Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20


George NJ. cohan is to write new play
for Nat c. Goodwin and Lulu CHASER.
Hiida spong Is to star under the manage
ment OF Walter n. Lawrence
Blanche Ring is to star next season in
81 new comedy.
Beginning late this month. Henry Dixey
will play an indefinite season In New York.
Madame Bernhardt' will likely play an
engagement in Australia before returning
to Paris.
An offer has been made for a London pre-
sentation of Sousa's latest opera. The Free
Lance"
The Trent Theater in Trenton. ". J., has
been added to the Keith circuit OF vaude-
Vile houses.
Richard Mansfield will close his season
this week and intends to spend the sum-
mer In Connecticut.
"The First Duchess of Marlborough"
which Mrs. LIE Moyne used on starring
tour, is to be produced in London
Elizabeth Leo Shepherd, the author Of
1.-THE Red Carnation." is Odette Tyler. The
latter name Is for stage use only.
James J. corbett Is to appear in his new
play in the role Of a gentleman burglar.
not "Raffles," but something like that
character
Alice Nielsen closed her season in grand
opera this week in Springfield. Mass She
will open in Boston next season Ia grand
opera repertoire.
Frances Starr. playing the ingenue in
"Gallops," Will take the place Of Minnie
Dupree in THE Music Master" Miss Du-
pree retiring from the cast.
Lolita has been especially generous In the
San Francisco benefits. She paid $1,000 for
q souvenir program at one and $3.50 for
box at another.
Wilton Lackaye is said to have scored
double hit as actor and dTamatist at Water
bury, Conn, in his own dramatiaztion Of
Victor Hugo's Les Miserables."
donna In a new musical comedy. under the
management Of the Shuberts. The produc-
ton Is to be made this spring.
Ann in Robert Loraine's company. and Mel
lie Thorn Is taking the part of Violet, which
was formerly acted by Miss Bloodgoed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase Of this
city have Joined the T. Daniel Frawley
stock company which will play a summer
season in Reading. Pa.
new musical comedy is entitled 1.-THE
F'latiron Girl" The book is by Leo Die
trichsten and the music by A. Baldwin
Sloane
Susanna Leonard Westford has been
elected president OF the Wonlans Profess
sional League. Miss Westford isr the sister
of Lillian Russell
1t is likely that w. g. Hart will have the
title role In the second company of THE
Squaw Man" which Liebler & Co. intend
sending out
Before her American tour Is ended Sarah
Bernhard will give few performances OF
Hamlet and ''Frou Frou." The two roles
ought to show both extremes Of her art.
Miss Jessica yie-Del-Ma q pupil OF Rob
ert Hickman, will play a part In ''The
Cowboy and the Lady" this week at the
Belasco.
Arthur DEACON. who has been starring
in Peggy from Paris for the last two sea-
sons, is to appear In vaudeville in the sum-
mer in J. Clarence Hydes musical play,
THE Perfect Man..
1t is announced that Belasco & Mayer Of
San Francisco will replace their theater
destroyed by the earthquake with tent
until they can rebuild.
Julia Marlowe Is reported to be III from
over work and arrived suddenly from Otta-
wa this week in New York, where she will
take SnOTl rest pGlOT6 pSSiilnlHS uSf en-
gagement there
Dorothy Donnelly is to have an important
part In Charles Klein's new play, which is
to have Its premier presentation at the
Hudson Theater in the fall.
Edward ]. Harrigan and Annie Yeamans
will star jointly next season In ''Cordelia's
Inspirations" The play will be revised to
bring 1t up-to-date
Eugene Ormonde received a f1attering Of
fer to continue as leading man with Flor
ence Roberts, but has decided to become
a star on his own account In a play written
for him.
Margaret Anglin will try in Boston a new
play by Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland en-
titled The Conversion of Garrick." Mrs.
Sutherland Is the author also OF Miss
Percy Haswelfs play tried here, "A MID
summers Eve"
Olga Nethersole is 10 appear in Paris I'M
der the management of NJ. Porel, the hus-
band of Madame Rejane. She is to open
early in June In THE Second Mrs. Tan
gueray' and will play nearly all the roles
in her repertoire.
Annie Russell will open Wagenhals &
Kempers new Aston Theater In September
in Paul Kester's latest work Friend Han
nah She will also appear in a Shake
spearean comedy next season.
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman will de-
vote the coming season to Miss Lipmans
play, Julia Bonbon" Miss Lpman Is
working on q new comedy, which will be
produced in the fall OF 1907
Ellis Jeffreys and he rhusband Herbert
Sheath. have returned to London. Miss
Je.Areys hopes TO secure for her next Amer
lean tour more successful play than
either of the two she has tried.
William +. Owen, who died lately will
be remembered for the success he won as
FalstafT in the revival made by Julia Mar
lowe of Henry w. In which she plays
Prince Hal and Robert Taylor Hotspur
Mrs. Fiske will have new theater built
for her in New York. which will be the
permanent home of the Manhattan COM
pany. Both she and Bertha Kalch who
is also under the management of Mrs
Fisk's husband. will make brief spring
tours OF the principal cities.
Daniel Frohman says that strong plays
especially those OF American life and char
acter. will never fail. and to this inherent
strength he attributes the success of such
plays as THE Lion and the Mouse" The
Girl OF the Golden West" and THE Squaw
Man"