Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14

new 1OTk CITY, JOlu iiuNSOH
Wife" will be seen at the Belasco Theater
at an early date. Miss Hilda spong. sup
ported by Mr.. William F. HaWtrey' VIII
appear.
Playhouse Paragraphs.
Arnold DAILY is to resume his tour shortly
under new MANAGEMENT
Mrs. Genevieve Haines. the wife Of Rob-
ert T. Haines, Is writing an emotional
play.
Irene Bentley has been engaged for the
role of the princess in the Belle OF May
fair
Robert Hilliard Is to star in The Turn
or the Tide with Katherine Florence as
his leading woman.
Thomas E Shea made the first production
of his version of The Gladiator last
week at Lowell. Mass.
Lionel Barrymore is In Paris, and 1t is
rumored that he intends to give up the
stage and go in for art
Rehearsals have been started for The
Grand Mogul," the new comic opera by
Frank Pixley and Gustav Luders.
Mrs Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne is to ap
pear with Henry Miller in a series of mat
inees in Brownings "Pippa Passes.
Chauncey Olcott will begin New York
engagement in his new play. Eileen AS
thore.' the latter part of this month.
"Artie.' George AIDES new play. is to
have its premier after the holidays. under
the direction of Charles Dillingham;.
Bennett Musson. who plays the role of
Steve. the cattle thief, in THE Virginian,'
has written a series of juvenile stories.
Nine Reiane is negotiating for the
French rights Of The Chorus Lady. in
country.
Maud Earl, the younger sister of Vir-
ginia Earl. plays the part of Aurora Brue,
the hospital nurse with Frank Daniels, in
Sergeant Brue.
Christie Macdonald has been engaged by
Thomas W. Ryley for the principal role in
1.-THE Belle of Mayfair. This is the char
acter originally played by Edna May.
Mary Emerson. who was formerly lead
ing woman with Louis James, Is to be
starred by Nixon & Zimmerman in a ro-
mantle play. His Majesty and the Maid
Gertrude Gheen. Emma Dunn and sgd
ney Cowell are among the latest additions
to Richard Mansfeld's company for his
Forthcoming production of Peer Gynt-
Annie Russell as Puck in Wagenhals &
Kemper's production of "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" will begin a tour of the
principal cities of America, beginning Oc-
tober -.
Popularity" by George NJ Conan, in
which Thomas Ross is starring, Is to be
temporarily withdrawn. to give the author
opportunity to make some necessary
changes in the piece.
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott,
with the London company that is to sup
port them in their presentation of Bernard
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra are due
10 arrive from England this week.
nence as a dramatist with her Measure OF
Man. has written another play called
"Chivalry" in which Robert Drouet and
Percy Haswell will be jointly starred.
Mr. George Fawcett has been engaged by
William A Brady for his new production,
The Man of the Hour" The play is by
George BroadhuIl st, and deals with the
Mrs. Ffske. ap peared in Milwaukee In
her new play, bN Langdon Mitchell. THE
New York Idea which is picture of
New York life. setting forth the troubles
of young married couple of the smart
set.
Sarah Bernhard who recently made her
first appearance as Hilda Wangel in Ibsen's
THE Lady From the Sea" at Geneva, will
produce the play in Paris. She will open
her season there with Catulle MendeS'
-'Sainte Therese.
Julia Frary. the young Baltimore actress,
who is credited with an extraordinary sue
cess in the role of Lady Bickenhall, in
Frank Daniels musical farce, Sergeant
Brue.' was leading soprano with Paula
Edwardes last season.
E G. Knoblauch the author of THE
Shulamite." in which Lena Ashweli, the
English actress. is to make her American
debut is graduate of Harvard. but has
made his home principally In London and
Paris for the last ten years.
Richard Carries new musical play. "The
Spring Chicken" was adapted from the
French by George Grossmth, jr.. and given
a musical setting by Ivan Caryil and Lionel
Monkton. 1t had a two-year run at Ed
wardes' Caytty Theater in London before
# was brought from this country.
John Z. Hazard. who plays the principal
comedian with May Irwin in Mrs. Wilson,
That's AL" plays the part of Gerald Nc
Sweeny, and in II has a makeup similar
20 that which the elder Southern used in
the character OF Lord Dundreary. Mr..
Hazard copied the makeup from an old
print.
Among new plays in preparation by
Charles Dillingham; for presentation after
the holidays THE Story of a Country
Town" character comedy by Henry Bios
som; 1.-The Boys of Company b. mill
tary comedy by Rida Johnson Young; a new
play by Haddon Chambers not yet named
and "Artie" the new comedy by George
AIDE.
David Warfield has brought his phenom-
email run in The Music Master" to a close
and the Belasco star has at last gone
tour with the record of having played a
longer engagement in New York than any
other previous attraction. He breaks the
run in the high tide of his popularity to
fill contracts made in other cities more
than a year ago.
Only the barest details have been an
nounced so far regarding the character of
Cleo the new play by Edwin Milton
Royle. in which Mrs. Leslie Carter Is to
make her initial appearance, under the d.
rection of her new manager, Charles Dill
bingham. The plays characters are said to
be modern, its scenes laid in this country
and in France. Present plans provide for
the opening of Mrs. Carters season early
in November.
Thomas w Ryley who has secured the