Evening star., 1901-09-21

Chase's Musical Comedy Company in
Hoyts latest success. "A Stranger in New
mer. Otis Harlan. John w. Dunno Mary
Marble, David Andrada and Little Chip"
will appear. The play selected for presen-
tation yields readily to Interpolation of
vaudeville specialties, and a number OF
those attractive features will be intro
duced. The company has been rehearsing
here for several weeks.
Maud Odell is out of the Chicago produc-
tion king Dodo," Greta Risley taking her
place.
Augustus Thomas is travelling with Peter
Daley and using the blue pencil on Cham
pagne Charley"
This season Clyde Fitch will have his
pieces In course of presentation by no less
than fifteen organizations.
Jerome K Jerome's Miss Hobbs has
been translated into German and will short
ly be produced at Dresden.
Bettina Girard has secured a new sketch
for next season and has been booked in the
prominent vaudeville houses.
Leo Ditrichstein. the author of the 'Last
Appeal" is to be a star next season under
the management Of Henry B. Harris.
Sir Thomas Upton. the owner of the
Shamrock, says that he has not sat out
play more than twelve times in his life.
William H. Crane has almost fully re-
covered from a badly sprained Leg and he
will open Monday night in David Harum.'
James K. Hackett and his wife. Mary
Mannering, will appear in a special produc-
tion of ''The Tanning Of the Shrew" next
spring.
j. B. Howe. the veteran English actor,
will shortly celebrate with q testimonial
and a benefit his fifty years in the pro-
fession.
Iris" the name Of the principal char
acter, is the name selected by Mr.. Pinero
for his new play. soon to be produced in
London.
Helen Merrill, singer from San Fran
cisco. has been signed for prominent role
in the Frank Daniels Miss Simplicity
Company.
Jolly John Nash. the comedian, is dying
in London of cancer. Several beneficial Or
ganizations of which Nash is a member
are providing for his wants.
1.-THE Sin of a Life" dramatization of
Ouida's novel Wanda" is shortly to be
produced in London. The play is built
along melOdramatic lines.
Since the piece has proved a success
George Broadhurst admits that he is the
author of Rudolph and Adolph," in which
Mason and Mason are starring.
Nelly Farren has opened a school in
London for musical comedy aspirants. and
as she has become an invalid gives her
instructions from an fnyalid's chair.
A London theater of prominence has the
following ALTERATION as motto printed
on its programs: pure plays and pleas
ant performances at poor purse prices"
Carthy has written for e. H. Sothern is
IF 1 Were King" 1t deals with the life
of villon, the improvident French poet.
Carmen" was sung at Bayonne, France,
recently in an arena with stage 100 feet
wide by 30 deep. Two bulls were killed by
Spanish toreadors In the bull-fghting scene.
Jack Mason, in The Altar of Friend
ship" has had a favorable reception in
Boston. and his manager, Jacob Litt ls
trying to secure an extended date In New
York.
Mrs James A. Herne is directing the re-
hearsals of Sag Harbor." She was once
an actress and thoroughly understands her
husbands ideas as to how the piece should
be presented.
Helen Redmond has replaced Bertha Wal
Finger as the leading soprano in the New
York production of 'Floradora." Miss
Walzinger joins road company playing
the same piece.
VIII. A Mcconnell will be let out of
champagne Charley" through the blue
penciling of Augustus Thomas. Mr.. Nc
Connell intends going back into the busi-
ness management.
J. Fred. Zimmerman, jr., will be married
to Ethel Jackson. the prima donna of Miss
Bob White" next spring. Mr.. Zimmerman
met Miss Jackson last winter and 1t proved
a case of love at first sight. She will
tire from the stage.
Barre's new comedy for Maude Adams,
Quality Street." tells of the lives of two
maiden ladies who dwell in a small country
town. The period Is the early part of the
nineteenth century.
Frank Mckee, the manager, says that
Sardou, Pinero and Clyde Fitch are now at
work on original plays for Mary Manner
ing which will be presented when Janice
Meredith fails to draw.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's Mercedes Is
soon to have a London presentation. 1t
will be played as a curtain raiser to "The
Giddy Goat" now having a successful run
in the English Metropolis.
Miller Kent opened his season in Clyde
Fitch's "The Cowboy and the Lady at At
lantic City last night. The company is a
strong one and hit was scored. The tour
extends to the Pacific coast.