Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05

ed for the principal role in 1.-THE Super
stition of Sue" which is to have an elab-
crate presentation in New York in April.
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman have re-
fused an offer to be stars In one of the road
companies to play The Girl from Rays,
under the management of ALT. Hayman
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann say that they will not
appear in paris created by others.
Robert Taber. once the husband of Julia
Marlowe. and an actor of distinction and
popularity will probably leave London for
good and return to America. He Is suffer-
ing from serious throat affection and may
be compelled to quit the stage.
There was a rumor in circulation during
the week in New York that Raymond
median. and Flora Isabelle. who has been
with the former in king Dodo' and The
Yankee Consul. are shortly 10 be married.
Eva Tanguay left the Frank Daniels
Opera Company in Baltimore Saturday
night, Bonnie McGinn taking her place.
Miss Tanguay goes into vaudeville Monday
night in New York, singing the songs IN
which she was successful in 1.-THE Chap
erones,"
Notwithstanding the fact that it has been
given out that Maxine Elliott will cont nue.
to present Her Own Way next season.
cable from London says that Madeline
Lucette Ryley is at work on dramatiza-
ton of Marchmonts my Lady Para
mount" for that actress
Manager Frank Perley expects to build a
new theater in New York and have it COM
pleted by November 1. Margaret Anglin
is to have a new play and be the opening
attraction at the house. Tom Williams, the
California turfman, is associated with Mr..
Perley in the building of the theater.
Julia Marlowe returned to the stage last
Monday night at New Haven. Conn. after
a temporary absence. presenting when
Kbighthood Was in Flower" to a very big
Audience Many members of the old cast
were again with the star, notably Nella
Webb. Agnes Palmer and Fred Tyler
Frank w. Sanger has had delivered to
him the complete book and score of a must
cal comedy to be called THE Millinery
Man. by Herbert Dillea and Charles Bas-
witt The work was played over in New
York recently in the presence of Mr. Sanger
and several others, with the result that the
piece will have an early production.
Rehearsals FOR "A China Dolr' started in
New York last Wednesday under the dlrec-
ton of Harry B. Smith and Alfred E.
Aarons. The company numbers nearly
sixty and includes Josephine Hall, William
Daley. Corrinne Kimball. Herbert Cav
thorne Lillian Swain and Mildred Flora.
Edwin varrey, who was here several
weeks ago with the Rehan-Skinner COM
pany, has been engaged in the supporting
company of e. H. Sothern and Miss Mar
low in next seasons joint production Mr..
Varrey is one of the old-timers of the pro-
fession and will be remembered here as
very clever impersonator of "Sir Peter
Teazle.''
report came out of New York to the
effe ct that Weber a. Fields. the well-known
German comedians who have been together
for twenty-siX years have decided to sep
arate and next season will go different
ways. Lew Fields is said to be slated for
the German role in The Girl From Kays'
next season under Charles Frohman's man
aeement while Joe Weber will probably
become a manager. Each man is reported
worth a half million Weber & Fields first
appeared as a black-face song and dance
team in New York twentysiX years ago
and worked for So a week.