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

| leader of the Bijou Theater orchestra mex
week
OF the forty-fve London theaters. SIX
teen or 3s per cent. are producing meic-
| dramas
There is said to be no less than thirty.
| two attractions on the waiting list for New
York openings.
| Gertrude Coghisn is shortly to produce
new play as yet unnamed, from the pen
| OF Lottie Blair Parker.
Paula Edwards has been engaged for her
! old role OF Dudley In san Toy. and
she will introduce several new songs this
| season
'Fiorodora" has caught the San Francisco
people. and the Columbia Theater. where st
| is produced. has been damned for the past
| two weeks.
The Russell Brothers in Sweet Marie
| appear to have made a substantial success
| at the Victoria in New York, and q good
| season is promised.
| Lawrence webers rural play, Home.
| Sweet Home has proved successful
| that he will shortly put out two additional
| companies in the piece.
Marie Celeste has been engaged to PLAY
the title role in San Toy" She was the
| original of this part upon the pieces first
presentation in this country.
Jean Byron, formerly Of The Burgomas-
| ter company. has been engaged by Man.
| ager Gus Hin for the Are You Buff
| falo?" company, to create a character part.
| Howard Gould made his debut as a
| star at Louisville KY. last Thursday night
! in Brother Officers" and a substantial hit
| was recorded. The supporting company Is
! strong.
William GilIette's success in London has
been marked that his contemplated Aus
| tralian tour has been postponed indefinite
| ly and his engagement in the British me-
| tropolis extended
Reports from the west indicate with TIE
| utmost emphasis that in Quality Street
| Maud Adams has scored hit quite as i'm
portant the she formerly made in
| The Little Minister"
The report comes all the way from Den
Yer that Arthur Dunn. who WAS In that
city last week with THE Runaway Girl"
is to be a full-hedged star next season, but
no particulars are given.
MAY Irwin, PLAYING "Madge Smith. At
| torney," under the direction of the Sire
Brothers, opened her season at Salem.
Mass. last Monday night. Her company is
almost the same as last season.
William A Brady has shelved the Smart
Set in which his wife. Grace George. was
to star. and in it's place a play by Lottie
Blair Parker. who wrote Way Down
East" has been put in rehearsal.
stand fall with A Gentleman Of
| France" No reserve piece has been select
ed for Mr.. Bellew, and Ii is the general
impression that he will not need one.
Charles wyndham had a successful first
nights production in London last week II
the Mummy and the HummingbIrd. but
the general verdict is that the piece IS
weak and that the actor is overweighted.
Dan DAILY in THE New Workers" has
scored a splendid success I'm the big me-
tropolis and he will continue there until the
first of December. when he goes on a tour
/ playing Philadelphia. Boston and Chicago.
In addition to presenting Janice Mere
dith' Blance Walsh has i'm reserve Maurice
Barrymore's ''Najesda'' and a dramatiza-
ton of Anita vivanti Charts story. "A
Hunt for Happiness. Miss Walsh will
cover southern and western territory.
Ethel Barrymore is meeting with great
success on the road in Captain links"
She will play six weeks I'm the New Eng
land states and then visit Philadelphia. Miss
Barrymore was not outside of New York
last season with the piece.
"A Tight Corner" by Sidney Bowkett.
once a member of Augustin Days COM
pany. was produced in London last Satur-
day night for the first time Cable adj
vices say the piece is only mildly amusing
and that the large audience hooted the au-
thor.
..Champagne Charlie" in which Peter
| DALEY is starring closes its brief season
tonight in Philadelphia. The public has
failed to appreciate the piece. hence its de-
mise. Mr.. DALEY may return to Weber q
Fields, at a stipend of $500, or go into
vaudeville at the same figures.
| A new theater devoted to vaudeville call
| ed The Folly, was opened i'm Brooklyn last
Monday night under the management %
Richard HYDE of the well-known firm of
Hyde & Behman Ii has seating capacity
of 1900 and it is said to be one of the finest
houses in Greater New York
Grace Henderson has been engaged for
an important role by William A. Brady I'm
the supporting company of Grace George.
| 1. has been decided to call Lottie Blair
Parker's latest work, Way Down South"
and in it Miss George will have ample OPP
! portunities to display all her cieyerness.
Ignacio Martinetti is acting as business
manager for his wife, Carrie Radcliffe at
the Star Theater, Philadelphia, and George
Fawcett is performing the same role for
his better half, Percy Haswel at the Ly-
ceum Baltimore. At different periods Our
ing the season both will play special CT
gagements on the stage.
Madeline I.ucette Ryley has named her
latest piece Mice and Men," getting the
title from Burns lines. THE best laid plans
of mice and men, The English rights have
| been sold TO Forbes Robertson and Ger
trude Elliott. and the American to Charles
Frohman. 1t will not be produced i'm New
York until after the first OF the year.
The kings Carnival" company has be-
gun rehearsals upon sydney Rosenfeld's lat
| est burlesque. THE Hall of Fame" in Bos-
ton. and IL is expected that an early pre-
sentation in New York will follow. IL IL
said to be very humorous. the musical
numbers being especially clever and TAX
| ing
| Haddon Chambers the English playwright
| is reported to have advised Amelia Bing-
ham that his latest work. The Honorable
! Herbert" has been revised in accordance
| with her suggestions, and is now on its
| way to this country. Miss Bingham will
| probably produce the piece i'm New York
! the first of the year.
! Anna Robinson. who failed TO please in
| New York a couple OF years ago in miaag
| roles is reported 10 have made the big
| gest sort of a hit in the Cndercurrert-
| now being presented in London. Her
| success is considered remarkable as such
! clever people as Violet Nanbrugh Miss