Evening star., 1902-08-16
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Maud Turner Gordon is to play Mrs.
Richard Sterling" in THE Climbers
Mary Hampton has been engaged as lead
ing woman in THE Price of Pardon
The death of Giovanni Emanuel the Ital-
ian tragedian, occurred at Rome.
Thomas w. Broadhurst is to make an
elaborate production of THE Black Hand
Grace Cahill will be Robert MantelPs
leading woman the coming season.
Louise Drew, daughter of John Drew, will
pe one OF the company supporting Virginia
Harmed in Iris
Neil Burgess and his company will open
in The County Fair in Denver, Col, the
latter part of this month.
Mayme Gehrue has been engaged for
When Reuben Comes to Town" and will do
her dancing speciality.
Marie George who is to be Jerome Sykes
leading woman, will arrive in Boston next
week from her trip abroad.
Elsa Ryan, who had a good part in king
Dodo,' Is going to star in a new comedy
OF western life, entitled Nevada
Jane oaker has secured the English rights
to "Pudd nhead Wilson" and may produce
the play there the coming season.
The dramatization of George v. Hobart's
John Henry will be known as Down
the Line With John Henry"
'Twirley Whrley" will be the title of
Weber & Fields burlesque when they open
their New York house for the season.
Helen Harcourt has been engaged for the
leading comedy role in ''At Cozy Corners
the piece in which Adelaide Thurston stars.
Miss Eva Tanguay, the vivacous whirl-
wind dancer of The Chaperons," will prob
ably appear next season in The New
Clown.
Florence Reed, the only daughter of the
late Roland Reed. will be member of the
Proctor Stock Company Of Boston the COM
Ing season.
Mary Emerson. once leading woman of
Louis James, Is to be starred next season
In play to be written for her by Joseph LIE
Brandt.
Fred C. Whitney has a lawsuit on his
hands to prevent him from using when
Johnny Comes Marching Home" as the title
OF his new theatrical production.
Billy Cohen, who was with Ward and
Vokes for two seasons, has been engaged
to play the Hebrew role In Matthews and
Blair's The Price of Honor
W. E. Bonney, last year with Viola Allen
in I'm the Palace of the King" has been
engaged to play the part of Bruno in
THE Eternal City"
Boyd Putnam, Maude Granger, Harry
Burkhardt, Nancy Paget. Frank Roberts,
Walter Crosby and Janet Northern have
been engaged for the support of Miss Percy
Haswell in "A Royal Family
The interests of William Gillette and Co
n mn a In hnr 1n0ly II0lr e.
Australia IS concerned. have been disposed
of for lump sum of 5000
From Life.
Miss Suzanne Sheldon, who is well re-
membered for her portrayal of the charac-
ter of "Hugette' in Mr.. Sotherns produc-
ton of If 1 Were King" will play that
part in London when it is put on at ST.
James Theater
Frank Worthing. who was the leading
man with The Climbers last season, re-
Gently returned from London and has
signed a contract to appear with Julia Mar
lowe this season.
Adelaide Prince, who was with the Daily
stock company in New York for several
years, has been signed by Charles Frohman
for the Empire stock company. Last sea-
son Miss Prince was with Viola Allen.
The second company made up to exploit
Sherlock Holmes" in cities not visited by
Mr. Gillette will be headed by Herbert Kel-
cey. Mr. Gillette has been coaching Mr.
Kelley for the part during the past month.
Walker Whiteside's new play, 'In Days of
Old, When Knights Were Bold" deals with
life in Spain during the early centuries
when the Spanfards were at war with the
Moors. The air of the familiar song "A
Warrior Bold" will run through all the in
'cidental music for the piece.
Miss Gertrude Wallace is one of three
children who will divide up an estate of
100000, through the death of her father
in Philadelphia last week. He was the
president of bill posting syndicate but
such a large fortune. Miss Wallace is in
the chorus of THE Chinese Honeymoon"
Amelia Bingham has some of the best
actors in the country engaged for her va
rious companies. Some of those she has
cornered are Wilton Lackaye, Henry e.
Dixey, w j. Ferguson Harrison Wolfe Jo-
seph Holland. Hobart Bosworth, Ferdinand
Gottschalk, Alfred Fisher, Victor M. Silke
and Franklyn Roberts.
Miss Marion Field. a member of the ax-
elusive set in Brooklyn, has been engaged
for the prima donna role in Foxy Quiller"
Miss Field has had an experience Of two
years in English companies. Another So
ciety girl who has been engaged for the
stage Is Alisa Craig, who is a Baltimore
amateur. She will be seen in "The Liberty
Bellies
free circus was given the prisoners in
the Michigan state penitentiary some days
ago, the inmates being treated to a
menagerie as we'll a circus performance.
All the animals were driven through the
courtyard and the prisoners given enough
liberty to thoroughly enjoy the novelty.
It Is related that many Of the old d-timers
and l1fe-sentence men wept over scenes
that they never expected again to see
Dolly Emerson, once a music-hall singer
Of note. but who has not been on the boards
for long time. is named in the will of
Joseph E. Donnelly Of Kansas as heir to
his estate, which is valued at about 500, 900.
Miss Emerson cannot be located, although
search has been made for her for three
months. 1t seems that the actress won the
affections of the deceased many years ago
and that, while he lost track of her, he re-
membered her handsomely in his will
Adele Ritchie took cab the other day
in New York and told the driver to take
her through 43d street to her theater. When
she found he was going through 42d street
she grabbed the reins and pulled up the