Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
Playhouse Paragraphs.


Margaret Bourne has Joined Wright Lori.
mers company.
Virginia Drew Prescott has Joined vir.
ginia Harned's company.
Mrs Carter's premiere in Cleo" is Ia
take place In Philadelphia next month.
Leo Dietrichstein is to have the leading
part in his new play, THE Wridng on the
Wall"
Peaches and Cream is the luscious title
that has been given to new musical
comedy.
Lew Dockstader Is appearing in a new
monologue, entitled THE Editor" which is
said to be the best thing he has ever pre-
scented.
Emma Littlefeld, well known in vaude.
Vile circles. has been engaged for Lead
ing part in ''Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway"
GAN Your Fault" the farcical triumph
which met with such favor last season in
New York. is duplicating its metropolitan
success en- tour.
The present is the fourth successful year
of that genuine American comedy. Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" with Madge.
Carr Cooke in the title role.
VIII Cressy, who is now playing in vau-
deville, is to be starred next season by the
Shuberts in play from his own pen,
which he has entitled "A Village Lawyer"
william Bonelli, who plays Napoleon
Bonaparte with Mary Mannering, starred
several seasons ago with Rose Stahl in a
play, entitled The American Gentleman"
Viola Aliens season in "Cymbeline' I'M
cludes most Of the large cities between
Portland, Me-. and Portland, Ore. The
tour does not end until the middle of next
July.
Dorothy Reven, who has been playing in
the support of Grace George, is to retire
Charles Cartwright in THE Eastman
Case"
Virginia Drew Prescott who is playing in
the support of Virginia Harmed in THE
Love Letter." will head her own company
next season.
Paul Armstrong, the author of the Heir
to the Hoorah." has been commissioned by
George C. Tyler to write play for Eleanor
Robson.
His Mothers Son" is the title of vaude-
vile sketch recently written by Avery Hop
wood author of Clothes" the play in
which Grace George is starring.
May Taylor has been engaged for the
leading soubrette role in Little Miss Flirt,"
a musical play by Addison Burkhart Miss
Taylor has been playing In The Wizard or
o. and 1.-THE Maid and the Mummy CONF
panies.
Jane Remark, who is appearing in the
role of Betty Singleton, created by Viola
Allen In 1.-The Toast of the Town. is re-
ceiving most favorable notices of her I'M
PRESERVATION.
Next Tesday the Twelfth Night Club OF
vii a honor
Miss Lena Ashwell the English actress.
now appearing in this country in The
Shulamite
Maude Forrest has left the cast of Mrs.
Wilson Andrews now at the Bijou Thea
ter, owing to illness, and on Monday night
will be succeeded in the part of Miss Nor
rison By Miss Virginia Richmond
Lillian Russell is soon to begin rehearsals
of a new comedy by Kellett Chambers,
which is to have it's premiere in Philadel-
phia during the Christmas season. The play
is entitled Breaking a Butterfly"
Ellen Terry's American tour, under the
management of Charles Frohman, will be.
gin the latter part of January. Her reper-
toire will include Captain Brassbounds
Conversion and THE Merchant of Ven-
Ice"
Joe" Weber yesterday received signed
contract from Otis Harlan, who is to be one
of the principals of the new Weber produce
ton on New Year eve. Among the other
principals are Miss Lillian Blauvelt and
Miss Cecilia Lotus.
Valerie Bergere, who is the headliner at
Chase's Theater this week. was formerly
leading woman of the Columbia Theateri
Brooklyn, and an actress of unusual talent
In private life Miss Bergere is the wife Of
John Farrell, the actor.
Miss Jessie Graham, who plays the leads
ing role in THE Old Homestead" is the
daughter of Henry M Long, ex-speaker Of
the Pennsylvania house of representatives,
and first cousin of Robert e. Long of the
New National Theater.
Doris Keane, who is now playing the role
of Rachel Neve in 1.-The Hypocrites," has
been selected by Henry Arthur Jones, the
dramatist, and Charles Frohman to go to
London and play the same part when the
piece is given its London presentation next
autumn.
. Evelyn Vaughan, the Kansas University
girl, who is playing the title role this sea-
son in THE College Widow" company In
the east, is bringing out new book OF COLI
lege stories, in which she promises to give
George AIDE few points in the real life OF
a real college girl.
The new play in which Edna May will be
seen in London at the head of her own COM
pany in December is by c. M. S. Mcclellan.
author of 1.-The Belle of New York." in
which she had her first great success. The
new piece is in three acts and Is entitled
NELLY Neil.'
Herbert Cawthorne, who plays the part
Of one OF the correspondents in Raymond
Hitchcock's company in 1.-The Galloper."
has been on the stage thirty years. He
made his debut when he was a small chap
as the prince in cinderella" when that ex-
travaganza was brought out In New York.
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contract for a South American tour, which
will begin early in the spring and will last
for three months, with Buenos Ayres, VAL
the principal points to be made. Signora
Buses guaranteed payment is said to be
$4,000.