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Mary Mannering and her little daughter
have gone to Europe for tour OF the con-
tinent.
A now play is called Man and His
Angel" The leading part Is to be taken by
Holbrook Blinn.
Blanche Bates Is to take a rest OF q
few weeks, reopening IN 1.-THE Girl OF the
Golden West in August.
Mr.. Simon Goodfriend. well known in the
atrical circles. has joined the business staff
Of Lew Dockstader.
Bertha Stewart has signed three-year
contract with the Stewart Opera Company.
to sing the leading contralto roles.
Robert Drouet is to have the leading role
OF Cora Maynard's play, THE Measure of
Man." when it Is presented in the fail.
Amelia Bingham is at the head of the
summer stock company at st. Louis. She
will begin her season In a new play In the
fall.
Kate Hennessey has been engaged by A.
II. Woods to play the ingenue In Ruled on
the Turf" the new racing play by Owen
Davis.
The premiere OF Leoncavallos new opera.
1.-The Youth OF Figaro" Is to take place In
this country under the direction OF Rudolph
AronSon.
Margaret Ellington will remain in London
until the fall. when she win return to New
York to appear in Pinero's play. His
House in Order"
1.-THE Jungle" in it's dramatized form. is
to be produced first in Chicago. 1t Is prom
Used that 1t will make a sensation OF the
first water.
One Of the New York managers Is cred
tied with establishing recruiting stations in
the various cities for obtaining competent
chorus girls.
1.-THE Red MILL" by Henry Blossom and
Victor Herbert. in which Montgomery and
Stone are to star. Is to have It's opening
early In September in Atlantic City.
Percy Haswen is to join the Fawcett
company IN st. Paul about the middle OF
the month, when she will appear in a play
by George Hazleton.
May Irwin is spending the vacation sea-
son at her summer home. at the Thousand
Islands. and incidentally Is studying new
play by George v. Hobart.
Immediately after their tour over the in
dependent circuit. under the management
of the Shuberts, E. H. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe are to appear in the spring in
London.
Lulu NTiaSer mas managerial dSpiTdtlONS.
She has secured the dramatic rights to
THE House of a Thousand Candles" and Is
going to star young actor named Herr
In the leading role.
A manager In Cleveland Is to produce
playlet by Miss Bessie Johnson, daughter
of the mayor of Cleveland, entitled "Bettys
House Party The action of the play re-
wolves around the love affairs Of an English
duke and a young American girl.
Marie Dore. William Gillette's leading
woman, has recently made a hit as q popu-
song writer Two Of her songs have been
introduced into English plays, and one Is to
be Incorporated in the American produc-
ton of THE Little Cherub."
Joseph Weber is to produce a farce by
Richard Walton Tully entitled Strenuous
Life" William Norris will have the lead
ing part, and others in the cast will be
Charlotte Walker Jessie Busley. Stephen
Grattan, Hugo Toland and Percy Jen-
nings.
A new play. Told in the Hills" was
produced in Chicago with great success. Ed
win Arden giving powerful performance
in the leading role. The company is
good one. Miss Mabel Roebuch being the
leading lady. 1t is likely the play will take
its place in the regular next season.
A play called The Duke and the Dam
GER" was given test performance in
Springfield, Mass, by the Hunter-Bradford
company and was voted success. It is
by the authors of The Strength OF the
Week." lately presented In New York by
Florence Roberts. Miss Julia Dean won
high praise in the leading role.
Jessica Levers has come over from Lon
don to take part in summer season of
al fre5co performances of las You Like
tt and Twelfth Night" under the man
agement OF William D. Emerson. Others
VINO are to be in the company include
Fuller Mellish. Henry Wenman. Thomas
NILS w. Christie Miller. Hugh Osborne
Edward Levers. Helen Scott and Vivian
Golden.
Miss Anna Ursula Arlington Carter of
this city was married last March in Boston
to Peter E. Curley, the character Comedian
of the Hyde & Behman Company Mrs
Curley is the Youngest daughter of the
late Harrison Philip Carter who was well
known in business and Masonic circles of
this city.
Harrison Grey Ftske left on June for an
extended tour of the west, his objective
point being the Pacific coast, before begin
ming preparations for the launching of his
new dramatic enterprises for next season.
Mrs. Ffske left for the coast fortnight
ago. and is spending her vacation in the
Sierras. She will be joined there shortly
by Bertha Kaiich, who will pass her holt
day also in California. In addition to pre-
pairing tuo dppodIdHCe VI MIS- GlSkG ana
the Manhattan company in the new play
THE New York Idea" by Langdon Mitch
ell. and for the starring tour of Madame
Kalich in a new modern drama. Mr.. Fiske
will, during his absence, give more or less
attention TO his other projects. one OF which
Is to be a new theater in New York in the
near future.
Bertha KaHch made her final appearance
on the Yiddish stage at the Kalich Theater
New York, on Saturday evening, May "a
closing a series of performances notable in
every way. She was received with great
enthusiasm by large audiences continuous
Iy. Her own work In a variety OF roles was
electric in Its power apd delighhng in its
artistic shading, and the actors who sup
ported her were instinct with the purpose
to do their very best on an occasion OF 10
much moment to the great segregated pub
lie of the metropolis whose dramatic favor
lite she long had been before venturing In
the wider field of the English-speaking
stage The scenes attending Madame Ka-
lich's actual farewell were filled with the
emotion for which the people of that quar-
ter are known. and while regrets were ex-
pressed that she was leaving them. earnest
good wishes were spoken for her continued
success IN her new environment. She will
after an interval Of rest begin preparations