Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
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Miss Eleanor Carey and Miss Maude Mon
roe have been engaged for Orrfn JohnsonS
company in Hearts Courageous"
sold the English rights to THE Runaway
and the production will be seen in London
next season.
has been engaged for principal support of
Bertha Galland in Dorothy Vernon Of
Haddon Hall"
Eleanor Montel. the daughter Of Eugenia
Blair, is to make her first venture as a
star actress in THE Girl and the Judge
in Philadelphia next week.
Paul Arthur will be Mrs. Langtry's lead
ing man next season. and Mrs. Deering 8
Divorce" by Percy Fendall. will be the
principal play of her repertoire.
When Martin Harvey comes to this coun-
try this fall he will probably De seen tn
Hamlet" and Romeo and Juliet" His
wife will probably be his leading lady.
Charles Frohman has engaged Harry
Davenport for the principal comedy part
in "The Girl from Kays." Mr.. Davenport
was with Ethel Barrymore last season.
Grace Elliston has been engaged to play
leading roles with Richard Mansfield the
coming season. For the past two years
Miss Elliston has been with Henry Mil
ler
A report from London says that Robert
Taber, once the husband Of Julia Marlowe,
is soon to wed Miss Lena Ashwell. one of
the best known leading women in Eng
land.
Miss Bettina Girard is going to leave the
cast of "Otoyo' on August Is. She has
been engaged as prima donna OF the La
Sale Theater, Chicago, for the coming sea-
son.
The production of THE virginian"
dramatization of Owen Wister's book. is
now a settled fact. Kirke La Shelle will
make the production and Dustin Farnum
will play the title role.
May Buckley is to succeed katherine
Grey leading woman with Henry E.
Dixey in Facing the Music" Miss Buck
ley was with James ONeil last season In
1.-The Manxman." ---
tombstone Bennett has been signed for
the Murray Hill stock company, New York,
supporting Edward Harrigan in Under
Cover" She will have the part OF Daisy
Merryall," horsey woman.
Mr.. Charles Frohman has decided to pro-
duce Ulysses at the Garden Theater on
September Is. Tyrone Power will play the
title role. Miss Rose Coghlan has been
specially engaged for this cast.
Miss Bessie Baldwin has been engaged by
Maurice Campbell to play the part of
Audrey in Miss Henrietta Crosman's revival
of LAS You Like It." which opens at the
Manhattan Theater September Z.
Theodore Kremer, "a playwright, was
among the theatrical arrivals in New York
Wednesday on the steamship Kronprinz
Wilhelm He has just completed drama
with the assassination of the late Servian
king and queen as the cheerful theme
John Drew's new play for next season is
entitled Captain Dieppe," light comedy,
the work of Anthony Hope and Harrison
New York in October. and will retain Mar
garet Dale as leading woman.
Mr.. John W. Lyons of Michigan. who
Academy Of Music here last season. has
returned to that play house as Its manager
for this season.
Grand Rapids, Mich, will represent the
Stair-Kernan interest at the Empire, this
city, for the coming season.
The veteran manager A. M. Palmer,
about whose health there were grave
doubts for many months, has so far recov-
cred. that he will be able to resume active
work next season. Charles Frohman an
nounced last Wednesday in New York that
Mr. Palmer would be business manager of
the Herald Square Theater in that city the
coming season.
Tim Murphy's season begins September 3,
when he appears for the first time in Geo.
v. Hobart and Edward E. Roses new COM
edy, 1.-THE Man From Missouri" Mr. Muir
ply is one of line Of American actors who
has not felt the necessity of New York in
dorsements for each new production. This
supposed luxury is often purchased at
serious financial loss and for his part he
prefers to go at once to the clover Of his
clientele where his repeated visits have
branded his name trademark which car
ries his new productions Roland Reed and