Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

Wi, have its first American presentation In
October.
The Second in Command has been re-
y3YCd in London.
Lillian Russell Is going to make tour Of
the west in vaudeville.
Robert Edesen Will continue to use
'StIongheart' next season.
Two companies will be sent out IN THE
SQuaw Man next season.
Marion Abbott has been engaged for -the
cast Of The Stolen Story
Augustus Thomas Is writing a new play
In which Digby Bell is to star.
1.-The Heir to the Hoorah" will run
through the summer in Chicago.
Eugene Ormonde is to star next season in
play called Her American Prince.
Margaret AngIln made trial in Chicago
OF a new play called The Sabine Woman.
William Gillette will be among the actors
who VIII spend their summer vacation IN
Europe.
Mr. J. Jake Shubert was in Washington
on Monday and witnessed the opening
Of Money Talks"
The performance of "Gallops" on Tues
day May J. will be for the benefit Of the
Chiidren's Hospital
From present prospects the company play
ing The College Widow" in Chicago can
remain there through the summer.
William Fayersham Is to end his season
IN New York IN The Squaw Man the lat
ter part Of the month
Sam Bernard has decided to remain with
Charles Frohman next season, and he will
he seen IN new musical comedy.
A new corporation started in New York
with the idea of encouraging native-boTn
plays. is called the Playlovers Association.
lew Fields has secured control OF the
Herald Square Theater. New York, and will
turn IL into a music hail by next Septem-
ber
The eastern THE College Widow COM
pauy which has been playing In New York
the past couple Of moEths, closed Its sea-
son last night
Haddou Chambers. the English play
wright is paying visit to this side for the
purpose of arranging for the production OF
his Sir Anthony
Mrs. James Brown Potter has been en-
gagged for an American tour of twelve
weeks, and viii sail shortly for this coun-
try 10 begin 1t.
It Is now said that Ada Rehan will hold
consultation while in Europe with A. w.
E1nero with view TO having that dram
atlst write her play.
Charles Dalton Is to play the role of
Ahaseurus IN p J. Kennedys production
of "Mizpah." which IS to open early in
September In Chicago.
The production Of the new play. which ].
NJ Barrie Is writing for Maude Adams. is
10 be postponed two years. during which
she will continue In Peter Pan"
George Cohan has already completed two
acts OF a play in which Nat Goodwin Will
appear next season under the management
Of hlaw * Granger.
Resale" the new romantic opera by
Willard Spencer author of Princess Bon
ME" and other works. Will have It's initial
production in Philadelphia this week
Fred Terry and Julia Nelson have made
q successful production in London Of Dor
othy of the Hall" the Kester dramatiza-
tion Of Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hall"
In an annual police benefit given in Jer-
Bey City one of the features of the program
will be a playlet of life in q police sta
tion written by Chief Murphy OF that city.
II is announced that many of the summer
stock companies this season will devote
their efforts to new plays. In this way sue
cesses for the regular season are expected
10 be developed.
Lady Angela Forbes. the sister of the
Earl Of Rosslyn. has followed his exam
pie and Is going on the stage. She con-
templates making her debut IN Lord and
Lady Algy.
John Drew's fifteenth starring tour under
the direction Of Charles Frohman begins
in September in New York. His play Will
he the. new Pinero piece, His House in
order"
The theatrical profession, as usual has
been prompt IN coming 10 the help of the
sufferers Of the san Francisco earthquake
and benefits are being arranged in num-
Der Of places.
Grace Kimhau. at one time leading lady
with =. II. Sothern, and also leading lady
Of the FawCett stock company in Baiti-
more. is in the cast Of "Gallops," the merry
play which ran three months in New York
Miss Florence Davis has concluded her
tour Ia THE Player Maid" her work in the
Title role receiving high praise everywhere
she has appeared. She will take the play
out again IN the fall.
a second company il to be organized TO
present Brown Of Harvard" for a western
tour, beginning in May, and this company
Will be headed by James Young IT,, for
whom the play was originally written by
his wife, Rida Johnson Young.
n blS DtlleLlt VIII DC given before the
season closes for Henry Clay Baruabee and
the widow Of the late w. II Macdonald,
both OF them BOstonans. The idea IS to
have Robin Hood" with as many of the
original members OF the cast as can be
gathered together
Part Of the profits Of The Marriage OF
William Ashe' have been spent by William
Brady In the purchase Of a beautiful sum
mer home In the Adirondacks. which he
presented 20 his wife. Grace George. and
which they have named Broker after the
country residence Of the Ashes in Miss
Wards novel.
At the close OF his dramatic season in
THE Galloper' Raymond Hitchcock will
appear as one Of the leading comedians of
The Student King" the romantic light
opera by Frederick Ranlsen, Stanislaus
STANCE and Reginald De Koven, when that
work is produced next month in Boston by
Henry W. Savage.