Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

''Frou Frou."
Harry Morris, the German comedian who
recently died in New York, was reported to
have left a large estate, but 1t has now
dwindled down to about 5000.
THE Trifer." produced in New York by
Murray Carson. who was also It's author
and star, has turned out failure, ana was
taken off last Saturday night AFTER week
run.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has secured the
rights to new play entitled Jenny,
which she will probably give trial in New
York before returning to London TINS
spring This piece is in no way allied TO
| Israel Zangwill's jimmy
1.-THE Bonnie Brier Bush will have its
| initial English performances on April az
| the Shakespeare Theater, Liverpool. under
| the direction of William Mollison, who also
| will be a member of the company. Reux
hen Fax who has played the role OF
| Posty in the piece for the past four years
has been engaged for the same part
George L. Hutchins. a newspaper man of
Portland Ore, is in New York arranging
for the production of a new comic OPERA
entitled 1.-The Grand Nazar," for which ne
has written the book and lyrics. The score
of the opera has been composed by Francis
Richter, Portland prodigy Of eighteen
years.
The Paris courts have supported Frank
Gardner, the millionaire turfman and min
ing speculator in his defense of the suit
brought against him by Carrie swain me
actress, who endeavored to establish her
claim that she was his legal wife ana
thereby entitled to alimony amounting to
81, 600 a week and $4,000 additional.
Ada Rehan last week appeared before
Justice Traux In the New York supreme
court. in her suit against the estate OF Au-
gustin Daily to set aside a settlement fnade
in
that she can put in claim OF SI,VOO she
| believes is due her.
I5ebler &. Co. are to give an aIl-star pro-
ductjon of London Assurance this
spring, Ellis Jeffreys, the English actress.
to have the leading part, with Ida Con-
quest, Kate Phillips, Henry f. Dixey, Eben
Plympton and other notables in the sup
porting company.
Edna Wallace Hopper, who has been play
ing "A Country Mouse" through the west
closed her season in st. Louis last Satur-
day night. Miss Hopper's law suit against
her fathers estate in California is soon TO
come up in San Francisco, and is given as
the cause for closing the tour.
Elizabeth Faulkner. known for the past
few years to society and the stage as the
wife of T. 1. Chapman, a Boston man or
position, recently won her suit for divorce,
and will shortly join the college Widow
| company, now in New York
Dick Bernard. who has not appeared on
the stage for the past four years, has
signed an agreement with Manager William
A. Brady to appear in Around Chicago,
which will be played in the windy city this
summer.
The announcement comes from Paris that
an unexpected coalition of interests has
been reached by which Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt and Mrs. Patrick Campbell Will ap-
pear together in London next year In Pc
leas and Millisande." Bernhard Will prob
ably make a farewell tour of this country
in 1907.
Walter s. Lennox, father of the comedian,
Fred Lennox. and one of the best known of
last Saturday. His last professional en-
gagement was with Denman Thompson, in
the "Old Homestead" year ago.
Marie BoIand has replaced Percita West
as leading woman in "Strongheart," now
running In New York, and Louise Drew,
Lucille Stanford and Frank Gheen were
other new additions to the cast last Mon
day night.
Elsie Janis, the well-known vaudeville top
liner, who has been kept out of New York
for the past five years by the Gerry Society
passed her sixteenth birthday last week,
and has been playing successful engage
ment at the Victoria in Gotham since last
Monday Miss Janis will star in Anna
Held's THE Little Duchess" next season.
Definite announcement is made Tor the
first time of the production of Elysium.'
the new comic opera by Frederic RANKIN
and Reginald de Koven. The piece was ex-
pected to be presented for the first time IN
New York next month, but II VIII be put
forward at the Garrick Theater Chicago,
following the run of The Earl and the
Girl" De Wolf Hopper VIII nave the star
role.
Charles Frohman has planned novel trip
for Marie Tempest, now playing In London
in 1.-THE Freedom of Suzane. Miss Tenn
pest and her entire company will go to New
York from London, April 10. and after play
ing a month will return to the English
metropolis
In choosing a new play for another sea-
son Wright Lcrimer intends to adhere to
biblical themes. and 1t Is now settled that
aJudaraeP' will be the title of his next Of
fering George L. Hutchin. Portland.
Ore, newspaper man Is the author of the
piece.
To prepare for the approaching revival Of
'.she stoops to ConQusfs" no lew thar