Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26
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E. H. Sothern will sail for EuroI

E. H. Sothern will sail for Europe May 3d.
| Elsa Ryan, formerly with Days Musical
| Company, is to star next year in Nevada.
Nat. Goodwin is now said to aspire to
| Robert Downings old role Of the 'Gladia-
| tor"
Next season the Bostonians are to revive
| Robin Hood" with many of the orig
| inal cast as can be got together.
Dan McAvoy, the comedian. ana Mabelle
| Gilman are engaged, the marriage taking
place next fall.
| When Mrs. Patrick Campbell comes to
| this country next season she VIII be her
own manager.
The regular season In New York. It is
| said. Will close earlier than usual on ac-
| count Of the dearth OF good shows.
| Amelia Bingham has forfeited 1900 and
| returned Hearts Af1ame" to its author,
Mrs Robert T. Haines.
| John Slavin, now with 1.-THE Liberty
| Bellies" has signed to play the title role in
| THE Wizard Of OF" in Chicago during the
| summer.
| The death Of Georgia Cayvan, who has
| been in a private sanitarium in Flushing,
| L. l., for some time past, is expected at any
time.
| Jerome Sykes of Foxy CUTLER" fame,
| the man of preternatural sagacity, Is re-
| ported to have been buncoed out Of $40 in
! New York at the ancient film fam game.
| Dave Warfield was born in San Fran
| cisco of humble parentage. While many
suppose him a Hebrew, his mother only
was of that faith.
1.-THE Last Appear failed to please the
New Workers, and it will soon be replaced
by Ed Rice's THE Show Girl" a musical
comedy.
John Henshaw, who has been Playing
Francis Wilson's old part in The Stroll
lers,'' has made a big hit and the piece
will go out again next season.
lillian Nordica has brought suit against
the Southern railroad for $4,000 for alleged
injuries received some time ago In a railway
collision in the south.
John Craig. formerly with Mrs. Fiske as
Angel Clare in Tess of the D'Cbervilles"
has been engaged for the revival of that
play in New York.
San Toy" will close its engagement at
Days Theater in New York May 3. on
which occasion it will celebrate its 200th
performance at that playhouse.
A we'll defined report comes from London
Sir Henry Irving, is to wed Alice Nelson,
the comic opera singer.
1.-THE Ways of Susan" Is the title Of play
Eugene Presbrey has written for and had
accepted by Henrietta Crossman. The play
is described as being modern comedy"
Wilson Barrett's new melodrama, recent
ly produced in Australia, is called THE
Never, Never Land 1t may land" never
theless.
Rose Osborne, once the leading lady of
Thomas w. Keene. committed suicide last
Tuesday by jumping in the East river at
New York. Her mind was unbalanced.
Laura Bigger, who inherited $500 900 from
Henry NJ. Bennett, who recently died in
Pittsburg, has given out the information
that she will not return to the stage.
A new burlesque, '"The Wonderful Wiz
ard Of o. written by Frank Baum, a
| Chicago newspaper man. will have it's first
presentation in the windy city about
June 1.
Tom. Lewis. Sam Ryan and Maud Huth
have signed contracts to star Jointly next
season in farce comedy called 1.-The Ma
1or and the Judge" The supporting COM
pany Will be q strong one
A report comes from Chicago that Jennie
Dunn (Mrs. Ezra KendalD will rejoin her
DTOIueT Arthur next season, presenting the
sketch In which they were popular some
years ago.
Marion Manola is very i'll in the City Hos
pitai in Boston. She was taken there last
week on an emergency call and has been
treated since for internal trouble. The ply
| sicians report her condition as serious.
Frank Oakley. a clown in Forepaugh and
Sells circus, was married to Nellie Dunbar
In Brooklyn last week. Miss Dunbar Is
well known on the vaudeville circuit one
OF the Dunbar Sisters.
A Baltimore scribe gets off this hard
shot at Richard Mansfield: Arrangements
are being made for Mansfield to pay part
Of the debt this nation owes England by
inficting 'Beaucaire' upon that people"
George Lederer's 1.-The Wild Rose" was
given its first presentation in Philadelphia
last Monday night, and is said to have
scored a big hit. Eddie Foy, Irene Bent
ley, Marie Cahill and Albert Hart all had
congenial roles.
Joseph Buckley has obtained the dramatic
rights of Catherine Catherwood's novel,
''Lazarre." Otis Skinner and Aubrey Bouci-
cault will undertake the dramatization of
the book, with view to producing play
for Mr.. Skinner next season.
Maude Fsealy has withdrawn permanently
from William Gillette's theatrical company.
Miss Fealey sailed Immediately for this
country upon the termination Of her con-
tract with Gillette and will play for eight
weeks in stock company in San Francisco.
Estelle Darling is the new prima donna
of 1.-THE Sultan of Sulu.'' She is claimed
| to be discovery of Henry w. Savage Her
predecessor, Miss Mckinney, has been
transferred to 1.-The Prince of Pilsen.' now
In rehearsal.
'The Little French Milliner,'' recently