rae will lead mis- own vaudeville
company this year which takes the road
Monday for tour of the eastern states
David Belasco says his production Of
Mime. Du Barry" for Mrs. Carter will be
the most elaborate he has ever undertaken
E H. Sothern seems to have scored in If
l Were King" the new play which he pro-
duced az the Garden Theater after the fall
ure of Richard Lovelace-
The Hilton. Sisters have Cancelled their
engagement with Hurtig and Seamons
company and viii remain with the Bijou
stock the remainder of the season.
"A Message From Mars. in which Chas-
Hawtrey has scored success. was hawked
around the country several seasons ago by
the author but no American manager would
accept II.
Grayce Scott has been engaged for the
principal ingenue role of Faith in Eugene
w. Presbrey's play. New England Folks,
which follows The Cipher Code at the
Fourteenth Street Theater, New York
Booth Tarkington's "A Gentleman from
Indiana will probably be produced for the
first time in New York about the first of
of the engagement
Belle Harper, who was member of the
DAILY company some years back, has been
engaged for an important role in Maid
Marian" to be proouc6d for the first time
in Philadelphia next month.
Annie Russell will probably shelve "a
Royal Family next month in New York
and present Clyde Fftch's latest work, The
Girl and the Judge" Rehearsals will not
ell tho riznf ion he Nc
city.
Five companies viii play Sherlock
Holmes in the English provinces during
Mr.. Gillettes London engagement, and ar
engagements have been completed to put
the piece forward In Germany, Russia and
Belgium
When Virginia Harmed begins her first
starring tour at Cleveland, next Monday
night in Alice of Old vincennes," the
receipts will be donated to the fund for a
monument In honor of the late President
Mckinley, which is to be erected at Canton.
Edna May is good for another year in
England. She has made such a pronounced
hit in London, playing the star role in
Kitty Grey that she win continue on
the other side another season, instead of
coming to this country next fall.
Bijou Fernandez. who is now playing the
role of Miss Gadsby in Amelia Binghams
pecially appreciated by local theater goers
for her clever characterization of Caroline
Milford in Secret Service and of Mrs.
Dick in Young Mrs. Winthrop" with the
stock company at the Lafayette Square.
Louis Mauns makeup in The Red
KloOf,' Paul POtter's charming comedy of
Boer life is a remarkable composite study
of General Joubert and Dom Paul Kruger.
The upper portion of the face, representing
the height of Boer intellectually. is copied
from Joubert. while the determine ton and
doggedness of Kruger is depicted in the
nose. mouth and chin.
O'Neiu and Billy Van were married in
ney has a contract with Miss ONeill which
forbids marriage until the close of 1903. and
as she is the soubrette of The Female
cure legal redress. Both performers are
with The Devils Daughter at the BIjou.
Americans in London find it pretty hard
to get away from home talent" Here is
a list of the prominent people now in the big
city: Maud Jeffries leads at Her Majesty's,
William Gillette at the Lyceum, Madge
Losing at the Century, Robert Taber at
Wyndhams, Fay Davis at the Garrck,
Hayden Coffin at Days. Frank Lincoln at
the Gaiety. Nat Goodwin and Maxine Ell
lott at the Comedy, Paul Arthur at the
SALISBURY, Edna May at the Apollo. and
many others in Charles Frohman's COM
panies at the Vaudeville and Duke of
YOrk's.