Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08

Edna Wallace Hopper is out with the an
nouncement that the title of the musical
comedy in which she will star next season
is THE Gold Digger"
Jerome K Jerone's Miss Hobbs has
been translated into the Russian Language
and will soon be presented in st. Petersburg
by orders of the car.
Billy Clifford, who was recently divorced
from his wife. Maud HUH, says that he
wal shortly be married to Miss Evelyn Cor
bin of Minneapolis
Notwithstanding the fact that Willie Col
Iier has played "On the Quiet something
like 800 times, he has not yet missed a
single performance.
Frank ]. Perley will produce new mu-
steal comedy entitled 1.-The Wild Rose" at
the Garrick Theater, Philadelphia, next
month.
Selma Herman is announced as one OF
next seasons stars. appearing in For the
Red Cross" an emotional drama of the
civil war.
famous old time actor-manager, is men,
Der of the Murray Hill Stock Company, in
New York.
1t is now reported in New York that
musical comedy lis being written around
'Huckleberry Finn in which Jerome Sykes
will star next season.
Olga Nethersole will probably play in this
country next season, her coming to Amer
lea depending upon whether she can OBJ
tain a new Play or not.
Louise Drew. who, by the way, was
named after her grandmother, is making
quite success in THE Second in COM
mand' with her father, John Drew.
Eddie Cook, who is now at the head of
one of the king Dodo' companies, ana
Miss Allene Crater OF the FRANK DANES
company reported to be engaged.
Paul Kester has dramatized Mark Twain's
'"rom Sawyer" Charles Frohman Will pre-
sent 1T next season, but as yet the actor
for the title part has not been selected.
The Bostonians have scored a great sue
cess with MAID Marian in New York. and
it is more than likely that the company will
finish the season in the big metropolis.
Dewolf Hopper may appear in vaudeville
next summer, as several western houses
have offered him exceptionally big money
for few weeks engagement.
Jacob Wells. who manages theaters in
Norfolk and Richmond, has been sued for
5000 by NJ. B. Leayftt, for refusing to
play ''Mazeppa" at his houses last fall.
ARIZONA" had its first performance In
London last Monday night before very
most pronounced success for piece and COM
pany.
Stuart Robson will put forward ''The
Comedy of Errors next season as his prin-
cipal piece. Wagenhals & kemper are also
to exploit two well-known stars in the
piece.
The Eugene Cowles Opera and Concert
Company has been organized and will soon
take the road. Andrew Mccormick and
Edmund Stanley are also Interested with
Mr.. CoWleS in the venture.
1t is more than probable that the trouble
between John W. Dunno and Fisher and
Ryley over the rights to 'Fioradora" will
be settled out of court. This means very
large sum of ready money for Mr.. Dunno.
Richard Garlic the clever musical come
dian, has tied himself up for two years
with the syndicate that controls The
Burgomaster' and king Dodo." Special
pieces are to be written for him.
Kate Lester, who had to resign from the
Mary Mannering company last November
on account of Illness, was only able to
leave a New York hospital last week for
her home at White Plains to recuperate.
One of the members of the Eugene Blair
company was stricken with smallpox at
Port Huron, Mich, last week and the en-
tire aggregation was quarantined for three
days in small house on the outskirts of
the city.
Ethel Barrymore is reported to be again
engaged, not, however, after the usual
style of theater engagement. This is said
to involve the heart, but no further desig-
nation is given of the gentleman in the
case than that he is IAN eastern man"
King Edward WI, Queen Alexandra,
Princess Victoria and the Prince and
Princess Charles of Denmark witnessed the
London production of Mice and Men" last
visit to a theater since the death Of his
mother.
The success Of 'The Sleeping Beauty and
bringing over from London the latest PAN
tonime. "Bluebeard." 1t won't be seen
until next season, and then in the borough
of Manhattan alone.
Lfebler & Company suspended the free
list when kyrle Belfew presented The
School for Scandal IN New York last
week and John Drew, who was anxious to
pay for two seats. the first he ever bought
in his stage career.
The triple star alliance of Viola Allen.
Otis Skinner and James O'Neill. who were
to appear in 1.-THE Hunchback." having
fallen through, combination for a star
tour is talked of between Mr.. Skinner and
Grace George and two other well-known
favortes
Aubrey Bouccault, who is the Paolo in
Otis SINNERS revival of Francesca da
Rimin,' has in his possession the uncom-
pleted manuscript of original work on
Shakespeare by his father, the late Dion
Boucicault. This posthumous work will
probably find it's way into print at an early
date.
Maggie Cline the Irish nightingale" |
warbler of robust Celtic melodies, will bring 1
herself and the celebrated Mr.. McCloskey, |
who was changed from a standing position |
to Chase's during the week Of March IL |
Miss Cline always demands that real bricks 4
be used on st. Patriek's day tie create the 4
uproar behind the scenes that forms ono. \
of the most attractive phases of the song
She says to see bricks in the air on st
Patriek's day makes things seem more 4
homelike.
M u SiCAL ME NTIONa
The piano recital at the New Willard by
Mr.. Angelo c. Fronani was attended by a
large and very fashionable audience, which /
included the Rl,SSiap AVID Jta1;ap a,,,t.eva /