Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10


by Right of Sword" will produce a new
play the first of next month.
Louise Thorndyke Roucicault has married
| Canadian millionaire and announced her
| retirement from the stage.
The Four Mortons opened their season as
stars In Breaking Into Society" at Roch-
ester last Monday night
Sara Bernhardt has closed her London
season and sailed for South America She
VIII be seen in this country later In the
season.
Richard Mansfield will probably add
| Somyns Cars dramatization of "Oiiyer
Twist to his repertory, and will, OF course,
Jack London's first play. The Great In
| terrogation.' has been produced in San
| francisco The simple life is the keynote
| of the piece.
| Eddie Foy last Monday night opened with
| The Earl and the Girl company in Pbila-
delphia. Mr.. Foy plays the part of the ami
| NAL trainer.
cago and in which William Norris and
Anna Laughlin have scored, will be taken
to New York for run.
Arnold Daily has engaged Mary Hampton
to play the leading feminine role in The
Man of Destiny" when he revives the Shaw
Maude Adams role in her new play,
refer Fan, calls for both singing and
dancing. AS a child Miss Adams was pro-
hcient in both accomplishments.
Kyrle Bellew. who has been spending his
summer vacation in Europe, win sail for
home early this week to begin his tour in
"Raffies' at Montreal on September "a.
Frederick Pauling has been engaged by
n o Arff v11,r
the japanese minister in "Moonshine," I'm
which Marie Cahill will appear.
William Gillette and the members of his
company to appear in his new play.
"Clarice," have sailed for England to open
at the Shakespeare Theater in Liverpool.
Eugene O'Rourke the singing comedian,
who was the star of 1.-THE wicklow Post
man" several seasons ago. has quit the
stage for good, opening cafe in New York.
A. L. Erlanger is waging war Just now
on the New York ticket spectators, and
one case was taken into court because the
theater would not honor tickets bought on
the sidewalk.
1.-THE Fools Revenge" written by Thomas
Taylor, after Victor Hugo's lie Roi
S'Amuse," and often presented by Edwin
Booth, will be included in e. s. Wizards
repertory this season.
Maxine Elliott, fresh from her recent sue
cesses In London, appeared at the Criterion
Theater in New York last Monday night in
Clyde Fitch's new comedy. Her Great
Match"
Manager Henry B. Harris has engaged
Miss Grace Ellison to create the role of
Shirley Green in Charles Klein's latest
play, "The Lion and the Mouse" which
will be produced in New York next month.
Phoebe Davis has never missed a per-
Torrance of Way Down East" since she
took up the role years ago. She came near
It last week, however, when her motor
boat went out of commission in New York
harbor.
Princess Kratozaea of Russia will be seen
In repertory in the United States this sea-
son, under the management of Klaw & Err
|. LANCER. She owns a theater i'm st. Peters
burg.
'aThe Walls of Jericho" is still going
strong at the Garrick Theater, London and
is moving on toward its four hundredth per-
formance James X Hackett will open his
season with the play.
John Drew opened the thirteenth season
of the Empire Theater in New York last
Monday night in DE Lancey," a new three
act comedy by Augustus Thomas, author
of many successes. Miss Margaret Dale
remains as Mr.. Drew's leading lady
c. NJ s. Mcclellan. author of Leah
Kleshna," who has been living in England,
for the rehearsals of THE Jury of Fate
a new play from his pen which is soon to
be presented by the Shuberts.
Nat Goodwin made his first appearance
under the management of Charles Frohman
at the Lyceum Theater, New York. last
Wednesday evening in a new comedy,
Beauty and the Barge"
E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe have
returned from abroad to begin rehearsals
or he riaD nrOdnctiOns N w
they will be seen this season. These in
clude THE Merchant of Venice" THE
Tanning OF the Shrew'' and Twelfth
Night"
Mrs. William Redmond. formerly a pop
ular actress under her stage name of Mrs.
Thomas Barry, died at her home In Pier
pont, n. Y, last Friday week ago. She
CO me to the United States from England in
1854 and was leading woman of the Globe
Theater. in Boston, when it burned in 1873.
Ida Conquest has been engaged by
Charles Frohman to play the leading role
in William Golfers support when he opens
in Augustus Thomas comedy. ION the
Quiet" at the Comedy Theater, London.
Henrietta Crosman opened her season at
Troy last Monday night in the three-act
comedy entitled Mary. Mary Quite Com
trary," by Eugene Presbry. The produc-
ton was a success and curtain calls were
frequent.
Some or the new members or hlcnaru
Mansfelds company this season, who were
engaged during the past week. are Fuller
Mellish, Clarence Handysides, Sheridan
Block Franklyn Hurleigh and winthrop
Cham beriain.
The Misses Almyra Forrest. Nellie Lynch,
Emile Lewis, May Willard and Henrietta
Bert and Messrs w. Fl. Mack and John
Norele have been engaged for the new
musical play, THE Ginger Bread Man." by
Messrs. A. Baldwin Sloane and Frederic
Rankin.
Miss Ellis Jeffreys and the other menu
bers of the London Assurance cast had
a reception In New York during the past
week which was attended by several hum
dred actors and actresses. who, in the days
gone by, had been prominently identified
with the famous old comedy.
Mr.. Louis Evan Shipman's dramatization
of Mr.. Winston Churchills novel. "The
Crossing, will be presented In Cleveland
for the first time October 2. The play Is
now in rehearsal under the direction OF