Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30


Julia Marlowe and f. II. sothern are to
be seen in Twelfth Night and The Mer-
chant of Venice" next season.
Marie Doro is to have the leading role in
| Peter PAN" the new Barrie play. to be-
produced in New York in October
Christie Macdonald. the late Joseph JEFF
fersons daughter-in-law, was very much
missed from the east of The Shotgun last
| week
Frank Daniels and Blanche Ring are ex-
, pected to make Sergeant Brue' run
through the summer in New YORK.
webers Music Hall is the first New York
| theater to close for the season, and pro-
! prietor Joe" says he will allow no CONF
pany but his own to appear there.
Charles Frohman has sent William Collier
| and his company to London on hying
trip. They will play The Dictator at the
! Comedy Theater for month and return
| to this country at the close of the en-
! gagement.
The Square Man" Edwin Milton Royle's
| new fOur-act comedy drama. was given It's
| first production in Buffalo last Monday
night. William Faversham played the
leading role
Nance O'Nein has accepted the manu-
| script of new play entitled "A Daughter
| of Judea," from Charles F. Webber and
j. Gordon Hammond, and the first produce
|
| A one-act play called "A Lesson in Econ-
| omy"-the Joint work of William E. Bon-
ney and Ralph Kelard-has been accepted
| by Louis James and will be used by him
| for short vaudeville season.
Haddon Chambers has nearly completed
| the comedy on which he has been at work
| for several months and which IS to be plays
| ed by Nat Goodwin. The play has been re-
named ''Chope's Swagger Friends. Tale
of the Outskirts
| Maxine Elliott, on arriving in London, dis
| covered that the scenery for her play had
| accidentally been left behind in New York.
| and in consequence was compelled to post
| pone her opening until April %.
big revival of Robin Hood with an
| exceptionally strong cast, is being talked
| of as the best vehicle for the coming bene-
| fit to Henry c. Barnabee the veteran or
| the old Bostonians
| THE Woggle Bug" a bunch of foolish-
ness very much on the order Of the Wizard
| of o." will be seen in Chicago during the
! summer. The Animated Saw Horse. the
| Woggle Bug and Jack Pumpkin-head VIII
| be the three principal characters.
| When Mr.. Martin Harvey produces
Hamlet in London. Mr.. Stephen Philippe
| the poet playwright viii enact the ghost.
| He played this character with success while
he was in the company of Mr.. f. r. Benson.
Tim Murphy of Texas Steer fame is
| having his portrait painted by Aresene La.
| CroiX, a French artist who went to st.
| Louis to exhibit at the exposition The
| picture was begun last week when the
comedian was playing at the worlds fair
! city.
D. L. Don, who is with The Royal Chef"
| claims to have been the first German dia-
lect comedian of the 'Weberfedian' type,
and says he IS responsible for the only
original brand of shattered English that is
so funny-sometimes.
Kitty Cheatham. who was one of the
most popular members Of the old Augustin
DAILY company and who has not been on
the stage since her marriage. has taken
Ida Conquests part in London Assur-
ance."
THE Proud Laird" a comedy in three
acts. by Cosmo Hamilton and Charles
Cartwright. received its premier in New
York last Monday night under the manage
ment of Harrison Grey fiskc. Robert.
Lorraine and Ida Vernon headed strong
company in the piece.
Charles Frohnan has been quick to see
the value of lie Duel. which has just
been produced in Paris. and the American
rights already belong to him. This piece
will be one Of the early fall productions IN
this country. The play is in three acts by
Henri Lavedan and is not only. a strong
drama, but filed with literary merit as we'll
There is no longer any doubt that Viola
Allen viii break away from her Shake
entered into n contract with clyde Fitch
for play. and the playwright has already
started work on the scenario of the piece.
1t is also whispered that Mr. Fitch is whip
| ping one of his old successes into shape
| for Miss Allen.
Sir Henry Irving opened his London sea-
son Saturday night with a revival of
| Beckett" which has not been produced
| there for several years. Maud Fealy, the
young American was seen as Rosamond
Edna May will continue in THE School
| Girl until the end of Nav when the
company viii disband for the season. Miss
May will not go to London. but will remain
| in the United States and begin her next
| season at Days Theater in new play.
Douglas Fairbanks. now playing in
"Frenzied Finance has been engaged by
William A. Brady to play the role of Little
| Bilee' in the revival of '.Triby' at the
New Amsterdam Theater, New York, early
next month.
| Grace F'illxns is to star next season under
| the management of F. c. Whitney in a
| new four-act comedy-drama by Edith Ses-
sions Upper and Charles Klein, founded
on a picturesque incident in the romantic
| life of Nine. Jumel. Aaron Burr and Ed
gar Allen Poe both appear as characters.
Charles Hawtrey. the English actor, and
| his company have volunteered to give
matinee performance of the new play inc
| Splendid Life. in New York for the bene-
| fit OF the Actors Fund The play is by
George P. Hawtrey and this will be the
| initial performance.
/ Charles Frohman has arranged for the
| appearance of Leonard Boyne and Lena
| AshWell in the London production of Lean
| Kleschna." They will impersonate the roles
| originated in this country by John Mason
and Mrs. Fiske.
| THE Gentleman From indiana the play
| from Booth TarlSington's novel of the same
] name, is to be Reconstructed and used by
| Edward Morgan next season At least,
! that is one report. Another is that Morgan
has been dropped from the play for good.
| Miss Adele Richie, who plays the part
| of the cynical and designing widow in
| "Florodora, has fad-that ofscollecting
| parasol handles. In her collection are ham
| dies that are mina lures of the heads or
almost every animal bird known TO
| natural history.
| Manuela Porter a Creek Indian princess.