Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

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Kirke La Shele was operated upon in
New York last Wednesday for appended
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Blanche Ring, who recently arrived in
London, has signed contract to appear in
the big music halls of that city.
Miss Lou Middleton has resigned from
1.-THE Girl from Dixie and says she will
quit singing and go into the legitimate.
"Winsome Winnie ran afoul of about 800
wild students in New Haven recently and
the curtain had to be lowered before the
show was half over.
Haddon Chambers has left London to pro-
duce The Golden Silence" in New York. The
piece has been altered in some respects
since its production in London.
Dan Daily, the well-known comedian, has
at last consented to go into vaudeville and
will play an engagement of fifteen weeks
under the guidance of the managers asso-
citation.
w. B. Yeats. one of the chief forces of
the Irish Literary League has written a
morality play, which, under the title of
1.-The Hour Glass; is to be produced in
London this season.
Clyde Fitchs THE Climbers" produced
by Reeves Smith in London. celebrated its
seventy-fifth continuous performance in
that city last Saturday, and is still enjoy
ing large patronage.
Orrin Johnson, who lost his engagement
through the failure of Hearts Courage
ous," will have the chief role in "a Japa-
nese Nightingale" when it is produced in
New York next week.
Mrs. Royal belmont, who was Isabel
Mulhall, an actress, is back on the stage
again. having recently secured divorce.
Mr.. belmont was millionaire at one time
but is now clerk in big Chicago depart
ment store.
The engagement of THE Runaways'' in
New York has been so successful that still
another week has been tackled on and the
engagement will now run over Thanksgiv-
ing. Mr.. Weldon has succeeded Albert
Parr in the cast.
Charles Frohmans production of 'BiIIie's
Little Love Affair." in London has reached
its fiftieth performance. Mr.. Esmond's
comedy has made big hit, and several
companies are to be made up to present the
piece on the road.
The marriage of Daniel Frohman and
Marguerite Ellington the actress will be
celebrated at the latter's home in New
York the 22d of this month. The wedding
will be a quiet one, only a few invita- tons
being issued to close friends.
Dan Leno, the popular London music hall
artist. who was some months ago taken to
an asylum almost hopelessly' insane, has
so far recovered as to be able to return
home, and it is thought he will be able to
work in the Christmas pantomimes.
The latest reports from Chicago are to
the effect that Julia Marlowe will not re-
tire from the stage for the rest of the sea-
son, but will go on indefinitely with Fools
of Nature. 1t is also announced that
'Yvette" has been abandoned for good.
Although E. H. Sothern underwent an
operation on the bony structure of the nose
Sunday he was quite recovered from it and
able to play as usual in THE Proud Prince
last Monday night in New York He had
been suffering from the aff1iction for several
weeks.
Edmond Rostand, who announces that he
has not yet decided which Of his plays he
will give to Coquelin, is said to be at work
on version of Faust" This may be for
The interpreter of "Cyrano," who has long
been known to be anxious to play Me
phisto.'
1t is among the possibilities that Sir
Henry Irving and Kyrle Bellew will be
joint stars next season in an elaborate pro-
duction of a play dealing with the Irish
land question. Both these actors have held
frequent consultations in New York over
the matter.
An arrangement has been entered into by
CnarleS FTOnmdn ana the LieDer company
whereby Eleanor Robson is to appear In
the formers London Thsater for an indefl-
mite period, appearing in Zangwilrs play,
Merely Mary Ann" The engagement
starts next spring.
"There and Back" which was given quite
a pretentious send-off in New York early
this fail, has already closed down for re-
ing to induce Charles E. Evans to place a
condensed version of "a Parlor Match" be-
fore the public.
Percy Fendall, who arrived in New York
last Monday from London, left Immediately
for Chicago to consult Mrs. Langtry con-
corning new play. Mr.. Fendall is the au-
thor Of MRS. behring's Divorce" and was
also concerned in the writing of LAS In
Looking Glass"
dancer, who was last seen in this city with
the Rogers Brothers. has suffered nervous
breakdown and is confined to sanitarium
at Milwaukee. The physicians claim to be
able to cure Page inside Of six months
time.
The retirement. because of illness, of
George Game from the role of Peggy
in peggy from Paris,'' now running in
New York, has given Cheridah Simpson an
opportunity to add to her list of successes
Miss Simpsons success in ''King Dodo' is
easily recalled by Washington people.
A well-founded runor is to the effect that
B. F. Keith, the well-known vaudeville the
alter magnate, has decided to increase his
theaters and that In the near future he will
acquire several popular houses in Chicago
Cincinnati. st: Louis. Pittsburg and prob
ably New York.
Notwithstanding the glowing reports TO
the contrary, 1t is known fact that the
road business Of many theatrical attrac-
tons Is the worst In twenty-five years. AL
ready thirteen companies have disbanded
down south, principally in Texas, and the
western states are almost as bad. In the
middle and eastern states good business
rules.
j. Fred Zimmerman, partner of Samuel
+. Nixon In the management of many the
aters in Philadelphia and elsewhere as well
as one of the chief factors in the theatrical
syndicate, Is In great danger of losing his
eyesight He recently underwent an opera
ton on one eye, and now the other is az