Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

year ago Mr.. Hale submitted to serious
opera ton. from which at one time he did
not appear likely to recover.
Two permanent summer runs are already
practically booked for New York, not to
mention the roof gardens and the continu-
Gus vaudeville houses. The first Is Ser
geant Brue." and the other is THE Roll
licking Girl" with Sam Bernard, Hattie
Williams and Joseph Coyne in the cast.
The famous line in Checkers. Gee. amt
IL to be poor,' recently served as the
text of a sermon by Chicago minister,
who. strangely enough, maintained the
truth of the sentiment and held 1t was al
most much mans duty to escape living
in such place on earth as to avoid such
a habitation in the next world.
Cecilia LOTUS. who has gone back to
vaudeville, has added an imitation of Ethel
Barrymore to her repertoire, which is said
to be the best bit of mimicry she has ever
done. She also initiates Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell, Edna May, Fay Templeton. Marie
Dressler, Mabel Barrison and Sarah Bern
hardt.
Mr.. Arthur Byron, leading man with Miss
Maude Adams, is a son of Oliver Doud
Byron and his mother is a sister of Ada
Rehan. Mr.. Byron is recognized as one
of the best leading men in the United
States. He adopted the stage professionally
Immediately following his graduation from
Princeton though he had appeared with his
father few times when boy previous to
entering college
Mr. E. Temple Thurston and his wife,
Katherine Cecil Thurston, who have been
in Italy for some time, have been recalled
to London to attend rehearsals of their
play. John Chilcote, NJ P" This is a
drama tzation by Mr.. Thurston of his wife's
successful novel THE Masquerader,' which
was published in England under the same
title as the play
One of Henry w. Savages operate pro-
auctions next season may be an English
grand opera by an American composer
Thomas w. Hardy's Tess of the D. Urber-
villes'' is to be used as the libretto by
Composer Elliott Schenk. The combination
proved attractive enough to decide Mr.. Saw
age taking chance with an elaborate
production
Amelia Bingham is considering u radical
departure for next season in leaving tenn
porarily. at least, the field of legitimate
drama for that of musical comedy and
may secure piece which has made great
success in Paris, entitled The Little Mil
lionaire," by the author of Miss Bingham's
present play, Mile. Marni," Henry Dumay.
There is no doubt that the greatest curioS-
ity will be excited by this departure.
During Lillian RusselPs engagement in
this city last week she was a frequent Wis
itor to the Benning track and generally
had a wager down in every event. She had
good advice, as she seldom left the track
loser Last Saturday the regular mat
inee kept her in the city and she wired her
commissioner at the track to place a hun
dred on Consistent instead of OakIawn. Her
advice was poor that time, the latter
won.
Seymour Hicks and H B. Irving are at
the head of a movement in England to
found an actors union. The organiza ton
will establish actors Journal giving
names and addresses of players; Will make
loans to deserving players out of employ
ment; will raise an actors fund by giving
matinees. with which managers will have
nothing to do, and will enforce payment of
one guinea for services at special and char
ity matinees at which services are now
given free.
Tim Murphy of Texas Steer FAM is
thinking of making up a company COM
posed exclusively of the descendants of
well-known actors Some of those he has
in view are John Barrymore, son of Mau-.
rice Barrymore; a grandson of Joseph JEFF
ferson; Mildred Morris daughter of the
late Felix Morris; Charles Dibden Pitt, son
of Harry and Fanny Addison Pitt; Gilbert
Miller. son of Henry Miller: of Edwin
Booths nephews: Alfred Mansfield. a neph-
ew Of Richard Mansfield and Vera Brew
ster, a niece Of Julia Marlowe.
Mrs w G. Jones, who is with Miss Naude
Adams in THE Little Minister is one of
the well-known women the American
stage. Mrs. Jones celebrated her seventy
sixth birthday a few days ago and is as
active as if she Were not more than fifty.
Mrs. Jones is contemporary of Mrs. Gill
bert, the two having often played together.
Mrs. Jones has supported nearly all the
great stars seen in this country during the
past half century. For more than ten years
she was intimately associated with Char
lotte CuShman.