Evening star., 1906-03-25


Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore. more than
a hundred years ago. is said 10 have given
| Clyde Fitch the foundation of his plot of
Her Great Match Maxine Elliott's pres
ent play.
II has been decided that Maude Adams
will remain in New York until II Is time for
her to cease work for her summer vacation
Next season she will follow John Drew at
the Empire Theater for another n1etropoli-
tan run in peter Pan.
Will s. Hays whose songs. .sAIollie OAR
ling, The Little Old Log Cabin in tho
Lane and others were sung twoscore years
i ago is living In Louisville Ky, and recent
| ly celebrated the seventy-fourth annver-
| sary of his birth
| win Marion Cook. the oolored playwright
ana composer. will present Williams and
| Walker in their new play. "Abyssinia at
ConVention Hall. In this city. May l. Mr..
COOK is a Washington resident. He COM
posed the music of "Abyssinia.'
the respective casts of Are You a Mason7'
and "Vivian's Papas," and who has acted
with success in many productions of the last
eight years, has been engaged for Sydney
Rosenfeld's new comedy. The Optimist"
Tim Murphy the comedian has closed a
contract by which he obtains original
comedy, in three acts. entitled Rufus
Rugg by Paul Wlstach Mr.. Murphy
closed his Writer season last Saturday, and
is in New York. organizing company for
the new piece. which he will present for
| four weeks on tour this spring
| Before the end of the season Henry Miller
will launch still another play this time with
Mary Shaw In the principal role. The pro-
| duction will be under the general direc-
| ton of the Shnberts and will be called The
| Thorny Way 1t is adaptation from
the German. nv Eden Philipotts. and is said
| to be very strong.
| BY her presence of mind Roseu Knott
| averted a fire panic while playing at Lo-
| gansport Ind. in When Knighthood Was
| In Flower" Though the place was flied
| with smoke. she persuaded the auditors to
sit quietly in their places and went on with
| the play.
Pillar NORM. who once appeared here In a
dramatic Dantomime. called THE Prodigal
Son." is making a hit I'm London in mono
logue, entitled Madness" by Alice K.
Ives. She has been making a tour of the
provinces in Leah Klesehna," and hopes
to make tour in this country.
Annie Russell has arrived from Europe,
after stormy voyage. and will at once be
gin prepa rations for her new play. Friend
Hannah by Paul Kester Miss Russell
had a triumphal season I'm London. where
she appeared in the title role of Bernard
Shaw's Salvation Army play. Major Bar
bara.' In her present play she imperson-
ates Quaker maiden.
1.-The Little Stranger" the farce by Nj
chael Morton. which has been successfully
produced in London and is now running
there. will be produced In this country with
the English company by James X. Hackett
and Frank Curzon. who own the rights to
the piece.
i,
ries of Shakespearean lectures which are
attracting the interest of students Mrs.
Mack inteligently describes the characters
in the various dramas and gives recitations
from them. They are accompanied by mu-
sical features of interest.
Liebler & Co. have engaged Olive May for
the company supporting Eleanor Robson.
To Miss May will he intrusted the creation
of a comedy role in the new Jerome play,
Susan in Search OF a Husband" This
play is to have its first production in Port
land, Me, next week.
Henry B. Stanford, the leading man with
Nine. Kalich in "Monna Wanna" viii make
his debut next season in New York
autEor-star, appearing in his new romantic
drama entitled. John of Strathbourne." 1t
is more than likely that Miss Laura Burt
will act the leading feminine role with Mr..
Stanford
Contracts between David warfeld Be
lasco and jerome X. Jerome, providing that
the latter should write a play for David
Warffeld. We're duly signed and sealed in
New York last Wednesday. Mr.. Jerome will
be allowed indefinite time in which TO COM
plete the piece, as Mr.. WarfieId will not
need another vehicle for the next two years
at least
Ellen Terry is soon to celebrate her iftieth
stage anniversary by appearing as Hermlone
in Beerbohm Trees production of "A Win
Ter Hgla Ar -. 4.
with her as Perdita. Miss Terrys debut
was made in the same play at the age of
eight years as the boy Mamlius Among
the audience were Queen Victoria, the prince
consort and the late Empress Frederick of
Germany, then princess royal Mr. and
Mrs Charles Kean played Leontes and Her