Evening star., 1902-08-09
ceeded in being cast in the same produc-

Mile. Saharet, the famous Australian
dancer, has been engaged by Manager Zieg
field as a special feature of the Anna Held
show next season.
Richard F. Carroll has been engaged by
George W. Lederer for one of the prin-
cipal parts in Sally in Our Alley" Dan
McAVoy also has a prominent part.
Julia Dean has been engaged to play the
ingenue part in THE Altar of Friendship,
which Nat c. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
will produce the coming season.
]. Cheever Goodwin. the librettist. who
went into bankruptcy some months ago,
was discharged in a New York court last
Tuesday. His liabilities amounted to about
$1,000.
James O'Neil's play for the coming sea-
son was only finished last week by Harriet
Ford and deals with scenes in Russia fifty
years ago. A title has not yet been decided
upon.
Nat C. Goodwin celebrated his forty-f1fth
birthday last week by giving a banquet to
his friends in London. Many congratula-
tory kilograms were received and replied to
by the merry comedian.
]. L. Toole the veteran English come
dian, celebrated his seventy-Second birth
day recently in London. Sir Henry Irving
and all the prominent English performers
were present.
Pauline French who was a member of
the Augustin DAILY Opera Company, will
shortly visit Europe, where she will spend
six months or so in the study of foreign
languages.
Klaw & Erlanger's Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast company will leave New York
for Chicago the 22d instant opening it's
season at the Illinois Theater Saturday
evening, the 30th instant.
Tn he lot
Mrs. Weldon Grossmith will reach New
York from London and open in the former
city In October, appearing in the big sue
cess, THE Night of the Party" A full
English company accompany the stars.
Manager Lee Shubert, the New York
hustler has secured control of AN Eng
lish Daisy" the musical comedy written
by Seymour Hicks and Walter Slaughter,
and will give it an early production with
big company.
The play that Herbert Hall Winslow has
written for Ezra Kendall is called 'The
Vinegar Buyer" 1t is said to be very
bright. Lottie Altar. Marion Abbott and
Walter Thomas will be in kendalrs sup
port.
Ella Snyder, who has been resting at her
home in Milwaukee, has been engaged for
the principal role in king Highball." Miss
Snyder is under contract to George Lederer,
but the latter waived his claim for the sea-
son to e. E. Rice.
The trouble between Grace Livingston
Furniss and Manager Harris over the play
Mrs jack has been settled through the
Intervention of Alice Fisher, who expects
to star in the piece, and rehearsals started
in New York last Monday.
Carolyn M. Heustis has been re-engaged
to play the part of Dolly in Nam selle
Awkins" next season. Miss Heustis was
the original In this role, and the coming
season will be the fourth during which she
has played the part.
Ethel Barrymore and her brother Lionel
arrived in New York from London last Sat
urday and went Immediately to their
uncles, John Drew, on Long Island. Miss
Barrymore will play a boys part in Car
rOts," a curtain raiser, next season.
It Is now reported in New York that
Rose Coghlan has taken up a residence In
South Dakota for the special purpose of OBJ
tanning divorce from her husband. John
Sullivan The latter. it is said, will not
oppose the application when made.
The prize fighters James Jeffries and
Robert Fitzsmmons have received an Of
fer of $1,000 each per week to appear in
the vaudeville houses and go through light
sparring act. Nothing definite has been de-
cided upon as yet.
Mice and Men" the piece which 1t was
Thought Mauue ADAMS would use next
season. has been turned over to Annie Rus
sell, but the latter will not appear in /.
until the first OF the year when she makes
her first New York appearance.
Toby Claude has been released at her own
request from her engagement with "A Chi
nese Honeymoon" Miss Claude became
tired OF doing nothing and asked Manager
Shubert for her release. which was gladly
given as she receiving a big salary
as understudy to Katie Barry
The controversy over the profits of 'Irlo-
rodora' between John Dunno and Thomas
W. Ryley is still in the courts and wont
come up for trial before November. M.
dunno recently asked the court to increase
Mr.. Ryley's bond to cover future profits of
the musical comedy.
Robert Downing the actor. in San Fran
cisco. Thursday, obtained divorce from
his wife, who Is known on the stage as
Eugene Blair. The petitioner swore that
ms Wlfe deserted him in November, 1898,
and the divorce was granted on the testi-
mohy or the actor and his daughter
Charles Frohman last Tuesday received
a cablegram from Maude Adams who is in
switzerland, saying that she would not be
able to open her season until late in Mo-
vember. Miss Adams has overworked her
self. and 1t will be quite a while before sha
Is In condition to resume her acting
Last Monday Klaw & Erlanger began re-
that will present the unique musical com
edy, The Liberty Bellies" en- tour the com
ing season. This organization will open at
the Chestnut Street Theater in Philadelphia
September g.
Ailsa Craig, who has been engaged for
the revival of The Liberty Bellies the
coming season, is Baltimore society am
ateur. who made quite a reputation as
member of the Garrick Club of that city.
She is daughter of the late Dr. Thomas
Craig of Johns Hopkins University
Willis Granger is playing the title role In
the melodrama Gypsy Jack" which was
presented in New York for the first time
last week. Edwin Stevens is also In the
cast. The plot tells the story of a gypsy
who has been abducted in childhood He
discovers his father in the person of
wealthy gentleman and claims and estab-
fishes his right to valuable estate.
John G. Fisher. who will produce "The
Silver Slipper" the new musical comedy
by the authors of "FIorodora," has en-.
gagged majority Of the principal members
Of the company, which will number 15O
persons Edna Wallace Hopper Cyril
Scott, Sam Bernard, Mckenzie Gordon.
one of the best known choir singers in New
York, and the French soprano. Mile Maide
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