Evening star., 1901-10-12

Was in Flower for a short time, produce
new play by H. V. Esmond, entitled
"Grierson's Way"
1t is stated that Ada Rehan will play an
extended engagement as a stock star at
the MoroScO's Grand Opera House, San
Francisco. at the conclusion of a brief tour
which she Will make of this country some
time in the winter.
Charles BIaney viii give Only a Shop
Girl spectacular production showing the
interior Of big New York department
store during rush hours as the principal
scene and Battery Park with snow storm
effects as close second
Willis P. Sweatman who was identified
for many years III one way OF another.
principally in btack-faCe roles. with various
H0yt companies, is the bright particular
star of W. s. CIeveland's minstrel and yau-
devile ventureein Chicago.
According to a London paper Charles
Hawtrey has Macauley-like memory.
When about to produce new play he reads
the fun script two or three times and
then thoroughly remembers not only his
own part, but is letter-perfect in every one 5
else.
\ hit is reported for Adelaide Thurston
in Sweet Clover throughout the south.
she has been playing to standing room
only business all along the line 1t would
appear that the delightful Lady Babbie of
The Little Minister" is lin clover" in
deed
Jane Oakcr. who was superseded by
Katherine Grey as leading woman for Ar
thur Byron in "Pctucoats and BayonetS-
has signed. it is reported, a two years
contract with James X. Hackett, to take
tha place OF Florence Kahn as leading
woman.
Edward Corbett has been retained as lit
rat-ur-in-Chief for Elsie De Wolfes pro-
dUC-IHu Of Clyde Fitch ; new play. Mr..
Curbett has seen varied service in a similar
capacity with attractions ranging from
heavy legitimate TO the airiest Of Lederer
bU-leSqUes.
Homer Lind is singing special engage
meHt with the Castle Square Opera Com
TaUy at the Broadway Theater. after which
h. VIII resume his vaudeville tour in
"GriHgoire. the Street Singer, which has
been booked for d run at the London Ii
yJli next spring
sada Yacco AMI Otto Kawakami made
Il successful japanese version of the "AleT-
chant Of Venice in Paris and propose put
ing on at an early date an adaptation of
"Othello-" Jane Hading is to follow the
orIentals at the Athenee, Paris, with a Sc
TIes of performances.
Charles Kent, Joseph Brennan and Jane
Oaker have Joined James X. Hackatt's
at Wallack's Theater. New York. Miss
Oaker WAS last season the Hernia IN Mid
summer Nights Dream with Louis James
and Katherine Kidder-
If I Were a King" the title of E H
Sothern's new play. recalls the topical
ditty which Francis Wilson used to sing
in Half a King. Francois NillOn. the
character to be played by Mr.. Sothern,
was the hero of a play produced by otis
Skinner some seasons ago.
Although no definite conclusion has been
arrived at. it IS possible that a comedy
drama, written by II. j. W. Dam will be
produced at the beginning of Amelia Fling
hams engag cement in New York in January
instead of Mrs. Robert Haine's Hearts
AGame, which has also been accepted.
Rejane. in her visit to South America
next summer. or rather in June. for it will
be the winter season there, viii visit Rio
DE- Janeiro, ST. PareI. Nontevideo. and Rur-
nos Ayres. giving sixteen performances in
each city, for which it is reported, she Will
receive SSO.pD or 81 80 a performance.
A mid-western paper remarks: With SO
many of our actresses pining for Shakes
peare. why not attemut something real
novel For instance. how would Lillian
Russell do as Little Eva and Madame
Rernhardt might he tempted 10 play Topsv.
This would he novelty and would not r.
qUire any great amount Of serious consid-
Grafton
II an after-dinner speech a the Ameri-
can DraUatists Club last winter Sydney
R0senfeId in an attack on the then IRE
yailing tendency to dTamatize books said,
that some one would eventually stage the
Foxy Grandpa pictures. VIM \. Brady
and Jos. Hart heard the speech and imme-
diately arranged to do so, and the result
has been remarkable financial success.
Two Of London's new plays have not
ms rcd F11r lot n.
of the disappOintments was r. c. Cartons
The UndercuTrent.' which has been la
b..ed nearly an outright failure. The other
piece to fall beneath expectations is Cecil
kaleigh's Drury Lane melodrama, The
Great Millionaire which, while. staged in
splendid style, failed of popular approval
at the initial performance.
Ernest Hastings. who plays the young
village clergyman in Lovers Lane" has
cUriOusly enough. made two previous sue
Thomas play The Capital" he scored
strongly as a priest, the Rev. DIR. Kennard;
and again as the cardinal in Stuart Rob-
sons production of The Gadfiy" he was
successful in suggesting the clerical atti-
tude of mind.
Billy Van, the variety comedian, who re-
Gently organized a company to play in
Buffalo during the Pan-American expOsi-
tlOn, presenting The Devils Daughter"
married Nellie O'Neil. September 30 in
that city. Nellie ONeiI is well-remembered
as the prOmiSCuOus cash girl in Johnstone
Bennet's "A Female Drummer" and had
the part Of The Devils Daughter in the
production, which is still in Buffalo.
The King and Queen of Roumania have
begun work on a project which contem-
plates the erection of a theater in every
province in the kingdom. in order to give
the peasants an opportunity of seeing a
good play at least twice a week The
first theater will be erected and conducted
at the expense IF the crown The other
theaters viii be maintained partly by the
crown and partly by private subscription.
The Chicago correspondent Of the New
York Dramatic Mirror relates the following.
When William Collier left here a week
ago last Saturday night revengefuI prop
erty man left Mr. Golfers two theate-
trunks in his dressing room at the Grand.
and n mad 10 appear in ST Paul in his
street clothes in on the Quiet jefferson
De Angels took possession Of the dressing
room here, found the trunks and wi-el
Collier. If you can't find your trunks III
loan YOU a pair of mine Rack