Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
Playhouse Paragraphs.

Playhouse Paragraphs.
Charles Frobman has planned to take
Francis Wilson to New York during the
winter in a new play.
The tour Of Forbidden Land came TO
an end last week in Louisville, many play
ers being thrown out Of engagements.
Charles D. Lit has been engaged TO sap
mort Miss Viola Allen in The Toast of
The Town" Ferdinand GottschalK IS also
10 join the company.
The New York run of Just Out of Col
lege." in which Joseph Wheelock Is starr
ing ended last night, and opens in BIlt-
more tomorrow night.
Montgomery and Pearl. who have been
playing in the burlesque of The Music
Master in 1T Happeaed IT. Noriland,"
have resigned from that organization.
Horace Lewis Smith. known on the stage
as Horace Lewis, died in B-o1Nlyn last
week of heart failure. aged hfty-one years.
lie had been on the stage thirtS years
Nixon & Zimmerman will produce about
the first of the year the musical comedy
called Miss Ginger Of Jamaica The
book is by Neil Mcneil, the author OF
simple Simon Simple"
Nine ModJeska received an ovation in
Harrisburg Pa last Monday n.gnt. 1t
marked her return TO the stage after an
absence of several seasons. She appeared
in Mary Stuart"
Mr. Francis F. Leupp. the Indian COM
missioner. has permitted Baco White,
Ute Indian. to accept a role in THE Squaw
Man" Mr.. Leupp witnessed the piece in
New York last week.
Blanche Bates in The Girl of the Gold
New York last Tuesday night the news
papers criticism being unanimous in its
praise.
Miss Annie Russell is living quietly on a
country estate in Ireland, but gets down to
London every fortnight for conference
with Bernard Shaw over Major Barbara
which he Is writing for her.
Percy weadon will be the general press
representative for Henry W. Savage in
place OF Mason Peters, who is going into
business for himself managing The Gin
gerbread Man"
1t Is again announced that James j. Cor
bett viii appear In dramatiZation Of Der
nard Shaw's "Cashel Byrons Profession
Stanllus STANCE prepared the piece for Mr..
COrbett
The announcement comes from London
that Wagenhals K Kemper have arranged
for the appearance in that city next year
The kreutzer Sonata with Miss Blanche
Hamlin & Mitchell who held Mabel Bar
IisOn under a three years contract, last
Saturday released her to Konl & Castle,
the Chicago managers. Miss Barrson toin-
ed THE Pink Hussars"
The new King Johan Of THE White Cat'
will be Eddie CARVE. William T. Hodges
resignation from the cast goes INTO effect
next Saturday night. CARVE VIII be re-
called for his val in fbp Maid and
the Mummy
Mr. Herbert Death has retired from the
cast of The Squaw Man and sailed for
London to play a part In the new piece
by his wife, Miss Ellis Jeffreys. Mr.. Camp
bell Collan has succeeded Mr.. Death in
THE Squaw Man"
The president and board IF regents Of the
University Of California have invited Mr..
Richard Mansfield to deliver a lecture be-
fore the students in the Greek Theater
next Thursday afternoon, and ne has az
copied
Christmas eve, Saturday, December %,
still remains the date fixed for the opening
of the new Aldwych Theater. London, that
Seymour Hicks IS building for Charles
Frohman. The opening attraction viii be
an entirely new version of Blue Bell"
When George Conan and his wife. Ethel
Levy go into George Washington. Jr.,'
Violet Dale will probably play the Iatters
role in Little Johnny Jones'" but sue
Cessor to the former has not been found.
Arthur Dunn has been suggested.
The quarantine that has been maintained
in Alabama against New Orleans has at
last been lifted. Frank Daniels in Ser
geant Brue'' was the first attraction to go
into Alabama from the yellow fever dis
trict- In Texas the quarantine still holds
good.
When the time for the shelving of 1.-THE
Vlrginian" comes, Dustin Farnum. the star
of the play will pass under the manage
ment OF Mr.. Charles Frohman. He will
probably be seen in a new play by Angus
tus Thomas when he goes under Mr.. Froh-
mans direction.
Henry Clay Barnabee is t. head a COM
pany playing the new musical piece, clio
verdeI," under the management of Charles
+. Atkinson. The piece is to have Its first
trial at birmingham, Mass, next Wednes-
day night, and If successful will be taken
10 Boston for a run
John Il. Kellerd, who comes to Washing
ton for an engagement at the Belasco Thea
ter In the role of Colonel Thorpe. in the re-
Yival of Belasco's The Heart OF Mary
land" was In the original cast ten years
ago. Since that time Mr.. Kellerd has
starred in several successes.
When Sweet Kitty Bellairs' is laid
aside Bertha Galland is to have a role in
which she will be called upon TO play
Spanish girl. David Belasco has safe
guarded Miss Galland with no less than
three plays. Out of the three he looks for
at least one success. and he is basing his
hopes upon Offering number one with the
Spanish setting
Pierre Berton. the author Of ''Zaza' and
other successful plays. who IS now In New
York city directing rehearsals of his COM
edy. La Belle Marseilaise." which Charles
Frohman will produce with Virginia Har-
ned in the title role at Ford's Theater Bal
tlmore, tomorrow night, has expressed
himself as highly delighted with the Amer
;can cast Of the play and with the entire
production as 1t viii be presented in the
monumental city.
story was circulated In New York dur
ing the past week TO the effect that Robert
billiard was dissatisfied with his position
In Tho Girl of the Golden West and