Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

Melbourne Mcdowell is to have a stock
company In Albany. He is to produce the
| Sardou repertoire.
Emma Eames the prima donna, and her
/ husband. Julian Story, the artist, have gone
| abroad for the summer.
]. X. Murray and Clara Lane are to give
a season in comic opera In Boston, begin
ming with THE Mikado."
Joseph F. Sheehan, the well-known tenor,
has been engaged for the production of
'Madadme Butterfly"
Chen Plymton may be in the list of stars
next season. though his plans have not
taken definite shape.
| Mrs. Fiske, accompanied by her cousin.
Miss Emily Stevens. has gone to California,
where she will spend the summer.
Mrs. Plummer. mother OF the dainty little
| ingenue of the Odette Tyler company, is
in the city on a visit to her daughter.
swinburne's Greek drama. "Atalanta in
| Calydon - will have its first presentation at
the Scala Theater, London, on June II.
Raymond Hitchcock will continue to pre-
sent 1.-The Gallcper'' next season. Susie
Forester has been engaged in his support
sousa's opera. THE Free Lance" with
Joseph Cawthorn in the leading role. is to
be produced in London by Klaw & Err
LANCER
Bertha Kalich took final farewell OF the
Yiddish stage last week, and in the fu-
ture will be a strictly English-speaking ac-
tress.
Alice Fischer is to star in a comedy en-
titled Honor Bright" by Grace Livingston
Furness. under the management of VIII j.
Block.
The dramatic rights of The Girl in
Waiting have been secured for Virginia
Harmed, and the play is to be produced
next season.
The Cat and the Cherub' is the title of
Frohman is to produce in New York late in
the summer.
The role of Billy Woods. the interesting
hero of THE Stolen Story" Jesse Lynch
williams play of newspaper life, Is being
filed by Jameson Lee Finney.
second company is to be organized to
present ''Forty-fve Minutes From Broad
way In which Corrine is to have the lead
ing role of Mary, the maid
James K Hackett is to produce a London
farce called Brown of Brighton" The pro-
duction will be made late In the summer
with an American company.
AS Kyrle Bellew has left the Liebler man
agement, it is not decided who is to play
the leaQlun2 part IN ne RlSnl OF way
In which he was to have starred.
Miss Lena AshwelI and her entire Lon
don company, who are now presenting The
Shulamite' will come to this country this
fall to play an engagement under the Shu-
berts.
Maude Adams season of thirty-one weeks
at the New York Empire Theater in Peter
Pam will close on June o. She will tour
the principal cities In the fall with the Bar
RE play.
Willard Robertson. who played the sheriff
so well in THE Cowboy and the Lady"
has only recently made his professional
debut after two years of study with Robert
Hickman.
Claiming Pollock's 1.-The Little Gray
Lady" is being converted into a novel by
Mrs Olive Harper. This is a reversal of
the usual process, that of dramatizing sue
cessful novels.
Stella Mayhem, who was seen in Comm
Thro' the Rye" has gone into Joe Weber s
Stock Company, and will take Marie
Dresslers place until that comedienne re-
turns to the company.
George " Hobart has been engaged to
write new play for May Irwin, in which
she is to appear next season. She is to
have the part of society woman with a
fondness for bridge whist.
David Varied is TO open his engagement
in the fall with a short season In New York
| in The Music Master" after which the
company will go on tour that will extend
| to the Pacific coast.
| new summer show is entitled Seeing
New York" and it's music is by A. Bald
| win Sloane. The book is by Joseph Hart.
| Clifton Crawford and Al Leach and Carrie
DeMar will have the leading roles.
! Hamilton Revele will be leading man
with Mrs Leslie Carter next season. II is
announced that Charles A Stevenson, who
has been her leading man for a nuIaber of
years.. had permanently retired from the
stage
Seth CafbelI Halsey, the young Washing
tonian on the stage. who played the part of
the congressman in the Education of Mr..
Pipp" successfully last season, has been
| re-engaged by Digby Bell to play the part
next season.
Wilson Melrose, who plays the part of one
of the cowboys in The Cowboy and the
Lady" resembles Dustin Farnum so strong
ly that even Mr.. Farnum's personal friends
In the audience have been confused by
the likeness.
June 2, but the undiminished popularity of
THE Girl of the Golden West" in which
Blanche Bates has been starring for the
past eight months, makes 1t probable that
the season will be extended
The English version of Shore Acres
failed on the other side. The main cause
of the failure is ascribed to the mistake
of not presenting the play in its original
form. instead of attempting TO make ii a
play of English life and scenes.
Anna Held is to appear next season I'M
der the management of Klaw & Erlanger
In new musical play, with book by Harry
B. Smith. and score by Max Hoffman. the
composer of The Roger Bros, in Ireland"
The production is to be an especially elab-
crate one.
c. NJ S. Mcclellan, author of Leah
Kleshna," was awarded s125 In the high
court of justice. London, last week as dam
ages against Charles Hartman. who. in a let
ter had alleged that the plot of Leah was
taken from Herman's play, THE Coachman
With the Yellow Lace"
Marie Nordstrom, who recently succeeded
Carlotta NILSSON as leading woman In Henry
Dixey's company in The Man on the Box
has declined an offer from Henry w. Saw
age to create the principal feminine role In
a new production that IL to be brought out
next season. as she prefers TO remain IN
her present position. She will be seen In
the presentation of THE Man on the Box