Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-19
south that forty weeks have been bo ,ked
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south that forty weeks have been booked
| for it next season.
York for the road Amy Ricard win sur
1 render her part OF Contrary Mary to
| Marguerite Clark.
1t has finally been settled that Nine. Re
jane will open her tour in this country.
! under the management of the Liebler Com
pany, next November. in New York.
/ Miss Grace George Joined in the rehear-
| sails of 'The Two Orphans in New York
| last Wednesday. completing the all-star
| cast. She is to play the part of Louise"
| Sir Henry Irving sails for London next
| Saturday from New York and upon his ar
| rival in the English metropolis will make a
| new and elaborate production of Beckett.
Alfred G. Robyn reached New York last
| Wednesday from the west and that night
he saw the first performance of 1.-THE
| Yankee Consul" of which he wrote the
| music.
| "The Tenderfoot'' will he transferred from
| the New York Theater to Days about
April 4, and 1t has been much liked in
| Gotham that it is expected to last out the
| season.
Business Is Business" the one great big
| dramatic success of the Coincide Franchise
Paris, in the last i've years. has been Sc
cured by Charles Frohman for William II.
| Crane for next season.
While singer was exploiting the Sam
my Song in the London Savoy Theater, a
drunken man jumped from the box on to
the stage and had to be driven off by the
| stage hands.
| Eva Tanglays success in New York in
| vaudeville has been so marked that she
| has been given a permanent position at
\ HAmmarStAin or n ,air
der of the season.
Lottie Collins of old ''Ta -ra-ra boom de
| aye fame has been doing quite we'll in
| England with musical piece called 1.-The
| Dressmaker' and may be one of the at
| fractions In this country next season.
Madame Sherry which is running at
| present in London. has been lately strength
| ened IN various ways, and Edna May, Hilda
Moody and Charles Groves will shortly be
| seen i'll the merry piece.
To decide whose name should appear first
on the piayhills for next seasons tour Bert
| Leslie and Robert Daley tossed a coin. the
| former winning. The firm will be Leslie
and Daley, in "A Pair of Promoters
A cablegram from London SAYS that
charles F'rohman has signed contract
with "Gyp" for an adaptation of her novel
| La Francet. and that she will have the
assistance of Pierre Berton in the dramat1-
| cation.
Sam Bernard had a conference with AL
Hayman during the week in New York and
at It's conclusion signed a contract for next
season. He will remain with the Girl from
| Rays until next spring, when he will ap-
| pear in a new comedy
| James c.. Duff has been In London for
| the past two weeks negotiating for the
| american rights to the latest success over
there, The Singalee" and the piece will
| in, ic ~
direction next season.
Miss Helen F. Barrett of the Rogers
brothers company was married last sum-
mer to MIR. Myvar Pickens a wealthy in
surance man of Toledo. Ohio. Miss Barrett
will leave the stage at the end of the
season ana join her husband in Toledo
| Notwithstanding that Weber & Fields
have come out in a signed statement DENY
| ing the report that they are to separate at
the end of the season. it Is still reported
| that Mr.. Fields has been in negotiation
with David Belasco and Charles Frohman.
either OF whom may star him next season.
| Cleveland Moffets new play. "Money
| Talks, was given its first presentation on
any stage at the Baltimore Academy of
M assie.l last Saturday night by Sydney Ros-
enfelds Century Players. The play Is a
| pleasing one and was received by the large
audience In manner that indicated sincere
appreciation.
Inc management of the Alvin Theater
fttsourg. tried to compel Virginia Harmed
TO play at popular price matinee last
| Wednesday, but she refused to appear q fter
| the house had been opened and crowded
with people. Miss Harmed claims it wouId
| inJure her reputation to appear before a
| half-dollar audience.
Sara Stevens. the remarkable old actress.
who fmpersonates Mrs. Bartlett in ''Wsy
Down East supported Laura Keene in her
m An A
comedy seeing which Lincoln was assassi-
mated at Ford's Theater. Beside Miss Keene
and Mrs. Stevens. the original organization
incnuded Joseph Jefferson. Edward Sothern
charles Couldock. Burnett, Peters, Mary
Wells and Leona Burt.
After consultation in New York during
the week, between the stars and manage
ment. 1t was decided that Forbes Rohertson
and Gertrude Elliott will return to Ameri-
ca next season, when they will be seen in
Robertson wanted to play in England next
season and then return here a year later
put the advantage of the fine impressions
he has made would be lost by such a de-
lay.
"A Venetian Romance" which was pre-
scented for the first time last week at
New London, Conn, is reported to be
meeting with success in the New England
towns and will shortly go into New York
for run. The book is by Cornelia Osgood
i yer, anu the music by Fred. G. Wright
Mrs: Tyler is the wife of Col. A D. TYLER,
Z. S. A, retired. of this city, and makes
her summer home at New London, where
the piece had its first hearing
Kate TART. who has been with the Frank
Daniels Company for several years. has
been engaged for prominent role in
George AIDES latest work, THE Sho Gun"
Augustus Cook, the actor who died IN
New York city last week, was not as has
been enormously reported the father of
Miss Eleanor Robson. Miss Robson's
father was Charles Robson, an English
actor, who died many years ago Her
mother subsequently, in 1891. when Miss
Robson was eleven years old, married Mr.
Cook. but obtained a divorce from him
very soon afterward, although she Is still
known on the stage Mrs. Madge Carr
Cook. Mr. Cook. since being divorced. had