Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-16

| featured next season. Miss Clayton is the
| wife of Mr.. Mitchell
| Mabel Barrison, who jumped from the
| chorus of Weber & Fields to the leading
role in Babes in Toyland'' and made a
success, during the past week signed fve
years contract with Hamlin & Mitchell at
big increase in salary
William r. Francis. the author of "A
Royal Rogue" has written a new comic
opera entitled 1.-The Jolly Tar and JEFF
| ferson De Angels win star in it next sea-
son.
W. l.. Abingdon who was with Amelia
| Bingham last season. will shortly be mar
| ried In London to Miss Bijou Fernandez
| who was also with the same company.
| Helen Prindiville. who made something
| of hit as Tirzah in ben Hur." will short
| ly marry millionaire by the name OF
| Francis Griffin. haiiing from Chicago.
Maurice Bernhardt, assisted by a young
Polish writer. and possibly by Sardou. is to
dramatiZe Sienkiewicz's remarkable book.
4 with Fire and Sword" 1t is also reported
4 that Paderewski will write the incidental
| music for the play.
| Arthur Collins, the manager of the Drury
Lane Theater London has offered Tod
| that city, an opportunity to appear in new
| racing drama that is being prepared for
| presentation at that theater.
/ When the cast of the 1.-TWO Orphans" goes
| on tour Bertha Galland will take Margaret
1llington's place as Henriette.
Charles Richman will be the star of the
| stock company of the Grand Opera House.
| Pittsburg, under Harry Davis management.
| Louis Mann and Clara Lipman will head
| THE Girl From Kay's," No. 2, next season.
| covering western territory.
| Aubrey Boucicault, Adele Richie. the
| Hengler sisters and Florence Reed Joined
| the vaudeville ranks this week
| Sadie Martinez has filed suit for divorce
| from her husband, Louis Nethersole. The
| case will not be contested. Incompatibility
| of temper is given as the cause.
Mrs. Raymond Hitchcock was granted
| her divorce papers In New York last Satur-
| day by Judge Traux. No alimony was al
| lowed, but Mr.. Hitchcock must not marry
| again inside of three months.
George r. Sims is preparing a Japanese
sketch for May Yohe. drawn from the lat
| ter's experience in the land of cherry bios
| SONS, in which she wifi appear in London.
Joe Weber and Lew Fields have once
more patched up their quarrel. the latter
| has been released from his contract with
| Hamlin & Mitchell and the German pair
| will be seen together, as usual. next sea-
| son. Weber and Fields are said to have
| made 100000 on their recent tour.
| Forbes Robertson and his wife Gertrude
| ElliotD and child sailed for home last Sat
urday. They will return next season.
Robert Griffin Morris. who twenty years
| ago was a prolific and well-known play
wright, died suddenly at his home in Ocean
Grove last Saturday. He was the author
of all of Fritz Emmet's pieces. and wrote
1.-The Skating Rink" for Nat Goodwin.
| A report from Baltimore is to the effect
that George Fawcett will disband his stock
| company and star his wife, Miss Percy
| Haswell next season in new Japanese
| play, called 20 Kiku Sam by A. R. Ha-
| ven.
Frank Pixley, the author of 1.-The Prince
| of Pilsen," has contracted to furnish Anna
| son.
| Pat Rooney, the dancer, and Miriam Bent
| of the Mother Goose" company were mar
| ried in Boston last Sunday.
| Lillian Russelrs daughter Dorothy made
| her debut in vaudeville last Sunday night
| in New York. She has a costume singing
| act
! Next seasons play for star cast will be
| Lights o. London" 1.-THE Two Orphans
has been big success, and will go on tour.
| Manager Charles B. Dillingham; has al
| ready purchased the ground and will at
| once begin the erection of 100000 theater
| in Philadelphia.
| Playwright Theodore Bert Sayre was mar
| ried in New York last week to Miss Laura
| H. De Gumeous.
| AYno al daneer with sTThn YAM
| kee Consul company, was injured in a
| Brooklyn trolley car accident and laid up
| for week
| In a recent match at clay pigeon shooting,
| for 500 side. Fred. Stone the scarecrow
| of 1.-THE Wizard of o." defeated a crack
| New York shot by ten birds.
| Bessie Tyree will shortly be seen in a
| new play, entitled Tit for Tat" a transla-
| ton of Nine. Rejane's "Heureuse."
Nat Goodwin and wife, Maxine Elliott.
!. sail for London from New York May 4.
! The wife made hundreds during the past
season where the husband made dollars.
Marie Tempest will be under the man.
| agement of Frank Mckee in the future.
| contracts to that effect being signed last
week Miss Tempests season closes with
/ the Chicago engagement, and she and her
| company go direct to London for long en-
| gaSemeht.
Miss Emily Dodd who was leading wo-
| man with Henry Miller, has been engaged
| by Mr. Gressitt for the role of Mrs. Echo
| when Miss Blair plays THE Crust OF
[ Society"
Now comes new Carmen. She is Seno-
| rita Pepita Sandoval, Spanish actress,
| who is to be presented next season In this
| country The costumes and accessories are
| to come from Spain, and she Will be sup
| ported by an American company.
Nine Schumann Heink appeared in sue
cessful concert in Minneapolis, Mimi, this
week By the way, Schumann-Heink may
become a citizen of the United States. This
year, at least. she will remain in this coun-
try. and her entire family will visit her dur
ing the summer.
Wilton Lackaye is proverbial wit, and
he never loses an opportunity to perpetrate
a Joke without reckoning at all to what ex-
tent he can carry his fun.
Marshall p. Wilder looked at his watch
and arose from the table in the Players
Club the other night.
i've got to run away, he said. FOR I've
to go uptown to be funny. It's bore,
too"
sI wouldn't do 1t. them answered Mr..
I.ackaye. who was one of the party. why
don't give usual entertain