Evening star., 1902-01-11


Weber and flslds wnl handle ..Du Barry"
snd Mrs, Leslie Carter IN their next bur
lesQue-
ciety OF Rome ninety original WORKS were
sent in.
Billy Emerson, the old-tirne minstrel, is
In want In San Francisco. ana wili be given
New York city capitalists are thinking Sc
riously OF erecting a building for a perms-
nent circus.
Mrs Leslie Carter says she never forgets
that her first and stanchest friends were
the gallery gods"
Ezra Kendall is TO be one OF next seasons
stars. The Liebler Company viii handle
the managerial reins.
The Barnum-Baney show Is said 70 have
netted PROFIT spproSimating SSJOOOO as a
result OF Its first year abroad
The Music Han and Columbia Thester.
Boston. have advanced their prices OF ad-
mission. good sign of prosperity.
Henrietta crosman has been personally
directing the rehearsais of Joan OF the
shoals in Boston during the past week.
Joseph Sparks left the May Irwin Com
| pany last month. and now Jacques Kruger
Is mentioned as another possible deserter
Mildred Holland has a new play. 1.-THE
LILY and the Prince" II has to do with
Rome and Its nobility several centuries ago
Joseph b. Polk. an old-time actor was
found dead In bed st a hotel In Baltimore
last Sunday. His death was caused by
apopiexy
The statement that the women Of the
college Endowment Association in Milwau-
kee refused to have Clara Morris lecture
Tor them because she had been an actress
| is denied.
Edwin Arden has secured an engagement
with San Francisco stock company, and
will play leading roles there until the end
or the season.
Peter F. Daily has made a joke. Since
he has gone into continuous vaudeville be
says he has dropped the Peter f. and may
be known as Twice Daily.
1t is stated that In the Island OF Heligo-
land. where Richard Mansfield was born
no person under sixteen years OF age Is
| permitted to enter theater.
r. A. Barnets latest musical comedy.
which is to be produced for the first time
In Boston by the Cadets of that city, is to
be called THE Show Girl"
Laura Burt, who has been In a New York
| hospital for the past six weeks is slowly
recovering her health, and may appear
again on the stage next week.
William Collier won't appear in Harry
Blossom and Clay Greene's Checkers" af-
ter all Mr.. Collier says the piece Is not
TO his liking In It's present shape.
When May Irwin retires from the stage
next season, II is stated that Florence
Reed, daughter of the late Roland Reed
VIII star In the Irwin repertory.
Deputy sherifrs got after Walter Jones in
Boston for an old Indebtedness, and, plead
ing sore throat as an excuse the come
| dian Immediately left for Chicago.
San Toy ran for 500 consecutive per-
formances at Daly's Theater In London and
was then only taken OF because an exten--
| sion OF time could not be secured for IT,
Stella Hammerstein, daughter Of Oscar
made her debut on the stage last Tuesday
night In Frohman's 'Frocks and Frills"
Paul Kesters new play "Madernoiselle
Mars. will be produced In London by Mrs.
Langtry two weeks from tonight The
piece will have an elaborate presentation.
william H. West the welI-knovn min
strel, is suffering from smokers cancer
and, although his present condition is not
critical, it is feared that he cannot recover.
E. d. Stair will put forward George sid
ney as a star next season in a musical COM
/ edy- Mr.. Sidney has been big success
with Ward and Yokes in Hebrew imita-
| tions.
Charles Frehman says that he intends to
have a French theater in New York CITY
and hopes to have the aid of NJ Coquelin
in the idea and perhaps in the manage
ment
A New York report says that John w
Dunno has been offered $1,000 by Fisher e.
Ryley as compromise in his suit against
the latter for portion of the profits OF
"Florodora."
Mrs. Patrick Campbelrs Chicago engage
ment has been a big success. II Is esti-
mated that $3S. 600 was taken in on two
weeks play, and this with the big Sunday
crowGs eliminated.
Ormond H. Butler of this city has Joined
the forces of Stuart Robson as acting bust
ness manager. Mr.. Butler was until re-
Gently business manager of Daniel Froh-
mans company.
E. H. Sothern's engagement in Chicago
was the second largest, financially in the
history OF Powers Theater. Some years
back Joseph Jefferson carried of the rec
ord with $4,000 for the week.
Joseph wheelock, jr., who went west to
recuperate from a threatened attack OF
consumption. is said to have almost recov-
cred from the ailment. but will hardly re-
sumo acting before next season.
during the brief tour OF the No 2 company.
has been engaged for the leading role IN
Arizona" soon to be presented In London.
The company left New York today.
Frank Smith, for several years connected
with the box office of the National Theater,
has assumed charge Of that portion Of the
business for Manager Berger at the La
fayette Square.
A new play entitled "A woman's Sacri-
fee, of the Second Wooing." is to be put
on the stage soon In Boston. 1t is by two
Cleveland Ohio, writer's
Mrs. Richard Clawson, widow or a well
known Jockey. and daughter Of Jimmy
Mclaughlin, has made her debut on the
stage as a member of Otis SINNERS COM
pany In Francesca da Rimini-"
The Liberty Bellies" have struck the
fancy of the Boston theater-goers and big
houses were the rule during the past week
Lou Middleton, one of the merry, merry"
has been given song and made big hit.
All whelan. who has been doing the prin-
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