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time on any stage at New Haven last
Thursday night, Peter F. Daley and Fay
Templeton appear in It,
Queen Louise of Prussia is to be the role
which Mildred Holland will essay next sea-
son. 1t is also probable that that may be
the title of the play which is being written
by Theodore kremer.
Clarice Vance, well known in the vaude
Vile ranks a singer of darky melodies,
and Moses Gumble. writer of songs, were
married in indianapolis last week. Miss
Vance will continue ON the stage.
THE Wife Without a Smile" was pre-
sented in this country for the first time at
the Criterion Theater New York, last Mon
day night, with the most notorious scene
eliminated The piece was not received
with general favor.
Laura Burt, who recently left London to
appear the star in a stock company in
St Louis Cancelled her contract after one
rehearsal and left for New York city. Miss
Burt says that a new play for every week
is too much of strain for her.
Edith Barker will be Francis Wilson's
leading woman when the latter plays "Cou-
sin Billy the first of the new year. In his
career on the stage Mr.. Wilson has had as
leading women Lillian Russell, Pauline
Hall, Marie Jansen, Lulu CHASER and Madge
Leasing.
CLYDE Fitch has contracted with Charles
Frohman to write new play for next sea-
son for Maxine Elliott. Her Own Way"
the Fitch play in which Miss Elliott has
been starring for two seasons, will be pro-
duced in London the coming spring with
the American cast and production.
Charles B. Dillingham; has announced that
he has completed arrangements with Leon
Cavallo for the production of Roland OF
Berlin" in this country. Mr.. Dillingham;
may give the piece presentation In New
York after the first of the year by the
FRITZ Scheff company
In order to accept the position Of leading
man in Mrs. Genevieve Haines' Once Upon
q Time" E. ]. Radcliffe has postponed his
intended revival of "A Gilded Fool He
signed contract with w. NJ. Wilkinson.
manager of Robert T. Haines' starring VEN
ture. in New York last Saturday.
Jean Newcombe is no longer a member of
THE Eternal Feminine" company. Her de-
lection is said to have followed a difference
of opinion between herself and Margaret
Anglin the star, concerning the proper
method for a modest Grecisn maiden to
flowing robe of the period.
At the Vaudeville Theater, London, Mr..
Frohman says he has the biggest musical
success that he has ever had in the Eng
lish metropolis. The chances are the piece
will last year. This is 1.-The Catch of the
Season." quite an appropriate title, with
Seymour Hicks in the star part.
After a conference between George c. Ty-
Ter and Booth Harrington in New York last
Wednesday 1t was definitely decided to
star f. ]. Morgan in THE Gentleman from
Indiana" 1.-The Eternal CITY," in which
Mr. Morgan is now appearing, will suspend
business about the 1st of February.
Morris G. Avery and Susie Talmage of the
Nixon & Zimmerman Miss Bob White
company were married in Ironton. Ohio
last week. Mr. Avery and Miss Talmage
are both residents of Brooklyn. She is a
distant relative of the late Rev. De Witt
Talmage. Both will continue with the
company.
Miss Elsie Ferguson, a member of THE
Second Fiddle company, now playing in
New York. will be married next week to
Fred Hoey. a son of the late president of
the Adams Express Company. Miss Fergu-
son will probably retire from the stage, as
both her prospective husband and herself
are wealthy.
Mittenthal Brothers have concluded nego-
tiations for the starring of Johnny Ford
and Mayme Gehrue in musical farce en-
titled Lovers and Lunatics," by w. c.
Parker Ford and Gehrue are well known
to the patrons of vaudeville, and had the
principal parts in when Reuben Comes to
Town" two seasons ago.
At conference held in New York recent
ly between Messrs Weber & Ziegfeld and
George AIDE 1t was decided that THE Col
lege Widow will be the first play bur-
lesqued by the al-star stock company. and
that the Christmas attraction OF the Weber
Music Hall will be called THE College Of
Widows"
Now that Mrs. Gilbert has passed away.
the oldest actress on the American stage Is
Mrs. Imogene Hyams of Cincinnati, at
present playing the role of Mrs. Bartlett in
h'Way Down East" Mrs. Hyams was
born in 1893 and made her first appearance
as a child at the National Theater. Phffa-
delphia, in 1886.
c. NJ s. Mcclellan, after witnessing the
success of his drama, Leah Kleschna,"
sailed for London last Saturday. where he
will Immediately commence work on the
musical comedy for Klaw 4 Erlanger, en-