Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22

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and youths being clothed In ANTIQUE cos
TUNES with appropriate scenery
ASIDE
Richard Harding Davis novel, Captain
Mackin'' is to be dramatized by Franklin
Fyies.
Peggy From Paris" will start about De-
cember l.
Elsie De Wolf recently secured the
American rights for the latest London COM
edy, Mrs. Willoughby's kiss
Merri Osborn has been engaged for the
role which Eta Butler was to have played
in 1.-The New Clown" in Dan Days COM
pany.
Major Robert P. p Wainwright. 9Th Cav
airy, who died recently In Manila from
heart disease, was a brother of Marie
Wainwright.
Helen Grantley has decided to shelve
Her Lord and Master and continue the
season with Clyde Fitch's .'The Girl and
the Judge"
Henry Miller has bought Richard Har-
ding Davis dramatizat ton of one of his
own novels and will present it about the
first Of the year.
Sherrte Matthews, the former partner of
Harry Bulger, has suffered another para
iytie stroke and is in sanitarium at In
nanapolis, Ind, his home.
After almost winning her fight with
severe attack Of typhoid fever Marie Dress
Ter had severe relapse last week as re-
a hq nf Snt
Jane Van Buskirk resigned from the
Louis Mann ''Hoch, the Consul company
last week, giving as a reason that the star
was too eccentric to get along with
Edward. E. Rice has almost all the de-
tails arranged to star Nestor Lennon and
Corona Ricardo in a dramatization Of
Beatrice Harraden's novel, Ships Tha.
Pass in the Night"
Francisco leading lady for Henry Miller
In his entire summer repertoire, Is acting
In a similar capacity in that stars present
road tour of 'Heartsease.
When Amelia Bingham went to Clyde
Fitch for her first play it is said that the
| latter dumped six completed manuscripts
into her lap and read three OF them before
she accepted ''The Climbers"
George H. Primrose the well-known min
strel, recently celebrated his f1ftieth BIRTH
day in st. Louis, a banquet being rendered
the Primrose and Dockstader company by
his wife.
Otis Skinner, Mrs. LIE Moyne and Julia
Marlowe may be associated next spring.
after the close of the regular season, in a
| revival Of Robert Brownngs "a Blot on
| the 'Scutcheon."
ARIZONA" is being played through the
British provinces and is reported to be doing
a tremendous business, the working class
| of Birmingham in particular taking great
interest in the American piece.
Richard Ganthony, the author of "a Mes
| senger From Mars" has written what he
! calls new romantic play entitled THE
| Prophecy" which will be given its first
production in England about December l.
| Four seasons ago Minnie Ashley Grace
Freeman and Helen Marvin were chorus
| girls, while today they have the principal
| parts in the big New York success, "A
! Country Girl
| Eta Butler, the clever comedienne, who
was assigned prominent part with Dan
| Daily in THE New Clown" Is down with
| the typhoid fever and was taken to the
| Roosevelt Hospital In New York.
| "The Silver Slipper" has evidently made
| good In New York, as the receipts for
the last two weeks have increased over the
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| New York ala season.
Eleanor Robson made a splendid start
with Audrey" at Richmond Va. last Mon
| day night. The house was packed to the
| doors and the dramatization of Mary John
| ston's novel is reported to be very clever.
| Olga Nethersole has secured the English
rights to More Than Queen" produced in
| this country several years ago by Julia Ar
| thur and will probably present it in Lon
| don around the holidays.
| Richard Dorney, the business manager
| Of Hackett's The Crisis" has resigned.
| Mr.. Dorney was with Augustin Daily TWEEN
| t. years, but he and Mr.. Hackett disagreed
| as to the proper management Of the COM
pany.
The recent benefit in New York for Mabel
| Bouton, who is languishing in hospital
| in that city, is said to have netted some
! thing like $780, There were more volun-
| teers than could be got on the stage from
l till o'clock
| Olive Celeste Moore will continue as lead
| ing contralto for the Bostonians throughout
| the season. She was engaged professionally
| and has proved such worthy successor to
| Jessie Bartlett Davis that she is indefi-
! nitely retained
The Yale students drifted back to New
York after last Saturdays victory over
! tiers, 1.-The Chinese Honeymoon - 1.-The Sill
| yer Slipper" and Weber & Fields getting the
| majority.
| Frank Mckee has secured from H. j. w.
| Dam a new comedy, entitled Skipper &
| Co.. Wall Street. 1t Will probably be .ut
| on the stage by the first Of the year with
| Maclyn Arbuclsle In the principal role.
Gerald Robertshaw, who recently came
from England to be the leading man for
| Julia Mariowe, is reported to have had a
| quarrel with the stars manager and has
| returned to London. He evidently would
| not fit into the Gable dramatization, 1.-The
Cavalier"
| Johnny Page. the diminutive comedian
| who had to resign from the Sleeping
| Beauty and the Beast" on account Of Ill
ness and go to Mt. Clemens to recuperate,
| Is perorted to be getting well rapidly and
| will be back on the stage before the year
| Is out.
1t Is now stated that Stuart Robson will
| appear next season in a dramatiZatlon of
Charles Dana GibSon'S series of sketches