Evening star., 1902-03-22

| Frank Worthing is no longer member
| of the Amelia Bingham company. His part
/ in "A Modern Magdalen' was not To MIR.
Northlng S liking and he decided to quit.
| Though he did not draw too well in some
| cities, the tour of Henry Irving which has
just closed is reported to be the most sue
cessful he ever played in this country.
Kirke La shelle will shortly produce a
new war play with the title Comrades in
Alarms" It's author is Eugene Walters, a
! former caValryman.
Brooklyn is to have a new theater for
the opening of next season. Something like
| $250OO0 has been paid for the ground and
| the edifice will cost about 100000.
| 1t is stated that Charles Frohman owns
2:;4 plays and is the manager of thirty
seven stars. besides owning the proprietary
rights to 567 actors and actresses.
Reports from Pittsburg and Cleveland
where James X. Hackett put on The
| Crisis say that the piece is a failure and
| will have to be rewritten before again pro-
| duced.
| A London lawyer was recently sentenced
| to five years penal servitude for defrau
| ing Connie Gchrst, late of the Gaiety
| Theater. and now the Countess of Orkney,
| out of $4,000
| Yvette Guilbert's novel. LA Vedette, q"
| which has just come out in Paris, draws a
| vivid picture Of the life Of the Partisan
| concert hall singers, their trials hardships
| and temptations.
| 1t was under Gen. Methuen that Sergeant
| Campbell, the husband of Mrs. Patrick
| Campbell, was killed in battle two years
ago in the Transvaal, leaving her with two
| children.
Hilda Thomas will desert vaudeville and
| be one or next season stars. appearing in
play called The F'isherman's Daughter,
| written by Milton Mobiles and Stanley
| Wood. Lou Hall will be the leading man.
A prominent London manager locks the
| doors of his theater on the rise Of the cur
| tain and does not open them until the end
| Of the act He does it with a view to end
| ing the later-comer nuisance.
vaudeville for the time being. and will have
| a prominent part in the comic opera, cap
of Fortune" which will be produced for
| the first time in Boston tonight.
| Henry w. Savage will produce for the
| first time on any stage The Prince of Pill
| sen," in Boston, May l.. Pixley and
Luders, the authors Of THE Burgomas-
ter" are responsible for the piece.
| May Buckley. who has been pla.-ing lead
| ing roles with the Frawley Company on
| the Pacific coast, will resign about the mid
Il. "A
| York engagement is said to await her.
| The Weber & Fields. burlesque on ''Du
Barry" called "Du Hurry" has been scored
| quite freely by the New York critics, but
| praise is given Fay Templeton for an un-
| usually clever imitation of Mrs. Carter.
| David Lythgoe. the tenor of the Frank
Daniels Opera Company, has handed in
his resignation and accepted a part with
1.-The Wild Rose" which George w. Lederer
will soon present for the first time in Phil
adelphia.
George c. Tyler and w F. Connor of the
| Liebler company left New York last Tues
day for Chicago to arrange the final de-
tails of The Hunchback" production to be
made next month in the windy city by
Viola Allen.
Dan McAvoy. the Irish comedian. has
filed suit at LOckport. n. Y, contesting the
will of his wife. Jessie May. who recently
died. The pair were man and wife but
estranged Miss Mays estate was valued
at 5000. all of which was willed. to her
| mother.
Maude Huth. recently of Clifford and
Huth, has given out the announcement
that she will be married to Thomas j.
Ryan. the comedian. on the Both of this
month Miss Huth was divorced from Billy
Clifford last January.
mice got into one of Corinne's trunks and
destroyed about $500 worth of silk tights
She has been engaged for a leading part in
| George w. Lederers forthcoming produc-
ton of The Wild Rose"
J. X. Murray and Clara Lane have scored
many successes in opera in Boston and are
essaying some rather more pretentious
roles than they tried while in this city re-
Gently. This week they are putting La
Traviata" and scored very creditable no.
tices for their work.
When Henrietta Crosman makes her re-
vival of Sardou's "A Scrap of Paper. Ar
thur Forrest will be her leading man. News
also comes from New York that Forrest
and Richard Mansfield have adjusted their
little differences ard that the former will be
the latter's leading man next season.
Last Wednesday. in Philadelphia, Mr.
Sothern saw his wife. Virginia Harmed for
the first time in Alice of Old Vincennes''
at an afternoon performance. Thursday af-
terEoon Mr. Sothern gave special matine"
so that his wife could witness his work i'm
"If Were a King" for the first time
A new play from the pen Of Fitzgerald
Murphy. entitled THE Power of the Cross"
received it's initial production at Elizabeth,
N. J., last Monday night and scored a big
hit 1t is a drama of the Way Down
East order. Victory Bateman plays the
leading role.
Mrs James Brown Potter is to return to
the part Of 'sCalypOsO" in the London pro-
duction Of Ulysses" which she gave up a
montha ago. Beerbohm Tree il presenting the
play and his wife objected at that time to
Mrs Potter.s impassioned acting. The
piece has failed to create a sensation and
Mrs Trees objections being overcome It Is
expected that Mrs. Potters acting may put
the play on the road to success.
Denman Thompson tried to make Sydney
Ellis "Rich and Poor" go, but failed
When time came to return the play to
Ellis the actor-manager could not produce
1t, and now he Is a defendant in a suit 10
recover $5,OO9. the value placed on the piece
by its author. A contract was signed by
Thompson with Ellis. which makes the case
look blue for the former.
Arthur Laws new play, "a Country
Mouse" which was recently produced in
I.andon. and il soon to be pyese nted In tht,
country. appears to be an occasionali.,
amusing. but wholly artificial and not TN,
scrupulous piece. The heroine Is pretty