Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
tunes out Of the theater, died last Monday
in Gotham Of pneumonia. He leaves Wild
ow and son.

tunes out of the theater. died last Monday
In Gotham of pneumonia. He leaves a Wild
ow and son.
While Miss Tisdal of Boston was bidding
Ethel Barrymore goodbye on the steamer
Cedric at New York last Wednesday the
boat pulled out and she viii accompany the
actress to Liverpool.
Florenz Ziegfeld. the husband OF Anna
Held. has organized a million-dollar syn
d1cate in San Francisco and will erect
theater in that city. He has been working
out this plan for the past five years.
Lew Fields of Weber and Fields has Sc
cured strong financial backing and will
have theater of his own in New York
1t will be a new edifice, and is to be finish
ed by the middle of September
Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin have
created something of sensation In New
York with their realistic and artistic pre-
sentation of Camille" The theater has
been crowded to the doors all week.
Cecilia LOTUS has almost recovered from
her recent attack of scarlet fever and is
resting in Boston She will act no more
this season and will sail for London next
Saturday.
Otis Skinner has at last revealed the title
of the new Richepin play that he has been
talking of securing for next season 1t is
''Le Chemineau." In this country the trans
lation will be The Harvester
Virginia Earl has decided to go into
vaudeville, but the managers have been
somewhat backward In offering engage
ments on account of the salary she de-
mands, something like $1,000 Ger week.
A play called Tattoo" dealing with the
German army, has been making a hit in
New York at the Irving Place Theater. The
English rights to the piece have been Sc
curd by the Shuberts and will be produced
next season.
Sam Bernard is reported to have cabed
an offer to Charles Frohman now in Lon
don of 10000 for his release from present
contracts so that he join in a partner
ship with Joe Weber of Weber & Fields.
The offer was refused
During the past week Peter F. Daley. the
well known comedian, signed a contract
covering term of years with Klaw &
Erlanger This summer he will appear as
the principal comedian backing Fay Tenn
pleton In burlesque In New York city
Clayton White. who has been appearing
so successfully the past two years with
Marie. Stuart in vaudeville, has been en-
gagged for the principal comedy role in
George AIDES latest comic opera, THE Sho-
gun -
Charles Frohman, who retains the play
ing rights of The Marriage of Kitty for
this country, is looking around for com
petent actress to take Marie Tempest's
place next season. as she will not return to
the United States next year.
Viola Allen. after one seasons trial, has
decided that she doesn't want to be an
actress-manager any more. She recently
signed a contract covering a number of
years with Sam Nixon of Nixon & thinner
man. and he will manage her affairs here
after.
Emil Paur, the musical conductor, has
signed a contract in Dresden to direct the
Pittsburg Pa) Orchestra for the next
three seasons. in consideration of $40 600
per season of twenty-five weeks, beginning
in October
Charles z. Blaney, manager of Blaney's
theatrical enterprises and owner of thea
ter in Newark, has decided to erect a thea
ter Baltimore the site of the recently
burned Oriole Theater. The house will be
completed by next fall
Miss Loretta Young, a member of THE
Wizard of Or company, now playing In
New York, died in that city last Wednes-
day, the result of ether a weak heart,
which was administered before a slight
operation was performed
Rose Coughlan is playing through the
west in a play which is the work of two
women Miss Harriet Ford and Beatrice de
Mile. 1t is called THE Greatest King in
the World a title taken from the late
Henry Drummond- In this case it refers
particularly to maternal love. 1t is said
that Miss Coghlan's part of Virginia Bry-
ant, a fashionable New York widow, fits
her like glove.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson-Burnett, the we'll
known novelist, reached New York from
the south last Wednesday and gave out the
news that she had completed the play she
was commissioned to write for William
Faversham. Mrs. Burnett would not give
the title of the piece, but she said that she
would let Mr.. Frohman make that known
when he returned from London
Miss Eleanor Montell, the beautiful young
daughter of Miss Eugene Blair, who made
her debut as star this season under the
MANAGEMENT of Mr.. Henri Gressitt, has
been in the city for some days visiting her
mother. Miss Montell, 1T is said, has been
engaged to take the leading role in an i'm
portant New York production. Her work
as the star in 1.-The Girl and the Judge re-
ceived highly favorable comment.