Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

also the other favorltes of the fine com
pany.
Playhouse Paragraphs.
John f. Henshaw and his wife, May Ten
Brock, have been re-engaged for THE
Shotgun"
Margaret Dale will continue as John
Drew's leading lady in his new play by Au-
gustus Thomas
Katherin Florence is to be the leading
woman of Nat Goodwin in his new play,
The Beauty and the Barge
c. NJ. S. Mcclellan has written a new play
called on the Love PATH which is to
have its first production in London, and
later is to be seen in New York.
In Old Kentucky is to be produced in
the English provinces.
The Knickerbocker Girl is to be revived
with Mary Marble in the leading role
Amy Ricard may appear in a new mu-
steal comedy next season.
Cecilia Lotus Is to spend the summer
with May Irwin in the latter's home in the
Thousand Islands.
j. NJ Barrie may come to this country to
see the first American production by Maude
Adams of his play, Peter Pan
A new musical play is called The Blue
Moon and Willie Edouin is to have a
leading part in 1t.
Miss Louise Morewin, who was compelled
TO give up an important role. that of the
mother-in-iaw. in The Heir to the Hoo
rah" at the Hudson, on account of illness
Is rapidly convalescing, and hopes to APP
pear again soon.
Among the new plays which will open in
New York the coming season are Maxine
Elliott's My Girl Joe, the Augustus
Thomas play for John Drew, as yet I'M
named. Dolly Dollars" with Lulu Chaser
as the star, and "Elysia,' in which De
Wolf Hopper is to appear.
klaw & Erianger have virtually cornered
the musical comedy and light opera market
of London. In association with George Ed
wardes, they will present in America next
season with the original English casts THE
Duchess of Dantzic," 'Veroniqua." THE
Orchid, Lady Madcap' and THE Little
Michus.'
Richard Mansfield will begin his next sea-
son with production in Chicago of Schl
lers Don Carlos He will later visit San
Francisco and Los Angeles and will be in
New York about the first of the year.
His repertoire will include King Richard
H." Beau Brummel,'' The Merchant of
Venice" DR.. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde THE
Misanthrope,'' "A Partisan Romance and
Ivan the Terrible He may make new
production during his New York engage
ment.
Milton and Sargent Aborn have pur-
chased Anna Heid's magnificent sartorial
production of The Little Duchess in
which they will star Elsie Janis next sea-
son, surrounded by a big beauty chorus
and bunch of comedians.
The report that Emma Janvier, who SO
cleverly portrays the wardrobe mistress
with the troupe of stranded PLAYERS in
Richard Carries THE Mayor of Tokio.' Is
to join THE College Widow has proved to
be untrue. Miss JanVier has been signed
for term of years by the Richard earle
Amusement Company, and will continue in
her present role throughout the season.
ing Betsy Lincoln in support of Richard
Carrie in 1.-The Mayor of Tokio,' will re-
sumo the part she originated in The Maid
and the Mummy when the latter piece
goes en- tour next season.
The first performance on any stage of
the new comic opera, THE Geezer or
Geek" will take place at the fremont The
alter, Boston, Monday night. July "a, under
the management of VIII ]. Block with a
cast which includes Dave Lewis, the we'll
known comedian. The book of the new
opera is by Robert J. Adams of Chicago.
while the music is by Paul SCHNEIDER Of
Boston. For the prima donna role in Tho
Geezer of Geek" Miss Amelia Stone has
been engaged. Others In the cast are John
Park. Louis K ns, Toby Toby Lyons Lyons. Nena
di Campi and Florence Townsend.
Sam Bernard will play THE Rollicking
Girl at the Herald Square Theater. New
York, all summer.
Flora Zabele will appear In part spe-
cially written for her in the forthcoming
production of Easy Dawson" which will
introduce Raymond Hitchcock as a
straight" comedy star. This is Miss Ia
bellies first venture outside Of the musical
comedy realm.
Charles Dillingham; will have twelve I'M
portant theatrical attractions next season.
One of the first Of these to take the road"
will be Frank Daniels in Sergeant Brue."
This company will open In Cleveland on
Labor day, September 4.
Simple Simon Simple" Nixon & Zim-
Ynerman's musical extravaganza, will open
the season at theaters in the following
cities: Lancaster. Harrisburg, Altoona.
Johnstown, Greensburg, Washington, Pitts
burg and Baltimore. The companies will
be the same as last season.
Raymond Hitchcock is at his summer
cottage at Great Neck, L. l.. where he will
rest before beginning his season at Wal
lacks early in August in the new comedy.
Easy Dawson.
Henry Arthur Jones has completed the
play in which Virginia Harmed will DO
seen in New York early In October. Mr.
Frohman also has plays by Haddon Cham
bers, Capt. Robert Marshall and Arthur
Wing Ptnero.
Julia Marlowe and e. H. sothern arrived
In London the fore part OF the week and
held a long conference with Charles Froh-
man regarding their appearance in the Eng
lish metropolis next April. A remarkable
thing regarding Mr.. Sothern and Miss Mar
lowe is that although both were born in
England neither OF them has appeared on
q London stage.
Charles Klein, the author Of The Music
Master" "The Red Feather and eel Cap
itan," II the most sought after author in
England at the present time. George Ed
wardes. the London manager. u DESTROYS
Of obtaining 3 comic opera book from him.
and 0sorIe Alexander. another prominent