Evening star., 1903-08-01


been redecorated The opening attraction
will be The Utopian Burlesquers'
ABIDE.
Florenz Zeigfed. jr.. is trying to sign Dan
McAvoy as leading comedian in the sup
port Of Anna Held next season.
Edwin Hoff formerly Of the Bostonians
and Miss Lucille Chesey Of Denver were
married in New York last Sunday night.
George w. Wilson. Suzanne Sheldon.
Florence Wickliffe and Mrs. Charles ..
Craig have been engaged for Charles Rich
mans production of Captain Darlington
Joseph R. Kettler of the "Pennsylvania''
Company is author Of a new rural comedy
THE Village Burgler." 1t was recently
produced with success.
Maud Jeffries. an American girl. who has
been playing In England for seven or elSnt
years will shortly open a starring tour in
Australia playing in The Resurrection"
in comedy dealing with western society
entitled Hon. John North written by
Herbert Bashford, the editor of The Lit
erary West.
Leo Leitrichstein's latest farce. "E. Pluri-
bus Unum," has been purchased by Rich &
Harris and will be held In reserve for Rice
and Wise, who will first try out "Vivian's
Papas."
After giving performance of THE Vine
gar Buyer at New Rochelle. Long Island
last Monday night Ezra Kendall and his
company jumped all the way to San Fran
cisco The car fares amounted to $2,7OO.
successor in THE Liberty Bellies" will ..c-
cupy a prominent place in the cast of The
Burgomaster'' when 1t opens in Chicago
next Sunday night.
Clyde Fitch has written an entirely new
play around The Old Curiosity Shop for
Mile James. and 1T will be presented next
season with the talented miss having the
part Of Little Nell
Wilton Lackaye will open In THE Pit in
Philadelphia instead Of in Chicago. was
originally intended. The initial perform
ance Of the play is scheduled for the second
Monday in November.
new policy Of playing combinations on Au-
gust 81 with c. f. Callahan's comedy. "A
Romance Of Coon Hollow" seen some years
ago at the Academy.
George NJ Cohen has engaged Tom
Lewis and Samuel J. Ryan for the leading
comedy roles in the musical comedy. Lit
tie Johnny Jones'" Lewis and Ryan have
been top-iners in vaudeville for several
years.
George Hobart and Reginald De Koven
have written musical comedy for George
Lederer, entitled The Jersey Lily" with
which the Victoria Theater. New York. Will
open it's season. Blanche Ring will have
the principal role.
The season Of Kirk La Shelle's much
talked-of production Of Checkers will be-
gin at the National Theater. Washington,
d. c.. on September p. after which 1t Will
go to the American Theater in New York
for run.
Joseph Weber Of Weber & Fields who. is
spending the summer In the Thousand
Islands is reported to be very i'll, and his
physician in New York has been summoned.
The nature Of the illness has not been dis
closed but 1t is said to be serious
Rosemary Gloss who played last season
with The Prince of Pilsen." has been
signed for the leading role in support of
Walter Jones in 1.-The Sleeping King"
TriXie FriganZa slated for the part
but will continue with the Henry w. Saw
age forces.
William A. Brady purchased an option on
three plays intended for Aubrey Boucicault
during his stay in Paris. These plays were
LA Belle Marseillaise.' by Pierre Berton.
author of "Zaza.' and The Son of a King"
and "Olympe de Meriot." by De Courielle,
author of 1.-TWO Little Migrants"
The. American rights to new play by ].
Hartley Manners, entitled The Marriage Of
Reason" have been obtained by Harrison
Grey Fiske. 1t Is a comedy of contem-
pcrary English life and will be used by Mrs.
Fiske next season. Mr.. Manners wrote
"The Crossways' for Mrs. Langtry.
Walter Stetson n Washington boy whose
last engagement here was at the Empire
in March, will present his travesty act,
"A Villain ITumaSk at the lawrence
Summer Garden next week. Mr.. Stet-
son is now assisted by Miss Media Her
man, and they have just concluded most
successful return engagement at Tony Pas
tors Theater, New York.
Grace Cameron is now the leading lady Of
1.-The Tenderfoot" Company. and as con-
sequence Richard Carrie is very happy. be-
cause when he wrote the piece he intended
the role of the spirited Texas heireSS for
clever little lady. and last season starred
in 1.-The Normandy Wedding and recently
was the featured singer of the when
Johnny Comes Marching Home" Company
Alexander the Great" the new play in
which Wagenhals and Kemper will present
Louis James and Frederick Warde next
season, has for its chief motive ambition
him to be alternately torn by these con-
f1icting emotions. the latter being finally
triumphant. He fails to realize the fut1lity
of ambition until he arrives at what he
ina agines to be the end of the world, when
there are no more worlds to conquer. He
then discovers that love, after all. Is the
greatest Of human emotions and the only
compensation for the struggles OF existence.
The dramatic suspense of the play Is pro-
vided by the intrigues and per1dy Of Per
diccas the role which will be assumed by
Mr.. Warde. Mr.. James WIN appear in the
title role.