Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12
only one red-headed girl in that city who
wants to go on the stage.

wants TO go on the stage.
May and Flo Irwin have at last made"
up after an estrangement Of over nine
years. The elder sister has turned over all
her old plays to the younger, and the lat
ter will be billed as the formers successor.
King Edward and his suite attended the
performance of e. 8. Willard in THE Car
dinal,' in London one night during the past
week. and after the performance heartily
congratulated the sterling actor on his
work.
tract for next season. She will play the
leads In Sergeant Kitty" under the man
agement Of George r. White the papers
to this effect having recently been signed
in New York.
The first performance of Girls Will Be
Girls was given in Boston last Monday
night and success was scored. AL. Leech
and the Three Rosebuds. well known in
vaudeville. had prominent parts in the piece
and made distinct hits.
Little Donald Gallagher. the only boy in
THE Little Princess and Beryl Morse the
girl who recited the multiplication table,
did so well last season that they have been
promoted to important parts in the SUI port
OF Maxine Elliott In Tier Own Way.
Ethel Barrymore recently underwent
small surgical operation in London. and
while recovering contracted severe At
tack of pneumonia. The latest reports say
she Is much better. She Is billed to resume
playing in New York the middle Of next
month.
Katie Seymour who was last seen in this
city one of the principals in THE CAST
nc Girl" recently died in London, aged
twenty-nine. Miss Seymour lost her pa
rents when a child and for the past fifteen
years has been a prominent dancer on the
English vaudeville stage.
Francis Wilson will have an unusually
strong supporting company this season
when he presents 'tErminie" and 1.-THE Lit
tie CORPORAL" 1t embraces such we'll
known people as Jessie Bartlett Davis,
Madge Leasing. Marguerite Sylvia, Jennie
Weathersby. William Broderick and Sig.
Perugini.
An application has been made to the New
York supreme court for an order prevent
ing Tyrone Power from appearing under
the management Of Charles FrOhman. Har
rison Grey Ftske. manager of Minnie Mad
dern Fiske. claims to have a contract with
Mr.. Power for the coming season and made
the application.
Mr.. w. H. Rapley. accompanied by his
brother. MIR. E. e. Rapley. will shortly
make tour of inspection Of theaters In the
leading cities, with view of obtaining the
latest ideas Of theater comfort, to be in
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National Theater next summer.
Edna Wallace Hopper is calmly waiting
on the courts decision over the contest of
her late father-in-law's estate in Californit
before resuming work and may not be see
until the LIST of February. Miss Hopper
says she has entirely forsaken race horses,
and comic opera. and when she next ap
pears before the public 1t will be In legit
innate offering.
Fay Templeton's chances of shining as a
star under the Shuberts grows DINNER eac h
week on account of her big success witt
1.-THE Runaways." She Is credited with say
| ing the costly venture from complete fail
| ure. and the latest report from New York
Is to the effect that Miss Templeton will
head the piece all this season.
A memorial to Sir Arthur Sullivan was
recently unveiled in the gardens OF the Vic
| toria Embankment LoL don. near the Savoy
| Theater. where so many Oh his operas were
produced. The memorial consists of fig
ure of Grief leaning against a pedestal
surmounted by bust OF the composer On
one side near the pedestal are laurel leaves
the mask of Comedy and the open score of
THE Yeoman Of the Guard" all in bronze
Miss Viola Allen is to present Twelfth
Night at the National Theater on October
ance as the fair Viola. a role particularly
well suited to her. Miss Aliens company
| includes F. Percival Stevens and Zeff1e TIL
bury, who made especial hits in Beerbohm
Trees Twelfth Night" at His Majesty's
Theater. London The supporting company
also includes John Blair. Frank Collier,
Nora O'Brien and Clarence Handyside.