Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

persons. Of this vast throng only fifteen
were men. and l never received so much APP
plauSe in my life
In the person of Wallace Munro who pre-
sents Andrew Robson at the Lafayette
next week, new managing director of
theatrical productions is coming into the
public eye. In addition to Richard Car
vel,' Mr.. Munroe has out production of
Rupert of Hentzau," and is about to
launch his most pretentous undertaking.
new play by F. Marion Crawford
"Unorna,' in which Mrs. Bruno, a western
actress of note, will be starred. Mrs
Bruno has but recently completed a tour in
Sardou's ''Theodora.'' "Unorna" is a
dramatization of Mr.. Crawford's story
The Witch of Prague" the drama being
based on an incident in the novel The
novelist himself made the stage version
in collaboration with Espy Williams Mrs
Bruno has been spending part of the sum-
mer at Mr. Crawford's summer villa ut
Sorrento. Italy, discussing daily with him
the details of the production, especially
IN relation to the mystic and occult at
mosphere of the piece. The title is de-
rived from the appellation of "UnOrna,"
the high priestess of the Indian temple
about whose fortunes the plot revolves,
and 1t is only natural that there should be
manifested psychological problem in the
play.
The scenery is being built by Richard
Marsten of Wallack's Theater, New York,
who made the production of Henry W.
for Mansfield. The play will probably be
seen in Washington during the season.
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]. Sheldon Landon, who is in this city rep
resenting "A Rose o Plymouth Town" re-
ceived the following telegram from New
Britain, Conn, where the play was first
produced Thursday night:
Immense hit. Thirteen curtain calls.
Dupree and entire company bully.
w. G. SMYTH."
Phroso, the mysterious vaudeville attrac-
ton. soon to be seen at Chase's, Is passing
through the vaudeville houses of the coun-
try, attracting and mystifying the theater-
goers wherever seen. This American-Euro
pean sensation. which originated in this
country, yet won its reputation abroad, has
appeared on this side of the water at Ham
mersteins roof garden, New York city, at
the conclusion of the last spring season for
a six weeks engagement, and among the
habitues of that popular place Phroso
aroused no end of curiosity, and thousands
attempted to solve the riddle of the figures
identity, whether it is that of a living man
or an electrical doll with a monograph
talking machine inside. C. II. Webster,
the manager and discoverer of Phroso,
vouches for the statement that wealthy
New Yorker, a dabbler in things mystic
ard esOteric, became so curious that he Of
fered S. 600 for the secret. Mr.. Webster
finally consented upon the condition that
the secret should not be revealed until a
given time, and that then only from the
pen of this dilettante, who has often con-
tributed articles upon eastern magic to the
leading magazines Mr.. Websters expert
ence in this particular is much like that of
the great Hermann, now departed, and Of
the present Madame Hermann, his success
sOr, and also of kellar. They have often
been approached by these wealthy dabblers
in the occult, SO far as it relates to the do
main of public exhibition, and they have
often sold the secret of some of their most
wonderful tricks for considerable sums
KelIar has told of the thousands he re-
ceived for divulging the details of his IA
nous basket trick. Hermann, the Great
will be remembered as having received a
large amount of money from well known
for the secret of his trunk trick which he
received under the stipulation that 1t should
not be given out at public exhibitions or
exploited in the newspapers. Mr.. Webster,
according to his own statement, which may
be believed in the light of the experience Of
others, is So 900 richer than he was and
the price Is not nearly so dear as has been
paid over and over again in the past for
the qualification of curiosity. The story of
Blue Boards wife clinches this statement.