Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18

Mrs. lie Moyne opened her season with
Among Those Present at Montreal last
Monday night and substantial success was
recorded.
Mrs Patrick Campbell is reported to have
secured a new play from Berte Thomas
with the title. "Frailty." 1t will soon DE
presented in New York.
"A Rose O. Plymouth Town has not
pleased the public Minnie Dupre has sew
eral offers in hand, but nothing has been de-
cided upon as yet.
William A. Brady was the victim of
pickpocket in Madison Square Garden, New
York last Saturday night He lost the
costly gold watch and charm presented To
him by pugilist Jim Jenries.
report comes from New York to the
effect that the Rogers Brothers will be per
manently located in that city after This
season and will present burlesque on tho
lines of Weber q Fields.
The wireless telephone, a submarine boat
and the electric chair at Sing Sing are lead
ing features OF "A Fight for Millions,
recent meiodrama.
William Gillette has been called upon 10
deny that he contempiates dramatizing The
Hound of the Baskeryilles,' by Conan
Doyle.
Mrs Frances TIodgson Burnett has writ
ten new play for children named The
Little Unfairly Princess" in which all the
characters but four are Juveniles.
An authoritative statement has been made
in New York that Maude Adams may never
appear on the stage again The company
engaged to support her has been disbanded.
James T Powers will star in a new play
in November The action is placed in Paris
and Turkey, and portrays the adventures
of an American student.
Charles Warner who is reported to have
had a run of 800 nights in London in 4
melodrama entitled Drink" is to come TO
this country for a tour with the same
play.
\ companion play to The Count Of Monte
Cristo,' entitled ''Haydee. Countess of
Monte Cristo," has been written and will
be presented by Charles E. Bianey.
Charles Hawtrey follows in the footsteps
of Wilson Barrett and almost absolutely
refuses to make a curtain speech. claiming
that his action in so doing tends to destroy
the Illusion he is endeavoring to construct
Frank Dunn. who controls burlesque
house in Philadelphia, will probably sue the
burleSque syndicate, he claims he is be-
ing Disseminated against and cannot get
attractions for his theater
FAY Davis. who has played leads in Loa-
don with George Alexander, Charles Wynd-
ham and other prominent actors, will be
:
opens his season in New York.
Belle Harper. formerly Of the Bostonians,
has been engaged by the Shuberts to sing
an important role in "A Chinese Honey
moon" the company which goes on the road
early in November.
Richard Mansfield made his long expected
production of Julius Caesar in Chicago
last Tuesday night, the theater being
crowded to the doors. Reports from the
windy city are favorable.
William Gillette opened his season in
Springfield, Mass. last night, appearing in
Sherlock Holmes This was Mr. Gill
leIte's first appearance in America since his
successful run in England.
Toby Claude, who secured for a
nrominent role in "A Chinese HONEYMOON
by the Shuberts and then rejected for an
English importation, was recently offered
the same role in road company, but re-
fused
Plump and healthy was Virginia Harmed
in Alice of Old Vincenaes" last season,
but in Iris she has to appear as a deli
cate. willoWy girl. and result she has
taken off forty pounds since the LIST of Sep
TENDER.
Grace George and Julia Marlowe. through
their managers William Brady and Charles
Dillingham;, are at war the production
of Peg Wellington" Both claim the same
manuscript and contend that the sole right
of production Is theirs.
One of the latest reports from New York
is to the effect that the wei-known Sire
Brothers, thea trical promoters and mar
ayers will build thea;er in the big m =
tropols in which the plays of Clyde Fitch
will be produced.
The actors fund benefit ia Chicago last
Tuesday netted alb ut $40 600 De Wolf Hop
per travelled by special train from Nil,
waukee to recite Casey at the Bat anu
Joseph Jefferson and all the chicago attrac-
tons added to the entertainment. The big
auditorium was packed to the doors
was with George w. Lederer for some time.
will shortly take The FOUNDERS" on the
road appearing in Seabrookes Old part
leila Frank will have the leading female
role Mr.. Etherington is a brother of Marie
Tempest.
The new piece which ]. NJ. Barrie has
written for H. B. Irving and Irene Van
brugh is entirely modern. the action being
supposed to take place between 1898 and
1902 The story is of life in Mayfair. but
The action of Side Tracked" at the En-
pire this week was vastly improved by the
Sprightly work of Val Huntington IN the
soubrette part. Her dancing was also a
feature especially when she essayed a fall
that was distinctly not in the BILL
George Evans, who is Familiarity known
to the patrons of vaudeville as The Honey
Boy contempiates starring tour In a
three-act farce comedy of which ne ana
Ben Shields are the authors. The skit VIII
probably be called In the Good Old sum
mer Time.
Another newspaper man has given up his
desk to go into the theatrical business
Charles Connolly. recently with the Phila-
delphia North American has accepted the
position of advance agent for THE Great
Ruby Company. Mr.. Connolly was In this
city this week.