Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

Gallands manager for the past five years,
will be acting manager of Viola Allen the
coming season
Richard Bennett, who is playing in
The Hypocrits' is to he the star in
new play by Augustus. Thomas later in
the season
Louisa Melissa, meZzo-soprano from
Scala Theater, in Milan, is to be one OF
the prima donnas in Henry Russells San
Carlo company.
| Creston Clarke scored success in his
new play. The Ragged Messenger which
| was given its premier in Orange. N j.
last week.
Kyrle Bellew has begun rehearsals for
Conan Doyle's romantic comedy, "Brisa-
| der Gerard" in which he is to appear
| this season.
Lillian Russel's new play, Barbara
| Millions" was given an enthusiastic re-
| ception at its initial presentation at Grand
Rapids last week.
Beatrice Beckley, an English actress. will
play the leading role formerly played by
Mary Mannering in James K. Hacketts
production this season of THE Walls of
Jericho
1.-The Little Chauffeur" is the title of
| new sketch that is being prepared for the
vaudeville stage by George Gilday, and
| that is to be produced by David Hender-
son.
George Carson is to have the principal
comedy role In Hall and Tremayne's farce
| comedy. THE Morning After" Mr.. Car
son is to be starred next season in THE
Blot Sinister"
Mary Shaw has signed a fve-year con-
| tract with Sweely. Shipman & Company.
| Her first play will be 'Alice-Sit-by the
Fire" and later she Is to appear In 1bsen
plays and in Macbeth"
Grace Georges new play Clothes" is
to be burlesqued by Lew Fields under the
caption Gloves" The burlesque is to be
| written by the authors Of the play. Avery
Hopwood and Claiming Pollock.
Sidney Kingdom Ayres, who was the star
| in Texas" is to make a tour in vaude-
vile this season in a one-act play of
| Arizona life, of which he is the author
and which Is entitled THE Cowboy King.
Edward KnoSlauch. the author Of 1.-The
| Shulamite," in which Lena Ashweil. the
| English actress. is to star. has come over
from London to supervise the rehearsais
for the play.
Mr.. c. Leslie Allen, who will appear In
the support of his daughter, Viola Allen,
| at the National Theater this week. was a
member of the old National Theater Stock
Company in this city in 1885.
Cora Maynard's new play. THE Measure
of a Man. was favorably received at Its
| initial presentation at Atlantic city on
Wednesday evening. Percy Haswell, Mary
Hall, Robert Drouet and Z. NJ. Holland
have the leading. roles In the play.
Frank Campeau. the villainous Trampas
in 1.-The Virginian," and Dustin Farnum.
the cowboy hero, have appeared together
as stage enemies for number of years.
| In Arizona while Farnum was playing
Lieutenant Denton. Campeau was playing
the treacherous Mexican, Tony.
THE Belle Of Mayfair" Leslie Stuarts
newest musical comedy, being pre-
scented at the Vaudeville Theater, London.
will be produced in America about the mid
die of October under the direction of .Thos.
W. Ryley, who controls the American and
Canadian rights.
Next Thursday evening the employees
of Luna Park will give banquet in honor
of Mr.. George E. GILL Mr.. Gill leaves
Washington Friday evening for Pittsburg.
from whence he will depart to take up his