Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31


mouse you're talking about you won't do
business at this house"
A revival of when Knighthood Was in
Flower" with Grace Merritt in the role
created by Julia Marlowe, is being ar
ranged by Ernest Shipman. The play is to
be presented In New York the latter part OF
April.
In THE Great Conspiracy" adapted by
Madeline Lucette Ryley from Pierre Ber-
tons La Belle Marseillaise" John Hare,
at the Duke Of York's Theater, London,
plays the part Of Napoleon.
At the conclusion OF the regular season
IN the East Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan
company will make a tour of the far west
in THE New York Idea" Her tour will
last about two months and will extend as
far as San Francisco.
Katherine Grey. who is now playing at
the Berkeley Lyceum Theater, New York,
In Arthur Schnitzler's THE Reckoning"
Will tour the country next season with that
play, and as the star of another play now
being written.
April will mark the 2,OOOth performance
Of Rose Stahl in THE Chorus Lady" This
record at the Hackett Theater Is obtained
by counting Miss Stahrs appearances both
in the vaudeville sketch here and abroad
ttiiu oioo Al bIit pIeStIl COunbuy.
THE Lily of France" is to be the title Of
Louis n. Parker's play relating to
Joan of Arc which Beerbohm Tree will
produce at His Majesty's Theatre. London.
on his return from Berlin. The character of
the heroine will be sustained by Viola
Tree.
The opening night of the engagement OF
THE Lion and the Mouse at the New Ma
tional Theater will witness the benefit for
the visiting nurse fund of the Pennington
Society. The ladies of the committee re-
port splendid progress in the sale of re-
served seats.
Ramsay Morris latest play. The Girl
in White" will be produced by James X.
Hackett in Rochester next Monday night
with Pauline Frederick in the title role.
Mr.. Morris has also contracted to supply a
melodrama to James ID. Barton. The latter
is to be entitled Under Suspicion.
Marguerite saxton. a former resident OF
this city. is now member of a theatrical
company In the middle west under the man.
agement of Mr.. Harry L. Dixon. The roper
tory embraces Romeo and Juliet" in
which play Miss Saxton Is reported a do
ing exceptionally good work as the nurse.
Arnold DAILY began his season In The
Boys of Company b. the new militia play.
by Rida Young Johnson, in Philadelphia,
and was enthusiastically received The
play is a bright little comedy and the plot
revoves around militia summer encamp-
ment, including in its course pretty love
story.
Victor Moore. the leading comedian OF
"FOrty-five Minutes from Broadway" Is
to be a star next season under the man.
agement of Cohan & Harris. George Cohan
has written a musical comedy for him enti-
tied THE Talk of the Town." which deals
with the life of actor around New York.
in "Strongheart'' about the middle OF May.
and Will start for Europe Immediately
after He is unusually fortunate in
plentiful supply of authors, for his man
his use next season plays by William G.
De Mile, George Broadhurst, Gilbert Par
ker and Martha Morton.
Gus Kammerlee, alone OF all OF the orig
inal members of THE Old Homestead
cast, is still playing the role which he
created IN that fine old New England
drama. Mr.. Kammerlee is a Bostonian and
was at one time a member of the Boston
Ideal Opera Company AS far back as De-
cember IL, 1892 he played the part of sem
tineI in "Iolanthe' at the old Bijou Thea
ter in that city.
A special from London says that Charles
Frohman has arranged for Maude Adams
a translation of Miguel Zamacais Les
Bouffons' as soon as she finishes her season
in Peter Pan" The translation was made
by John Raphael. and the part which Miss
Adams will assume is one played by Sarah
Bernhardt with great success In Paris,
where 1t was one of the most popular roles.
Ruth Vincent has been secured for the
heroine of Tom Jones'" the musical COM
edy based on Fieldings novel, which is to
be produced in London in April, and no
happier choice could have been made.
"Tom Jones'" which is by A NJ. Thomp-
son. with lyrics by Charles Taylor and
music by Edward German. will have a pre-
liminary performance at the Princes Man.
chester on March 30.
The next novelty at the Haymarket
Theater. London, will be a comedy by Will
liam John Locke, the author of The Morals
of Marcus" This will be called THE Palace
of Puck" dramatlzation of The Beloved
Vaga bond" and 1t will be produced prob
ably in April, with Marion Terry, Charles
Hawtrey and II. V. Esmond in the prlncl-
pal parts, the last mentioned representing
the young man whose love affairs are dealt
with in a fantastic manner by the author.
THE Palace of Puck is in three acts.