Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12
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George AIDES ii come from his different
p,ays this season is said to aggregate $'ooV
a week.
Edwin stevens will be Lillian Russelrs
leading comedian when she begins pla3lhe
Lady TeaZle.
Irene Bentley will give vaudeville one G7
weeks trial in New York, and II successiu'
viii continue in the continuous
May Robson. who recently went into
vaudeville has been signed lol an lihportdnt
part with the Lew Fields company IN NE"
York.
Edna Nav and 1.-The School Girl have
made such a substantial hit in New YORK
that the piece will continue in Gotham until
after the holidays
Edith Blair will this season sing the prima
donna role in Sergeant Kitty" having
signed a contract to that effect in New
ork last Monday.
When Wagenhals & Kemper put forward
Blanche Walsh in Clyde F1tch's latest play,
"A Woman in the Case" Miss Dorothy
Dorr will hav, the chief role opposite to the
star.
Forbes Robertson will begin his second
season in America in Toronto, January g.
mond, the title of which has not yet been
made public.
Mrs. Brown Potter is rehearsing at the
Savoy Theater, London, For Church or
Stage" the play by the Vicar of Gorles-
ton, which caused so much discussion
when produced recently by Mrs. Potter.
Harry B. Smith is said to be writing
the lbretto of a musical comedy IN winch
Paula Edwardes will be starred when
she gets through with "Winsome Win
ME" The piece has not yet been named.
"Josepb Entangled," with Henry Miller in
the chief role, has scored big hit in New
York and will probably last until spring.
Hilda Spong, Grace Hyer and the rest OF
the company have all made individual hits.
Sam Bernard deserts the Frohman forces
next season to join Joe Weber at his music
hall in New York. Mr.. Bernard is said to
be guaranteed $500 week and 25 per cent
of the profits, the contract running five
years.
The f. H Sothern and Julia Marlowe
combination has been so great a success,
artistically and financially. that already the
tour has been booked covering all of next
season. when they will go as far west as
San Francisco.
Two sets of Country Girls" will revive
interest in the old Daily Theater favorite
this season. In addition to Miss Ada Re
han, Maude White will present the comedy
in territory which the Rehan company will
not visit.
While Katherine Cooper was singing in
the last act of "Fantana" at Chicago last
Monday night string of lights with
some attachment came down on the stage
with a crash and landed within an inch
of her head.
After bearing the hardshps of one-night
stands as long as she could, Clara Weiland
of London. who has been playing the title
part in Peggy from Paris quit the com
pany in Memphis last Saturday night and
sailed for home yesterday.
The Little of Everything" in which
Peter Daley and Fay Templeton were joint
stars. recently closed its season in Pitts
burg and all the principals returned to New
York to form the permanent stock company
organized by Klaw x Erlanger.
Charles Wayne has been engaged for the
principal comedy part in Sergeant Kitty"
and Lillian Seville has also signed for the
part of Ninon The company is now re-
kearsing and will open its season at Tren-
ton next Monday night
May Montford has been engaged to play
the part of Pamela Jackson In The Sultan
of Sulu" succeeding Flo Irwin. Miss Mont
ford was with THE Runaways" last
son, playing the part created by Fay Tenn
pleton. and previous to that she with
Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Hamlin Mitchell & Fields have decided
UpOn title for the musical play by Glen
McDonough and Victor Herbert, with which
the new Lew Fields Theater. New York,
will be opened late this month. The name
selected is 1T Happened in Nordland."
David Watts of Harrisburg Pa grand
son of the late Simon Cameron and nephew
of former United States Senator Donald
Cameron, and Miss Gene Luneska of New
York. the prima donna of the comic opera
reDOrted N ha bee
married in Cumberland, Md, last week
Although Nellie Follis resigred from the
"Fantana" company for the express pur-
pose of joining "A China Doll" she will
not become a membe: of that organization.
Adele Rafter. recently the prima donna of
Mr.. Bluebeard.'' will have the leading role
of Cerise when the piece is put on Monday
night in New York.
Creston Clarke opened his season at Al
bany last Tuesday night in Monsieur
Beaucaire." the comedy romance written
by Booth Harrington and EVELYN Green
leaf Sutherland Mr.. Clarke who played
the title role. was cordially received and
generously applauded He has a satisfac-
tory company.
Amelia Bingham has engaged Harry
Woodruff for The Climbers" He will
play the part created by Robert Edeson
Clara Bloodgood, by an arrangement
with Mr.. Charles Frohman, was engaged
last "Wednesday to play the part she orig
inally created in The Climbers"
Tom Karl formerly of Barnabee, Karl &
Macdonald. proprletors of the Bostonians,
has decided to accept offer to enter
vaudeville. Mr.. Karl Is said to be in ex-
cellent voice and will sing a number of
songs with which he has been identified
in the past.
Emmett Corrigan, who is well known
on the dramatic stage. is soon to make