Evening star., 1902-01-18

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| Seven Reed Birds, Satsuma and Ida Rus
sell. Wilfred Clarke is the son of John
Sleeper Clarke and brother Of Creston
| Clarke. He will take the part of Dr. Felix
| Mole in I'm the Biograph," successful
one-act farce. Keith's Cycle Whirl returns
| with four new trick riders Seats are now
| on sale.
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| Oscar Hammerstein will erect theater
| in Philadelphia.
Nat Goodwin says he has three new plays
on hand for next season.
Ellie Fay is literally spreading herself in
| London. Her name Is now spelled Elphie
| Phaie.
| A son Of the late Ariel Barney has been
engaged for Juvenile role with Amelia
| Bingham's company.
| Olga Nethersole has entirely recovered
her health and expects to appear at a LON
| don theater in the spring.
Clay M. Greene and Irving Bachelor are
| collaborating on a dramatization Of 'sD'ri
and l." the iatter's novel.
Charles Frohman rounded out his ten
| years. management of the Empire Theater,
New York, last Saturday night.
| w. H: Post. who has been the stage man
ager Of May Irwin's company, will take
| Jaques krugers parts in the future.
Loie Fuller, with her fire dance, I'm con-
! junction with Japanese troupe is doing
/ unusually well In the German theaters.
Louis Mann and Clara Lpman have
| shelved 1.-The Red Kloof' and are once
more playing "All on Account of Eliza"
Nat Wills, the comedian, will be starred
| next season in a farce-comedy by Manager
ScrlDner, We'll known on the burleSque cir
| cult.
Guy Bates Post is to be the leading man
| or the Robert Edeson company playing
| Richard Harding Davis Soldiers Of For
| tune"
Virginia Harmed shall have the title role In
Iris Pinero's latest comedy drama, next
season
The one hundredth performance Of 'The
Little Ruchess" came off in New York last
night. Anna Held sang a new song that
pleased.
David Warfield's record this season has
been an extraordinary one and he is con-
sidered one Of the most successful stars on
the road.
Yesterday afternoon Kyrle Bellew, In "a
Gentleman of France" gave a free matinee
to 400 school boys at Waiiack's Theater,
New York.
A close friend Of Stuart Robson has kept
tab on all his work, and says that he has
appeared in over $50 characters during his
career on the stage.
W. II. Crane made his first stage ap-
pearance in speaking part as the Notary
in THE Daughter Of the Regiment" about
thirty-three years ago.
William Gillette and the entire Sherlock
Holmes" company in London were hand
somely entertained by DIR. Conan Doyle at
| his home Christmas day.
Irene Perry. who has been playing the
role of Fiji in the London Belle of New
York" company, has resigned and will re-
turn at once to New York.
E. H. Sothern has given It out that he
will present Romeo and Juliet next sea-
SON. Cissy LOTUS will not be the Juliet as
she goes with Henry Irving's company
Sardou has completed his play for Sir
Henry Irving on the subject of Dante, and
1t Will probably be presented for the first
time at the London Lyceum In the spring.
Sarah Bernhardt, who has not appeared
AT the Coincide Francaise in twenty years
VIII do so shortly on the occasion of the
farewell performance of a former protege
Reports from London say that King Ell.
ward VII recently entertained several
American actresses at an elaborate supper
given at one OF the most select hotels In
London.
Herbert Kelsey and Ehie Shannon pre-
sented their new play, Her Lord and Mas
ter" for the first time in Brooklyn last
Monday night. The piece is reported to
have made a hit.
Blanche Bates. who lost all her hair as a
result OF the siege OF typhoid fever. now
wears a beautiful wig of dark brown Nav
Buckley Is also In the same class as Miss
Bates as regards wigs.
New York since leaving Chicago hospital,
was engaged during the week for import ant
parts with the Frawley Stock Company.
now touring In the west.
Nat Goodwin and his wife, Maxine Elliott.
arrived In New York from London last Sat-
urday night. MI. Goodwin says that i'll
health caused him to close his London en-
gagement, and not bad business.
Gertrude Haynes claims to have a copy
asked the New York courts to prevent
Charles Blaney producing an initiation of
her act with The Mormon Wife"
Marie Cahin. the clever comedienne re-
Gently seen here In THE Chaperones" was
one OF the original skirt dancers in this
country and graduated from that line of
enort into her present prominence.
Minstrelsy Is the one form OF stage
amusement that America can claim credit
Is the only city that has burnt cork or
ganizatton as permanent attraction.
For the past three weeks Miss Percy Has
well has held Saturday afternoon recep-
tions upon the Stage AFTER the matinee, to