Evening star., 1902-09-13

comedian, died in New York last Monday.
Mr.. Mann was born In Germany.
'The Bishops Move" which has been Sc
cured for this country by James X. Hack
EFT, will not be played until next spring.
A dramatization of Marie Coreilrs new
romance, Temporal Power" has already
been given in England for copyright pur-
poses.
Henry Sienkiewics. the author OF "Quo
Vadis," has arranged with Sarah Bernhardt
to dramatize for her his novel with Fire
and Sword
Kate Carnegie, a young American lady.
has been playing with success in London
the character Of SNOWFALL" in "A Little
French Milliner."
Dan Baker, who recently returned to this
country from England signed a contract
with The Messenger Boy for the season.
He will have Harry KelIy's old part
Elizabeth Tyree's greeting in New York
last Monday night, when she appeared as
Captain Molly" was unusually cordial
and later report confirms the success of star
and piece.
The Grand Opera House in Philadelphia
will be the home of a strong stock COM
pany this season. Maud Odeli, Isabel Ewes
son, Lorraine Dreux and Richard Baker
will be members thereof.
Edgar Selden, who makes a speciality Of
short plays, has secured the rights to Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson's gruesome story, THE
Suicide Club and will shortly prepare 1t
for the vaudeville stage.
The announcement was made in New
York during the past week that Klaw &
Erlanger have secured Lew Dockstader to
head the big minstrel company which will
open in the big city next fall for perma-
nent season.
Walter Hodges, who plays the leading
role in Lovers Lane" was married to
Helen Persivant of Indianapolis at Atlantic
City last Saturday night. Her professional
name is Helen Bartlett, and last season she
was with Frank Daniels.
Lottie Collins the well-known English
dancer, will shortly arrive in this country
and appear in court as a contestant of her
husband S VIII, Stephen p. Cooney, who re-
| Gently died at Saratoga. Mr.. Cooney left
an estate valued a $4,000, all of which
was willed to his sister
Miss Catherine Woodbridge, whose stage
name is Catherine Carr. appears one of
the school girls in The Liberty Bellies"
and participates in the famous midnight
supper scene which takes place in the dor
mtory of young ladies' seminary Miss
Carr is well-known in this city.
Barton Pittman, business manager of the
''St. Ann" company which played at the
Columbia last week, was married to Gladys
Gates in Baltimore last Monday. Miss
Gates is the little blonde ingenue of the
st. Ann" company. and attracted consider
able attention by her clever work.
Harry Davenport will be Ethel Barry
mores leading man this season, having
been engaged last week by Charles Froh-
man. There are probably no two people
on the stage today whose ancestry was
ia cd in, thaa ri 1ira af
Miss Barrymore and Mr. Davenport.
Ed. Rush. Lawrence Weber and Jacob
Rosenthal have leased from Weber &
Fields their entire production Of "Hoity
Toity," the burlesque presented in New
York last season. The deal includes seem
cry. costumes and properties. The piece
will be taken on the road next month.
Mrs Humphrey Wards dramatized YER
sion of her own novel, Eleanor" will be
played at the Court Theater, London, for
five matinees in October. Marion Terry will
sustain the title part and Elizabeth Robins
will represent Miss Manisty. Eleanor Rob-
son was to create the title role for America.
Sandol Milikin, the pretty little blonde
of The Liberty Bellies" company, has
signed a five years contract with Charles
to have the principal role in Clyde Fitch's
latest play, 1.-The Bird in the Cage" the
part that Ellaline Terris will play in Lon
don.
Emma Carus, who comes to the New
National week after next in ''The Defend
er," is well remembered by the patrons Of
variety. 1t took several years for the New
York managers to discover that Miss Carus
had unusual talent entertainer, and
for the past year she has been a favorite
in New York.
Sam Bernard, the German comedian is
drawing 81 900 week for a vaudeville turn
in a Brooklyn theater. This is said to be
the largest sum ever paid an American
actor in vaudeville. Mr.. Bernard will short
ly join Mr. Fishers company that is to pre-
sent ''The Silver Slipper" having the prin-
cipal comedy role therein.
Upon Marie Georges detection from 1.-The
Billionaire'' company, Klaw & Erlanger
Immediately opened negotiations with
signing of Nellie Follis for Miss Georges
role. Miss Follis was with THE Chaper-
ons" last season. Sally Fisher will take
Miss Follis' role with ''The Chaperons."
Kirke La Shelle has purchased Henry W.
Blossoms dramatization of his own novel,
Checkers Charles Frohman, the Liebler
Company and others had options on the
piece, but permitted them to expire on ac-
count of the big cast required to produce
it. Mr.. La Shelle has SO far refused to
make public whom he intends to star in
the play.
Sparrow, who has been billed in the
vaudeville houses the mad juggler'
failed to get his head out of the way of
cannon ball in New York last week, and is
now recuperating at a western sanitorium
He generally catches the ball on the back
of his neck, but failed to duck in time and
came within hairs breadth of having his
skull fractured.
William Carleton, the husband of Toby
Claude. is in New York nursing a badly
sprained leg, the result of a bad fall from
one of the piers in Atlantic City. He was
climbing a ladder from the water to the
pier and lost his hold, falling back quite a
distance. Mr.. Carleton is with one of the