Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23
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Playhouse Paragraphs.
Pit" on the 22d, after 100 consecutive
performances.
Clara Morris has been out of the cast
of The Two Orphans for the past six
weeks, owing to Ill health.
Yvette Guilbert has aston,shed her native
city Of Paris. Miss Guilbert is singing
songs on the simple life" order.
Charles Hawtrey, the well-known English
actor. is TO make tour of the Pacific
coast in "A Message from Mars
Frank Moulan has declined many offers
to go into vaudeville since he made his hit
as the cook in "Humpty Dumpty."
vIctorlen sardou, now seventy-four years
Of age. IS at work on new play for Sarah
Bernhardt, TO follow "Saiute Therese"
Fourteen companies gave up the struggle
last week. The gentle spring is not a
cheerful proposition on the road.
Richard Mansfield has changed his pro-
gram so that he will play King Richard
III on shakespeare's birthday, April %.
Richard Garlic of 'Tenderfoot" fame ex-
poets his new play, The Mayor of Toxic
to run In Chicago all summer. Then for
the road
Ward and Vokes viii not be seen together
next season: Harry Nokes will continue
with "A Pair of Pinks" while Ward will
have new musical comedy.
Laura f. Richards who wrote Captain
January IN which Edna Wallace Hopper
is now playing, is a daughter Of Julia
Ward Howe.
Robert ManteIl's four weeks in Pittsburg
ShakRSDeaTpan
10000, according to the newspapers. ANY,
how his engagement was very successful.
Dorothy Donnelly has been engaged for
the leading feminine role in The Proud
Laird" which Mrs. FIske IS to produce
at the Manhattan Theater Easter Monday.
Julian Mitchell. the producer of IT Hap
pened In Nordland," is a nephew OF Mag
producer Of the plays OF the late Charles
II. Hoyt.
Clyde Fitch is completing a revision Of his
old play. His Grace de Grammont." for
Otis SINNERS use next season and an en-
tirely new scenic outfit is in course OF
preparation
Fanny Brough, who has been with John
Drew all season in the Duke of KIM
cranke" has been engaged by L.ebler and
Company as chief assistant to Arnold Daily
next season.
heart are said to be patterned after actual
students in Columbia University al the time
the dramatst William c. DeNille went to
that institution.
Maxim Gorky's new drama. completed
while he was imprisoned in the Fortress
of Peter and Paul at ST. Petersburg, deals
with the oil and water quality of the Vari-
Gus classes of Russian society.
A new fall production to be made by
Z ar1r.y f-
Kendrick Bangs and Manuel Klein. en-
titled The Spectraphone." This is Mr..
Bangs first original libretto.
Many prominent members of the dramatic
and vaudeville stage have volunteered to
appear at a testimonial to Alexander Com
stock at the Academy of Music in New
York next Sunday evening.
Miss Vera Michelena, who was well liked
IN the Princess Chic" has started on the
vaudeville circuit Miss Michelena is the
daughter of the once great tenor who ac-
companied Patti in several concert tours.
To the delight OF thousands Of theater-
goers Nat Goodwin has announced his in-
tentton of returning to straight comedy.
and next season will be seen in Beauty
and the Barge, comedy that borders on
the farcical.
William H Pascoe, who plays Lige Will
let's in THE Gentleman from Indiana" was
once leading man for Viola Allen and
James O'Neill. Frank c. Bangs who used
to star with Booth, Barrett. Forest and
Mccullough, Is also member of the COM
pany.
It was originally intended to have Ellis
Jeffreys the English actress, play only in
New York this season. but the plan has
been modified SO that she will make short
tour of the principal cities with the all
star cast of London Assurance"
A. E. w. Mason's new play. ''Marjory
Strobe" which has been secured by Charles !
Frohman for Edna May, may have a pro- I
duction in London this summer. Miss May /
will not sail for Europe until some time (,
next month and the matter has not yet
been fully settled
Alice sit-by-the-F Fire" the latest play
written by ]. NJ. Barrie. was produced IN ]
London on April 5. 1t is described as an
amusing and clever burlesque, satirizing the |
pro blem play, play writing and the man !
agenent of children by Notwithstanding
parents Ellen Terry appeared in the title
role.
The original drawing of the "slavey'' seat |
ed on a trunk from which was made the i
familiar Autograph advertising "A Chinese |
Honeymoon" sold in London recently for |
500. The sketch showed Katie Barry, who
created the roll of Fiji perched sedately
on an enormous Saratoga. and more than
million copies of it have been posted in
England and the United States.
Mr. Henry w Savage left for Europe
last week to make arrangements for his
musical productions next season. He Will
see P1ccini in regard to the latter's new
opera Mime Butterfly" Mr.. Savage's sue
cess with "Parsifal' has induced him to
plan the production of another grand opera
next season on the same big scale.
virginia Harmed has been engaged by
William A. Brady to play the title role in
the coming revival of ''Trilby,' to be pre-
scented in New York on May S. The COM
pany will include nearly all the players
seen in the Du Maurier drama when ii