Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

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Liebler & Co, say promises good results.
| The Transformer Is the title of the play,
| the leading character OF which is stroll
| ing actor. and Mr.. Kendall is given many
opportunities to demonstrate his entertain
Ing powers.
Leo Mars. the French singing comedian.
VINO had principal role In Lady Ma6can''
curing the London run of that opera viii
| oe member of the FRITZ Schefr opera
| company this season.
Maud Adams has changed the name NJ
ner country place at Ronkonhoma. L. /,
from Sandy Garth TO Folly Hills Farm.
Jerome K. Jerome, who has been in this
country has decided to come over and do
some humorous recitals. His tour begins
| October II. 79
Frank Won schonthan's new comedy.
Klein Dorrit. which the author has
| drawn from Charles Dickens novel ..I sttio
Dorrit." will be produced simultaneonsiv
early in October at the Royal Sehauspiei-
naus, Berlin; the Imperial Burg Theater.
vienna. and the Stadt Theater. Leipsz.
Olga Nethersole, whose American tour
begins in this city next month sailed from
London for New York yesterday with her
own company.
Ethel Barrymore will be seen in Alice
slt-by -the-Ffre' when she returns to New
YORK from her western tour in Sunday
German translations of Alfred sutro,s
The Walls of Jericho" and Pinero's "A
wife Without a Smile" will be soon pro-
duced in Berlin and Budapest
Mrs Brown-Potter is repairing her re
cent financial losses by touruing the seaside
towns or England with a small concert
company.
"A new playhouse In Paris is to be called
La Theatre des Inconnus" and onlv nm
authors thair ,la
duced there.
Longfellow's poem THE Wreck of the
Hesperus." set to music by Hamis McCunn.
was recently given by the orchestra and
choir at the London Coliseum Pictures of
the chief incidents in the story were shown
on the curtain during the singing of the
ballad
In this country the admirers of the work
of George Bernard Shaw are generaIly
spoken of as 'Shawites;' in London thew
are called ''Shawvians;' out west they call
them Shawnees," and In New York It has
come to be "Shawfeurs."
Jacob Lift, one of the foremost theatrical
managers of the country. died suddenly at
santorfum IN Yonkers last Wednesday
of apoplexy While Mr. Lit had been in
poor health for some time his death was
entirely unexpected He leaves a widow
and two sons. His wealth ran into the
millions, his theaters being in New York,
chicago. Milwaukee, ST. Paul and Min
neapolis.
Miss Carrie Reynolds, who has been lead
Ing woman of THE School Girl" In which
Edna May starred last season. suddenly
left the company in Ottawa and returned
to New York. She objected TO one-night
stands. Her place in the east is being
taken by an understudy until another WON
an can be obtained for the part. Miss Rey-
nolds is engaged to be married soon and
this is believed to be the real cause OF her
desertion.
With her revival of Leah Kleschna" in
New York last Monday night, Mrs. Fiske
unknowingly at the time celebrated the an
niversary of her return to the stage on Sep
TENDER %. 1895. at Lancaster Pa Mrs
Ffske did not recall the fact until after
the performance that just ten years ago
she appeared for the first time after her re-
tirement because of her marriage to Harri-
son Grey Fiske. The play was Daudets
Queen of Liars which was produced
later in New York as Marie Leloche."
Alice Nelson sails from England on the
Cedric October 49, and her season will open
in this city on November 1. Miss Nelson,
who was last seen here comic opera
star, has been away from America for
three years, and has been highly successful
abroad in grand opera. Her present tour,
which will be under the direction of +.
Ziegfeld, jr.. IN association with the Messrs.
Shubert has been booked in the larger the
alters and halls throughout the entire coun-
try Miss Nelson's repertoire will include
Don Pasquale,' "Crispino la Comare,"
Barber of Seville, IL Eslr d'Amore."
and acts from Carmen" Faust" "Lu-
few cities she will also appear in II
Pa gliaCcj'' and ''CayalIpria Rustipana