Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
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William II. Platt, the dimnutive come
dian who appeared as Awake with Ricnard
earle in 1.-The Mayor of Tokyo" at the Ma
tional Theater last week, Is only three rect
four inches in height He is one OF the
few perfectly formed little men on the
stage.
George Bernard Shaw's extraordinary
play, Man and Superman. was given It's
first presentation in America at the Hnd-
son Theater, New York last Tuesday
night and scored most emphatic success
Robert Lorraine and Miss Fay DAVIS mao
the principal roles and had the assistance
of an exceptionally strong supporting
company.
Daniel Frohmau has engaged to support
Lawrence D'Orsay in Augustus Thomas
play. 1.-THE Embassy Ball" Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Walcot. Maude knowlton, Marian
Barnay. Mary Tunison and MessTs. STANLEY
Dark. w. +. Hitchcock, Henry Heaton f.
w. Morrison, r. Darlington and Edgar Mac
Gregor.
ing which time she has made tour OF the
world, Mary Van Buren, returned to New
York last week. Miss Van Buren, is well
remembered in this city on account of her
work with the Frawley stock company at
the Columbia theater.
Manager George r. White has purchased
new comic opera entitled The Great Mo-
gul." the book and score for which is the
product of Anita owen, a Chicago woman
Mir. White also intends TO try sergeant
Kitty" once more. with Helen Byron in the
title role.
Notable first nights promise to be numer-
Gus in Washington this winter. Three In
succession are scheduled for the near fu-
ture at the New National Theater-Fritzi
Shelf in a new opera. Maude Adams IN
Peter Parr' and Olga Nethersole In new
play concerning which no advance Informal
ton has been given
Martin w Hanley. for many years the
atrical manager. died last Thursday in a
hospital at Kane Pa, after ten days SUI
fering from pneumonia. He was IN Kane
rehearsing a company which. with Ro-
sele Knott as star. is producing When
Knighthood Was in Flower. 1t was as
manager of Harrigan and Hart and of va
rious theaters that Mr. Hanley gained
fame. He was probably the oldest man
ager hailing from New York and had
passed through every branch of the pro-
fession from drummer Toy to owner of
productions.
Olga Nethersole and w. l.. Courtney, who
made the adaptation of Paul Hervieu's
drama lie Dedale." which Miss Neither
sole will act on her forthcoming American
tour have decided to name the English YER
sion "A Case of Divorce, instead of The
Labyrinth" which was the original title.
The cast Includes Hamilton Revelle, Leon
ard Crisp. Hubert Carter, William Farrar,
Charles Quartcrmaine and Misses Louis
Noodle, CiCely Richards and Dorothy Grim
son. a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall.
Miss Maude Fealy was today engaged by
Manager Fred G.. Berger to create the lead
ing role of Earnestine in Martha Morton's
new comedy, THE Truth Tellers." Miss
Fealy had engaged passage on the Majestic.
sailing next Wednesday, TO rejoin Sir Henry
Irvng's company as leading lady. posi-
ton she held last season but after reading
1.-The Truth Tellers she so delighted
with her role that she cabled her resigna-
ton to Sir Henry. Mr.. Berger will feature
Miss Fealy prominently and star her later.