Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31

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Mr.. Edward Terry, the English actor.
| made his first appearance in this country
at New York last Monday afternoon in the
| matinee performance of 1.-THE House of
| Burnside" The actor and plays reception
| was very appreciative
! Charles Ross and Mabel Fenton will cease
! to be stars after January and will return
| to vaudeville portion of the company
| will be merged with that of The Lost
| Boy" in which Edward Biondell is appear
! ing.
| This is announced as Frederick wardes
| last season as a Shakespearean star. Next
season he will make lecture tour and then
retire from the stage permanently.
tina Galland in Dorothy Vernon when she
resumes her road tour next week. Grin
Johnson, who has been acting in that capa-
city. has rendered his resignation. Neither
j. Fred Zimmerman nor Mr. Johnson has
offered an explanation of the withdrawal.
Flora Parker has been engaged by Nat
G. Goodwin for the juvenile role in THE
Usurper' and made her first appearance
with the comedian in Boston last Monday
night. Miss Parker was once a member of
the old Bijou stock company in this city.
Failing to get an engagement on the
stage, says eablegram from London, the
Earl of Rosslyn has entered politics and
tary of state of Scotland. Lord Rosslyn has
not had theatrical engagement since his
return to London from New York year
ago.
Henry Russell. managing director of the
San Carlo Opera Company, which has just
closed successful engagement in London,
has obtained the sole right to produce in
Great Britain for the year 1905, with an
option for 1906 Cilea's opera "Adrienne
Lecouvreur." Several other London man
ayers had announced this piece in prepara-
| ton, but Mr.. Russell holds the documents,
and he has not only the English but the
| French rights as we'll.
James X. Hackett got in ahead of sew
eral American managers and secured all
the rights for this country of the great
| London success, THE Walls of Jericho
| which he will present next season. The star
part is a strong one and the author of the
| play, Mr.. Sutro, gave Mr.. Hackett the pref
| erence, as he considered him the ideal actor
| for the part
| Mabel Frenyear, one of the best known
| chorus girls in the country. was secretly
married in Chicago last week to Thomas R.
| Flnucane, young Rochester millionaire
and prominent official of the big Strombert
| carlson Electrical Company of Chicago.
c. Leslie Allen. the father of Viola Allen
| and who plays the part of the old shepherd
| in "A Winters Tale" left the company al
| Albany last week and went to New York
| city suffering from pneumonia. Mr.. Allen
| is very i'll. but his physician believes he
| will be able to rejoin his daughter next
| week.
| Charles Frohman's production of James
| M Barrie's Peter Pan" in London last
| Monday night proved to be one of the de-
| lights of the English season. 1t was re-
ceived with the utmost enthusiasm. The
| piece is a dainty concoction of fairy lore
| and dime novel extravaganza.
The Shubert Brothers are reported to be
| trying to obtain Mr.. Edwin Foy to play
| the leading part in their production of
| The Earl and the Girl" which will be
| This is the Seymour Hicks piece, which
is running successfully in London.
| With the passing of THE Secret of Poll
| chinelle,' the veteran, William H. Thomp-
| son, passed from the management of
James K Hackett to that of Liebler &
| part of Finch McComas" in the Arnold
| DAILY production of You Never Can Tell
| When Sam Bernard makes his reappear-
| ance in New York early in April, under the
| management of Charles Frohman, it will be
| in revised version of THE Dangerous
| Maid This is the piece that was produced
| in New York few years ago by George w
Lederer, and in which Mr. Bernard scored
| his first hit.
| . Inc ETERNAL teminlne'' has not proved
| the success expected by Margaret Anglin
| and the piece will be withdrawn next week
The company will put in rehearsal imme-
| diately George Middleton's 1.-THE Vital Is
sue and 1t will probably be seen for the
| nrst time In Cincinnati on January .. John
| Kellerd will be Miss Anglin's leading man
| when her tour is resumed.
Miss Gertrude Witty, wife of THOMAS A.
| Wise. the well-known comedian, last Wed.
| nesday night assumed one of the leading
| character parts in 1T Happened in Nord-
land, now running in New York. Miss
| Witty took the place of Miss May Rob-
son, who was released to Charles Frohman
| by Hamlin, Mitchell & Fields.
The company which George Edwardes /:
| sending to America for the production Of
THE Duchess of Dantzic' comes all the
| way from Scotland. The company has
| been playing for a month at Glasgow anG
| goes direct to New York from that city
| where 1t is expected the piece will run an
| entire season.
Mrs. H. c. DeMille. the widow of the
| playwright of that name, has decided upon
| novel plan to present news plays. She
| had obtained dozen original manuscripts
| and Will present the pieces in New York
| at special matinees. If any of the plays
| prove successful, Mrs. DeMille expects to be
reimbursed through the sale of the same
Despairing of finding play sufficiently
promising 10 warrant the outlay incident
| to a new production, Amelia Bingham last
| Wednesday signed a contract with Harry
| Davis of Pittsburg for a season of four
| weeks as a stock star at the Alvin The
| alter. Miss Binghams old repertoire will
| be presented during the engagement Harry
| Woodruff will be the leading man.
| Miss Mabel Taliaferro, who is now play
| ing the part of Lovey Mary in Mrs.
| Wigs of the Cabb ge Patch" in New
| York, is to be transferred to Arnold Daily
| company, which will start out January s
with George Bernard Shaw's play You
| Never Can Tell" Miss Taliaferro Will be
| seen in the part of Dolly Clandon Her
| role in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
| will be taken by Miss Sallie Clayton.
George Rollets three-act comedy "The
| Moneymakers." was presented last Monday
| night at New Haven for the first time In
| America, by Tom w. Riley's company
| headed by Ida Conquest and Cyril Scott
| Hits were made by both in the clever situa-
| lions with which the play abounds. In the
minor roles the greatest successes were
| scored by Eugene ORourke, Brandon
| Hurst. Daisy Anterior and Lillian Thur
| gate.
In the play-naming contest conducted at
| McVicker's Theater, Chicago, last week
| 1000 titles were suggested for THE
| Kreutzer Sonata" which is to be renamed.
| From out of the thousand. 1.-THE Mills of
| the Gods was selected as the most appro-
| rriata and MtcS Ella Cardap of capao,