Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30

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Out Of the twelve turns on the program
OF the largest vaudeville house In Berlin
last week nine were American.
sherlock Holmes" has been so success
( ful in London that William Gillette will
keep IL on until late next spring.
Florence Hastings. New York actress
has sued street railway company there
| her.
The success Of Ethel Barrymore with
| Captain links" in the western cities has
been very pronounced. especially at Gin
| ciEEati
Hugh Morton. who is in Paris. is said TO
1 be at work on molodrama, having become
convinced that comic literature had ceased
TO be his long suit
A big benefit being arranged for Mrs.
! Haverly in New York. The ex-ninstr,I
managers death left her In not too aftluent
! circumstances.
''The Girl From Maxim's" has not vet
peen seen In London, and Charles Frohman
viii present the piece I'm that city about
the LIST OF February.
Willie Edouin. the clever English come
| dian. has written a new protean comedy in
which he and his daughter May will star in
| this country next season.
Maurice Barrymore. who has been grad
ually railing for some time. is now report
/ cd to be i'm a critical condition. The end
! is probably not far or.
''Pudd'nh Wilson is experiencing
quite revival. A number of stock COM
| panies in the west are preparing to put IT
on during December.
Marjorie Murray. thirteen wears old. has
| played ''Cissie' in an English production
of The Silver King nearly 200 times with
out being out OF the cast once.
Frank Pixley the author of king Dodo.'
will return from abroad next month He
sends word that his new opera is practi-
| calIy completed.
Edwin Arnold has been engaged to Gre
ate the leading role in the new play Nine
ty and Nine, founded on the hymn of that
name.
Hans Robert has signed contract with
May irwin to appear as leading man in her
forthcoming New York revival OF THE
| Widow Jones'
Geofrey Stein comes to this city with
| henrietta Crosmans Company. with which
| he has been doing notable work both as an
| actor and as a stage manager.
When Virginia Earle decides to go unon
the vaudeville stage she can command a
! weekly salary of $500. standing offer at
these figures awaits Miss Earle's pleasure
Blanche Bates has so far recovered from
| her recent illness that she has been moved
| from the Detroit hospital. where she has
been for many weeks, to Chicago.
''The Gold Mine" Nat Goodwin's old sue
cess, and which won its first approval at
| the hands of a German company in New
York, was recently successfully presented
| in Berlin.
| Clyde Fitch's 1.-THE Last of the Dandies'
has made such big hit in London thai
Beerbohm Tree. who is playing the title
| part, will keep it on the boards until the
| end of February.
Edward Harrigan and Mrs Yeamans VIII
| play in Uncle Toms Cabin" commencing
| next week in Boston, for the first time in
| the same company since the old Harrigan-
| Hart days
Emma Carus, who has been playing with
| The Kings Carnival company in Boston
| is back in New York suffering from a Sc
| rious case of peritonitis. Miss Carus
| blames her Illness on the Boston climate
Frank Daniels. in Miss Simplicity" and
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" two OF
kirke La Shelle's attractions, will proba-
| bly, appear In London after the season
| closes in this country.
| Mrs. Gilbert who has been I'll for tba
| past couple of weeks. was well enough last
Monday night to rejoin the Annie Russell
company. playing her old part in "A Royal
| Family"
Capt. Basil Hoods comedy. Sweet and
4 Twenty" will have it's first American nre-
! sentation in New York December 30 The
| performeprs for the principal parts have
| not yet been selected.
| Blanche Holman and company will shortly
put on an original sketch entitled The
Little Duchess" 1t will first be presented
at keith's in New York and then go over
| the circuit.
When "Floradora" reached Dallas Tex,
last week the theater was not completed
and the performance was given in a circus
| tent. The crowd was immense. and the
| police had to be called on to prevent a riot.
Edw. f. Rose of London and Geo. C. w.
| Ter, representing Liebler & Co, have come
| to an agreement concerning 1.-THE Chris
| tian King" An elaborate production will
| be made for James ONeill next season.
Phoebe Davis is again in the cast of Way
| Down East" after her recent illness. IL
was the first time she has been absent
| from the company since the play was pro-
duced five years ago
James K Hackett produced Edward
Roses latest play, "A Chance Ambassa-
DOR" in Baltimore last Saturday night.
The piece is reported to have scored hit.
and bears resemblance to Rupert OF
HentZau."
Edward Mcwade has written a new play.
entitled THE Land of Mystery" for Mar
garet May, and it will shortly have its first
production. Miss May is starring in
Winchester" also written by Mr.. Nc
Wade
An entire new third act is to be written
into the Liberty Bellies" and fl is expect
ed that the addition will brighten up the
piece considerably. The new act will be
seen for the first time week from next
Monday.
Annie ONeill, who will be remembered
as the leading lady for William II. Crane
some years back. has been selected for the
leading role in Charles Frohmans forth
coming production OF Sweet and Twenty"
A number of theatrical managers met
last week in St Louis and took the initial
step toward forming a syndicate that will
include forty cities and which may tend
to control the burlesque show business in
this country.
Reports from London say that Elfie Fay
has become tired of the English metropolis
and will sail for New York next week AS