Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

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Nat Goodwin has sold his English estate,
| Lakewood" and is looking around FOR a
country place not too far from Broadway.
| Mrs. Mabel Hamln. known on the stage
| as Mabel Hite, was granted divorce from
| Ellis b Hamlin at Independence. Mo. last
| week.
Henry Arthur Jones is writing a play for
| Virginia Harmed. 1t will be ready next
| season.
Out west there has been revival of
"Fanchon the Cricket" Maggie Mitcheils
| greatest success. and stock companies In
several cities are presenting it.
Mr.. Robert Lorraine has been engaged by
| MI Harrison Grey Fiske to play the title
| role in The Proud Laird"
The Actors Church Alliance is Manning
| TO establish a home TO care for the children
| OF stage people while their parents are on
| the road.
| After an Illness of two weeks with the
| grip Louis Mann resumed his tour last
Monday in The Second Fiddle at Allen
| town. Pa.
Louise Drew. John Drews daughter. who
| was with Fay Davis in Lady Roses
| Daughter last year is now with Robert
Edeson in ''S;rongheart.'
| combination Of printing companies
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| printing of this country has Just been ar
| ranged for in New York.
1t is proposed to collect funds to place
a memorial window to the late Mrs. Gil
| bert in the church at Bloomingdale. N Y,
| OF which she was member.
| A measure introduced In the New York
| Legislature requires that all theaters or
| places of public entertainment shall be
built on the corners of streets.
Clyde Fitch has sailed for Europe to sub
NIT the book OF a grand opera to Giacomo
Puccini The theme is 10 be American, and
Nine. Eames is To create the leading role.
Mabelle Gilman is studying for grand
| opera in Paris under the direction Of NJ. de
Reske, and will appear Carmen In New
York next fall
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is to have joint
starring tour with Sarah Bernhardt. ap-
pearing in 'Peleas and Mellsande" both in
London and in the provinces.
A summer opera season of five weeks
will be played at the Academy of Music
Baltimore, with Elsie Janis as the leading
lady in The Little Duchess for the first
week
Charles B. Dillingham; has leased the
Lyric Theater, in London. for the season.
and Maxine Elliott will begin an engage
ment there Easter Monday.
George A. Schiller. one of the leading
comedians in ''Humpty Dumpty." played
lie Blanc in "EvaHgeline" to all the ia
nous Gabriels. including Fay Temp,eton,
Irene Venona, Verona Jarbeau and Moie
Fuller.
An oil painting of Mrs Robert Edeson. OK
ecuted by her husband. the star OF Strong
heart" was one of the exhibits in recent
New York art collection which received
honorable mention
Fred Frear, who has been with The
Sultan of Sulu" all season. has Joined
THE Girl and the Moon" company as lead
ing comedian last Monday night at Provi-
dence.
Rehearsals have started for THE Great
Adventurer." the play written for Thomas
E. Shea by Chapning Pollock, which the
actor is to produce in Philadelphia Easter
Monday.
Mrs. Brown Potter has made a success in
London in 'Du Barry" produced with Gil
bert Hare, the adaptation from the French
of Jean Richepin being made by Chris
topher st. John.
George Broadhurst is placing the finishing
touches on a play entitled, AN American
Lord in which William II. Crane will
star next season. 1t is a comedy in three
acts
The director of music for THE Fiji
buster" is Hans S. Lime who was for
many years musical director of the leading
light opera of Berlin. He will have an or
chestra of twentyfour pieces.
Francis Wilson, who Is now In straight
comedy said the other night in a curtain
speech that he was glad he had a plot back
of him nowadays, instead of merely pink
tights
Klaw & Erlanger have secured the
American rights to The Spring Chicken"
which is soon to be produced at the Gaiety
Theater, London. II is adapted from the
French piece, lie COquin de Printemps.'
The Russian censor has barred Tolstoy's
new play, Behind the Scenes in the Russo
japanese War" and the count has offered
it to the world at large.
This is the last season of the Earl OF
Pawtucket," and Augustus Thomas has adj
vised Kirk la Shelle that the new play for
Lawrence dOrsay is nearing completion.
The scene will be laid in Washington, and
dOrsay will appear as a member of the
British legation.
Maude Adams has played Lady Babbe in
''The Little Minister" more than | 300
times, and yet she has not been seen in
more than ten cities of the United States
for more than one engagement.
Gabriel D'Annunzio, the second son of
the italian damatist, has adopted the pro-
fession of an actor. The young aspirant
in his fathers new tragedy.
San Toy, with James T. Powers in his
old comedy role will be revived the 18th of
this month at Days Theater, New York
under the management of John C Fisher
of "Floradora" fame
Through Al Hayman, acting as Charles
Frohman's representative. f. Ray Conn
stock last Tuesday in New York purchased
the road rights of THE School Girl for
America at the end of Edna Mays tour
in the piece.
Thomas ]. McGrane, a member of the
Darling of the Gods company, was mar
ried in New York last Wednesday to Miss
lone Everett of San Francisco. Two men,
bers of the company constituted the wit
nesses to the ceremony.
The latest conductor of promise to appear
on the musical horizon is Gustav Brecher
of Hamburg, Germany. He won his spurs
with a performance of LISTS "Tasso"
which is reminiscent of the time when
Wengartner routed the Philistines of
Leipsic with this great work.
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