Evening star., 1902-02-22
as then. 1t is said they were designed by
Michael Angelo.

as then. 1t is said they were designed by
Michael Angelo.
John Dunnes the theatrical manager. who
has been Ill for several weeks with typhoid
fever at Norfolk. Va. Is rapidly regaining
his health.
Mrs. LIE Moyne viii not take the road
again this season and her contract with the
Lfebier company may be Cancelled by mu-
tual consent.
Florence Lloyd has been engaged by
Amelia Bingham to play Mrs. Sillerton in
The Climbers" when it is revived in New
York next Monday night.
Cornelia Roosevelt Scovel. a cousin of
the President, made her professional debut
In an operattc recital at the Waldorf-As-
toria, New York. last night.
Dorothy Morton has permanently retired
from the New York cast of ''F'lorodora" +"
and Maud Williams has been singing the
roles Of Dolores during the past week.
Ellen Terry has been on the stage forty
seven years. having made her first appear
ance as the child Mamilius in The Win
ter's Tale" when only eight years old.
Charles Frohman. accompanied by
Charles b. Dillingham; sailed from New
York last Monday for London. Mr.. Froh-
man will not return until the lst Of July.
Nora O'Brien. who has been in Mrs LIE
Moyne's company, will be Miller Kent's
leading lady for the rest Of the season.
appearing In ''The Cowboy and the Lady
Maud Hoffman. at present leading lady
OF the Colorado company, now playing
in Boston. will shortly resign her position
to prepare for her next seasons starring
tour.
Billy Clifford. the comedian. late of Cliff
ford and Huth, will probably be one of next
seasons stars, appearing in q piece called
The Dudes Elopement." George Wolf Is
the author.
Theresa Vaughn. the actress, who is con-
hned In the insane asylum at Worcester
Mass. has been gradually growing worse
ana 1t Is only question Of time when
death will occur.
Albert Roccardi. in making fall on the
stairs during the duel in "A Gentleman Of
a fractured skull He will be In the hos
pital for q month.
After a years absence. during which
time she was mostly In the hands of an
oculist, Minnie Ashley returned to the
stage last Monday night. taking her old
place in San Toy
Irene Vanburgh and H. B. Irving have
the leading parts in Henry Arthur Jones
new play. THE Princess Nose which
Charles Frohman is to put on at the Duke
of York's Theater. London.
During the recent convention of photog-
raphers in London Helen Grantly's portrait
was selected as the ideal type of Grecian
beauty. Miss GrantIy is the leading lady
for Charles B. Hanford this season.
Little Alfred Klein is once more back in
New York, his improved health allowing
him to leave the sanitorium in which he
was quartered for almost three months. He
will return to the stage next season.
George Primrose. the well-known min
strel. has given 1T out that he will retire
from the stage after one more season. His
contract with Lew Dockstader expires in
1903 and his retirement will be easy.
Virginia Earle brought suit in. a New
York court last week for divorce from her
husband. Frank Lawton, the whistler who
Is now IN London. The application will be
contested. They were married in 1894.
Whether there is anything inimical to
theatricals In the atmosphere of Vassar
College or not. it is said that Rachael
Booth. wife of James T. Powers. is the
only graduate of that institution on the
stage.
In case recently decided in New York
1T was declared that theater tickets are
not "necessaries." The opinion was given
in matter involving the responsibility of
an infant in law for debts he had con-
tracted.
Pneumonia has caused Augustus Thomas
to lose $4,000 in advance payment on plays.
The doctors say Mr.. Thomas must not
work for six months He returned $2OD
to Daniel Frohman alone.
Emma carus has filed papers for divorce
in New York court and the case will be
heard within month. She was married
to a son of the late Hans Mattson, secre-
tary of state for Minnesota, in 1900. They
were separated In three months.
1t is a somewhat curious fact that three
members of Sir Henry Irving's business
staff have been professional musicians.
These are ]. Loveday. the stage manager:
Julian Magnus. the business manager, and
Charles E. Howson. the treasurer.
Katherine Fisher daughter of Alfred
Fisher of the Amelia Bingham company
and Maggie Holloway Fisher of William
Faversham's company. assumed her first
important role last week. playing Nellie
Ogden in The Hon. John Grigsby"
1t was Flora Walsh. the first wife of
Charles Hoyt. the playwright. who helped
secure Maud Adams her first engagement
in the east. and thus started her on the
road to wealth and fame. The two girls
had been school friends in California.
Wnen kn1ghthOod was in Flower is to
tour the country again next season. but in
stead of Julia Marlowe, Efie Ellsler will
have the star role. Miss Ellsler is playing
this season in Barbara Frietchie.'' in
which Miss MarlOwe appeared last year
Happy Ward. of Ward and Vokes re-
Gently scored a rich coup on Old Colony
railroad stock. Ward is said to have cleared
in one day $4,000. These comedians will
doubtless be satisfied if their new vehicle
THE Head Walters, wins that much
money on the entire season.
The date has been decided upon for the
first performance at the Empire Theater
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