Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13
"a Girl From Paris"

"a Girl From Paris'
An organization, new to Washington,
known as The Giffen Musical Comedy
Company" will follow the Berger Stock
Company at the Lafayette week after next.
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Effie Shannon is still quite i'll with an
by overwork.
Gus Weinberg and the Countess Won
Hatzfeldt are the latest additions an
nounced for next seasons cast of THE
Storks.
Roselle Knott is to join the large group
of new stars for next season, heading a
company to play when Knighthood Was
in Flower"
THE Earl of Pawtucket" has been such
a great success in New York that Mana
ger Kirke La Shelle has decided to keep
it all summer.
William H. Conley, the well-known local
comedian, has returned to Washington and
will be seen in the. Berger forces at the
Lafayette next week.
george y. bOn1Idce, udS DSci Cii
gagged for next season to support Marie
Cahill in Nancy Brown" playing the part
originated by Edwin Stevens.
Patrice, for some seasons a popular
vaudeville figure is to star next season In
the melodrama, Driven From Home" I'M
der the direction of the Mittenthal Broth
erS.
Frank Tannehin is adapting from the
German a play called "A Friend of the
Family to be sent out next season with
George Barnum and Isabelle Urquhart in
the leading roles.
Joseph Buckley, who has been manager
for Otis Skinner for some years, will travel
as his personal representative during the
joint tour of that actor with Ada Rehan
in Shakesperean repertory.
S. Miller Kent is slated to star next sea-
son in a new play by Edward e. Rose, en-
titled Fighting Bob The play is SAID to
reflect the martial spirit of today in Amer
lea.
Dan Daily may go to London next season.
John Henry his latest play, Is something
of frost in New York. and the comedian
has received an offer to play in the English
metropolis.
Vile singer who has been in foreign parts
for the past few months, made her first
appearance in London last week and scor-
ed big success.
When THE Eternal City, goes out next
season Sarah Traux will have Viola Aliens
old role while Frank c. Bangs will play
the pope. E. d. Morgan is to have his
old part.
David Belasco has bought a valuable
piece of real estate at Grand Circle, N. Y,
and will begin the erection of
theater to be completed in time for the
season of 19O4-O5.
Lillian Swain who has been with Weber
&, Fields lately and some years ago was
a member of the Augustin DAILY Company
will play Puck" in Nat Goodwin's revival
of "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
M. B. Raymond has purchased Kirke
LIE Shelle's interest in Arizona" and in
this manner becomes sole owner of that
valuable piece of property. Mr.. Raymond
believes the piece is good for ten years yet
called 1.-The Isle of Boy written by Hall
Game for Vesta Tilley, has been found
unsatisfactory and won't be used by that
actress when she visits America under the
direction of Liebler & Co.
Among the attractions promised the play
goers of Washington for next season is the
melodrama, THE Factory Girl" Chief
scene, with it's hundreds of wheels and belts
and machines jn full operation special
electric plant is carried for this act.
J. Fred Zimmerman of Nixon & Zim-
norman will be married June 80 to Miss
Vesta Sawtelle of Maiden, Mass a cousin
of his former wife. Mr.. Zimmerman is
eighty years Old while the bride to be
is just turning twenty-five.
Arnold DAILY, an actor in "A Fool and
His Money! now playing In New York,
and his wife, Mary Blythe, were divorced
last Monday by Justice Fitzgerald of
Gotham. Miss Blythe was with THE Girl
With the Green Eyes" last season.
A well-founded report comes from London
to the effect that Mrs. Patrick Campbell
has been selected for the role of "Yo San
in Beerbohm Trees forthcoming produce
ton in the English metropolis of THE OAR
ling Of the Gods
Mabelle Gilman and the Sires have part
ed, with the result that THE Mocking
Bird has ceased to MARBLE in New York.
Miss Gilman AYERS that she is in arrears
as to salary, while the managers claim
1t is the other way.
Grace Kimball has secured the American
rights to Anthony Hopes novel, THE In
discretions of a Duchess" and is having 1T
dramatized by Stanislaus STANCE. Miss
Kimball expects to appear in the piece next
season.
D. v. Arthur is still seeking for an actor
to play Mr.. Pipp'' in the comedy Stuart
Robson was to have played next season
Mr.. Arthur wants to find some compare
lively young man who is one the verge of
stardom. OF the several he has consid-
cred none exactly fits.
F. Marion Crawford has written a play
for the use of Herbert Kelley and Efne
Shannon. The piece is liked and has been
accepted, ard will be seen for the first
time about the middle of next season. Mr.
Kelley and Miss Shannon start the sea-
son with Sherlock Holiness
Pauline Hall has decided to desert the
vaudeville stage next season, having signed
contracts during the past week to appear
in musical comedy with a stock company
to be located in the Harlem Auditorium
New York. now nearing completion. Miss
Hall will play boys parts exclusively.
Olga Nethersole was added to the list of
stars during the week who will be under
the management of Weber & Fields next
season. This places her in the ranks of
the independent attractions. Weber &
Fields control. besides their own familiar
company in New York, Charles Richman