Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12

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| Thomas Seabrooke has signed & contract
| with Benjamin Harris to play his old part
| in THE FOUNDERS"
The new opera, ''Merrie England" by
Capt Basil Hood and Edward German was
| produced in London with success.
| A report comes from New York that Olga
| Nethersole is to produce 'Sapho" at the
Adelphi Theater in London.
Frances Burkhardt. at one time prima
donna of Frank Daniels company. recently
| died in Boston.
Walter E Perkins will soon produce a
| dramatization of Mary E. wilkins novel,
| Jerome, a Poor Man"
Caste" was played recently in London
by a company made up entirely of promi-
| nent theatrical managers.
E. H Sothern's revival of Hamlet will
/ be presented December % next. II is his
| intention to give the play an unlimited run.
Reports from Cape Town. South Africa
| say that nance ONeil has met with great
success there in La Tosca" and Camille
Bronson Howard is now able to be out OF
| doors few hours each day, although his
condition still causes anxiety. He is shortly
| to go to Palermo from Nice
Mrs. Richard Mansfield sailed for Europe
| today, in company with Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
! Palmer. Mr.. Mansfield will go abroad at
the end of his season.
The new theater being erected by the
| Lambs Club in New York will be the
permanent home in that city of Henrietta
| Crosman.
A drama that may soon be produced is
built upon incidents in the life of Caroline
of Brunswick, wife of George " of Eng
| land.
Gilbert Parker has sold the American
| rights of THE Right of Way to Charles
| F'rohman- The latter intends to star Will
liam Faversham in the piece.
The MurrayLane Opera Company's sea-
son is fast drawing to a close in Boston.
| and arrangements have been made by it for
| a summer season in Denver, Col
Elizabeth Tyree sailed for London last
| Tuesday. and will return early in the fall
| to take up rehearsals for the play "Gretna
| Green" in which she will star next season.
B. F. Keith has given out the statement
| that he is ready to build a theater in Pitts
| burg, the cost of which will be a million
dollars. 1t may be ready for business next
| season.
Lillian Russell and Mrs Leslie Carter are
personal friends, and in celebration of a
| special performance of ''Du Barry Miss
Russell presented the latter with a beauti-
| full brooch of diamonds and pearls.
The Passion Play" has been stopped in
4 Montreal The church spoke through
Archbishop Bruchesi and the management
| of the venture decided that to oppose the
] will Of the faithful would be to enlarge
| travel to the poor house.
| The trouble between the Lyceum and AL
J h3mhra Thpafpr london he
| Of Cecilia Lotus has been settled She will
/ appear. with Sir Henry Irving. In Faust
and the Alhambra will have first call on
| her vaudeville services.
Harry Girard has taken Van Rensselaer,
Wheeler's place in the Dolly Warden"
| company: Manager Whitney and Wheeler
disagreed as to how the part of Captain
| Richard should be played, and the actor
was let out.
England's Oldest actor James Doel. ceIe-
brated his ninety-eighth birthday recently.
| In his prime he played with Edmund kean
and many other famous actors and act
| resses. From his present state Of health he
bids fair to celebrate his century.
| Florence Burns, the alleged slayer OF
Walter Brooks in New York hotel is re-
| ported to have accepted an offer OF 81 900
week to appear on the operate stage. She
| is credited with having an excellent voice
| but the authors of the offer evidently look
| to her notoriety as her strongest drawing
| card.
! Rostand's next play is to be called Joan
| Of Arc 1t is reported to have been re-
served for the debut of society woman
who is said to have paid $500, 600 In advance
for it. Charles Frohman has secured the
rights to 1T for America and Annie Rus
sell Is slated to create the title role.
Fay Templeton, for the past two wears
one OF the strong cards of Weber and
Fields company, is to leave that aggre ga
ton at the close of the present theatrical
season. Miss Templeton is to return to
vaudeville, and is at present considering a
number of sketches.
Ellie Fay, the well-known American SOU
brette, has been ordered to be committed
to the Holloway Jail in London for default
ing in the payment Of a judgment secured
against her for debt. Miss Fay is now in
Paris. The judgment was for a dress
makers bill, and was for only a small
amount.
George Alexander's American tour will
begin in January next, when "Paolo and
Francesca" will be presented in New York.
Mr.. Alexander also intended to produce
THE Importance of Being Earnest" but
has turned the rights of that piece over to
Mr.. Frohman. who will present Charles
hickman and Margaret Anglin in it shortly
In New York.
Not only has Amelia Bingham scored an
other personal success in "a Modern Mag
dalen," but she is being applauded in New
York for affOrding the opportunity to Hen
ry E. Dixey. Wilton Lackaye, Arthur Byron
and other to share honors with her
great many people believe Dixey has made
the hit of his life in this piece
Chicago is to have two new theaters in
about another year. Both of them are TO
be syndicate houses, one Of them to be
located on Randolph street Just east of
Dearborn, and to cost 500 600, while the
present management Of the Dearborn is to
construct another theater near the present
site Of that playhouse.
"A Chinese Honeymoon" a London YER
sion Of Lecoo's operetta Of "Fleur-de-The {"
made known here in the sos as The Pearl
Of Pekin.' Is to be presented some time IN
the near future in New York by Nixon and
zimmerman. Thomas @. Seabrooke. Edwin
Stevens, Annie Yeamans and Adele Ritrhie
are reported to have been engaged for the
Ethel Barrymore had a narrow escape
recently in Boston. She misfook an ex-
tremely strong medicine for a bottle of
spirits of ammonia and took dose before
she discovered her mistake Fortunately
the difference in taste aroused her sus-
picions and prevented the dose from being
a large one. but she had taken sufficient to