Evening star., 1903-11-07

production Of IAN English Daisy" will
probably come to this country next season
and star under the management of Weber
& Fields.
Henry Stone. who played with Andrew
Mack last season, has been engaged to play
the light comedy role in Sergeant Kitty
with the Virginia Earle Opera Company.
He Will also have charge of the stage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendalrs children. Doro-
tny Grimston. at the Garrick, and Dor
r1ngton Grimston, in Lefty" at the Duke
or York's theater, London, made successes
on their first appearance as performers
"The Girl From Kays" was given its
first performance in New York, last Mon
day night and big success Is reported.
Sam Bernard and Hattie Williams, in the
chief roles, helped materially to make the
piece go.
Margaret Mayo wrote a play in twenty
four hours and had 1t produced in Phil
adelphia last Monday night under the title
OF ''The Winding Way" The piece was
received so well that 1t will probably be
sent on tour.
Girard Coventry has been cabled by the
Shubert brothers to come to America at
once and take charge of the "Winsome
Winnie stage. Mr.. Coventry, who IS an
American stage manager, has been In Lon
don staging Dolly Warden"
Wilton Lackaye got into controversy
with his colored cook in New York over
a cold dinner, and as a result the actor Is
carrying his hand in sling, the result OF
being bitten on the thumb by the negro.
Mr.. Lackaye had the cook arrested.
'The Orchid" George .-dwardes' latest
example of musical comedy. was recently
produced in London. The book is by James
7. Tanner, the lyrics by Adrian Ross and
Percy Greenbank and the music by Ivan
Carryll and Lionel Monckton
Margaret Anglin who is playing with
Henry Miller in the west, will close her
season IN December and go to London for r
permanent residence. Miss Anglins
friends claim that her genius has been OBJ
scured by managerial unwisdom.
to be produced at the London Adephi
Theater at Christmas, consists of two acts
and seven scenes. In the plot Hans Arder-
son. as little boy. under the direction of
a dream fairy, witnesses the incidents de-
scribed in his numerous fairy tales.
Rose Coghlan's adopted daughter, hith-
erto known upon the stage Agnes Rosa
lind, has been engaged for leading part
with William Gillette in THE Admirable
Crichton" for the coming season. Hence
forth she will assume her own name, Rosa
ling Coghlan.
Wright Lorimer, who resigned last month
as leading man of Katherine Wizards
company, playing The Power Behind the
Throne" has completed arrangements for
appearing next spring in a new play. THE
Sheperd King" by Arnold Reeves. and
scenically arranged by the young actor
himself.
Last Tuesday in New York Edna Bron-
son, who was with ''The Fisher Maiden"
until its demise, signed a contract with
Milton and Sargent Aborn to star in Alice
Nelson's old opera, The Fortune Teller"
Miss Bronson did SO well with this piece
last season that the Aborns believe the
combination will be money maker.
Manager Sam Shubert reached New York
from London last Sunday and Immediately
announced that Dolly Warden" would
close in the English metropolis tonight.
Mabelle Gilman will go to Paris for
month, while the remainder of the COM
pany will return to New York. Mr. Shu
bert says Dolly Warden was a failure
because it was American production.