Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

1Ork Win pneumonia.
A title has finally been selected for the
play written for Mrs. Fiske by Hugh Nor
ton. 1t is Leah Kleschna.'
Mrs. George 3. Mcclellan known to the
stage as Pauline Hall, has obtained in the
New York supreme court her final decree
OF divorce.
Nine Modjeska denies that she is going
into vaudeville, although she was offered a
large sum weekly to give scene from
Macbeth"
Fred Niblo the well-known monologue
artist. who has been with the Rogers
Brothers this season. has decided to return
to vaudeville.
Miss Nellie Payne retires from THE
Wizard of o. company in New York to-
night on account of her formal engagement
to West Point cadet.
Miss Toby Claude drops out of 1.-The Bar
opess Fiddlesticks' company in New York
tonight, and her place will be taken by
Miss ISABELLE d Armand.
Frohman made arrangements to present
the keTdals in a limited engagement in
this country next season.
Let the bum shows come on. The western
hotels kept up by them. If the jay
angels in the east can stand putting up for
the bum shows the west can.-Atchison
Globe.
Nothing is heard nowadays of Israel
Zangwill's Jenny" which was to nave
been Miss Maude Adams new play. Mr..
Zangwill is reported to have completed the
outlines of the piece.
Miss Mabel Roebuck has dropped .he
leading part of The Other Girl" Company
on account of illness. and Lou Middleton
will nrOha hlV no
r1ander of the season.
Frank Mckee has completed arrange
ments for Edna Wallace Hopper's starring
tour under his management, and she will
open her season in The Country Mouse
at Omaha Christmas night.
Hall Gaines decentralization of his own
book, THE Prodigal Som will BE present
ed simultaneously in London and New York
next September. Liebler & Co. own the
rights to the play for America.
The Frank L. Perley Opera Company pre-
sented THE Girl and the Bandit" for the
first time in Newburgh, N. Y, last Monday
night. Viola Gillette, Alice Davey and
Walter Jones were in the company
Although Mary Mannering will start her
season Immediately after the holidays, she
will have to play on the road until April
as she cannot find an open date at any of
the New York theaters until that time.
Andrew Mack and his managers have
signed a contract by which the Irish come
dian is to make a twenty weeks tour of
Australia. Mr.. Mack March 16 will
sail with his entire company for Sydney.
Francis Wilson and his company start re-
hearsals next Monday in New York of
comedy by Clyde Fitch entitled Cousin
Billie" 1t is in three acts the scenes being
laid in Paris, Switzerland and Pennsylva-
mia.
Jess Dandy employs a masseur to travel
with him in 1.-The Prince of Pilsen'' COM
pany. After being ducked in the fountain
scene he has to play for ten minutes in wet
clothes, and takes a vigorous rubbing as a
precaution.
The opening of Lew Fields theater, New
York, which was scheduled for last Thurs
day night, was postponed until next Mon
day, on account of the death of Mr.. Ham
lin. who was a member of the firm of Ham
lin, Mitchell & Fields.
Edwin Terry, who opens his American
tour in New York the 10th of this month
in THE House of Burnside" has engaged
Cynthia Brooke as his leading woman. Miss
Brooke played opposite roles to Julia Mar
lowe last season in Fools of Nature.
George Edwardes, manager of the Ly-
ceum TheateF in London, who will present
his Lyric Theater company in THE Ouch
OF DantZlC, IN New 1OTk the
of January, has especially engaged Lem
prier Pringle for the part of Lefebre"
Henrietta Crosman and David Belasco
will part company at the end of this sea-
son, and Maurice Campbell. who is Miss
Crosman's husband, will look after her en-
gagements hereafter. Sweet Kitty Bel
lairs'' will be played by another actress
next season.
The engagement of Sir Charles Wyndham
and Mary Moore at the Lyceum Theater
New York, in David Garrick has contln-
ued to be so successful that it has been Ie-
cided that they will not be seen in Mrs.
Gorringes Necklace until the night of
December &.
Two Episcopal clergymen of London
named Andrews and Pressey resolving to
use musical comedy for moral ends, have
Suit" which will soon be produced in the
English metropolis. 1t is founded on An
derson's fairy tales.
Klaw G. Erlanger will make very elabo
rate production next season of new mu-
steal comedy by Hugh Morton and Gustav
Kerker. called THE Butterflies of FASH
ion" Mr.. Morton's latest work in this line
was 1.-The Belle of New York." and Mr..
Kerkers THE Millionaire"
Mrs. Haddon Chambers, wife of the we'll
known English playwright died In London
tive of Australia, and had visited America
once Or twice with her husband to whom
she was married ten years ago. She was
never identified with the stage.
Nine Schumann-Heink, the famous singer
at the head of the Loves Lottery COM
pany, received cablegram in Boston last
Monday announcing the death of her hus-
band, Paul Schumann, at their home near
Dresden Paralysis was the cause. He
was the second husband of the singer.
John j. McNally's new comedy, which
Klaw & Changers comedy company will
present in New York, has been named
az life in Newport" Cole and Johnson have
contributed the music, and rehearsals are
now in progress. The principal parts will
be played by Fay Templeton and Peter f.
Daley.
Not over a day interviewed between the
time that Mr.. Chas. Frohman made the an
nouncement that he was going to present
f, H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in Lon
don than four leading English actor-man-
ayers were out with notices of Shakesperi-
an reviyals next spring. This situation may
boom instead of hurt the engagement.
Contracts have been signed whereby Robt.
T. Haines former leading man with
blanche Bates becomes star under the
MANAGEMENT of w. M Wilkinson early in
the new year The play selected Is a new
romantic comedy entitled "Once Upon a
,,rit,ap for hin, nv his uifa Gana-