Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
VIII leave the stage for good at the end Of
this season to marry q prominent Quaker
city merchant Of means.

win leave the stage tor good at the end Of
this season to marry a prominent Quaker
city merchant OF means.
contract with Wagenthals & Kemper and
she will be sent out next season In an En-
glish version Of 'Liselott." Frederick Warde
and Katheryn Kidder are to be joint stars
under the same management
Miss Florence Lester made her appear
ance as Miss Post in "Ransom's Folly In
New York last Monday night, having work.
since she Joined the company last Janu-
airy.
William Devere, who was well known the
country over for the part he created of the
Arizona editor in "A Black Sheep" died in
New York last Saturday of a complication
of diseases. He leaves widow and two
sons.
Miss Ada Reeve, the well-known English
actress, will join the ranks of London man
ayers next autumn If she can find the
house to suit her. She has secured the
rights to a new three-act comedy Of modern
life entitled 1.-The Morals of Connie" by
Mr.. Alfred c. Glamour
Harold Stevenson. a son of Charles A.
Stevenson, leading man with Mrs. Leslie
Carter. and Kate Claxton, now with the
Two Orphans In the west committed
suicide by shooting himself in the temple
in New York last week Dependency was
the cause
John c. Slavin, who has been the leading
comedian with "A Country Girl" during the
past season, has been engaged to play one
Of the principal parts In Richard Carries
new musical piece, THE Maid and the
Mummy" which opens in Chicago next
month.
~ % tl,0 -
Of the Two Orphans now running in
New York, on account of an acute attack
of bronchitis, and the chances are that she
will act no more this season. Mona Harri
son, who was one of Richard Mansfeld'S
many leading ladies, has taken her part.
William H. Crane closes his season in
New York tonight and with his wife sails
for Europe next month. While abroad Mr..
Crane will visit Paris to get look at his
new play for next season, which Is being
played there under the title, Les Affaires
Sont les Affaires." It's title in this country
will be Business Is Business
Mary Hall, the beauty of E. II. Sothern's
company, and who was divorced recently
from her husband in Kansas City. was
married last March to DR.. C. T. Pierce of
Cincinnati. The news has just been made
public and Miss Hall will retire from the
stage at the end of the season.
Charles Frohman has been negotiating with
Wagenthals & Kemper looking to the re-
lease of Blanche Walsh, so that he can
star her in THE Sorceress,'' the play made
famous In Paris last season by Sara Bern
hardt and the American rights of which are
owned by Mr.. Frohman. Miss Walsh has
been one of the seasons most successful
stars appearing in the Resurrection"
The final blow to the firm of Weber &
Fields was struck last Monday in New York
when Joe Weber and Lew Fields met at
the law office of Mr.. Hummel and signed
papers diSsolving partnership Fields
ceived $4,000 for his interest In the music
hall, which will be run hereafter by Weber
Nothing definite was decided about the con-
tracts with Louis Mann and Clara Lipman
and the courts will probably have to I'M
ravel this puzzle.
Mr. Robert Hickman, director of the CO.
lumbia School of Dramatic Art. will present
two short plays entitled "Haroun- al Ras-
child" and Love in Idleness'' at the New
National Theater on Tuesday, May II. at
8 pm, for the benefit of the Army Relief
Society. The object Of this society is to
provide relief in cases of emergency for
dependent widows and orphans of officers
and enlisted men of the regular army. of
the United States.
On May IL and IA at the National Theater
Robert Downing will. with the assistance
of Nov gan Sherwood produce new one
the arena scene from THE Gladiator" and
a spectacular production of Joan of Arc
in enc act Mr.. Downing's daughter, Minnie,
viii make her debut in Washington
Mona. During the engagement the knights
of Pythias' will receive the benefit for the
Pythian temple. In the performance of
THE Gladiator Beatrice Esmond, Wash
ington woman, who has been playing In