Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

different times business manager for John
Philip Sousa. De Wolf Hopper and Jefferson
De Angels. died last Tuesday In New York
aged forty-one years. He leaves widow
and daughter.
When Comm Thro' the Rye" opens In
New York tomorrow night Alice Fischer
VIII create the leading role. Ii will be
her return 70 musical comedy and she has
the part Of Mrs Cobb, a Newport society
mdtron, who turns her house INFO refuge
for pcHniess artists.
George AIDE sailed from New York yester-
day for Europe and expects to pass the
winter in Egypt Miss Dorothy Tenant of
The College Widow company telegraphed
a New York paper during the past week
denying most emphatically the reported en-
gagement between her and Mr.. AIDE.
William l. I.ykens, the vaudeville agent,
has begun a suit against Adele Richie for
commissions due him on her vaudeville en-
Eagemeuts. and which. he says. the actress
refuses TO pay in spite Of the fact, as he as
serts. that she engaged him exclusively to
handle all her business when she started
In vaudeville.
THE Lightning Conductor" with Her
bert Kelley and Effe Shannon, was present
ed for the first time a Trenton last Mon
day afternoon, and Judging from the APP
plause and laughter created, scored an i'm
mediate success. Miss Shannon as Molly
Randolph and Mr.. Kelley as John Winston
shared honors with the play.
George Edwardes has definitely decided to
call the new owen Hall-Ivan Caryll must
cal comedy The Pet Of the Public fol-
lowing the suggestion conveyed in the title
The Catch of the Season The Prince of
Wales Theater, London. will be the home
of the piece which is to have its first per-
Torrance January g. Miss Evie Greene is
cast for the title role.
By a contract recently signed in London
Annie Russell will appear under the man
agement Of Wagenhals & Kemper for
period of five years. Three new plays by
prominent authors have been engaged for
her, and Oswold Yorke, Miss Russells hus-
band. will be her leading man, At present
Miss Russell is playing the title role in
Shaw's Major Barbara" in London.
What promises to be the melodramatic
sensation of the season will be launched
early in the spring by F. c. Whitney, with
Nick Carter. the famous detective the
principal figure. For three years Stanis-
script OF the piece, which 1t has been
finally decided to call Nick Carter in the
Case of the Notorious Lady Violet"
Blanche Chapman. well known to. Wash
ingtonians plays Mrs. Hillrave, one of the
six CrusJy Danes of The Vanderbilt
Cup in which Elsie Janis is to star. OTIS
Harlan plays the role of equitable at
torney, and Aubrey Boucicault that OF
lightning conductor. Among the localities
of the play are hotel and racing places on
1@''. Aie'4AN 'NAANA -tAS Il nav
The appearance of the three Barrymores
In New York In a Barrie play and sketch
was the occasion of an ovation given the
sister Ethel and her brothers. John and
Lionel. by their friends and admirers. The
brothers appeared in the sketch and the
sister and her brother John In the play
t-by-the-Fire, whimsical play
of q mother and her children, embodying
satire Of current topics.
Lillian BlauveIt. the new comic opera
star is now corporation. At least, the
Lillian Blauvelt Opera Company has been
duly awarded its certificate and seal by
the secretary of New York state. Fred c.
Whitney holds large block of stock, and
William Pendleton, Miss Blauyelt's hus-
band, is another heavy stakeholder The
purpose OF the organization is to promote
The Rose of the Alhambra." The amount
Of capital stock is $50, 600.
Emma Janvler. the Nine Stitch Of THE
Mayor OF Toxic" received Christmas pres
cnt from the Richard earle Amusement
Company in the shape of a contract as a
star for next season in comedy drama en-
titled Furnished Apartments written by
Richard earle. Miss Janvier will play the
part Of a boarding house keeper whose
house, without her knowledge gradually
becomes filed with anarchists. Before she
Is aware Of It the poor woman is identified
with the anarchists and is forced to join
the society. This will be Mr.. Carries first
play without music.
Harry Davenport. who plays the part of
the bibulous Prince George of Nebula, in
1T Happened in Nordland" is a son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs T. l.. Davenport, and
brother Of the late Fanny Davenport. He
is married to Phyllis Rankin, a daughter
of Mckee Rankin. Grace Field and her
sister, Ruthlta, both. of whom play import
ant parts are grandnieces of the famous
Field brothers-Cyrus w. layer Of the At
lanuc cable. Stephen J., ustice of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court, and the Rev.
David Dudley. Miss Fields maternal grand
father was Colonel Beale editor of the
Overland Monthly. al the time Mark Twain
and Bret Harte first gained literary fame