Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

The present engagement OF THE Prim-
of Pilsen'' in New York is the fifteenth APP
pearance OF that tuneful production in that
| city.
Bayard Veillers new play THE Prim-
rose PATH had its initial presentation In
| New York last week with Margaret Wych-
erly In the leading role.
well-known author is now at work on
| a play in which Maude Raymond. now ap-
pearng in THE White Hen" will be seen
as dramatic star perhaps next season.
Richie as the prima donna in THE Social
4 Whirl," is soon to appear in musical
sketch written for her by Roderic Penfeld.
Montgomery and Stone and their COM
pany will celebrate the three hundredth
performance of The Red Ml'' in the
knickerbocker Theater next Wednesday
night.
William and Cecil De Mile are engaged
| on a new play. which is to be used next
season by Cyril Scott. who has been ap-
pearing for the last two years in The
| Prince Chap"
| Gertrude Hoffman, who has been appear
| ing In 1.-The Partisan Model" has been en-
| gagged for leading role In George NJ. Co.
hans summer production at the New AM
| sterdam Theater. New York.
| Miss JEANNE Winston, fifteen years ago
| one OF tne most popular SlnRelS the wash
| ington stage ever offered, is reported to
| have joined the Aborn Opera Company,
that will appear at the New National this
| summer.
The membership of the Washington Canoe
Club will turn out in body Monday night,
| May q, to pay tribute to Huntington May,
| the Washington basso, who will sing at the
New National with the summer opera COM
| pany.
Carter and Charles Dillingham; had their
| final break and which was brought out
| with Nance O'Neill in the title role Ia to
be shelvei, and Miss O'Neill will have a
new play next season.
| Lillian Russell's tour of the Pacific coast
chamS oe comedy, DThe Buttepf RI has
proved remarkably successful. She will
play until the middle of June, her season
ending In Detroit.
| The marriage of Miss Jeanne Calducci. the
| actress, to Alexander Hgginson, society
man and athlete. took place Thursday at
West Manchester, Mass. Great secrecy had
| surrounded the preparations, and details of
the ceremony were carefully guarded.
Nine Oda, the Danish actress, who will
make her American debut In two weeks In
Little Eyioff,' will have in her supporting
company George MaJeroni, Schultetus Bur
olde, Monroe Salisbury and Sarah Nc
Vickers.
Gustav Frohman has commissioned Laura
e. White to write playlet Of creole life
in New Orleans century ago for use In.
vaudeville. Frances Maury will have the
| leading role Of the sketch when 1t Is
brought out.
| The actors fund fair was opened in q
| blaze OF glory, several well-known New
York society women of the inner four
hundred being actively Interested In the
| bazaar. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish was one OF
those interested.
There are more than six popular song hits
| included in the offerings promised at the
annual May carnival which Miss Cora
| Shreve will hold at the National tomorrow.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Another
feature will be pony ballet of thirty chill
dren.
to gain admission to the New National
Theater to see RIP Van Wrinkle" last We'd
nesday afternoon. 1t is altogether likely
that the management of this popular play
house will offer another free matinee for
| them during the summer opera season.
George Edwardes' new play. "The Girls of
Gottenberg." which is tobe produced within
a few days in London. is threatened with
prohibition by the lord chamberlain be-
| cause Of the possibility that some of the
| lines may prove to be distasteful to the
German emperor
Edith Gardner Shearn has adapted h
Corsican story by Prosper Merimee under
the title of The House Of a Traitor" for
vaudeville purposes. The playlet is being
| used by Mrs. Frances Lansing Pruyn, a
| well-known New York society woman. who
has just made her professional debut.
Francis Wilson Is very enthusiastic in
his praises Of the new play in which he
| is to be starred next season by Charles
| Frohman. The piece is entitled when
knights Were Bold" It scored great
success in London, where it was presented
with Jimmie WEIGH in the leading role.
Grace Elliston, who has been playing in
1.-The Lion and the Mouse" has signed
| fve-year contract with Henry B. Harris.
| by whom she is to be starred next season
in a new play of American life by Martha
Morton entitled The Movers"
The title of Gerald Lawrence's new play
is THE Coping Stone" When the piece
had Its premiere in London recently the
wright Charles Collette, A. B. Tapping,
Gerald Lawrence and Fay Davis.
Mr.. Charles Dillingham; yesterday ar
ranged for the production by Mr.. j. C.
Williamson of The Red MilI' In Australia.
The roles now being played a, the knieker-
Montgomery and Stone will be assumed In
Australia by two English comedians.
Miss Eleanor Robson, who closes her
season in 'fSalomy Jane" May Is. at
the Liberty Theater. will leave for her
summer vacation in Europe the Car
mania, May Fl. Holbrook Blinn, who has
been in the support of Miss Robson is to
take the place of Frederick Perry IN the
cast Of THE Man of the Hour .r.. ..,
Forbes Robertson told an American
friend this year that we had a great Ham
let on our native stage in Creston Clark.
Il have not seen him myself said the
English actor, but judge SO by the opin-
ion of critics for whose judgment l have
the greatest respect, and they tell me Mr..
Clark's performance of Hamlet is great
one.
One of the pleasant features of the matt
nee which Thomas Jefferson gave to the
school children last Wednesday at the Ma
tional was the number Of notes he received
the following day. Here is what one OF the
little tots had to say of RIP Van Winkle:'
when l reached home 7 spent all evening
playing Gretchen. 1 used mothers waste
basket for a wash tub
Edna Wallace Hopper is considered one OF
the wealthieSt actresses on the