Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
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Henry Clay Barnabee will celebrate his
SEVENTEEN birthday by opening In Detroit
November 10.
If present plans go through successfully
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon VIII
present The Moth and the Flame In Lon
don next season.
Paul Arthur may be Mrs. I.angtry's lead
ing man next season in this country. neso-
tiatiOnS having recently been closed III Lon
don to that end.
Charles Dalton is to be the leading man
with Blanche Walsh next season, PLAYING
the role in the Resurrection created ID!
Joseph Haworth
Frank Daniels is to have two prima
donnas in his support next season When ne
appears in The Jockey Louise Cunning
and Maud Welsh.
The Shuberts have finally decided that
Mabelle Gilman will open her season IN
London the LIST of October, appearing IN
Dolly Warden
Henry F. Dixey's season in Chicago play
ing in Facing the Music" has been SO
successful that it has been extended 10
cover the entire summer.
Cornelius Gardner well known in Wash
ington has purchased from kirke La Shelle
one-half interest in Checkers, a quite
pretentiouS production.
| Charles B. Dillingham; has a new comedy
by Richard Harding Davis. entitled The
Dictator. The scenes laid IN South
America and the story satirzes the consul
lar service.
Isadore Rush is to play the leading fe-
Ia roll ,Ia1 Nd tho
when it Is produced in this country. She
| will play opposite James L. Powers in the
English musical comedy.
vaudeville team that scored heavily with
''Skinny's Finish" will be under the man
agement of the Shuberts next season, APP
pearing in 'Mollie Darling.
George lie Soir who scored success in
The Crisis with James X. Hackett last
season. has been engaged for prominent
part in the support of Bertha Galland in
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hail..
Maud Hobson. the stately British actress.
| who made pronounced hit in this country
last season with Weeden GrosSmith, has
been engaged by Charles FrOhman for the
American tour of the Three Little Maids"
Clara Thropp. who was hurriedly engaged
to fill a gap in When Johnny Comes
made such pronounced hit that she has
been engaged for the same part next sea
son.
Charles Burke. we'll known on the variety
stage of the Burke brothers, has
been engaged to play the Irish part in The
Rogers Brothers in London Grace La
Rue Mrs. Burke) will also travel with the
same company.
Stella Mayhem will be starred next sea-
son in The Show Girl" under the man
agement of Burt c. Whitney. the we'll
known Detroit theater magnate. Miss
Mayhem formerly the star in ON the
Suwanee River
Ethel Barrymore will appear in America
next season in II. II. Davis Cousin KATE. "
This will probably be her last season in the
United States for some time. Mr. Frohman
having arranged for her to appear III Lon
don for an indefinite period after that.
It is not generally known that Nat Wills.
the well-known tramp comedian OF the
vaudeville stage. studied three years for the
ministry at the University of Virginia. MIR.
Wills says he became financially em6ar-
| raised and jumped in the theatrical bust
ness for relief.
Charles Frohman has decided to place
Margaret Angln at the head of the COM
pany he is to put into the Duke of York 5
Theater, London, next season. Miss Ang-
| lin in the meanwhile is filling an engage
ment with Henry Miller in San Francisco
covering the summer months.
1t Is more than likely that Willie Edouin.
a comedian quite as famous in this country
as in England. will come back to America
early next season for a starring tour. Mr..
Edoun will be exploited in a new comic
opera. called "Amorel, which was recently
given trial performance at Kensington,
England,