Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
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a nov ftiuSttdi CoHteiy.
The Lion and the Mouse" viii run in
New York all summer.
Successful revival has been made Of
The Geisha'' in England.
"a Spring Chicaen'' is the title OF the
new play selected for Jefferson de Angels.
b William Courtleigh is to be member of
Marie Cahilfs company In MARRYING Ma
Miss Susanna Lee has been engaged as
leading woman in 'tRaffies" with s. Miller
Kent.
Virginia Brissac. who has been engaged
for part in .Liaconda," is niece of Mary
Shaw.
Paul Potter is to write play for Lulu
Chaser, the title of which is to be THE
Beauty Shop
Blanche Bates is to resume her engage
ment IN '.The Girl From the Golden Vest
early in August
Wilton Lackaye is to star in '.The Law
and the Man., the dramatization of Les
Miserables."
Edith wynne Matthison is to be under
the management of Klaw and Erlanger
next season.
Evelyn Greenleaf Southerland's play, "a
the Shuberts
Harrison Grey Ffske has engaged Jen-
ME Reiffarth for the support of Bertha Ka-
Itch in her new play.
Z. Nellie McHenIy has been engaged for a
part in Louis James production of 'The
Merry Wives OF Windsor"
Roy Atwell is to have the part of Drink
water in Marie Cahilrs play, Marrying
There are rumors that Virginia Harmed
is to sapplant Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne
as the principal Belasco star.
Claiming Pollock has contracted with Co.
han and Harris to write a play for them
which is to be entitled Money
Thomas c. McGrane is to be continued
as Blanche Bates leading man in THE
Girl from the Golden West"
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon have
been engaged for Charles Klei,'e new play
The Daughters Of Men"
Frank Payne is to succeed Percy Weldon
as the general press representative of the
Henry w. Savage productions.
Carrie De Mar has received an offer from
VIII J. Bloch to star In George V. Hobart's
comedy Coming Thro' the Rye
Next season Rosabel Morrison will play
the Indian girl in 1.-The Squaw Man with
William Faversham's company.
Olga .Nethersole is to be seen next season
In Gertrude Athertons play "a Daughter
of Vine" and in Hervieu's 1.-THE Awaken
ing"
Cecil Owen, an Australian actor of repu-
tation. has been engaged by Robert Man
tell for leading parts in Shakespearean pro-
auctions.
The new play which David Belasco has
bean writing for Mrs TaSlfp G9rtar Ia an
nounced for production In New York early
in November.
The new theater association in Chicago
has announced play contest for the best
original American play submitted by an
American author.
George Bernard Shaw Is conducting In
person the rehearSals of Caesar and Cleo
patra," in which Forbes Robertson and
Gertrude Elliott are to appear In the fall.
The title of the new play that George v
Hobart has written for May Irwin has been
announced at last. 1t is Mrs. Wilson,
That's ALL.
"HappyIand" with De Wolf Hopper and
Marguerite Clark as the stars, will be one
of the first of the Shuberts' productions put
on the road this autumn.
Charles Richman, Vincent Serrano and
Lucy Lane are to be in the east OF '.Daugh-
tiers of Men, which is to have its premiere
In Chicago early next month
James Young the talented young Baiti-
more actor. is to have the part OF Oberon
in Annie Russelrs production of "A Mid
summers Night Dream In the autumn.
Florence Rockwell is to have the princi-
pal feminine role in George Nj. Cohan's play
Popularity" which Is 10 be brought out |
at Rochester in September.
Charles J. Ross, whose. clever work in
THE Social ,Whirl" has attracted attention
to his versatile talents, is to be starred In |
1.-THE jolly Host" new musical comedy. |
J. H. Barnes, Arthur Lewis, Jessie Mill
ward and II. Glendeuning have been en-
gagged by Charles Frohman for the cast
of the new play by Henry Arthur Jones'
THE Hypocrites
In the Hunter Bradford company at Spring
field is to be Mime. kalich's leading man
at the beginning of the season, and later is
to be a member of Mrs. Fiske's company.
Jameson Lee Finney has been re-engaged |
for the role of Billy Woods in Jesse Lynch |
Williams newspaper play, The Stolen |
story" which is to have its New York |
premiere about the middle OF September.
Alfred f. Aarons, the producer of His |
Honor the Mayor is also one of the COM |
posers of the score OF this musical play, |
which has had such sensational success |
In New York. Mr.. Aarors has written a |
number of popular songs and light operas. |
Klaw & Erlanger are TO establish stock |
company at the Chestnut Street Theater In /
Philadelphia that viii produce new and I'M |
tried plays only. The productions win |
serve as try-out medium to separate dra-j
matte wheat from the chaff. and test pos
sfble successes
The play Of Sam Houston" In which
Clay Clement is to star, Is In four acts and |
shows Houston as governor of Tennessee
and Texas. as eommander-in-chiefo of Texas
and conqueror OF Santa Anna and In the |
closing dramatic crisis OF his life In CON-
fiict with the state legislature.
Owen Davis new play, The Power of
Money" deals with the labor problem In
this country. President Roosevelt and VIII
liam Randolph Hearst ara among the char
acters from real lie fhat are to b pre- /