Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03


Amelia Bingham has postponed the pres
entaton of her new play, The Canterbury
Pilgrims until about the holidays
Charles B. Dillingham; has decided to open
Jessie Miward's season in "A Clean Slate"
at Hartford, Conn. next Monday night.
Mrs. Langtry has arranged for a South
American tour next season, and will take
strong American company along with her
Harry Mestayer has been engaged for one
OF the principal roles in the support of Mr.
and Mrs. Royle in My Wife's Husbands
during its road tour.
Marta of the Lowlands" was given for
the first time at Troy. N. y, last Thursday
night. with Corona Ricardo in the leading
role. The piece was well received.
Next Monday night in Baltimore the Zieg-
field Opera Company, headed by Grace Van
Studdiford will start the season with The
Red Feather
Ruth Berkeley. VINO has ali important role
with the Forbes Robertson and Gertrude
Elliott company, is said to be the only
American girl in the organization.
No part could be found in Willie Golfers
new play. Are You My Father" for Nam
cite ComStock. and she will be transferred
TO another of Weber & Fields companies.
Clyde Fitch will have four new plays pre-
to go before the public being Glad OF It."
wi-ln gets its premier about the holidays
Mrs. Leslie Carriers present season In Du
Barry had brilliant opening Monday
night at the Montauk Theater. Brooklyn.
1t was her four hundred and seventy-Second
performance of the name part of the play.
Samuel Mckee. who has been managing
the tour of Amelia Bingham, recently made
G. winning of S.. 900 in one day at the Chi
track i'm
so as to get into New York quickly.
London has now taken the musical
comedy craze Many pieces of this sort are
being produced and the greatest anxiety
the managers now have is to secure enough
chorus girl to carry the plays.
Miss Peyton. in private life Mrs Arthur
Weld. recently with the Willie Collier COM
pany, is to become a member of THE Earl
of Pawtucket'' cast. replacing Teresa Max
we'll in the role of Harriet Fordyce.
This will be Marie Cahilrs last season in
musical comedy. She has become ambitious
TO shine as star in the straight comedy
line and Augustus Thomas is already at
work on a play for her to be used next sea-
son.
After fighting severe cases of appendi-
citis and pneumonia Walter Hale has at
LAST been able to leave the New York hos
saital in which he was confined and next
week will reloin the forces under James X.
.HaCkett.
Agnes Booth Schoefrel has gotten tired
of the humdrum home life of Boston and
rhis season will once more be seen behind
the footlights During the past week she
Joined the company rehearsing The Best
Of Friends in New York.
This will be Mrs Carriers last season In
DuBarry,' as Mr.. Belasco has promised
to provide her with a new play for next
year. The new piece has already been plan
ned for a tremendous scenic production,
even ecltpSinS her present play.
Charles Frohman has taken over the lit
tie theater in New York that once was
known as Mrs. Osborn's Playhouse and
viii present French company there the
coming season. One act French farces will
constitute the program.
Charles Frohman has decided to open Miss
Ethel Barrymore's season in Cousin Kate
at New Haven, Conn, October l.. In Miss
Barrymore's company Bruce McRae
Grant Stewart. Mrs. Thomas Whiffen and
Beatrice Agnew.
Henry E. Dxey has been busy reading
new plays of late and it is more than likely
that the clever comedian will appear in a
farce comedy entitled of the Rank" be-
fore the close of this season. Willie Edouin
made success OF the piece in London re-
Gently.
The first performance of The Fisher
Maiden, the latest musical comedy by Ar
thur j. Lamb and Harry Won Tilzer will
take place in New York next Monday night
Seventy-hve people will make up the cast
and chorus.
THE Climbers was recently presented in
London, and Notwithstanding the adverse
criticism the attendance has been on the
increase. This is the first play dealing with
modern American society manners that has
been well received in London
Vesta Tilley made her debut in this coun-
try as star at Youngstown Ohio last
Tuesday night. presenting a three-act farce.
entitled "Algy.' 1t IS from the French and
was adapted by Clyde Fitch. The piece is
chiefly medium for Miss Tilley's songs and
ecCentricities.
The dramatization of Lady Roses
Daughter" by George Fleming. has proved
a big success ever since its first presenta-
ton at Albany last week and long New
York run is predicted for it. Fay Davis and
Guy Standing in the principles roles have
been particularly effective.
Contracts were signed in New York during
the week by which Thomas w. Ryiey OBJ
tains from Frank Curzon for production in
this country the musical comedy "Glittering
Gloria which has been running in Lon
don for some time. MIR Ryley expects to
put the piece on i'm New York this season
Mabelle Gilman last Monday gained vic
tory over the S.res, when Judge Bischoff
OF a New York court denied the Iatter's a n
plication for an injunction preventing the
former appearing star under the man
agement of the ShubertS in Dolly Warden -
faulty contract favored Miss Gilman
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" made
her first bow to an audience at Atlantic
City last Thursday night. She was pleas
antly received and the general comment
that it will certainly win favor by its
homely situations and sententious humor.
Mrs. Madge Carr Cook scored a pronounc-
ed hit in the leading role.
Lulu Chaser has at last decided to desert
the banner of Fred c. Whitney. going out
next season under the management of
Charles b: Dillingham;. Mr.. Whitney con-
trolls Dolly Warden and will place a new
star in the title role next season. while Mr.
Dillingham; declares that he has already Sc
!seted the new comic opera to be used by
Miss Chaser.
Hilda Thomas, the well known vaudeville