Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26

year They will come east by easy stages
over the regular vaudeville route.
George Edwardes and Charles Frohman
made their long-promised production of
Madame Sherry in London last Wednes-
day night, and success is reported The
piece is like the typical French farce set to
music, and in spots is dull and risque. Nor
ma Whalley, who is well known in this
country. plays a prominent part in the
piece and received fattering notices.
"a Captain of Navarro" costume play
by w. d. Eaton, has been successfully pro-
duced by Melbourne Mcdowell out west
Myron Baker recently of the firm of
Armstrong, Baker & Armstrong, the we'll
known cyclists, recently returned to his
home in this city, and is perfecting cycle
whirl which he will operate by himself over
the Keith circuit, starting out shortly after
the holidays. Mr.. Baker has the apparatus
set up in a house in South Washington, and
will shortly give an exhibition before the
members of the local press. Friends of Mr..
Baker who have seen the new act predict
a sensation when it is brought out.
,Mostyn Piggotts "All Fletchers Fault"
which will she lily be produced in London,
is said TO have some of the whimsical quail
tiles found in j M. Barries The Admira-
bic Crichton" and Little Mary
tine Secret of Polichinello," the comedy
by Pierre Wolff. which is. at the present
be given a hearing in America in the near
future. James x. Hackett is about to
start rehesTsals of this Partisan piece and
it is to be given an elaborate presentation
in New York.
Rehearsals for THAT Man and l." in
which Robert billiard is to star, are going
on daily in New York, and the piece will
have it's first presentation in Buffalo, Janu-
airy Is. H. Reeves Smith. who was Ethel
Barrymores leading man in Captain
Jinks.' will have prominent part in the
new play.
'Harriet's Honeymoon by Leo Ditrich-
stein. was given it's first presentation on
any stage in Philadelphia recently by Mary
Mannering and her company, and success
is reported.
Miss Louie F'rear. who has been playing
Ell FL in the London production of ''The
Chinese Honeymoon ever since its first
presentation there, has had trouble with
her manager, Frank Curzon, and resigned.
Israel Zangwill has made arrangements to
write an original play for Cecilia LOTUS
and she may appear in it in this country
next season.
Miss Izetta Jewell arrived in Washington
this week to assume the role of Elizabeth
Meade in Paul Revere" Miss Jewell is
described as player of experience and
fine personality.
Blanche Ring has failed to please the
patrons of the London music halls and has
been compelled to go into musical comedy.
William Faversham and his company are
busily engaged rehearsing a new play en-
titled Richard Brinsley Sheridan" writ
ten by an English woman and purchased
by Charles Frohman, while in London last
summer. The success of 'Iord and Lady
Algy. in New York. has given Mr.. Faver-
sham and his company ample opportunity
to work out the new piece.
Pat Rooney has deserted Mother Goose"
and will once more go back into vaudeville
although he said he was done with the con-
tinuous forever.
The English rights of Dorothy Vernon
of Hadden Hair have been sold to Julia
Nelson and Fred Terry by ]. Fred Zim-
norman, who is agent for Charles Major
and Paul Kester who adapted the book.
If the stage censor does not interfere the
piece will be presented in London next sea-
son.
'The Runaways and "a Girl from
Dixie" will close their seasons in New York
next Saturday night. Irene Bentley goes
to London f0r rest of a couple of months
and will next appear over there as the
leading lady in The Billionaire." FAY
Tempfeton will shortly be brought out in a
new musical comedy.
Adelaide Manola, the daughter of Marion
MaroIa, has been promoted to the leading
role in ''Florodora," now held by Isadore
Rush.
When the New York run of THE Office
BOY comes to an end Louise Cunning will
leave the company, as her new husband is
twealthy and she refuses to travel
The Shubert Brothers last Tuesday signed
contracts under which the Columbia Thaa
ter. Boston, passes under the control of
Stair & Havlin. These latter gentlemen
want more popular price houses in Boston.
having already control of the Majestic
Theater and the Music Hall
AS the contract between Willie Collier
and Charles Frohman does not go into eff
feet until next fall, the actor has deci led
to make a tour with "A Fool and His
Money" under his own management.
Thirty pantomimes in addition to several
fairy plays are now running In London, and
Will continue well into the new year.
Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra"
one act of which the stage society of Lon
don Will probably produce in that city next
season with Forbes Robertson and Ger
trude Elliott in the title roles, is now be-
ing played in Berlin. This makes the
fourth or fifth of this authors dramas in
troduced to German playgoers.
MY Lady Molly will reach it's 30Oth per-
Torrance in London when it is withdrawn
January . next
Haddon Chambers. the author of Annie
Russeirs new play. THE Young Mrs.
Parting sailed Cor London from New
York today. Mr.. Chambers viii superin-
tend rehearsals in London in the same
piece.
Charles Frohman has so much confidence
that Ethel Barrymore will please the En-
glish that he will present her In London
next spring in her old success, Captain
jerks"
Anna Held has failed to please the New
Workers. or more properly speaking her
new play, MAN selie Napoleon, and
result instead of playing seventeen weeks
there she will stay only seven, Amelia
Bingham taking the other ten off her
hands.
If Weber & Fields can buy off the con-
tracts row in existence, Charles j. Ross
and Mabel Fenton will return to their music
hall in the near future to help out in the
buriesques that are soon to be produced.
Mr.. Ross and Miss Fenton are conceded to
be two of the cleverest burlesquers in the