Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23

SOdAS dBu. W nlOH l4dChdSb Will appear
as SvengaH and the role OF Taffy will
be played by Burr Mcintosh. who originated
the part
Miss Charlotte Walker Will not be James
X; Hacketts leading woman next season,
ell business relations between the pair clos
Ing at the end Of this season,
The Runaways" will have a new star
next season. Manager COmstock has com
Pleted ARRANGEMENTS with Louis Wesley
whereby the latter will succeed Arthur
Dunn In the principal comedy role
Manager Joe Weber of the Weber Must
Hall Company, New York. has asked Eddie
Foy to name his own salary and PICK his
parts, to join that organization next sea-
son.
BY an ARRANGEMENT concluded during the
past week kIaw * Erlanger have added
another 10 the long list OF productions in
preparation for next season. by the
Waters OF Babylon from the pen of Mar
ION Crawford, has been accepted by them.
and is to be presented in New York about
the holiday season.
The managers of Mime. schuman- Heink
have decided to take her as far as possible
from grand opera next season, the piece
which is being written for this artist being
on the order of "Pifr. Paff. Pouf."
Sir Charles wyndham's injured arm Is
mending so slowly that he will remain in
Italy indefinitely. 1t was Intended by
Charles Frohman to present him in Lon
don in Leah Kleschna." but instead the
leading maus part has been given to Leon
ard Boyne while Lena Ashweu will have
the leading woman's part.
Andrew Mack has scored a hit in Aus
tralia presenting Tom Moore" a telegram
received by his friends in New York during
the week saying that the foreign managers
want him to sign contracts for the next two
years.
a. H. Woods and Theodore Kremer are
TO put out a piece entitled Secret Service
Sam" next season. dealing with the work
OF District Attorney Jerome in New York
Charles T. Aldrich, the juggler and imper-
senator, has been secured for the title role
Mr.. Frederick Lewis and Mr. Dodson
Mitchell have been engaged by Mr. George
Fawcett for important roles in the produc-
ton of Romeo and Juliet" which is to
be seen in New York the first of next
month.
Pauline Hall will appear next season in
tabloid comic opera. Three thirty-minute
operattas are to be written for her by we'll
known composers.
Maxim Gorky's latest play. ''Dachmka"
('The CottagersD, has been given public
reading in New York. 1t extols those who
labor to help the submerged tenth" and
numerically berates the empty-headed and
often dishonest and immoral folk of the up
per social rank.
Hughey Dougherty, the minstrel mono
loguist. is one of the very few old-time
end men now before the public. In his
class were Willis p. Sweatman and George
Thatcher now In musical comedy; Luke
Schoolcraft now dead: Frank McNiSh, now
playing Irish character parts; Lew Dock
stader out with his own company, and
Carol Johnson.
7 flyr Sto ING IN
Hamlet" has arranged a new departure
for next season. He is going to produce a
series of one-act plays and confine his eff
forts to these throughout the season. He
has arranged to produce some of Rostna
Vokes' plays. such as The Circus Rider"
with The Golden Gate" and one or two
others. which will make up sufficient rep
Grtoire.
F. C. Whitney is completing the arrange
ments by which he will send forth Grace
FIlkins next season as star in new
four-act comedy by Edith Sessions Topper
and Charles Klein. The story deals largely
with incidents in the life of Madame Jumel,
and three Of the characters will be Alexan-
der Hamilton, Aaron Burr and Edgar Allen
Poe.
Elfe Fay has been engaged as the princi-
pal comedienne of ''Kafoozelum." the must
cal comedy to be produced in Chicago next
month for a summers run. Others in the
cast are Dave Lewis, the principal coined
ian; Nena Blake, Mayme Kelso; Bertha
Blake. Helen Cheston, John Park and j. c.
Miron-
Miss Bertha Britton. a Boston girl and
James Peck, members of the isle of Spice
company, were married In Manchester, last
Saturday, between the matinee and even
ing performances.
\. Baldwin Sloane and Fred Rankin are
at work on a new musical production TO be
brought out next season, called The
Gingerbread Man" 1t IS to be big spec
tacular and musical production.
Miss Jessie MiIlward. after trying for five
years TO get a permanent footing on the
American stage as a star, has decided to
return 10 England. She has purchased the
English rights to The School for Hus-
bands" and next August will present it to
her followers in London.
At the Modjeska testimonial Paderewski
will give a special piano recital and
Madame NIodjeska, supported by star
company. will present scenes from Mary
be seen in an act of 1.-The Country Girl"
Mrs. Patrick Campbell Otis Skinner and
James O'Neill will also be seen.
De Wolf Hopper is proud of his success
as a laugh producer and says he is one of
the few comedians of prominence who
hasn't a hankering to mix up with heavy
tragedy. When Hopper drops Wang in
favor OF the new opera in which he is to
be starred by the Shuberts he will create
the 10th role that he has played in the
course OF his career.
Sarah Bernhard and CatuIles Mendes
have become friends again and this fact
has caused a sensation in theatrical circles
IN Paris The actress and the author
quarreled years ago over his play "Sainte
Therese." which was never produced. Now
Madame Bernhard has agreed to produce
It, Il condition Of the new contract being a
forfeiture of s., 900 if she again fails Mr.
Mendes has promised to use the money
should he get ito aid struggling young
writers.
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