Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

cal comedy called The First Two
Alice Judson has been engaged to sing the
role of Alice in My Lady Molly" in which
Andrew Mack starts his season in Boston
Monday night.
George Parsons flrce, "A Turkish Tex
an" will shortly be produced in New York,
with George Drew, niece of John Drew,
in the leading role.
Two American girls, well known in Wash
ingtOn, Edna. May and Pauline Chase, have
| made distinctive hits in The School Girl"
now running in London.
David Belasco has leased the Imperial
Theater in st. Louis for four months dur
ing the exposition period.
The Countess of Euston, who was Kate
Walsh a variety actress, until 1872, when
she married her titled husband, died in Lon
don last Tuesday of bronchitis.
The street strikes in Chicago have
been playing havoc with the theatrical bust
ness there, and all the big attractions are
trying to get out of the city.
Dan Daily made his debut on the vaude
willie stage at ProctorS Theater, New York.
last Monday. He makes up in sight of the
audience and sings several songs.
Melville and Stetson have forsaken vaude-
vile, the former having been engaged for
CHARACTER part III All E<tlSlSn DdlSy, anu
the latter is playing with the Weber and
Fields company.
James O'Neill is meeting with splendid
success in Conan Doyle's THE Adventures
of Gerard Presbrey,' which was first pro-
duced on any stage at Bridgeport, Conn,
November TO-
In THE Tanning of Helen" Miss Dorothy
Hammond will assume the part recently
played by Miss Martha Waldron, who in
turn will succeed Miss Anglin in the role of
Marion.
Henry B. Harris has engaged William
Harcourt, Edwin Holt and Charles Sturges
Fisher in Whats the Matter With Susan"
in New York next Tuesday night.
After being married a little over a year
Billy Van. the comedian. and Nellie ONeill
were divorced recently in Albany. Miss
ONell Is at present with The Sleepy
King company, and made no defense.
Mrs Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne's third sue
cessive starring venture has proved a fail
ure She closed her season with Stanis1aus
STANCES play, Lady Berinthia's Secret"
at Reading, Pa, last Thursday night.
George w. AIDE is reported to have sew
cred his business relations with Henry w.
Savage and will write no more plays for
that gentleman. Mr.. AIDE is said to be
dissatisfied with the royalties he has been
receiving.
John Ermine of Yellowstone" has not
proved much of a money maker for James
K. Hackett, and it is now reported in New
York that the company will shortly close
for a couple of weeks until a new piece is
obtained.
Julia st. George once a prominent London
actress known In her later years as the
grandmother of the stage" died in an Eng
lish workhouse recently. In 1859 she played
Pauline to Henry Irving's Melnotte In The
Lady of Lyons.
The Evening Star March and Two-step,
composed by Inez DEM. Keck and publish
ed by o. ]. DeMou & Co, is one of the
latest contributions to popular music. 1t is
a brisk and catchy bit of composition, with
substantial melodic quality.
The London Era says: In the produc-
ton of Bernard Shaws play, Caesar and
Cleopatra by the Stage Society, Forbes
Robertson will play Julius Caesar, who in
this piece does a harlequin's leap off
breakwater at Alexandria into the sea-
A modern society comedy of New York
life. entitled Glad of II" is Mr. Clyde
Fitch's latest work and will be presented in
Charles F'rohman. large cast will be
necessary to interpret the piece.
Sothern's changes of costume in "a Proud
frlnc6 are 50 MANY IL requires three
dressers constantly at work to assist him.
He has four duplicates of every costume
he wears on the stage handy in case of
soilure or any accident to them.
There is said to be almost as much music
in E. H. Sothern's production of 1.-The
Proud Prince" as is in many grand operas.
Altogether fifty-two musical numbers are
interspersed throughout the play for which
a specially augmented orchestra is required.
Miss Cecilia LOTUS, who will be seen
Perpetua to Mr.. Sotherns Robert OF Sfci-
ly" makes her last appearance in this city
as leading woman. Next season she be-
comes star under the management of
Daniel Frohman. Justin Huntly Mccarthy,
Anthony Hope. Zangwill and Booth Tark-
ington are each writing play for her fu-
ture use.
In announcing the arrangement with
Charles Frohman whereby Liebler & Co
will present Eleanor Robson in Merely
Mary Ann" at one of Mr.. Frohman's Lon
don theaters next fall, most dramatic writ
ers have overlooked the fact that by birth
Miss Robson is an EngliShWoman. She
was born few miles outside of London not
much more than twenty years ago, and
came to America when she was a child.
Louis Wesley recently signed contract
with Weber Fields by which he is to
assume one OF the more important parts in
the coming production of AN English
DAISY, IN Boston, MI. Wesley latest
work was with the Sally in Our Alley
Company.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed by
which Charles F'rohman will shortly pro-
duce in New York Henry Arthur Jones
latest play 1.-The embarrassing of Julia"
with Fay Davis in the title role. Guy
Standing and other members of the EN-
pire Stock Company will be with Miss
Davis.
Henry W. Savage's English grand opera
organization has been secured for a week
of grand opera in English In this city. fol-
lowing its New York season of five weeks.
The Savage organization has not been
heard in Washington in several years. 1t
has been enlarged in every way with many
imported singers and full grand opera
orchestra under two conductors. Chevalier
N b. Emanuel and Mr.. Elliott Schenck.
This season Mr.. Savage has produced
Vardj's "Othello' for the first time in Eng