Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

Harry Sloan. last year manager for May
the New York Theater.
George AIDE has finished his latest piece
Peggy of Paris for Manager Savage, and
Ii will have an early production
Elsie De Wolfe will have as press agent
next season Miss Anna Marble, daughter
of the late Ed. Marble the playwright
Mrs. Pat Campbell is reported to have a
play for next season in which the nose of
the heroine bleeds throughout the action of
the three acts.
AL Lipman has been engaged for the
leading support OF M. B. Curtis, who will
appear in The Greenhorn From Breslau'
next season.
Eugene Wellington will manage Billy Van
and Nellie O'Neil next season, when they
go out as joint stars in "Bolivars Busy
Day
Minnie Woodbury., who has been with the
Rogers Brothers all season, has been signed
by Frank Perley for The Chaperons"
company.
Henry f. Dxey and Minnie Ashley will
have the principal parts in the new musical
comedy, The Defender" when it goes into
New York for run.
The role in Rex to be played by Harry
Woodruff next season is said to resemble
his old role of the imp in when We Were
Twenty-One' very much
May Ten Brock. who was unable to act
last season on account of serious accident.
has so far recovered that she expects to re-
turn to the stage next season.
Percy Haswell. it is reported, refused to-
play "Sapho' in st. Paul. 1t was intended
that 'Sapho' should be one of the strong
cards of the st. Paul engagement.
1t is reported that injury to her knee
cap will prevent Hlda Thomas from ap-
pearing again in opera. She will be heard
on the concert and oratorio stage only.
John J. McNally has put the finishing
touches on the new piece for the Rogers
Brothers. and it has been sent to Maurice
Levi, at Mount Clemens, for the musical
trimming.
1t looks though Nixon and Zimmerman
will cast aside Miss Bob White" next sea-
son. as they have given out the report that
they will star Margaret Sylvia in THE
Strollers.
There is likelihood that the Three Lit
tie Maids, which has been running in Lon
don for some months will be seen in New
York in the autumn, with Edna May as the
chief attraction.
Katherine Beneteau has signed contract
to create the leading role in "a Prince of
Tatters" which will be produced next sea-
son. Miss Beneteau was the leading lady in
Robert of Sicily last season.
The furniture, costumes, wigs and other
property of Georgia Cayvan We're sold at
auction in New York last Tuesday. Miss
Cayvan is in an asylum and her two sisters
took charge of the sale.
When George Sydney blossoms out as
star next season he will be seen in farce
comedy, called Busy Izzy." Sydney has
been with Ward and Vokes for the past
two seasons.
Alfred f. Aarons can make a success of
MY Antoinette' with his wife. Josephine
Hall. and Corinne starring, but the ladies
refuse to shine together. The house man.
ayers insist upon the combination and will
take no other.
Blanche Walsh has decided to go out next
season under the management Of Wagon
halls & Kemper, having signed three years
contract with this firm last Monday in
New York. A new play IS being written
fer Miss Walsh by Stanislaus STANCE.
Charles Frohman has decided to play no
more one-night stands combining his op
erations to the larger cities and leasing his
plays to other parties when tour of the
cheaper circuits Is to be made.
Emma Carus has signed a contract to
sing a leading role in THE Defender" the
nautical musical extravaganza. when 1t is
produced in New York. Miss Carus has
given up the idea of going to London and
appearing in the music halls there.
1t has been finally decided that Marie
Cahill and Sam Bernard will be joint stars
next season in a musical comedy called
Robson and Georgia Kane will be In the
support. The piece starts off In New York
about the middle of August.
Whiting Allen, the representative of Bar
mum & Bailey in this country. and who
is we'll known in Washington. was recently
presented with handsome gold, diamond
studded match safe by the employees of the
Sells Bros circus. Mr.. Allen is an old
Sells employe.
tour of Richard Strauss, the famous Ber-
lin composer. Mr.. Strauss will play with
the best orchestras in this country instead
of bringing his own aggregation of musi-
clans. He is not connected with the waltz
famous Strauss family of Vienna.
Roselle Knott is lying dangerously i'll at
the New York Polytechnic Hospital She
for the alienation of an injury caused by
a fall from her horse in Baltimore some
time since, when she was thrown violently
against the stump of a tree.
Ralph Herbert White. jr., the only son
OF a millionaire dry goods merchant Of Bos-
ton, was granted divorce last week from
Lucy Bartlett White, an actress. prominent
in the musical comedies of New York The
divorce was secured in Denver on the ground
of desertion.
Gertrude Coghlan will blossom out as a
star once more next season. She witnessed
several performances Of Alice of Old
Vincennes' and decided the part would fit
her nicely. Negotiations Were at once
opened with Mr.. Frohman. and all the pa
pers signing over the piece to Miss Coghlan
were legalized last week.
Elizabeth Kennedy, who created the part
OF Tintoni in Captain Jinks." was severely
burned while attending performance at a
New York roof garden. Some one lighted a
cigarette and carelessiy threw down the
match without extinguishing 1t. Miss Ken
nedys dress caught fire, and 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that she was saved
from severe burns
Alice Forrest, member of the Herbert
stock company, which is playing in ALBANY.
was discovered unconscious under the stage
of Hermanus Blocker Hall In that civ
Upon examination it was discovered she
had suffered conclusion of the brain and
died soon after being removed to hos
pital. 1t is supposed she fell over trun,
In the darkness. Miss Forrest wa n oor.t,