Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

of the scenes are laid in California. and
the action of the play takes place at the
fortune hunters. The company is headed
by Jolly" Nellie McHenry.
ASIDE
Mabel Howard. recently leading woman
with William Gillette in sherlock
Holmes" is reported to be i'll in Cincinnati
Jessie Busley has joined the Girl With
the Green Eyes company in New York,
Clyde Fitch having written a part into the
play for her.
Miss Grace Freeman, the prima donna
of "A Country Girl" company will be 'fea-
tured'' in new musical comedy at one OF
the Broadway theaters next season.
James X Hackett has secured the Ameri-
can rights to Pierre VOLTS Paris success,
lie Secret de Polchinelle,' which was
originally produced at the Gymnase, In
Paris.
Mrs James Brown Potter is touring Eng
land with great success. giving recltais
1t is reported that Mrs. Potter will open
spring season in London appearing in an
original play from the Italian
The Adoption of Archibald has proved
very successful in London and will be pre-
scented in this country next season. Edgar
Selwyn, with William Ginettes company,
is the author of the piece.
Clara Taylor, who holds the record of
having worked in eighteen musical comedy
companies in Boston within eighteen weeks.
is to appear in London soon as a member of
Thomas B. Davis company.
Gertrude Bennett who has resigned from
Henrietta CroSmanS company, will retire
permanently from the stage. having made
.har llS qropa viii he Su-nr of
the King in Norwich. Conn, last night.
Stair & Havlin who control a thousand
theaters more or less in this country are
trying to secure the rights to Mrs. Fisk's
Tess of the D'Urberviles." If successful
Miss Rebecca Warren will be starred in the
title role.
1t is reported that Weber & Fields Will
lose Fay Templeton and Charles Bigelow.
the Shuberts. who open another theater IN
New York next season, having secured
them to head a musical comedy company
therein.
Maurice Grau has written to Olga Meth
ersole, in London, begging to be relieved
of his contract to star her in this country
next season. Mr.. Grau says his health is
poor and that he will not be in this country
next fall.
Mary Shaw and her supporting company.
who have been presenting Ibsens Ghosts
In New Ork Tor the past three weeks, VIII
take the drama to Boston next week. Miss
Shaw is a native of Boston and has many
admirers in that city.
Marie DRESSER has fully recovered from
her attack of typhoid and will soon make
tour of the prominent vaudeville houses.
She has already signed contract to heal
the company to be placed in Boston by
Weber & Fields next season.
Amelia Bingham gave the first presentd-
ton of Clyde Fitch's The Frisky MIS-.
Johnson in New York last Monday night.
A consensus of the critics places the piece
in the raw class but praises Miss Bing-
ham and her supporting company.
Marie Cahin displayed Nancy Brown"
the latest musical comedy, for the first
time in New London. Conn. last Tuesday
night. The piece is reported to have made
a hit. the music, especially. being bright
and catchy.
Charlotte Walker of the James X Hack
EFT company was taken i'll in Baltimore last
week and it served to bring forward Miss
Deronda Mayo, who played the leading roll
30 successfully as to call forth unstinted
praise from the critics of the oyster city.
Amelia Bingham will not appear in Ham
let" this season, nor will she wear trousers
on the stage. This is contrary to the state
ments that have been made in regard to
Miss Bingham plans. She will play only
III upCtII4 SOIlltuE lLis StdSOI4.
At the Academy of Music In Jersey City
last week rich contractor by the name of
English took offense at Brandon Tynan's
lines in Robert Emmett and interrupted
the performance. Mr.. lyman stopped the
play until the police removed the contractor.
Jessie Bartlett Davis is at her home in
Chicago, recovering from an attack of
pneumonia which started during her trip
to Boston. There were symptoms of ty-
pgoid, but the physicians say Miss Davis
viii be well by next week.
Kipling's THE Light That Failed was
produced in London for the first time last
Saturday night and scored success. Ger
trude Elliott. sister OF Mrs. Nat Goodwin.
scored big hit in the principal role and
her efforts went a great way toward Sc
curing the plays success.
Week after next Chase's Theater will. as
usual annually, be given over to the Con-
tinental Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and the week follow
ing. beginning March ,. polite vaudeville
will be resumed with a program enIisting
effervescent Ellie Fay.
Theodore Burt Sayre. the author of Tom
Moore and The Bold Soger Boy" has
completed play called The Adorable
kbtN.'' which may have its first presenta-
ton in London next season. 1t is cos
tune piece. dealing with the times thirty
years before Tom Moore.
A benefit Is TO be given A. NJ Palmer in
New York next May. and already T. S
Willard has forwarded a check for $500 as
his contribution TO the affair. Mr.. Willard
made his debut In this country, PLAYING
The Hiddleman" under Mr.. Palmer's man
agemeut.
Amy Ricard is the latest young actress to
step INTO the armament of theatrical stars
She recently signed a contract with Julian
Mitchell and Fred Hamlin. under the terms
OF which they are TO place her at the head
OF a musical comedy company next season
The contract covers three years
Paul Potter, who dramatized '"Trilbv'' and
q number of other books, has now under
taken stage version of "Pendennis II
IS reported that John Hare will assume the
etle role. In the book this would certainly
mean Arthur but it would seem more likely
and wiser that Mr.. Hare be seen as the
ma jor.
Aimee Angeles will, according to q de.
cision of a New York court be free to give
her limitations under any management
after the LIST of next June Miss Angeles