Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07

chinese play entitled The Third Moon.
Mrs Nat M. Wills, known on the vaude-
vile stage as Loretta" died last week in
New York. She had been i'll since the first
of the year.
Lew Fields of Weber & Fields fell down
stairs recently at Boston Ahotel and was
confined to his bed for Week, his spine
being injured.
On account of the recent death of her
son. Kate Claxton has decided to close her
season as soon as possible and retire per-
tnanently from the stage.
Vesta TiIley sailed from New York for
London last Wednesday. carrying with her,
It is said. something like $4,000 earned in
thirty weeks work.
Weber & Fields Music Hall, New York,
will be turned into a combination house
next season, playing burlesque companies
such as play at the Lyceum, this city.
Sandol Milliken, who recently retired
from the stage to get married, was thrown
from a horse last week near New Haven,
Conn.,. and seriously injured. Late reports
say she is slowly improving.
The English version OF 1.-THE Pit in Lon
don under the name of 1.-The Wheat King"
is the result of the collaboration of two wo-
men. Miss Elliott Page and Mrs. Ashton
Johnson.
Tommy and His Angel is. it seems, the
title of a play which Madam Rejane and
Lewis Waller are to present In England
soon. the actress speaking French and the
actor English. 1t is said to very funny.
After an absence of eight years, May
Yohe appeared on the Brighton, England,
stage last Monday night and was received
with great favor. She is booked for a tour
of the London music halls this summer.
Mabel Carrier quarreled with the stage
manager of The Runaways company in
Cincinnati last week and Immediately re-
signed. She will next be seen In musical
comedy soon to be presented in New York.
1t has been decided that the reviviied
Wang is good enough to go to England,
and DeWolf Hooper will be seen In London
as the Siamese next February, the opening
of the regular season In that country.
James E. Sullivan, the well-known Ger
man comedian, has again left the Red
Feather" company, and says this time 1t is
for good. Trouble between him and Grace
Van Studdiford Is said to have caused the
resignation.
Marie Tempest had five minutes inter-
view with Julia Marlowe in New York last
Wednesday and in that time secured the
English rights to when Knighthood was
In Flower" Miss Tempest intends to inter-
polate several songs In the piece.
1.-THE Southerners" is the title selected by
George w. Lederer for his new musical
comedy, which will be brought out in New
York for the first time the 23d Of this
month. 1t will be given a weeks trial on
the road previous to opening in New York.
Eugene Garfield. the weli-known come
dian, who was recently taken to New
York hospital suffering from pneumonia,
died very suddenly In that institution last
Wednesday. For some time it had been
believed that the crisis was passed.
Last Saturday night saw the curtain rung
down for the last time on the old Moore and
Burgess Mohawk Minstrels at st. James
Hall, London, and so passed away one of
the landmarks of that big city of forty
years standing.
Charles Frohman cabled from London
during the week that he had secured from
Julia Nelson and Fred Terry the American
SUNDAY" now in its second month at the
Comedy Theater. London.
The Russell Brothers. who have been in
retirement for several weeks on account OF
the severe illness of James Russell, resumed
their work in Cincinnati this week. They
will star next season under the management
of Samuel Blair.
Sam T:ernard has received at least seven
offers within the past week to become
star m original plays next season. and he
vas compelled to notify everybody that his
contract with Charles Frohman is of the
ironclaj sort for the next three years.
May Edouin and Fred Edwards, who have
been playing at Chases this week. will have
the two principal roles in Stairs Girl"
which Is to be presented for the first time
next Monday night week In New York.
The play is a new one and the scenes are
laid in Colorado.
Arthur Bertram, who has managed Marie
Tempest's tours, both here and in England,
has purchased the English rights Of
Hearts Adrift' from Spencer G. Aborn,
with which he will tour the provinces after
it's production at one of the London the
aterS.
The deal by which Frank Mckee. who is
interested with Chas. Frohman In the Gar
rick and Savoy Theaters, New York, was
TO become the manager of Marie Tempest
for the next FIVE years has fallen through.
Miss Tempest wanted Mr.. Mckee to as
sumo the responsibility OF her theater in
London, and this broke up the negotiations.
Blanche Ring, fresh from her successes
in London, reached New York last Tues
day and gave out the information that she
is to have the chief role In 1.-The Cherry
Girl" to be produced In this country next
season. The piece Is now running success
fully in London. Miss Ring will return
to London in June. visit Paris and then re-
turn mere IN time 10 Degin ner season.
The run of "a Chinese Honeymoon in
London has come to an end. This piece
enjoyed the longest run in London of any
musical play. the previous best run being
that OF Dorothy" which was performed
0S1 times. Only four plays have run In
London for 1.O00 performances or more.
viz. 'Charley's Aunt" 1.4SS; "Our Boys"
1.302; THE Private Secretary" more than
LOCO, and "A Chinese Honeymoon" 1887
Miss Lillian Seton of this city, who for
the past season has been with the Red
Feather as understudy for Grace Van Stud
diford. has been engaged as prima donna
at the TivoH Theater, San Francisco for
the summer season, opening the first week
in June with Sergeant Kitty, which has
been especially obtained by the manage
ment at Miss Seftons request Miss Self
ton Is now at home for a short stay with
her family before proceeding to the Pacific
coast. In speaking of her plans for next
season Miss Seton said that she had been
offered proposition to star, but has as vet
made no definite arrangements
The fall OF the curtain on Arthur Laws
new comedy THE Bride and BRIDEGROOM"
at the New Theater, London was the sig
nal for the noisiest scene witnessed in a
London theater for many years A storm
of "boos and hostile remarks from the gal
lery brought Sir Charles Wyn1ham to the