Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06

Brooklyn and The Wizard of o." with
Messrs. Montgomery and Stone In their
original creations of the Scarescrow and the
Tin Woodman will be the initial attraction.
Monday night, October 3, Miss Maxine
Elliott will commence her second season
under C. B. Dillingham's management, APP
pearing at Harlem in Clyde Fitch's greatest
success, Her Own Way" in which Miss
Elliott scored such a triumph last year.
September 10, in Philadelphia, Louis Mann
will make his first appearance a star
under c. B. Dillingham's management in a
new play being written for him: This will
be a comedy without music, and will mark
a distinct advance in Mr.. Mann's artistic
development.
Drury Lane Theater in London, arrived in
New York last Wednesday to begin the re-
hearsals of the ballets for Ben Hur' and
| Mother Goose" and the latest Drury Lane
spectacle, "Humpty Dumpty," which klaw
Il Erlanger will put on at the New Amster-
| dam Theater early in the season.
There will be over forty speaking parts in
Bird Center" the new rural play by
Glen Marlborough, derived from the ia
nous series of McCutcheon cartoons. Three
sterling character actresses of the old
school-Estelle Mortimer, Blanche Chap
man and Rosa Goodwill originate roles
exactly In consonance with their individuali-
ties.
"The Rogers Brothers in Paris will be
Quite 1.-THE biggest and best of the McNal-
ly farces Klaw Erlanger have produced
for the Rogerses Herbert Gresham is
staging the comedy parts. Ned Wayburn the
dances and ensembles and Max Hotmann
the composer is directing the rehearsals of
his music. George V. Hobart has provided
series of lyrics that are likely to attract
considerable attention.
The cast of Klaw & changers production
of ."Ben Hur" will include Alphonse Eth
Ter James J. Ryan, Robert McWade jr.;
Harry Weaver. Charles Riegel, Charles
Garfield. William Averell, Frederick Seates,
| Augustine McHugh. Leopold Lane, Walter
| Markham, Thomas j. Tracey, George
! Wilkes Rose ]. Anthem. Ellen Mortimer
| Nav Burgess, Stella Boniface Weaver and
| Zaidee Appleton.
| Harry Beresford has been secured to ap-
pear in his latest success, "Our New Man"
| This is the young actor who in the past
three years has sprung into the front ranks
of our country's leading comedians Mr..
| Beresford's methods are said to be equally
| as distinctive and fully as enjoyable as Nat
| Goodwin Sol Smith Russell and Joseph
Jefferson.
| der company will present Stanislaus
| STANCES new play "Salammbo." for which
Wagenhals and Kemper have provided an
| elaborate scenic proaueu4h. Among the
| ing company are Wadsworth Harris Thorn
| as Coffin Cooke, Miss Ina Brooks, Dudley
Eellerd, Augustus Balfour and Master Will
| liam Btlrris Mr. Warde and Miss Kidder
will be seen here early in the season.
Mabel Taliaferro, who plays Lovey Mary
| In Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
| luIls Little Tommy to sleep with the Wit
marks latest popular lullaby. entitled
| "Cuddledown Town" Another Witmark
| publication I'm the Cabbage Patch" an in
strumental characteristic is played be-
tween the acts. Mrs. Wigs" has made
| as big a hit in Chicago as she did in Bos-
| ton. and the Lieblers have engaged
''standing room only for her at the Savoy
| Theater, beginning next month.
At Eastman College. Poughkeepsie, NJ Y,
| the students are entertained every Satur-
| specially selected music. Victor Hcrbert's
| 'Babette" waltzes and several other Wit
mark publications were programmed at the
| one hundred and twentieth concert of Scho-
| fields Orchestra. which was assisted by
| Miss Virginia c. Gildersleeve.
| The first of the Dillingham; attractions to
] begin the season Of f904-5 will be the