Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

non. Dorothy Donnelly and Grace Filkins.
Eva Tanguay Is to be seen In new play
entitled "A Good Fellow
There will be three college widow
companies In the next season.
THE Private Secretary" was revived by
a stock company In Boston.
Julia Frary has been engaged AZ leading
woman In Frank Danieis new opera
fund is to be started by musicians for
the widow and daughter Of p. g. Gilmore.
Henry E Dixey will have a new play by
an American author. to be produced this
"Fantana" II to be sent on tour In the
fall with a new comedian In the leading
role.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell did not make a
brilliant success of THE Social Whirl'' In
London.
Charles Klein went to London to see a
performance there of his play THE Lion
and the Mouse"
Jefferson De Angels Is to appear in 1.-THE
Spring Chicken" under the management
of Frank Mckee.
1.-THE Postmaster's Daughter" another of
the series of rural dramas, was produced
In New York with success.
William Crane Is to be seen next season
In q play entitled THE Price of Money"
by Alfred Sutro.
Olga Nethersole Is now playing in Paris.
but will open her season In this country
about December, in New Orleans.
There WIN be two companies in The 50.
cial Whirl in the fall, one for the east
and the other for the west
Mrs James Brown Potter has been sue
cessful in England in a new play On the
subject OF Mary. Queen OF Scots
Among the productions in New York the
coming season will be 1.-THE Weatherbys."
presented last season in London.
The opera "sarona," by Legrand How
land, the American composer has been pro-
duced in Paris. scoring great success.
Marie Tempest and Ellis Jefrrys may be
starred next season in q new play in this
country.
Marie Nordstrom is playing the heroine
in THE Man ON the Box" in the place Of
Carlotta Nilsson.
Harry Keely has been engaged by Charles
Frohman for prominent part in THE
Little Cherub."
Diou Fernandez and her husband. A. B.
Abingdon. have gone to Europe to spend
their honeymoon.
1t is rumored that F. C. whitney Is to
retire from the managerial field. He Is
financially well fixed.
Vera Michelena is to have the prIma
donna role in 1.-THE Tourists. the latest OF
the Shuberts' musical plays.
Lulu Chaser has secured the rights of the
dramatization OF THE House of Thou
sand Candles.
Christie Macdonald and her husband.
William Winter Jefferson. will shortly sail
for Europe.
.Rosane." the new Spencer opera. which
Is running In Philadelphia, has q new prima
donna in Cora Tracey.
Nance O'Neill will play throughout the
west next season and then make q tour Of
Australia She will appear In new plays.
Leoncavauo will have his latest opera,
THE Youth OF Figaro. presented first In
the United States. It will be sung by his
own company.
Robert Hilliard Is to appear in vaude-
Vile for the summer In the fall he hopes
to be at the head Of his own company, II
he secures suitable play.
The play which Lillian Russell is to have
for a starring vehicle is called "Barbara's
Millions and is adapted by Paul Potter
and from French original
James K Hackett denies that he is going
to give up acting, but says he will con-
tinue to be an actor-manager. Next season
he will control eight attractions.
The play of Young Fernald." in which
Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin have
ring In
a Boston critic as comedy with farcicai
leanings and sentimental tendencies.
Following the report of the breaking of
Ethel Barrymore's engagement to Capt.
Harry Graham comes a rumor OF her en-
gagement to Ernest Lawford, the Captain
Hook of Peter Pan" Miss Barrymore. II
the rumors are all correct, ID q very en-
gaging young woman
wagenhals & Kemper announce splen-
did production of Midsummer Nights
Dream" with Annie Russell In the role OF
Puck 1t is said the actress was at first
reluctant to undertake SO radical de-
parture. but finally acquiesced.
Cyril Maude and Winfred Emery. the cell
ebrated English actors recently signed by
the Shuberts for an American tour next
season, will bring new play that is to be
written especially for them by leading
London dramatist
Mr.. Augustus Thomas, the Weil-knoWn
dramatist who for the last three years has
been residing in Paris with his family
has returned to the United States. There
Is some talk OF his play. The Earl of
Pawtucket," written for Lawrence D'Orsay,
being presented In London by Cyril Maude.
Julia Sanderson In 1.-THE Tourists by
more than duplicating the success she made
In ''F,antana" has confirmed the managers
In her helie that she is worthy of being
the central feature OF production. 1t is
more than likely she will occupy such a
position in THE Motor Girl after the run
of The Tourists.
The Shuberts last week made one of the
most important contracts that have yet
marked their policy of expansion. This
was the signing OF Lena Ashweld and her
entire London company, now presenting
the sensational drama THE Shumalite" In
the worlds metropolis. The deal was con-
summated by J. J. Shubert. who recently
went to London.