The Washington times., 1906-06-03


luck to him. anyhow. Sister Ethel. by /
the way, has gone TO Maine 10 spend /
the summer on an estate she has Just |
purchased.
And Lew Fields has gone abroad on
vacation--a short one. just MS size
few days in London and back to New
York for him.
Oh, and new plays-yes. May Irwin
has one. At least it's being written for
her by George V. Hobart 1t isn't
named yet. but Miss Irwin is to De a
society dame with penchant for bridge |
whist
William II. Crane has gone abroad on
a vacation. Germany and Mrs. Crane
for his. and then the Savoy Theater,
New York in September
Mrs Fislxe also mas a new play. The
New York Idea" by Langdon Mitchell.
She and Emily Stevens. her cousin, and
a member of her company. have gone
to California to spend the summer. rest
ing and studying in the mountains of
that State. Mrs. Fiske's role Is del
scribed as ''in some respects the most
vital and significant she has yet under
taken"
Frank Dekum. who played Little Bill
lie" in Trilby this season. has gone
abroad for his vacation.
Stella Mayhem has replaced the am
pie Marie Dressler in Joe Weber's COM
pany. Miss Mayhem played a colored
nanny in "On the Suwanee River
for six years. before her talent as an
all-round comedienne was recognized
For the past two seasons she has at
tracted much attention through her
work in Comm Thro The Rye" In
Tammany Hail." and as the star in q
revival Of The Show Girl"
AS for Miss Dressler-the ample Mario
has gone abroad for her-no she hasn't
either. She has gon abroad 20 work
and will begin almost Immediately re-
hearsals for the musical comedy in
which she is 20 appear under the direc-
ton of George Edwards She will re-
main on the other side at least year.
Nance O'Nein took the poor debtors
oath at the Pemberton Square Court. in
Boston, on May q. She lost heavily In
the San Francisco fire. nearly every
thing she owned in scenery. costumes
and stage effects being destroyed. Her
step was unavoidable. she says. She
has postponed the production of her
new play The Story of the Golden
Fleece" until next season. The piece
Is by Henry Kirk, a young Californian,
and is based upon the romance OF Me-
dea and Jason.
Bijou Fernandez is now Mrs. VII
liam Abingdon. They were married in
New York last Tuesday and have gone
abroad on their wedding trip It was a
distinctly theatrical wedding. Amelia
Bingham was matron Of honor; Louisel
Galloway. maid Of honor; Charles Rich
man, best man. and Vincent Serrano.
Wilton Lackaye, Ernest Lawford, De
Wolf Hopper and Augustus Barrett.
ushers.
'Scotty' has learned how tickle fame
can be. He closed his season in Charles
A Taylor's play King of the Desert
Nine in Chicago recently. and a cor
respondent from the Windy City saws.
The attendance was only fair. I4au-
Tette Taylor as Bessie was so bright.
thorough and competent that she seem
ed lonesome in the production little
Eva was remarkably well played by a
diminutive child actress, Edythe Ray
more"
Alas. poor scotty! Back to the ranch
for you.
Lee Arthur, the playwright. and Alice
Brown, of Washington, were married
at the Hotel Gerard in New York city,
On May .. Mr.. Arthur has entirely re-
covered from the effects OF a fall down
the subway steps at Forty-second /
street about A week ago. In July the
couple will sail for Holland, where Mr..
Arthur is going 10 consult with Henri
de Vries about new play for the Dutch
actor.
Few people knew that when Joseph
/ Wheelock, Jr., closed his season in
/ Washington couple of months ago,
he closed 1t because he had reached the |
end Of his physical tether And Wash
ington is ford enough of him to be glad |
to hear that ke has entirely recovered /
from the operation which was then |
necessary, and which was performed at !,
Roosevelt Hospital, New York He will |
spend the summer in the West and re- |
appear in Just Out of College" next |
faI.
Ber Greet is decidedly interested in !
reading about the marriage of King AL +!
fonSo and Princess Ena, as he is to I
1 appear before them at the open air the /
atricals to be given at Carisbrooke 4
Castle, Isle of Wight. following the !
COwes regatta At the celebration of !
the 1,0OGth anniversary of Ely Cathe- !
DIAL he is going to present one of the /
! old morality plays
Marie Cahill will open her season in !
new musical play at Daly's Theater |
/ on August p. IT will be her first appear
ance at this theater since she played |
soubrette roles in the Augustin Daily I
musical plays.
The nerve of vaudevillel Langtry and
/ Mrs. Porter are announced for turns"
/ 1t is reported that Adelina Patti may
possibly be induced to make a tour of
the vaudeville houses next fall" Ellen
Terry has found it necessary to issue a !