Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

singers and dancers; the three Armstrong;,
marvellous cyclists; Chas. Duncan, paro-
dies; Goldsmith and Hoppe. musical artists;
Rat White and Agnes Behler.
ABIDE
Next season John and Emma Ray intend
to star in a new musical comedy, entitled
Down the Pike"
A cablegram from London says that Alice
Nielsen scored another success at the Thea
ter Royal. Covent Garden. as Suzanne in
"Nozze di Figaro"
Edna Aug Nora Bayes and AL Fields
have deserted vaudeville for the summer
and joined the Fisher Stock Company in
San Francisco.
Nash Martinetti has been engaged to play
the leading role in "Babes in Toyland"
next season. taking the place of William
Norris, who is to become a star.
1.-THE Wizard of Or" will take an early
trip to the Pacific coast next season, and
Montgomery and Stone will retain their old
parts of the scarecrow and the tinman.
BABES In Toyland" has been praised so
highly by English people visiting New York
that 1t is decided to take the piece to Lon
don next season about the holidays.
Ivan Caryll has acquired all rights. Eng
fish and American, in Nine. Xanrof and
ChancePs fantastic comedy, lie Prince
Consort," produced in Paris last November,
and still running there to crowded houses.
The second week of the season Of the
Academy Stock Company will be devoted to
the production of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde.
The Schuberts are said to be trying to In
duo 1ar piohy, TO a hq mr. g.
ent plans of starring next season and join
Ada Rehan in tour under their manage
ment.
Amelia Summerville, with IAN Afternoon
Tea" Harry Davenport. dissenting on
English Types" and Janet Melville and
Evie Stetson.
Miss Margaret Robinson. who was with
James K. Hackett last season. has been en-
gagged for two years as leading woman with
Andrew Mack. This will include Mr..
Macks tour of Australia next spring.
The attraction at the Lafayette Opera
House. following 1.-The Wedding Day." viii
be 1.-THE Belle of New York" The cast Will
include Elsie Janis formerly headline
favorfte in vaudeville, better known as
Little Elsie"
Fritzie Scheff, who closed her first season
as star in St Louis last Saturday, sailed
for Paris last Tuesday from New York She
will have to return the latter part OF July
to take on rehearSals for next season.
Hattie M. Johnson, better known as Marie |
Jansen, actress and comic opera singer.
filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
Boston last Wednesday. Her liabilities |
to 81 1926 and her assets at SLIT. Six
creditors are named in the petition.
William H Thompson, who has Just
P1 aCnr viii h ha Of phil
will go into vaudeville for the
summer, appearing over the Proctor cir
cult He will be seen in a sketch by Clay |
M. Greene, called For Loves Sweet Sake"
At Buffalo last Tuesday night Grace Won
was presented with a loving cup
on the stage by the Red Feather COM
pany. Engraved on the cup was the fol- |
lowing: Presented to Grace Won Studdiford
because we like her" The company closes |
it's season at Toronto tonight.
"The Primrose Path" new comedy in
three acts, by Estelle Clayton, will have its |
first presentation on any stage at the Prov |
idence Opera House next Monday night by |
Isabelle Evesson and company. The action |
of the play occurs during the colonial DAYS |
in New England.
Last Monday night Maude Adams began |
a two weeks engagement at the Columbia |
Theater, San Francisco. her first engage
ment as star in that city, every seat being |
sold before the doors were opened. tour |
of the northwest follows. where the thea |
tiers have already been sold out
cablegram from London says that w. |
L. Arlington, who played last season with |
the Amelia Bingham company. and Bijou |
Fernandez have made formal announce |
ment in that city of their marriage there |
recently, the brides mother being a witness |
at the ceremony.
Last Monday NIGHT al tba Duka Of "a |
Theater, London, Forbes Robertson and |
Gertrude Elliott presented the new play, |
ION the Edge of the Storm for the first |
time and a pronounced success was scored. |
This piece will be brought to this country |
next season by Mr.. Robertson and Miss |
Elliott.
Nance O'Neil, the actress, has just pur- |
chased the famous old Brinley estate in |
Tynsboro Mass. and will make it her
summer home The property is part of |
grant to Jonathan Tying. about 300 years |
ago, the grant at that time comprising all 1
the territory northwest of the Merrimac |
river to beyond what Is now known as |
Nashau, N. H.
1t has been definitely arranged that Lew |
Fields. recently of Weber & Fields Is to |
m ike his first starring venture alone in |
comedy drama built about the Bird Cen |
ter cartoons, which have appeared in a |
western newspaper. The new firm, HAM |
lin, Mitchell & Fields. has also leased the |
National Theater on 42d street. New York, |
for a term of years, and will rechristen it |
Lew Fields Theater" High-class musical |
pieces will be presented at the house. Lii |
liam Russell will be the first star launch |
ed by Hamlin. Mitchell Fields next sea- |
son, contracts to that effect having been |
signed during the week.
Manager Eugene Kernan's Benefit.