Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11

anu Will SUCK 10 II Tor while anyway.
Miss Ethel Barrymore will enjoy open-air
life in Switzerland, and will not return
home until the middle of August.
Virginia Harmed is to have a new play
by Henry Arthur Jones, who will go to
New York from London to stage the piece
in October next.
James Forbes sailed for London last
week in the interests of Rose Stahl, who is
booked to appear shortly at the Palace
Music Hall, London in THE Chorus Lady"
George Bernard Shaw is writing a new
play for Miss Eleanor Robson, in which
she will have the role of a Salvation Army
girl. The play will be presented in New
York next November.
The big new production of Fisher & Ry-
ley for next season will be lie Sire de
Virgy," adaptation of the French mu-
steal extravaganza which promises to be
another Wizard Of o."
Frederic de Bellville will be seen next
season as member of the Manhattan
Company, of which Minnie Madden Fiske
Is the head. Mr.. de Bellville signed a
contract just before sailing for Europe last
week, where he will spend the summer,
William H Crane read his new play by
Broadhurst and Darcy to Charles Frohman.
IN LONDON, last week. Inc tltle decided
upon was The American Lord. Mr..
Cranes season does not open until late in
October. Meanwhile he Will do the CONT
nent.
Joseph Weber of New York has arranged
with George Edwardes to present the
Weber Music Hall Company Of London
next April. The trip abroad it is under
stood, will take the place of the usual late
spring tour Of the company in the United
States.
The cast of THE Pearl and the Pumpkin"
was completed last Wednesday in New
York. when Al Leech was engaged by
Klaw & Erlanger to create the role Of the
Ancient Mariner. Rehearsals of the piece
are now in progress in Gotham.
After a two years absence Maud Har-
rison Is to return to the stage. She con-
templates entering vaudeville, and will
make her debut within a few weeks in
something novel and effective at New
York house.
The theatrical season in London is now
at fioodtide. Every theater, with one ex-
ception, is open and playing to near It's
capacity. The American contingent has the
best of 1t in every way-plays and players
having had nothing but successes.
Mr.. George Behan, who is playing one of
the principal roles in ''Fantana," at the
Lyric Theater, New York, has been en-
gagged as the principal comedian to sup
port Miss Marie Cahill, who will star next
season In a new musical comedy.
In a letter received in New York Thurs
day from Mr. Clyde Fitch, the playwright
says he has left Venice for London, where
he will deliver TO Miss Maxine Elliott and
her manager, Mr.. C. B. Dillingham;, the
completed play in which the actress Is to
begin her starring engagement next season.
10 NTH no Niyt
A new musical comedy by c. M. S. Nc
I4ellan and Gustave Kerker, THE Butter
fly of Fashion" will be produced simulta-
neously in London and America in the
spring. Mr.. Mcclellan is now in London
writing the libretto, and Mr.. kerker Will
join him there shortly.
Many theatrical people sailed for Europe
from New York last Wednesday morning,
among the number being Miss Marie Tenn
pest and her company, who closed q six
weeks engagement at the Empire, New
York, last Saturday night in THE Freedom
of Suzanne.
Mr. George Edwardes' production of THE
Orchid" which has been running at the
Gayety Theater for the past two years,
and has been the attraction at that house
ever since the New Gayety opened, will be
presented by Klaw & Granger, with an
American company early in the fall.
Wagenhals & Kemper have decided to
send on tour next season two companies
presenting the Clyde Fitch play, The
Woman in the Case" Blanche Walsh Will,
of course remain at the head of the more
important organization. For the role OF
Margaret Rolfe, in the other company,
they have engaged Eulalia Bennett, an
actress who, In the time to come, may be
added to the constellation of stars which
Wagenhals & Kemper are establishing In
the theatrical armament.
July II the Rogers Brothers Will begin
rehearsals of the new McNally vaudeville
farce, THE Rogers Brothers in Ireland, IN
which they will play their eighth season
under the direction of Klaw Erianger
This production will be the largest ever
made for the Rogers Brothers The scenes
of the new piece all laid in Ireland
Max Hoffman will write the music The
company will be larger than ever. Some
of the principals are John Conroy Lynn
Darcy Maurice Darcy, Charles F. Nc
Cartht, Bessie De Vote and julia Eastman.
The Rogers Brothers will open their season
in Buffalf. August %, and come to the
Liberty Theater, New York, September A.