Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
Playhouse Paragraphs.

A new musical comedy for Nat Wills has
the taking title OF "A Lucky Dog"
May Yohe is on this side of the Atlantic
looking for vaudeville engagement
Augustus Thomas Is to write comedies for
Lawrence DOrSay and Dustin +. Farnum.
Cora Daigneau is to be the prima donna
next season of the 'Happyland' company.
Wadsworth Harris is to be r: B. Man
tells leading man.
Jane Corcoran is to star next season in
''The Freedom of Suzanne"
Cecilia Lotus has recovered from her ILL.,
ness and is now taking rest
Arthur Dunn Is to star in Herbert Hall
Winslow's play, 1.-THE Little Joker"
Louise Allen Collier is to appear in the
new Fields play, which will open In the
early fall
John C. Fischer has been making revivals
of "Florodora" and 1.-The Silver Slipper in
Rochester.
Cyril Scott will appear In the coming
season with a new company In THE Prince
Chap"
May Vokes and Gus Pixley are appearing
In a vaudeville sketch entitled The Model
Maid
According to reports Edna Wallace Hop
per Is to be starred next season by Herbert
Mcdonald
James J. Corbett is to appear In a new
play in the fall entitled THE Burglar and
the Lady"
Grace Orr Myers has been singing prima
donnas' roles with the Aborn Opera Com
pany In Newark.
Louis Mann and Clara Lpmann may re-
vfve 'All on Account OF Eliza" to be used
with Julie Bon-Bon."
Daniel Frohman is to produce the dramat-
10 version of Rex d. Beach's novel of Alas
ka life, THE Spoilers"
David Belasco Is said to be the play
wright who Is producing THE Girl in Wait
Ing" for Virginia Harmed.
Edith Yerrington has been engaged for
leading part in a new light opera by Otto
Harbach and Karl L. Hoschna.
Thomas w. Ross is to appear In the near
future in play by George M Cohan under
the management OF Conan & Harris
Mrs. Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne is to star
under the management of Henry Miller In
Browning's "Pippa Passes"
James T. Powers Is to star In 1.-THE Blue
Moon" His wife. Rachel Booth Is to be
member Of his company.
Western plays are now the fashion. One
of the latest melodramas of the prolific sec
ton is called 1.-THE Gambler of the West"
Mrs Leslie Carter received a silver low
ing cup from the members of her company
when her season closed at Williamsport,
last week.
fnan xxhn Il, rYo
Bellew last season in "Raf1les," has been
engaged for leading part IN The Shep-
herd King"
Frank Moulan and his wife, Maud LII
liam Berfie. are to be starred by Klaw &
Erlanger in the fall in the new Pixley-Lu-
ders opera. 1.-THE Great Mogul."
Henry Blossom has written piece called
1.-The Red MIL for Montgomery and Stone
the stars of THE Wizard of o." and the
music will be furnished by Victor Herbert
Annie Yeamans will not be member of
Edward Harrigan's company in the revival
OF his old successes. Mrs. Yeamans will go
into vaudeville.
s. Miller Kent. who starred some seasons
ago In 1.-THE Cowboy and the Lady" is to
take the place of Kyrle Bellew in the title
role OF "Raffles."
Next season Charles Kent Is to have the
role played by Tyrone Power in the COM
pany Of Florence Roberts, presenting 1.-THE
Strength OF the Weak"
Henry E. Dixey is to appear in a drama
tization of Richard the Brazen," the work
to be done by Edward People, who wrote
1.-THE Prince Chap.
Jessica Levers, a well-known English
actress. has been engaged for short sum-
mer tour of the United States In outdoor
Shakespearean performances.
MANS elle Champagne" which had its
opening in New York married by a sensa-
tionaI murder in the audience had some
trial performances in Atlantic City
At dinner given lately IN London to
Ellen Terry. Winston Churchill was one of
the speakers. The sum raised for the
Terry jubilee fund was over $43. COO
Rudolph Aronson has secured the Amer,-
can rights to 1.-THE Youth of Figaro" by
Leoncavallo and Sardou. team that GER
tainiy ought to turn out something in the
way OF musical drama worth hearing
e. H. sothern and Julia Marlowe will
make their first appearance In London next
spring at the Shubert's Waldorf Theater.
This will be Immediately after their tour
over the independent circuit.
A new musical comedy which is shortly
to be brought out in Chicago has the odd
title of THE Time. the Place and the Girl.
One of the principal parts will be played
by George Mendun, niece of John Drew
The new play by Henry Arthur Jones,
which is to be produced In New York in
the fall Is TO be named "The Hypoerite"
Marie Shotweil Is TO be the leading lady In
Tho Shepherd King with Wright LOFT
mer. next season
Florence Roberts. who made big hit IN
New York. will begin her next, tour In
Philadelphia about the middle of Septem-
ber Max Figman. who appeared with her.
Is TO be starred in comedy by the same
manager. John Cort
Nixon and Zimmerman have secured the
rights to THE Little Gray Lady for Penn
syivania and Ohio. and will send COM
pany out In the, play In that territory.
James X. Hackett will retain the western
and extreme eastern rights.
Lulu Chaser viii. in the next four years.
present plays BY George NJ. cohan, Geo. ".