Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

| the nfSt 0m0 IN tine 0nn00 OK the 8t18t
that men Of Cavcasian and African blood
| have worked together on the same play.
Ani.e zorn. IL sDson leading woman
| with Mrs. LIE Mosne. has been engaged fol-
the part of Martha I'm Denman Thompson's
play, The Two ster."
Fiorenx Ziegfeld. IT.. has made PROPOSE
! ton to the De Reszke brothers for a season
! of twenty concerts in this country. The
contract has not however, been closed.
The attraction at the Academy week COM
| mencing August 81 will be the big new
| scenic production Wren Women Love" II
| is story of heart interest beautifully told
Is
| Clara Lipman is to go out in a new
| piece of her own composition. 1t is en-
| titled Fiji Bon Bon," and her managers
| regard it as very clever piece of stage
craft.
"Terance" is the name Of Chauncey Oh
| colts new play for this season. 1t is a
| dramatization by Mrs. E. N. Morgan OF
| Mrs B. NJ. Cookers novel of the same
| name.
| AS soon as John Kernel has finished his
contracted vaudeville dates he is to resume
| his starring tours. William Collier has
promised to lend hand on a comedy to
| be provided for him.
new revolutionary play entitled Paul
| Revere may be produced in New York
soon. 1t is by Dodson l.. Mitchell. who
| last season had the part of Smonides in
Ben Hur."
| Miss Lillian Austin. who won consider
able success last season as the pink
pajama giri'' of KIaw & Erlanger's 'The
Liberty Bellies. has signed a contract with
the Columbia Stock Company of Brooklyn.
Miss Vivian Austin. who was seen in this
city the early part of last season as a men,
Der of the sextette of "Florodora," has
joined the "a Girl from Dixie company.
Little Deyo. who made somewhat of a
success here In 1.-The Girl from Paris and
other musical comedies. is to have Minnie
Ashley's part of the French milliner in "A
Country Girl" John Slavin is to succeed
William Norris in the cast.
Percy HaswelI is to stay in Baltimore for
three weeks, playing stock with Eugene
Ormonde as her leading man. AT the ex-
piration of that period she Is to take The
Favor of the Queen in which she will star,
on tour.
Dorothy Morton says she has forsaken
musical comedy for keeps and has planned
an invasion of the London music halls.
She has sailed for the other side, accom-
panied by ten girls to help her in her sing
ing speciality.
The question over the payment of royal
ties on The Parish Priest" has been set
tied and the play has passed from the
hands of Daniel Sully and Willis Boyer
into the possession of Daniel l.. Hart. 1t
is now to be produced in Boston.
Florence Lester who for two years played
the part of the page in "A Gentleman of
France" has graduated to ingenue. and
will have the role of Sarah Putney in
"Algy," which Vesta Tilley will present
next month in Chicago.
There are five Lady Macbeths who threat
en- to walk in their sleep this season. They
are Mrs Leslie Carter Mrs Fiske, Mary
Campbell. 1t is reported that Margaret
Anglin also has tendency in this direction.
Clyde Fi;ch's "The Climbers is to have
a London production. not, however. with
Amelia Binghamlin the cast. H Reeves
Smith. who appeared in this country in
1.-The Tyranny of Tears and Sydney Val
entine. another Englishman. together with
Lilly Hanbury, are to be seen in the piece
f. c. Whitney has not yet succeeded In
finding a suitable play in which to star
Arthur Forrest. The dramatizatiOn of Ma
RE Corelli's Temporal Power proved I'M
satisfactory. and Mr.. Whitney is waiting
for some one to write play adapted to Mr..
Forrest
1t is stated that although Jas X Hackett
will open his season in the character OF
John Ermine of Yellowstone, in the drama
tization by Louis Evan Shipman of Fred
eric Remington's- novel, that actor has nc
| intention of abandoning his plan of pro
ducing Victor Mapes' spectacular play, al
eXander the Great.
julius Steger, despite the protestations
of Florenz Ziegfeld, jr, who believed he
| had secured the services of the baritone, is
to fulfill his engagement with the Nancy
Brown Company this season. Mr.. Zieg-
| field made him a tempting offer to go with
The Red Feather but Mr.. Steger de-
| cided to follow Miss Cahill.
Some players find a superstitious charm
instead of Jonah in thirteen. Bertha Gal
land has thirteen letters in her name and
so has the title of her new play, Dorothy
Vernon" There are thirteen letters in
Polly Primrose In which Adelaide Thurs
ton stars this season. Mansfield is to pre-
sent "Old Heidelberg" which also has
thirteen letters.
1t is curious how the geography of fiction
will cling to actor. This is again il
Illustrated in Tim Murphys new comedy,
THE Man From Missouri" which will re-
veal him as a politician in Washington.
He has tried to break away from the cap
ital but fate and the dramatists seem to
return him there about every alternate dra-
matte election.
Frances Belmont. who jumped from a
chorus girl to a leading position in Haw-
treys production of "A Message From
Mars" has returned from London to de-
vote some time to the study of elocution
and dramatic art. In the spring she will
make her appearance again in London in
THE Two Schools
George Wilson, the noted minstrel, and a
company which he headed were stranded
this week In Atlanta, Ga, the noted George
being the only one who could get a check
cashed and so return to New York. Some
of the others since heard from friends but
it Is understood that several are still en-
joying the sights of the southern city
There will be only two Desdemonas this
year. despite the apparent popularity of
Shakespeare. Eleanor Robson is to be
one, with the elder Salvin, while Florence
Gale, new star, is to essay the other
with Harry Leighton. Miss Gale appeared
as Flavia in THE Prisoner of Zenda" while
Leighton starred for two years in that pro-
duction.
FlorenZ Ziegfeld. jr.. and Anna Held have
arrived in this country and have brought
with them 'Mademoiselle Napoleon" by
Jean Richepin, which they will present in
New York. The Ziegfeld Opera Company
has secured Grace Van Studdiford for prin-