Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
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Mrs. Gilbert celebrated her eighty-third
birthday on october p. in Boston.
Ann Tyrell. theromedsenae of 1.-THE Silver
Slipper Company, IL a niecesof Mr. Charles
I. Tyrell, representative from Massachu
sets.
Will 8. Miller, Washington boy, Is lead
ing man of New York; Day By Day"
which is booked for this city during the
month of December.
The first public performance Of Merely
Mary Ann" with Eleanor Robson in the
title role. was made at Scranton. Pa, last
Thursday night.
1.-The Cardinal" the play in which Edwin
Holt has been starring, will close in Quebec
tonight. Inability to secure good book ngs
is given as the cause for ending the tour.
Anna Held with her new musical comedy
mile Napoleon" opened the season in Phil
adelphia last Wednesday night. The pro-
duction was a most elaborate one
Blanche Ring sailed for London last We'd
nesday and will probably rest until after
the first of the year. The Jersey Lily was
fiat failure.
Edward E. Dunn, business manager of
NANCY Brown" and Adele harrington
married in 1893, were divorced by New
York court during the past week.
Would You For Five Million?' which
was last season rechristened "a Turkish
Texan" will go on the road this year with
George Parsons in the title role.
Nat. Goodwin opened his season in New
York last Monday night and secured a sue
cess with his presentation Of "a Midsum-
mer Nights Dream.
The American tour of Sir Henry Irving
in Dante started last Monday night un-
der the most favorable auspices, the house
being crowded to the doors.
Francis Wilson has scored a success with
his revival of "Erminie' in New York and
the time there may be extended to the first
of the year.
In Saratoga" which comes to the New
National this season, the author has hit off
the foibles and weaknesses of society as
seen at the great American Spa during the
height of the season.
Vesta Tilley, the English music hall artist,
has not made a success with "Algy' and
has closed the tour. She joins Edward Har-
rgan's company in Under Cover" in New
York Monday night.
1.-THE Fisher Maiden" the comic opera
which has been running In New York for
the past six weeks, closes tonight. The IL
bretto will be entirely rewritten and an
other effort made to launch 1t later on
Virginia Earle has made up her mind
definitely to appear in Sergeant Kitty"
the new comic opera by Baldwin Sloane.
Miss Earle's premiere in this opera will
take place in Brooklyn next week
Clara Bloodgood, who is touring the west
ern states with 1.-THE Girl With the Green
ton and crowded houses have been the
rule since leaving New York.
On account of the failure of THE Red
Mouse" Valerie Bergere, who starred in
the piece has decided to return to vaude-
Vile and will probably be seen in sing
ing sketch.
Fanchonette. at one time popular dancer
in New York, and at present employed in
a restaurant in that city. will shortly re-
turn to the stage as member of the
Henrietta Crosman company.
Marie Tempest will have in her company
in 1.-The Marriage of Kitty" in addition to
Leonard Boyne. Miss Ada Ferrar, who was
the sprightly Duchess in 1.-THE Gay Lord
Quex." and Gilbert Hare.
Robert Edeson and Byron Ongley are at
work on a stage version of "Conjurers'
House," Stewart Edward Whites story, the
scenes of which are laid in the Hudson bay
region. Mr.. Edeson will star in the piece
late in the season.
Arrangements have been made to trans
fer Maxine Elliot in Her Own Way
from the Garrick Theater New York, to the
New Amsterdam, and in this way she will
be enabled to remain in Gotham until the
first of the year.
Gustave Saenger is to supply the music
for a new play which Mrs. Frances Hodg-
son Burnett has contracted to write for
Charles Frohman. Mr., Saenger, who Gre
ated the music for Maude Adams play,