Evening star., 1902-08-02
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w: H Thompson is to have a leading part
IN Robert Emmet."
Kathryn Osterman will resume her vaude-
vile tour early in September.
When Forbes Robertson visits this coun-
try he will produce Hamlet"
Chauncey OIcott will appear in "Old Linn
erick Town the coming season.
Margaret Drew, a niece of John Drew.
will make her debut next season
The season of THE Chaperons" will open
at Schnectady' N. Y. September %.
Christie Mcdonald is to be a member of
The Toreador' company next season.
Augustus Pitou has engaged Emile La
Croix for Chauncey Olcott's company.
Frank keenan, is to "star" as "Mr. Doo-
ley in the Frohman production.
Edmund Breese will be the leading man in
the production of Monte Cristo" by James
ONeill.
The Phasey troupe of dancers has been
engaged by Yale & Ellis for "The Evil
Eye"
Julian LEstrange has been engaged by
Charles Frohman for the leading juvenile
part in Iris"
feature of Anna Helds company for next
season.
Frederick Warde will be seen next season
in a leading role in a new society drama
now being written especially for him.
TSah ie
season in William Golfers play, Would
You for Five Milions?'
Walter Jones, Edward Redway, Trixie
Frlganza and Eva Tanguay have been re-
engaged for 1.-THE Chaperons."
Miss Violet Lansing, the niece of Gen.
lansing of Texas, has been engaged for
The StroIers."
Margaret Anglin, whose work in 1.-THE
Forest Lovers was so much admired last
season. wants to play Camille"
E: ]: Connolly and Mrs. Connolly (vir-
ginia Ross) have been secured for import-
ant roles in "Huckleberry Finn"
Otis Skinner has chosen Nanette Comstock
for his leading woman for next season for
his much-heralded production of "Lazarre"
Ida Booth Of the vaudeville team of Daw-
son and Booth, fell from a high pair of
stilts on roller skates recently at Atlantic
City and broke her leg.
Katherine Hutchinson, Amelia Summer
Vile, Henry E. Dixey, Richard Golden and
George Fortesque may be the principals in
revival of E. E. Rices 'Evangeline"
"Coralton," play founded on the Book
OF Mormon" will be produced In Salt Lake
City about the middle of this month with
Joseph Haworth in the leading role.
Maude OdeN is to be a member of the
Baldwin n-Melville stock company next sea-
son. Romeo and Juliet is to be revived,
with Miss Odell as Romeo.
Valerie Bergere has been booked by the
Vaudeville Managers Association for forty
continuous weeks. She will present a one
act play entitled "Billies First Love-"
The vaudeville team of Monroe and wes-
ley has been dissolved. Wesley will so
into the cast of "McFadden's Row of
Flats"
falo Bills Wild West aggregation. is to be-
come theatrical star in a melodrarna
called 1.-The Western Girl"
Isadore Rush has finished her season
with the ''Floradora'' company and has re-
turned to New York She has not signed
for next season
Bessie Eagan. niece of Senator Thurs
ton, has been engaged for a part in the
new play, when Johnny Comes Marching
Home"
May Hengler, who was reported to be dy-
ing in London, Is recovering. The Hengler
sisters were features of the Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast last season.
Miss Gertrude Bennett has been engaged
for 1.-The Sword of the King" which Hen
rietta Crosman will produce at Wallack's
Theater in october.
MARY, Mary, Quite Contrary" is the
title of a new comedy secured for Henrietta
Crosman. The author is a Weli-known
dramatist, and Miss Crosman Is under con-
tract to produce it within one year.
Wallace worsley viii be leading man for
Bertha Galland in her starring tour in
'Notre Dame" A new play is now being
written for Miss Galland by London play
wright
Walker Whiteside has secured a new plav
of the romantic type, with the catchy title
of In the Days of Old, When knights Were
Bold" which he will produce for the first
time in October next
Mr.. sothern has re-engaged Cecilia LOTUS
for next season, and 1t is stated that she
will have an opportunity for considerably
more ambitious work than she has ever
been enabled to undertake heretofore.
The injunction suit of Isador witmark
against Frank L. Perley over the introdTc
tion Of the song, "Bloomin' Lie" in ''The
Chaperons." has resulted in a victory for
the latter, and Mr.. Perley says that he will
now incorporate the song In the score.
The average weekly receipts during the
run of THE Suburban" in Chicago were
$3.50 an exceedingly high figure for the hot
weather period, when 1t Is considered that
the highest-priced seat in Mcvickers is 81
The Suburban. is to be put on for a run
in New York in November
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar. In Foxy
Grandpa" will be seen here during the sea-
son. They will be supported by company