Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04

Appearance on the stage she viii be under
the management of David Belasco.
Miss Jessie Millward is 20 appear mex
month I'm London in The School for Hus.
bands in which Alice Fischer starred.
Reginald De Koven has completed this
score of "The Students King" which
Henry w. Savage is to produce about Eas-
ter
Julie Bon Bon" Brown of Harvard
and "Mexicana" three pieces now running
I'm New York. were all written by women
something OF record.
Alice Dewey, who has been playing ir
The Land of Nod with William Norris
is critically I'll at a Louisville sanitoriun
suffering from typhoid fever.
Dorothy Tenant the star of THE Col
lege Widow" is reported to be i'll In 9
Milwaukee hospital, with some danger OF
her illness developing into typhoid fever
James ]. Corbett is to have weeks en-
gagement with the Proctor Stock Company
in New York TO play the title role In Mr..
Smooth. part created by William confer
The Spider and Fly" an extravaganza
of the old school, has taken new lease
OF life and will be projected I'm the popular
price houses by Manager Gus Hill.
Captain Marshall has written new
comedy of a political trend called THE
Alabaster Staircase" which John Hare will
produce in London. 1t Is to be seen on
this side, also.
don In the role of AH-of-a-Sudden-Peg
sort of wild Irish girl, who plays all
kinds of FRANKS and gets into resulting
scrapes.
Brandon Thomas. the author of Char
ley's Aunt" is to write another play. The
famous farce holds the long run record for
England. and II is said the author made a
fortune out of the piece.
Robert Edeson. who is motor enthu-
siast, has decided to enter the motor-car
meet to be held in Long Island in the
early summer He will buy racing car
and run 1t himself in the races.
Wilton Lackaye, is to crafty an old
ambition by appearing as Sir Giles over
reach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts.
IT is said the play has not been seen since
Z. L. Davenport appeared as Sir Giles.
When Charles Frohman presents she
Stops to CONQUER next fall William H.
Crane will probably play the part of Mr.
Hardcastle while William Collier will be
the Tony Lumpkin.
Brown of Harvard" comedy In four
acts by Rida Johnson Young. was given its
first presentation in New York last Mon
day night with Henry Woodruff In the
principal role.
Miss Christie Mcdonald, one OF the prin-
cipals of "Mexicana," who was i'll the
better part of last week, is in good health
again and has resumed her role in the
comic opera now running In New York.
Clara Havei Mrs Clara Blnns) of the
vaudeville sketch team of Havel & Binns,
died in a sanitarlum In New York last
week Mrs. Binns had been Ill for two
years. She leaves husband and two chill
dren.
Miss Grace George will appear in st.
Louis next week in special performance
OF Mr.. Rupert Hughes comedy, The Rich
est Girl in the World She may star In
the comedy next season If 1t proves sue
cessful.
FIaw & Erlanger's production OF the new
opera by John Philip Sousa and Harry b.
Smith, to be called King for a Day." now
in rehearsal under the direction of Herbert
Gresham. is scheduled for Monday even
ing, March 26 at Springfield, Mass,
Charles A. Bigelow, the well-known
comedian who has been with Joe Weber
the past two years, resigned from the
stage manager of the house. will take
Blgelow parts in the future.
''The Triangle" now at the Manhattan
Theater win be withdrawn after Saturday
nights performance and Will be rewritten
by its author. Mr.. Rupert Hughes. It
mas not Deen decided NilaL attraction SililI
follow at the Manhattan.
Ray Comstock,- the manager who has
heretofore devoted his time to musical
comedies. made an agreement with Liebler
& Co whereby he assumes control Of in
the Bishops Carriage which he will take
over eastern territory for spring season.
school for Husbands is to have it's
third star Florence Gale. an actress we'll
known in the west, has acquired the rights
mill F,l-s, Oh,
Sarah Cowell LeMoyne and Alice Fischer
were the other two stars who tried to make
Il success OF this play.
Such is the success OF "The Lion and
the Mouse in Chicago that two perform
ances daily are being given at the Powers
Theater all he week, and tomorrow the
company will close its four weeks engage
ment with three performances. The first
Will begin at IL o'clock.
Lovers and Luna tics" the piece in which
Mayme Gehrue and John Ford have been
starring under the direction OF Mittenthal
Brothers, viii be withdrawn after its New
York engagement. ending March r. a new
play will be secured for this couple, to be
used next season.
J. NJ. Barrie Is to write a comedy which
Mr.. Charles Frohman will produce at
London theater it is to he written es-
pecially for English audier Mr.. Froh-
man has also contracted ~ a new play
from capt Robert Marshall, author OF
"A Royal Family"
Georgia Caine is III and out OF the cast
OF THE Earl and the Girl indefinitely.
She has retired TO the country and will
probably rest for the remainder of the sea-
son. Her part of Elphin Haye has been
assigned to Miss May Lewis, one OF the
English contingent.
Winston Churchill's play The Title
Mart now running In New York. has
changed hands and commencing List Mon
Henry II. Niemeyer, a New York news
paper man. THE Title Mart" was orig
inally produced by j. c. Duff Mr.. Me-
meyer is reported to have paid $4,000 for
the piece.
E J. Morgan, the well-known leading
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