Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-23
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attaches to a tour of the Ghetto, the con-
dttions of which are now attracting atten-
ton In the metropolis.
Aside.
Willie Collier. in ION the Quiet" has
made a hit In New York.
THE Casino Girl Company leaves Liver
pool for New York next Wednesday.
Last Tuesday night marked the Tooth per-
Torrance of 'Floradora" in New York.
Hope Booth wants to be the proprietress
or d high-class Boston stock theater COM
pany.
"Ben Hur'' will remain in Boston for the
remainder of the season. as it's hit has been
something remarkable.
The New York fiat of Emma Carus. the
well-known vocalist was recently robbed
OF goods yauled at 81 800
The mourning period over Queen Vic
toria's death having passed the London
theatrical business has taken on a boom.
Otis Harlan goes into vaudeville with
monologue. making his first appearance In
Brooklyn next Monday night.
Helen Dauvray will return to the stage
through vaudeville March 4 in New York,
playing In a sketch entitled Nights Out"
Jacob Lit has secured the big English
melo-drama THE Price of Peace and will
produce it in New York next month.
Alexander Clark, the comedian, signed
with Frank Perley last Monday to join the
opera company the latter will take to Lon
don.
Mrs. Carrie Iasigi who died In Norfolk,
Va, last week. was well known on the
comic opera stage some years ago as May
Stembler.
New York and closes there tonight. two
weeks earlier than originally intended. He
opens in Boston Monday night.
Alice Nelson may not go to London after
all the negotiations are completed. 1t is
reported that her husband objects to her
leaving this country
Joe Murphy. the well-known Irish comedi-
an, has closed his tour to go tarpon fishing.
Mr.. Murphy is q millionaire and appears on
the stage for his own amusement.
Edna Wallace Hopper is out with a de-
NAL of the reported marriage engagement
between her and John Gallatin, a wealthy
New York banker.
Walter Sanford. the actor-manager, has
just been married to Edith Murila and
will close the tour of Sporting Life" If
which he is owner, to enjoy the honeymoon.
Pilar-Morin. the wel-known French pam
feminist. will try once more to make Ma
COusine'' a success starting out next month
at Montreal as the star in that piece
Henry Dixey may rejoin the Stuart Rob-
son Company next month to play Mar
low" in elaborate production of She
Stops to Conquer" which will be made in
Chicago.
Joseph Wheelock. jr., returned to work
to- soon after his recent attack OF pneu-
mCnia and as a result he has had to give
up his position with the Empire Theater
Stock Company and go south for the rest
OF the winter.
There will probably be five versions of
the French novel "Manon Lescaut' seen
on the American stage next season. The
Kelsey-ShannOn get first chance at the
piece next month. Mrs. Leslie Carter may
also be seen in 1t.
Manager Chase of the New Grand has
entered into an arrangement for the per-
formance here this spring of David Belas-
cos beautiful one-act japanese play,
Nine. Butterfly which he has leased for
vaudeville purposes.
Lillian Russell has become such an en-
thusiastic Christian science believer that
she has thrown open her private gymnas-
ium for meetings at which readings on the
subject Will be given for the benefit of
members OF her profession.
Burr McIntosh's suit against the Harry
Miner estate was compromised at last by
the payment OF s. 900. Before his death Mr.
Miner signed a contract to star Mcintosh
and then repudiated it. The suit followed
and has been in the courts for q couple of
years.
Three years ago the wardrobes of the
members of Lifts I'm Old Kentucky were
destroyed in a wreck on the Wabash rail-
road. Litigation followed, and last Monday
almost the entire sum of $1,000 claimed by
Mr.. Lift was paid over by the railroad COM
pany.
<law and Erlanger have arranged with
John McNally for the farce comedy for the
Rogers Brothers next season. 1t will be
called The Rogers Brothers in Washing
ton" A majority of the present company,
including Johnny Page, will be retained for
next season.
physicians. Olga Nethersole sailed for her
London home last Wednesday morning on
the Majestic. 1t is believed that she will
have better chance of recovering from
the pending surgical operation IL at home
and surrounded by friends.
Peter Daily will remain under the man.
agement of Frank Mckee next season. A
contract was closed last Monday with Au-
gustus Thomas for an original comedy in
which Daily will appear Christie Mcdonald
has also signed contracts to appear as
Daily's leading lady next season.
Hilda Clarke. the prima donna of the
Bostonians, who injured her knee on the
Icy sidewalks of Denver last December
was enabled TO leave her room In a hotel
in that city for the first time last Satur-
day Miss Clarke rejoins the company in
this city next month.