Evening star., 1902-01-18

receive the numsrou. wsshnston ladies
day receptions win be regularly continued.
Robert :; ponnelly win put an original
down by the Sea" Il deals with % the
hardships OF q sailors life. ana Win be
eiaborateiy staged as to scenic effects.
J. II. Gilmour. who has been playing the
leading role In The Price OF Peace" Whicn
closed IN Chicago last Saturday night, will
forthcoming production OF "Notre psme"
In New York.
Elizabeth Tyree has made several sub-
stantial hits OF late. but the boys part she
Is playing in the curtain raiser, The Ro-
manesques." at the Madison Square The-
ater. New York, is said 10 be the best work
OF her career.
During the Kendals' English provincial
tour, which begins about the first Of NEXT
one Is by Miss Clio Graves and Lady Colin
Campbell and the other is an adaptation
from German piece.
]. E. Dodson, the well-known character
actor, who has been with Mrs. Fiske's
company until recently. has been signed by
kIaw & Erlanger for the London produc-
ton of Ben Hur" Mr. Dodson win have
the part OF Simonides.
Gus Pixley. the comedian with one OF
Murray .,i,,r q Maeks companies. is suffering
Win bad case OF smallpox at a hospital
az sand Creek. Col. II Is believed that
Pixley caught the disease while PLAYING In
Kansas City two weeks ago.
Edwin Holt. who has been playine the
leading role in the Sky Farm IS TO star
next season in a play by Langdon McCor-
mick entitled "Out OF the Fold" TIN.
theme was derived from Moody and SAM
keys hymn, Ninety and Nine
Charley Evans goes back TO "A Parlor
Match next season, Klaw & Erlanger
having already booked route. Mr.. Evans
IS looking for comedian to play "Old
Hoss Hoey's part, and he may decide to
engage prominent vaudeville artist.
Eugene Powers. nephew Of Gov. Powers
OMAN OF Maine; is playing the title role in The
VI, SlAage Postmaster Mr.. Powers made
celving salary OF $50 a week and has
worked his way up 10 the head Of the COM
pany.
The business relations OF Frank Perley
and lsadore Witmark are somewhat strain
ed on account of the desire of the former
to introduce new music into the Chap
erones Witmark wrote the score OF that
piece and objects TO any but his own music
being used.
The seating capacity of the country's six
largest theaters is: Auditorium. Chicago
:, 200; Metropolitan Opera House, New York
800; Boston Theater. 3.l72: the New Star.
New York. 3.040; Grand Opera House. New
York. 2.9S7; Academy OF Music, Philadel-
phia, 1900
Plenty of American plays are being writ
ten, even IL the ideal has not yet been
reached Among the new copyrights are
Jesse James. the American Outlaw"
Ragged Hero" Men, Maids and Match
atyar
tard Plasters"
The friends OF Theo. Frisbus. ir. will be
pleased to learn of his current success with
the Richard Carvef' company, now play
ing western circuit. with Andrew Rob
son as the star. Mr.. Friebus is the lead
ing man for Mr.. Robson. and has been MAX
Ing noteworthy headway during the tour.
Manager Fiske of the Manhattan Theater
has selected Frank keenan, in The Hon.
John Grigsby," to follow Mrs Fisle when
she ends her season at the theater, the lat
ter part of January. Mr.. keenan, succeeded
Sol Smith Russell in this play. and has
made an enviable record on the road.
Last Tuesday David Belasco closed a con-
tract with Oscar Hammerstein which Will
give him the Republic Theater. in New
York for term of ten years. Mr.. Belasco
realized long-standing ambition in getting
the Republic, and will play his stars, Mrs.
Carter, Blanche Bates and David Warfieid,
exclusively at this house.
Julia Marlowe is said to be negotiating
for a drama of American life Dolly Madi-
SON. which eenters about that lady of the
White House. The plot is laid in Washing
ton about 1872 and the story is built ON a
government affair of great delicacy. BY
her womans wit she clears up situation
which had seemed hopeless.
In speaking of the future of the stage in
this country, Sir Henry Irving recently
said: Some day or other men in high
places where the power to do follows the
Will to do will awake to the fact that they
have ready to their hands one of the most
potent instruments that the world has ever
facts and phases of life"
Teresa Vaughn Is still confined in an in
sane asylum at Worcester, Mass. An at
tempt was recently made to secure her re-
lease, but after a consultation the physi-
remain in the asylum. Miss Naughn's hair
has turned completely white, and the ply
scians claim from this that she must have
suffered severe mental strain, which makes
Ii dangerous to allow her her liberty.
It has generally been understood that
theatrical audiences in this country around
Christmas day are almost record breakers.
but London far outstrips the United States
in this respect The day after Christmas
tboxing day) is the great one over there,
and it is estimated that 10000 persons at
tended the theaters. Crowds of people.
guarded by the police, camped out in front
of the entrances hours before the time
fixed for the opening Of the doors.
The Dyas Recital.