Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

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| Robert Downing is out with handsome
| costume revival of ''Toodles.
Richard earle will produce his latest
| work The Mayor of Toxic" for the first
time on any stage In New York next June.
| Harry B. Smith has contracted to bring
| pie Fledermans'' up to date for the use of
| FRITZ Scheff Il will be called THE Bat.
Julia Sanderson who is singing the prin-
| cipal part in the comic opera 'Fantana, Is
| reported engaged to Tod Sloan. the jockey
Margaret Flowen and Wallace Jenkins,
! members of the Yankee Consul company,
were quietly married in New York last
! week.
| Harry Morris, the well-known German
comedian and who is with Joe Weber TINS
! season. is slowly recovering from pneu-
monia.
! c. Il. Dillingham; has engaged Wallace
| Brownlow and Louise lie Baron LOT 'he
cast OF .Boccacco," his next FRITZ Schef
| revival.
! Yorke and Adams. the well-known vaude-
VILE comedians, are to star next season III
a farce-comedy entitled Bankers and
/ Brokers.
Violet Hollis has been enrolled by the
| Shubcrts in the cast of The Earl and the
| Girl" and viii play the role OF the Amer
! lean heiress.
! Annie Russell is to give a new play in
| Boston. This is Jimmy the Carrier by
Israel Zangwill, which she is to present IN
! New York later.
Mr.. Wendau Thompson of this city is
with the Duchess OF Dantzic' company, IN
| New York city.
Elsie Jarvis, who is well known to vau-
! devilIe patrons, will be starred next season
| by Milton and Sargent Aborn in The Lit
| tie Duchess.
The revolving stage which has been
| hailed as a great modern theatrical ad-
| vance. is said to have been known for cen
| turtles in Japan.
BeIasco, Meyer & Co. have obtained from
! Liebler & Co. the exclusive rights to the
| Hall Game play, The Eternal CITY, lot
| the Pacific coast.
The famous old comedy, THE Two
! Johns" has been revived and is on tour.
| Edward Begley and Albert Rice are the
! heavyweight stars.
Margaret Anglins latest play, The Red
! Cross" has been rechristened and will be
! called "Zra" in the future, after the chief
character in the piece.
Daisy Green, who originally engaged for
the sextet, is to take Maude Lambert's
! place as Dolores in the coming revival in
| New York of "Florodora."
A report comes from New York that
Cissy Lotus will go back into vaudeville in
April as soon as the tour of THE Serio
Comic Governess' is ended.
Mammals Papa" which is being ex-
| plotted by Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar,
| is said to be Nat. C. Goodwin's old farce,
| Turned Up" in another form
Raymond Hitchcock in THE Yankee Con-
sur has played five different engagements
! in Greater New York, including a five
months run at the Broadway Theater.
E. J. Moran opens his season in THE
| Gentleman from Indiana at Indianapolis
next Monday night. The company has been
rehearsing in that city during the past
week.
Fred Thorne, who made hit as the
tramp in "A Message from Mars" has
| been engaged for one of the principal roles
in support of Frank Daniels in Sergeant
| Brue.'
Reginald De Koven and Frederic Rankin
| have contracted with William A. Brady to
! furnish the score and libretto of a fairy
/ spectacle. to be ready for production early
| next fall
Nat NJ Wills is to have a new play next
| season, entitled THE Duke of Duluth" by
| George Broadhurst Stanley Hawkins has
| already been engaged for the supporting
| company.
Harrison Grey Fiske, who has been i'll
for many weeks with typhoid fever, has
| returned to New York from the south ana
| actively resumed the management of his
| theatrical affairs
| Robert Emmett Lennon who was with
| Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' last season, has
| written an original Irish musical drama,
| and it will probably be seen next fall in
New York for the first time
Miss Anne Sutherland, who is a we'll
| known resident of this city, has signed a
three years contract as leading lady at the
| Yorkville Theater, New York. Miss Suther-
land is the wife of Richard Carroll.
The Sothern- Marlowe company had a mar
| row escape from injury in wreck on the
| road to Wilkesbarre last week. The engine
was demolished and the company was four
| hours late reaching It's destination
The road season of "Glittering Gloria"
closed last Saturday night at Norfolk, Va.
Dorothy Morton was the star Of the piece.
| replacing Isadore Rush. who died early in
the eason in the surf at Los Angeles.
Nella Bergen. the wife Of De Wolf Hop
per. Is to appear In a vaudeville musical
specially In New York next Monday night
| a week Miss Bergen has been resting since
| the collapse of Baroness Fiddlesticks."
| Sadie Martinez has signed contract with
Fred. c. Whitney, and will replace Alice
Fisher in "Piff Paff, Pouf." Miss Fisher
| will at once take up rehearsals of THE
School for Husbands" In which she is to
star.
| One of the new stars for next season will
| be Marie Shotwell. Five years ago Miss
| Shotwell left the Fanny Davenport COM
| pany to get married. stating at the time
that she had renowned the fOotlights for
| ever.
| Blanche Bates In 1.-THE Darling of the
| Gods" played in Tacoma. Wash, recently
| before an immense audience. every one OF
| whom stood throughout the performance.
The theater was new one and the chairs
| had not yet been put in and none could be