The Washington times., 1904-06-12
Notes of the Stage.

Aubrey Boucicault has been engaged
as leading man with Margaret Anglin
when she inaugurates her initial star
ring tour next season in THE Eternal
Feminine" under the direction Of
Frank L. Perley- The play Is a Ger
man creation by Robert Misch and has
been running in Germany for the past
two years. Miss Anglin's tour will be-
gin in October.
Louis Mann is the latest actor 70 be
added TO Charles f. Dulingharn.s
string of stars. Mann will appear next
season in straight comedy. though the
play Itself and other details of the en-
gagement have not yet been made
known.
George Edwardes' biggest London sue
cess. The Duchess of Dantzic." IS TO
be brought TO America next Christmas
IN It's original form 1t is unlikely that
the piece will be seen outside New York
as VIII not open there until Janu-
1ry' ana after is six months of success
IN the English capital ii will undoubt
eddy play out the season in New Yorl,
Holbrook Blinn. an American actor is
SAID 70 be the success. of the piece
Annie Russell VIII go TO Australia next
spring for a season Of fourteen weeks
nnder the direction OF J. c. WIllIansov,
she Is TO appear in all her old successes
including Sue" Miss Hobbs" Cath
crime" and Mice and Men" Oswald
forke wfll in all proba bility, enact the
principal male parts. Negotiations for
MISS Russelfs Australian tour were we'll
under way last winter. but announce
ment or their contamination has Just
been made.
Ethel Barrymore, whose play. .'Cva-
thia. was a failure IN London. win h.
gin her next American tour in Cousin
Kate. but will later be supplied with
new play by her manager, Charles
Frohman. In the latter piece Miss Bar
rymore will interpret the part Of a CHI
nese girl I'm The Third Moon, a MAY
recently presented with success at the
Paris Vaudeville This production is not
10 be made until January. II IS said
Miss Barrymore's profits from Cousin
Kate were $4,000
Daniel Frawley Is in the last weeks Of
his engagement IN South Africa. and
will soon return 20 America after an
absence Of more than two years. Since
Frawley left San Francisco with his
company he has made a tour OF the
world, appearing IN the Philippines
China, Japan. India. Australia. and
South Africa. Mary Van Buren, who
played leads with Frawley at the CO.
lumbia Theater in Washington, is sinl
occupying the same position with the
organization Frawley took around the
world.
Efle Shannon and Herbert Kelley will
l.. 81
berts next season, when they are to
present a play called Tattoo" In its
German form the piece has been one Of
the seasons successes at the Irving
Place Theater. New York Miss Shan
non and Mr.. Kelley viii be the opening
attraction at the Lyric Theater. New
York.
w. S. Gilbert has sixty-three stage
works to his credit. most OF them sue
cesses. His Harlequin and the
Fairy's Dilemma" was given IT'S mi
tia1 presentation recently IN London. !
In the list Of works he can claim moro
light opera libretto successes than any
other similar writer OF recent years |
Among his conspicuous and lasting |
works are "Pinafore," The Mikado."
1.-THE Grand Duke" The Gondoliers." |
"Ruddigore," Patience" THE Pirates /
Of Penzance." and The Sorcerer."
John j. NoOnan. who managed Cabin |
John last year, has received a fiattering |
proposition from one OF the largest sum- |
mer resorts near Philadelphia, and left /
for that city Saturday afternoon TO close /
negotiations.
a Man OF Mystery" will be the attrac-
ton n the Academy OF Music following |
'Dr. Jekyl and Mr. HYDE when the
popular stock company will be seen in
the play which is by Mark Z. Swan.
Edna May has closed her London en-
gagement and viii come 10 America soon
TO begin an engagement IN The School
Girl. Miss May Is now regarded as
ont OF the principal lights Of the London
stage, and very probably finds more 10y
atty there than in this country, which