Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
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Bert Haverly Is playing a leading comedy
part in Ping Pong" in Chicago.
Robert Drouet has completed a play en-
titled The Captains Interference"
E. NJ. Holland will represent the pope In
Hall Gaines new play. The Eternal City"
Maud FeaIy of London has been engaged
by E. S. Willard as leading woman for
next season.
Kirke La Shelle will produce next sea-
son new melodrama, entitled THE Lyn-
don Bank Robbery
Not satisfied with having Willie Collier
under their wing, Weber & Fields are now
said TO be reaching for Dan DAILY.
Bret Harte's Sue" has been rewritten for
Charles Frohman and will have an early
presentation in New York.
Miriam Lawrence is to sing the role of
Mrs. Hopping in support of Francis Wilson
in The Toreador' the coming season.
Edwin Arden and Katherine Grey will
have the two leading roles in Ramsey Nor
ris' Ninety and Nine.
When THE Eternal City is presented on
the stage II will be seen that it is quite
different from the book story.
Flora Zabele has replaced Gertrude Quin-
ton of King Dodo.'
Kirke La Shelle will produce next season
a play called st. Ann" by Paul Arm
strong, and in which Suzanne Santje will
be featured.
Isadore Rush will succeed Edna Wallace
Hopper i'll the Chicago company playing
'Floradora'' for the summer. Miss Hop
per will rest this summer.
times. and when they open their New York
house next season they will present an
elaborate burlesque on ping pong.
Archibald Clavering Gunter has lust COM
pleted a new play in which Harry Beresford
will star next season. A title has not yet
been decided upon.
Ella Snyder is slated for the star role in
a musical comedy which will see the light
for the first time in September under the
management of George W. Lederer.
Bronson Howard, the playwright, has be-
come convinced that foreign climate has
failed TO benefit his health. and a. a result
will shortly return to America.
The London papers persist in claiming
that Sarah Bernhard and Maud Adams
will appear together next season in this
country exploiting Romeo and Juliet"
Fred. Upper. the cartoonist will person.
ally design and supervise his comic crea-
ton, peek and His Mother-in-Law," to be
presented this season.
Harry Bulger has signed a six years
contract with Klaw & Erlanger the same
commencing next year. He is now the
chief comedian in THE Sleeping Beauty"
Emma Carus and six clever young ladies
will shortly appear in the London music
halls introducing a speciality on the order
of the "Beaux and Bellies
Frank Worthing. the well-known leading
man, is in London, and will play John
Drew's old part in christopher Junior" at
the Shaftesbury Theater next week.
Ada Palmer Walker. who has been the
understudy of Lulu Chaser In Dolly Var
den" will probably be the leading lady in
When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
next season.
After two postponements in the interest
Of artistic completeness. The Wizard of
o. received its first presentation in Chi
ported success.
Lucille Saunders. the contralto. has been
engaged for leading part in Fred. c. Whit
ney's production of the STANCE Edwardes
opera. when Johnny Comes Marching
Home"
Julie Opp was granted a divorce from
Robert Lorraine, an actor. In London. She
charged desertiOn and misconduct and Lor-
raine made no defense. Miss Opp was mar
rIed in 1897 in London.
Bettina Girard and Hubert wilke have Sc
cured a new musical sketch. entitled THE
Night of the Wedding" and II it proves
successful will present it in the vaudeville
houses this summer.
Helena Fredericks will be the prima donna
OF THE Emerald Isle" the comic opera In
which Jefferson be Angels will be starred
next season The engagement was made in
New York last Monday.
Edna Burd, who was Ethel Jacksons I'M
derstudy in Miss Bob White" has been
engaged for the role Of Lady Angela in
'Floradora." She will open with the COM
pany in Chicago next Monday night
The two comic opera companies support
ing De Wolf Hopper and jefferson De An
CELLS have been completed, with the excep-
ton of soubrettes. and this class of per-
formers are scarcest in the business at
present.
IN Arizona, has joined the Frohman
forces. She will have the title role in New
York when THE Country Mouse is first
produced. The piece is great success in
London.
Clyde Fitchs Improvement in health
seems TO have been only temporary. and
now those managers who are depending
upon plays from his pen for next season
have begun looking in other quarters for
material.
Charles HorwitZ and Fred Bowers have
completed their extravaganza king High
ball, or the Girl from Mars and 1t has
been sold to the Rice Amusement Com
pany. of which (. Z. Rice is the head The
piece will be presented in Boston for the
first time about November 1.
Edna Mays energetic protest against fig
uring as correspondent In London divorce
case. and her threat of suit for damages
has compelled the lawyers on both sides of
the famous Countess de La Wars case to