Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-14

Bob Fitzsimmons and his wife will short-
~ De seen on the stage in a comedy "A
Picnic for Two"
sam Devere. the veteran minstrel and
purlesque manager, is seriously III at his
home in Long Island.
It Is said that "wolfeviile." in which
Nat {. Goodwin appeared with scsnt SUI
cess is to he rewritten
James anne J. Lawless and Miss Adele Meeker
OF the Maid and Mummy company were
recently married in Lexington. Ky.
1t is likely that Annie Russell will ap-
pear In this country in Madeline I.ucette
Ryiey's play, THE Lady Paramount"
William Gnlette's new play of eClar,ce..
has been successful In Boston. and Luz
ciile La Verne in the cast made a special
The fashion now is running to Indian
plays. The latest TO have a trial Is
Inc Good-for-Naught' by Donald Mac
,Sardou is writing another comedy with a
piece OF paper as the central idea. Ellis
English version
N, Maude Adams will appear in Peter PAM
| the remainder Of this season and all the
next The Barrie fantasy has been a great
success in New York
In Comm Thro' the Rye q" proaucea LASH
| week in New York, the main hits were made
! Dy Alice Fischer a Newport society
| leader and Dan McAvoy
Miss May de souza, who was seen IN
| TINS country in several musical comedies.
| has scored a success in London PLAYING
rela."
!
| Vaughn CHASER was in New York ell OF
! last week organizing a road company under
| the management of the Shuberts to play
Heidelberg' for a couple of months be-
ginning January %.
| The Sophie Brandt Opera COMPANY. pre-
| senting "A Madcap Princess closed down
Thursday night. The company is on its
way TO New York to reorganize.
| A new comic opera by John Philip sousa
! and Harry B. Smith will be produced under
ne me management of KIaw & ErIahger in
| New York on the Monday of Easter week
1t is called The Free Lance"
Peter Pan was produced at the NUM-
clpaI theater IN Mayence Germany on
december 10 by Max Behrend late director
of the German Theater in London, and was
received with great enthusiasm.
Wagenhals & Kemper announce that the
new Astor Theater, which they are now
building IN New York, will be dominated by
Blanche Walsh as the Belasco Theater is
dominated by Mrs Leslie Carter.
Before making his debut as star In
Tom Brown OF Harvard" by Mrs Rida
| Johnson Young Harry Woodruff IS playing
an important role in "Grierson's Way"
under the management of Henry Miller
A dispatch from Victoria, B. c.. dated
| last Wednesday says that the full court
gave unanimous decision against Edna
wallace Hopper in the Hopper-Dunsmuir
will case. Miss Hopper Is stnI under the
care of physicians in New York
The report current a couple of weeks ago
that Ellie Fay in The Belle of Avenue a,
was to close her season, has been denied
by the management of the show. who says
that he is booked up to next May and that
money has been made all season.
Irene Bentley resigned from the TT Hap
pened in Nordland" company last night
and will take the leading role in a new
musical comedy soon TO be produced in
New York. Phyllis Rankin takes Miss
Benteys place with the Fields company
tomorrow.
Mary Shaw, Tyrone Power and Dorothy
Grimston, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Trancoso Trail Another engage
ment is that of Orme Caldara, who played
the accident-made criminal brother in
Mrs. Letiingwells Boots"
Dolly Warden has been taken over by
the AbOrn Production Company and will be
sent on the road In the near future. The
| Countess Olga Won Hatzfeldt who sue
ceeded Elsie Janis in The Little Duchess"
will play the title part. The countess will
probably be seen in the part in this city
next summer
Maude Fealey, who recently resigned
from THE Prince of India" company. has
been engaged by Charles Frohman as Lead
ing woman with William Collier replacing
Ida Conquest, who has resigned Miss
Fealey will originate in this country the
principal feminine role in Golfers play,
The Heart of Sparrow"
Ethel Levy has retired from the cast OF
Little Johnny Jones" and has been sue
ceeded by Stella Tracey. Jack Rafael and
Helen Courtney have replaced Jerry Conan
and his wife. The Cohans and Miss Levy
go into the cast OF George Washington
Jr." which will soon be produced for the
first time in New York
Following close upon the discharge of the
leading man, Harry BurRhardt, several
weeks ago, comes the resignation of Miss
Levina Shannon, leading of the
Forepaugh Stock Company in Cincinnati.
Effie Warner, Carrie Treat Hunt, Mabel
Montgomery and Lucy Moore are men,
toned for Miss Shaunon's place.
Lady Teazle," the comic opera which
Lillian Russell played last season and
which has been a medium for Grace Van
Studdiford this season, closed at the Shu-
bert Theater in Brooklyn last night. Miss
Van Studdiford withdrew from the cast
the week before Christmas and since then
her place has been taken by Miss Bessie
Brice, her understudy.
Tt is announced that Frank Curzon who
controls several London theaterS will sail
for this country early in February IN order
to produce here two English successes
Mr.. Hopklnson' and Public Opinion
the latter having closed long run in Lon
don last Saturday night. While here Mr..
Curzon will try to obtain the London rights
to several pieces recently successfully pre-
sented in this country.
Arrangements practically completed
whereby Charles Creme will present
Jeanne fowler in a play entitled The
Duchess of Devonshre,'' from the pen of
Mrs Doremus. This play given a
trial about two years ago and then formally
laid away in cold storage until the oppor-
tunity was given for promising resurrec-
ton. Miss fowler has appeared as the
star in Iris,
The book and music of The Duchess OF
Moulin Rouge" the musical piece
which will serve to introdce Hattie VIII
Hams as a star, Is about ready for re-
hearsal and Ben Teal. stage manager for