Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-14
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IJanrv r. Dixey will appear at Chase's
week after next in "Over a Welsh Rabbit.
The Arden company. at the Columbia
Theater, will follow Prince Kari with a
"A Gilded Fool
Katherine Kennedy, who recently failed
in New York with a sensational play, Is
now in Paris negotiating with Sardou-
Willie Collier, in .'The Dictator" has be-
come almost a vogue in New York, and is
appearing to large houses nightly.
George Bernard Shaw's Candida" was
recently produced in London for the first
time and created something OF sensa-
ton.
"The Other Girl" the comedy by Angus
tus Thomas, which has been running for
six months in New York. will shut down
this evening for the season.
Last Saturday afternoon Nine Janau-
schek left her home at Saratoga and went
to the Actors Fund Home. at west
Brighton
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by which
the road tour of Anna Held VIII be ex-
tended to include a spring season, when
will close in Boston about the LIST of July
Mrs Gilbert next season will star under
new Clyde Fitch play to be called Grand
mother.
Weber and Fields play their last engage
ment together tonight at the West End
Theater, New York. The parting will be
friendly.
Ludwig Englander's services as COM
poser have been secured for term of five
years by Charles B. Dillingham;. His first
effort will be a new comic opera Tor tritzi
Scheff.
Sarah Bernhardt's .Varennes' by Lave
dan and Lenotre is not scoring the sue
cess anticipated in Paris. The play deals
with the flight of Louis XVI and Marie An
toinette to VaTennes.
w. S. GiIbert's whimsical play, "The
Fairy's Dilemma has been brought out
in London It's satirical humor and char
acteristic extravagances promise popu-
larity.
Miss Evelyn Proke rockingham. on ac-
count OF recent illness, will be unable to
play the part given her In the coming
public performance of the Columbia School
of Dramatic Art.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has accepted a
society play which has been written by
Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton, wife of the British
colonial secretary, and viii produce 1t IN
London about June 9.
Last Wednesday in New York it was re-
ported that a member of the chorus IN
Wang" being played by De Wolf Hopper,
bad the smallpox, and a result the en-
tire company had to submit to vaccination.
Frank Doane, who has been supporting
Eleanor Robson all season in Merely
Mary Ann" has been engaged to recreate
a part In Woodland the Pixley-Luders
musical comedy now running In Boston.
Leo Ditrichstein. who adapted Tit for
Tat" for Elizabeth Tyree, and also played
one of the principal roles. resigned from the
company last Saturday because of Disagree
ment with the star as to alterations of the
piece.
After playing to big business for 205
nights and matinees ''The Girl from Kays'
closed its season in New York tonight. The
same company will remain in New York
next season, while second company will
tour the country.
Otis Skinner produced 1.-THE Harvester"
for the first time on any stage in this coun-
try at Milwaukee last week, and the press
notices were very favorable. 1t is Jean
Richepin's Partisan success, lie Chemi-
neau.
The Berlin stage censor has placed
ban upon Ohorn's 1.-The Brothers of st.
Bernard" The plot deals with the mental
doubts and struggles of a young monk and
ends with his fight from the religious life
of the monastery.
E. S. Willard says that 1.-THE Professors
Love Story" was sold first of all by j. M
Barrie to Sir Henry Irving. who, however
could not produce 1T within the stipulated
period. Thus the piece came into Mr. WI
1ards possession.
1t is said that Joseph jefferson is at
work upon another series of "reminiscences,
and. in fact, that the first chapters are al
ready in the hands of the printers the
intention being to have the work COM
pleted for the holidays next winter.
The star cast presenting the Two Or
phans'' in New York closes its season to-
night. 1t will be Clara Morris last APP
pearance on the stage, 1t is said. The en-
gagement has been a notable one, both
artistically and financially.
Bertha Galiand closed her season last sat
urday night In New York, and on Monday
started for her summer cottage at Nam
tucket Miss Galland, it is now reported.
will again appear next season In Dorothy
Vernon" opening about the LIST of Septem-
Der.
Sherrie Matthews was granted last Tues
day to Norma Whalley by the supreme
court of New York. Miss Whalley is at
present playing in London, while Mr. Mat
thews has not appeared in public for two
years on account of Illness.
1t has been decided that when the Shu-
berts put forth Herbert Kelcey and Effie
stars will use will be an English version of
the German play Tattoo" 1t was re-
Gently played by the German company at
the Irving Place Theater. New York, and
was very successful.
MARI, Hall was sued for dress bill In