Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11


Harry Short will have the comedy role of
the Fairy Queen.
Aside
Bertha Galland VIII open her season in
this city next October Orrin Johnson is to
be leading man.
Wang" closes it's season at the Lyric
Theater New York. tonight and opens at
Manhattan Beach a week later.
Miss Georgena Eliza Mills became the
bride of Mr.. Frederick F. Proctor. the the
atrical manager, in New York last week.
Louis Mann will next season be seen in
straight comedy part without music, under
the management of Charles B. Dillingham;.
Sir Henry Irving declares he will retire
in 1906. That year will witness the compile
ton of half-century's histrionic endeavor
on his part.
Marie Cahill may not be seen on the road
at all next season. She has received an
offer to head new musical comedy stock
company In New York.
After a successful London engagement
of sixty consecutive weeks Williams
Walker and their big company will sail
for New York next week.
The Lightning Conductor" romance of
automobiling, by Charles and Muriel Will
hanson of London is to be dramatized and
will be sent on tour next season.
Emma Carus has at last given out the
definite announcement that she will be
| married to William D. Cobb, the song
writer, about the middle of July.
The long run of "A Chinese Honeymoon
in London, which-commenced on October 4.
1901, was terminated last Saturday night,
when the niece reached itc O7lth pprfDrm-
anCe.
Contracts have been signed between
| Charles Frohman and j. G. Williamson,
whereby Annie Russell goes to Australia
for a fourteen weeks engagement next
spring.
John Henry" the farce in which the
late Dan DAILY made his last stellar at
tempt, is to be made over musical
comedy. JUNE McCree will take the lead
ing role.
Julia Arthur was in New York last
| Wednesday making arrangements, so 1t is
whispered, to resume acting next season in
Judith" a dramatization of the opera of
that name.
The threatened vaudeville storm in Pitts
burg has happily blown over. B. F. Keith
and Harry Davis, who own theaters there
and We're to lock horns next season, have
combined their interests.
THE Duchess of Danzig," the latest Lon
don success, will open in New York about
the first of the year with the full English
company, including Evie Green, HolbroOk
Blinn and Curtis Pounds.
When Lew Fields Theater. New York,
opens it's doors next November the first
piece presented will be a burlesque
| Sweet Kitty Bellairs," entitled Sweet
Kitty Beware" by Edgar T. Smith.
MrS Iocanbipa Martinez ropa pootbar
of Kate ClaxtOn, the actress, died at her
cottage at Larchmont, l.. l., last Sunday.
Miss Claxton recently lost her son, Har-
old Stevenson, who committed suicide in
New York.
Rose Stahl. who played Mary Manner
is the latest dramatic recruit to vaudeville.
She will appear at Proctors, in New York,
in a one-act comedy, THE Chorus Lady,,
by James Forbes.
Charles Ross and Mabel Fenton will be
starred next season by Weber & Rush In
musical travesty entitled 'Midgetty- Didget-
ty,' by Edgar 7. Smith. The piece is a
! burlesque on "Zaza' and will be played
| over the popular price circuit.
Harlequin and the Fairy's Dilemma"
row running at the Garrick Theater. Lon
don, is w. S. Gilberts sixty-third produc-
ton. He finished lis first play in 1866 and
in but seven years since that time has he
Marc Klaw of the firm of Klaw G Err
LANCER. who is in London, has telegraphed
his partner in New York that Forbes Rob
ertson and Gertrude Elliott have made a
substantial hit with THE Edge of the
Storm in that city, and that the pair
would be seen in it in this country next
sea son.
The recent successful performance of Mr..
Robert Hickman's pupils at the National
cations for instruction during the summer
months. Mr.. Hickman has decided to re-
main in Washington and give a special
summer course. beginning now and con-
tinuing until September 10. when the regu-
lar school year will be begun.
Miss Maude Du Val, Washington young
woman has signed q &C ntract with Klaw
& Erlanger for the role of First Boy,
next to Prince Charming, in Beauty and
the Beast" Miss Du Val while here will
pursue her vocal studies.
Each Cloud Has a Silver Lining" Is the
title Of very clever ballad just published:
The words are by Edward ]. Walters and
the music by Edwin B. Platt. The song was
introduced this week at the Lyceum Thea
ter, being sung by Miss Minnie Higgins.
William Norris was seen for the first
time in "a Business Man" at Chicago last
Sunday night, the theater being crowded.
The piece is comedy drama by Lee Ar
thur. Mr.. Norris is seen a t his best In the
character of "Pincus Meyer" There are
three acts and four scenes.
Ethel Barrymore closed her season with
Cynthia in London last week. Her next
season she will be seen as Chinese girl,
"Si-Si, in a Chinese comedy by Nine.
Fred Gresac and M. Paul Ferrier entitled
The Third Moon" The piece is described
as Offering Miss Barrymore strong emo
tional and sympathetic part.
Jules Murray has made his final arrange
ments for the productior-of 1.-THE Marriage
of Kitty next season. This piece. in which
Marie Tempest was seen last season, will
be sent out on the road next season by Mr..
Murray. with Bettina Girard in the princi-
pal part-that played by Miss Tempest. The
company starts at Atlantic City Septem-
Der 1.
Manager Frank L. Perley has engaged
Aubrey Boucicault as leading man for the
Margaret Anglin company next season. AZ
ter four weeks as a stock star in Denver,
Mr.. Boucicault will sail for London and
Paris and In the latter city see the play
1.-The Eternal Feminine" in which Miss
Ar-gln will begin her starring tour next
September.