Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18

theater exclusively for the use of com
panies of coIored people is to be built at
Greenville, Miss.
FRITZ scheff will make tour of the
large eastern cities this spring, present.
ing 'Fatinitza'' and 'Boccaccio.
Lena Ashwell recently signed contract
with Charles Frohman, engaging to play
the title role in Leah Kleschna" when that
piece is presented in London.
T. Daniel Frawley will follow the exam
pie of the late Daniel Bandman and get
out a book of his travels. 1t will be called
The Theater in Forty Countries
While Miss May De Souza of the Babes
In TOyland" company was riding horse
back in Central Park, New York, last Sun.
day she was thrown to the ground anu
badly bruised.
Joe Coyne has been engaged for one of
the principal roles in The Rollicking CHI,
soon to be presented in New York with
Sam Bernard and Hattie Williams In
the chief parts.
Wilton Lackaye will begin rehearsals
this week of Les Miserables, dramatl-
cation of Victor HugO's novel, which Is to
be brought out at McVickars Theater, Chi
cago, next month.
Harry Woodruff, the well-known leading
man, has been engaged to head the STOCK
company at Proctor's Theater, New YORK;
making his first appearance in The Nhe
next Monday night.
David Warfeld has made such a popular
and artistic hit in The Music Master that
he will not only finish this season in New
York, but play in that city all or next sea-
son in the same piece.
DeWolf Hoppers little niece, Eileen, Is
studying animal life, and the other day her
teacher asked her to name four animals
that live in the tropics. She promptly re-
piled: 1.-TWO lions and two tigers
Klaw G. Erlanger have secured the Ameri-
can rights to The Spring Chicken which
is soon to be brought out at the Gaiety
Theater, London. 1t is adapted from me
French piece. lie Coquin de Printemps
w. c. DeMille, the author of Strong
heart" now running in New York, has
worked out musical comedy, with the
assistance of a metropolitan newspaper
man, the title of which will be Hero
Nero"
The shuberts have placed on the market
"A Chinese Honeymoon THE Toreador,
1.-The Girl From Dixie "Winsome Winnie
THE Night of the Party" "Heidelharg;
TAPS" There and Back and The Belle
of New York.
Frank Howe, jr., of the Walnut Street
Theater Philadelphia has purchased from
Daniel Frohman all the rights to The
Serio-Comic Governess," and will present
the piece in cities next season not visited
by Miss Lotus.
Edna Aug will resign from the Smiling
Island company, now playing in Chicago,
and will return to vaudeville. Robert Grdu
has made her a proposition TO head big
company of specialists, and she has ac-
cepted the offer.
AS Anna Held will not open the new Wal
will probably return to this country next
week and make a tour of the larger eastern
cities in "Papa's Wife" before opening IN
the English metropolis.
BY the clauses of a two years contract
Maurice Campbell has stipulated TO 'fea-
ture' Dorothy DOnnelly in new produc-
ton next season. and ultimately star her
Miss DOnnelly's work in when We Dead
Awake" led to the contract.
Last Wednesday night witnessed the first
presentation in New York of Nancy Stair
a drama in five acts by Paul Potter, found
ed upon the novel of the same name by Eli
nor Mccartney Lane, by Mary Mannering
and a company including T. Daniel Fraw-
ley.
Nora Bayes, who recently made a hit at
Chase's, is the latest music hall performer
TO go abroad. She will shortly sail for Lon
don, and begin an engagement at the Pal
ace in that city. after which she will return
TO New York, to begin rehearsals of a mu-
steal comedy.
Mile Price Dow, well known in vaude-
Vile circles several years ago as a sensa-
tionaI dancer, and who married a prominent
resident or Buffalo, has decided to return
10 the stage, and will shortly be seen in
several of the eastern vaudeville theaters
In a new act
George Thatcher the veteran minstrel.
and at present a member Of the western
county Chairman" company, was married
at Chicago last Tuesday to Miss Zenalde
Williams. member of the same compal.y.
MISS Williams was formerly the wife of
Odell Williams.
Beatrice Vance will begin her starriop
tour at Norwich, Conn. next Monday nIsb
In The Girl and the Moon" the latest
musical comedy by Elmer E. Vance. sew
eral changes have been made in the cast.
new engagements including James Num-
and Wilkes Steward.
Gertrude Millington, who is appearing in
"A Girl From Dixie" not long ago re-
ceived an application for assistance from
an old legitimate actor. After relating his
triumphs at length this individual wrote:
IN. B.-1 created the role of Hamlet in the
tragedy OF that name"
Drury Underwood of Henry w. Savage's
business staff was in a small Montana
town, and in conversation with the local
manager of the "opry" house asked how
many pieces there were in the orchestra.
I'VE have three pieces" he replied. "a
piano, stool and cover"
Doodle * Company" the latest extraya-
ganza by X. A. Barnet, author of "I492'
ind Harold Otis" was presented in Bos-
ton for the first time last Monday night by
the First Corps Cadets, Boston's swell mill
itary organization. The piece will be pre-
sented professionally next season.
The Yankee Consul" will be played in
Dutch Guiana by the Surinam Opera Com
pany or Paramaribo. ]. w. b. Lonzarda of
that city has secured the rights from
Henry w. Savage. The piece will be pre-
scented for one performance only, under
government auspices, at benefit.
Sam s. Shubert, who is now in London
has just obtained the American rights of
new play by c. NJ. S. Mcclellan, author of
Leah Kleschna" and THE Belle of New
York. The new drama under the title of
THE Jury of Fate" will be given its first
presentation in this country early next sea-
son.
Fame Is often based on curious causes in
theatricals Miss Alexandra Hall of the
Weber music hall. New York. is command
ing attention because of her height She Is
referred to as 1.-The Flatiron Building or