Evening star., 1901-05-11

Madge Losing is back in London. having
cancelled her Berlin dates.
Richard Golden makes a farewell tour
next season In ''oid Jed Prouty."
1t is reported that Mary Anderson will
shortly appear in London in a new play.
Charles Frohman has seven attractions
In course of production In London.
The English play The Lion Hunters"
has proved a big success In London.
Lee Arthur's pastoral comedy will be
called Down Yonder in Georgia
Robert McWade's spring tour in "Rip
Van Wrinkle" closed suddenly in Syracuse
last week
Henry Miller may make a tour Of Homo
lulu and Australia before the summer is
over.
Henrietta Crosman will make tour Of
the Pacific coast early next season with
Mistress Nell"
Louis Parker will write new play for
Annie Russell, something on the order Of
Rosemary
Edna Wallace Hopper is said to have To-
fused an offer of Sl.2oo per week to so into
vaudeville.
Helen Forsyth recently died in London.
She mas not been prominent on the stage
for some six years.
Lady Windermere's Fan" has been
translated into Swedish and is scoring 4
success at Stockholm.
Daniel Frohman is in Paris trying to pick
up several plays his brother Charles may
have overlooked.
Jesse Bartlett Davis has renewed all her
pooklhss Tor next season and Will stick to
vaudeville.
They are advertising the New York pro-
duction of 'Florodora' as far west as
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Manhattan Comedy Four well known
on the variety stage. has scored a big hid
In the English provinces.
New York's theatrical colony is said +,
have greatly benefited itself through the
recent boom on Wall street.
Modjeska and Louis James are to be Joint
stars next season. appearing I'm a classical
drama from the German.
''The Girl From Up There" DESPITE its
poor opening and bad notices in London. is
now playing to large audiences.
Brady's Uncle Toms Cabin" production
closes in New York next Saturday night
ana VIII be taken to Chicago for run.
Weldon Grossmith the London actor
manager is doing big business with his
new production, THE Night of the Party
''Under Two Flags" was played I'm five
cities last week. New York. Pittsburg Kan
sas City, Boston and San Francisco.
The hit of London is said to be ''sweot
ana twenty, nothing so successful being
put forward in the last ten years.
David Belasco will not go to Europe this
summer as planned, his numerous interests
hoIdlnS MIN down to his desk in New York
city.
will probably not be brought to this coun-
try, as its London reception has been luke
warm.
Corinne sailed for Europe Wednesday and
VIII play five years abroad under the man.
agement of Yours Merry" John r. Rog-
erS.
An original playbiu of the old FORTS
Iheater on 10th street dated April IA 1865
| the night of Lincoln's assassination. was
recently sold in Boston for $50.
Dolly Tester an old London Gaiety Tho
ater favorte. was married recently for the
second time. She formerly Dowager
Marchioness of Aliesbury.
Burt Haverly. recently with Ward and
lokes has gone into vaudeville. He goes
over tne southern circuit, and opened in
Atlanta, Ga, last Monday.
John Dunsmure, the basso of the Rostop-
ians, has been re-engaged for next season
He viii soon have an operation nerf,rn,nd
on his throat by Philadelphia specialist
Sherrie Mathews of Mathews e. Hulper
has had to give up stage work on accoUnt
OF continued i'll health. Mr.. Mathews was
under contract to the Sires in New York
Maude odell. as has been announced. will
star next season in a new version of Car
men" Arrangements are progressing for
her tour to open in Washington on Noyem-
Der IL.
will
future to limitations as she was not sue
ceSsful In sketch entitled The VtyaD-
diere. b. +. Keith brought about the de-
ciSion.
Nat Goodwin and Ben Teal, his stage
manager, are said to have exchanged barsb
words, and the former has taken mn tn
task of staging The Merchant of Venice"
with Its all-Star cast.
Amelia Bingham has signed q cop,rac.
with Mr.. c. Haddon Chambers the Ense
iish Iisi oramatist, who has been on a visit to
TINS country TOR new three-act modern
society comedy. 1t will be especially adant-
ed to Miss Bingham's company
w. S. Gilbert Is in the soutb of Franz,
very much benefited i'm health by his winter
IN IN Egypt. He recently had a narrow escape
from death. He was on a train that coll
lided with another, several PASSENGERS r.
ing killed and fifty injured
Alfred E. Aarons has secured a lease o-
a new play for Willie Collier and has re.
turned check for $1,000 to Manager lin
given as advance money for the play con-
templated. Thomas and Collier have fallen
out. hence the refusal.
Agnes Miller. who first came to .biz
country with Rosina Vokes, and was later
seen with the Frohman companies in Lon
don, Will sail for New York the latter mart
OF this month and take up her permanent
residence in the United States,
Adfred E. Aarons has secured lease Of
.ne MET M@etropoiitan Opera House New York,
ana VIII present extravaganzas and ball.ts
on dates not taken by the grand opera 1t
Is supposed MT Aarons is acting for some
one else. as he recently went into bank.
ruptcy with $4,000 liabilities.
MISS Virginia johnson of this city has
been engaged to play Joan OF Arc In the
vaudeville version prepared by Morgan
sherwood of the National Theater. George
w. Denham, now with Joseph jefferson.
VIII play the role of the bishop who leads
Joan to the stake.
Robert Lowe OF this city has been en-