Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
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Louis Harrison will go into vaudeville
Frank Worthing has been re-engaged for
next season as Julia Marlowe's leading
| man.
Otis skinner and Ada Rehan will be
| co-stars under the management of Liebler
| x Go. next season.
Eugene Garfield and wife have been re-
engaged to support David Warfield next
| season. most probably in The Auctioneer.
Miss Nannette Comstock will not appear
| with Otis Skinner next season but VIII
| transfer her allegiance to the Willie Collier
| organization
| Charles Kirk who played successfully for
| several seasons with the Casino produce
| tions died recently of paresis in asylum
on Long Island.
| William 4. Carleton, of "FIorodora"
| fame, will sing the leading role with
Paula Edwardes in "Wnsome Winnie next
season.
| d. H. Thompson and his wife. Isabel Irv-
| ing, have been offered fiye-year contracts
! by James X. Hackett, but both object to
| the length of time.
Annie O'Neill (Mrs. Miner) will be mar
! fleu carry next month III New York TO Isf.
Allen M. Thomas. also of that city.
Joseph Grisnier has bought the rights to
the comedy Sky Farm from Charles
F'rohman. and will play the piece over the
popular price circuit next season
Joseph Haworth is to leave the east Of
The Resurrection this week Next au-
| tumn he is to appear q star in Theodore
| Burt Sayre's play, The Kings Highway"
company that supported Miss Annie Rus
sell this season will be with her next. The
one exception is Orrin Johnson, who goes
starring.
Nancy Brown is to close down in New
York May 10 on account of the health Of
Marie CahiIl. She will go to Europe late
this month and reopen in the fall in Nancy
Brown in Boston.
The old Empire Theater in New York. as
such. has closed its doors for the last time.
When it reopens in the fan it will be en-
tirely remodeled. John Drew will be the
first attraction of the new house.
lete.
The death of Stuart Robson has changed
the plans for 1.-The Education of Mr.. Pipp.'
in which he was to play the title role.
Joseph Holland and ]. T. Dodson now
mentioned for the part
Mabelle Gilman will be seen in straight
ment of I-eander Sire. john Kendrick
Bangs is writing the piece for her. but as
yet it has not been named.
Robert V. Ferguson. who has been assoc
| ciated with the companies of Mrs. Fisk
and various other prominent stars is cast
| for a line of responsible Parts with the
Bertha Galland company.
Frank NJ. Wills well known for his star
ring tours in Two Old Cronies. died IN
Pottsvlle, Pa, last Monday. aged about
fifty years. At one time he headed the firn
of Wills, Henshaw & Tenbroeck
my Lady Peggy Goes to Town" was
given its first presentation in New York
last Monday night and scored fair sue
cess. 1T is dramatization of the book by
that name. Cecil Spooner appeared in the
chief role.
Harry Rose former stage manager of the
Garrick Theater New York. who shot and
killed his wife last September. was judged
insane during the past week by the supreme
court of New York and Immediately taken
to the state insane asylum.
Belle Golden. who has put some money
and considerable time in New York Day
by Day has written a piece entitled An
Angel of Mercy in which she will be fea-
turerl next season under the management
of w. c. Dillon.
can rights of play called ''PunehiueIo"
the principal part of which Nine Judic
played in Paris and Mrs. Kendall Will play
in London. The piece will first be seen in
Boston at Weber ~ Fields new theater
Brandon lyman and his manager. Wesley
Rosenquest, have quarreled, with the re-
suit that they have parted company. the
actor dropping out of Robert Emmett"
which will soon be presented in Chicago
with Robert CONFESS in the title role
John c. Slavin has signed with the man-
agement of the Columbia Theater In san
Francisco. to play in light opera during the
coming summer Mr. Slavin will take the
parts originally filed by James T. Powers
in THE Circus Girl The Runaway CiirI'
and San Toy
Trixie Friganza and Emma Carus have
been engaged by George W. Lederer for
summer productions in New York Mr.
Lederer will put forward two pieces. cntf-
tied THE Girl from Spector's" and Robin
son Crusoe. George Hobart being respensi-
BILE for the former and Harry b. Smith for
the latter
II. ]. W. Dams latest work. Skipper DC
Co. was put forward for the first time
last Monday night in New York lIsuccess
is reported. The piece is said to embrace
almost everything from low buffoonery to
tragedy. Maclyn Arbuckle scored positive
hit.
Oliver Doud Byron. the actor of sensa-
tional PLAYS will hardly feel the loss of his
cottage at Long Branch which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. for he owns some
thirty others In the same vicinity Mrs.
Byron is a sister of Ada Rehan. The other
sister, Hattie Russell, was recently in the
New York production of THE Resurree-
ton" Byron made his first big money In
Across the Continent play now obso-
Jeff de Angels, while in Shenandoah. Pa.
attempted to put up the price OF seats In
the gallery of the local make-shift theater
from % to 80 cents. because majority OF
seats in the house were located there The
breaker boys who patronized that partic-