Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30

will make a tour of the United States next
season
Daniel V. Arthur has decided on a spring
trip 20 the Pacific coast for Marie CahiIl in
Nancy Brown.
Edwin Booth is in energetic negot atoms
with Richard Mansfield for tie rights to
'Herod," by Stephen Phillips.
Willard Spencer. the author of Princess
Bonnie" has gone to Palm Beach, Florida
to recover from severe case Of pneumonia.
The Nessrs. Shubert will make an early
production in New York of Hugh Morton's
latest musical comedy. The Wire Walk
ers"
Beautiful Ceylon," a new musical piece,
viii be given its first presentation in Lon
don next week. 1t Will be brought out at
Days Theater.
Miss Jeanette Lowrie has decided to re-
tire from The Medal and the Maid COM
pany and George Game will take her part
as the schOolmistress.
report from London is to the effect
that Mabel- Gilman VII be married to
prominent Engl.shmdn this summer, and
then pelmanently retire from the stage.
Viola Allen had to undergo an operation
for an absceSs in her ear last Monday in
Boston. and as a result was 50 weak that
the opening night in that city had to be
Cancelled.
Norma WhaIley. who is now in London, is
reported 10 be once more seeking a III
vorce from her husband Sherrie Matthews.
the comedian who is in sanitarium in
this country.
William II. Crane has done so well with
The Spenders' on the road. notwithstand-
ing the plays harsh criticism in New York
that he will continue the piece all through
next season.
In the play Of The Medal and the Maid"
now running in New York. the parts of the
admiral and his son are PLAYED by w r
carleton and w. p. Carleton. respectively
farther and son.
Blanche Ring has been engaged by Lon
don manager to play the coined enne role
in the forthcoming production of the new
comic opera. The Love Birds" 1t will be
put on the middle of February.
Mrs. Thomas Within who is with "The
Girl With the Green Eyes" slipped on the
zee IN San Francisco and was incapacitated
from work for Il week She has since re-
|umed her part with the company
Miss Ethel Barrymore had a long confer
ence with MI Frohman in New York last
tuesday, ana everything was arranged for
her London appearance which takes place
about the middle of March
comedy by George a. Bentley. jr. will be
given next month by a company including
thirty-fve OF the prominent and popular
local singers and actors.
Next season New York will have four
London musical comedies under Charles
Frohman $ management-"The School Girl -
The Earl and the Girl Madam Sherry"
and The Duchess of Dantzig"
Maude Adams was compelled TO cancel
several one night stands during the first
part of the week on account of a severe
attack of the grip. She resumed her tour
at New Haven last Thursday night.
When Charles Hawtrey. the English actor
returns TO New York in April he will pre-
sent for the first time in this country f. C.
BurnandS comedy in three acts "Saucy
Sally" Frances Belmont Will have the title
role
Frank l. Perley. the well-known mana
ger has given II out that he will produce
~a new comic opera in March with the title
"a Venetian Romance" He has not yet
given out who the principals in the piece
will be.
The repertoire for the Sothern- Marlowe
Shakespearian combination for next season
will probably be Hamlet" Much Ado
About Nothing" and Romeo and Juliet
After the winter season In this country a
visit to London will be made.
Ernest Lambert. the English actor, who
was engaged for six months for a part in
1.-THE Girl From Kays.' now running in New
York, has done 50 well with the part that