Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
Playhouse Paragraphs.

San Francisco.
William Farnum is playing a stock sea-
son in Buffalo.
Edna Wallace Hopper is taking short
Hattie Williams is to open in "The Little
Cherub' early in August.
George AIDES play, "Artie.' is to have
its first production in September.
Anna Boyd has been engaged for the
musical comedy. Across the Pond"
Rose stahl has passed her hftieth per-
Torrance in Chicago Of THE Chorus Lady"
George Game is to appear with Sam Ber-
nard in THE Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer."
Ben Greet players have been giving out
door performances in Milwaukee.
A new theater in the west has the courage
to name itself the Waterloo.
William Courtleigh has gone into the
vaudeville field and found it very profit
able one.
A new musical extravaganza to be pro-
duced by the Shuberts is called The Top
Of the World
George Drew Mendum is to take her
original part Of the nurse, Molly Kelley, in
AaAC AaiAAC, AoSS oiAu Jill.
One of the English musical comedies
which will be seen on this side the coming
season is called THE Dairymaids."
Carrie De Mar is to star the coming sea-
son in a play made from Carolyn Wells
verses, Fluffy Ruffies."
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch has
celebrated It's Tooth performance in Lon
don.
Kyrle Bellew Is enjoying his summer
vacation by making tour of the CONT
nent.
Messrs. Cohan and Harris are going to
build a theater in Providence, R. l., which
theater will be devoted to vaudeville.
The acting version Of "Richard IT.
which Robert Mantell will use is being
made by William Winter.
Joe Howard and his wife. Mabel Barri-
son, are to star in Mr.. Towards play, The
Flower Of the RANCH
Alberta Gallatin is to star this season in
@ western play called Judith of the
Plains" beginning her tour in septem-
Der.
Blanche Chapman Is to play the title role
Of Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
when the play goes on tour the coming
season.
Mary Roland, formerly leading woman
with Robert Edeson will play the leading
feminine role in THE Rangers" by Angus
tus Thomas.
Edith Taliaferro is among the engage
ments made for the cast of Henry Arthur
Jones' new drama of English religious life,
THE Galilean's Victory
Francis Wilson is to be seen in a new
play which has had success in London,
when Knights Were Bold" not unlike in
It's lines. to The Road to Yesterday
Richard Bennett has returned from
Europe, where he has appeared with Grace
George, and will be seen during the regu-
lar season in THE Hypocrites."
Lulu CHASER and her husband, Ralph c.
Herr. have just arrived from Europe.
where they have been taking a summer
vacation trip.
It is eettled that Grace George is to
return to London next spring where she
will appear in a new play in one of Charles
Frohman'S theateTS.
Marc Klaw OF Klaw and Erlanger has
returned from Europe and confirms the re-
port Of the negotiations for giant mer-
Der of theatrical interests here and abroad.
1t is said that on account Of i'll health
Annie Russell will take rest of a year
from her stage work. She is at her sum-
mer home in Maine.
Robert Lorraine will appear next season
as Dr. Stockmann in Ibsen's Enemy of the
People" The character Is somewhat on
the order of his John Tanner in Man and
Superman.
John Stapleton, who staged The Virgin
IAN The Heir to the Hoorah,' Check
ers" and other successes, will travel with
Ezra Kendall to direct the rehearsals of
a. MI
Mary Shaw says that she will continue in
Mrs. Warrens Profession" the coming
season. and when public interest in that
wanes will devote herself to something
else. She had three French plays in re-
serve which she may adopt herself.
THE Silver Girl" in which George Faw-
cett is to be featured, taking a role espe-
cially written for him, has the majority of
It's scenes laid in the east, but has west
ern flavor The play Is by Edward Peple.
author Of THE Prince Chap"
1.-THE Umpire is to open it's third season
under the Askin-Singer Company in To-
the south. returning after Its engagement
in New Orleans up the Pacific coast, play
ing in all the big cities.
comedy in which he may star Frank
Worthing. Capt. Robert Marshall, author
of "a Royal Family and The Duke OF
Killierankle." is believed to be the play
wright concerned
Miss Olga Nethersole has left Paris for
Biarritz where she has gone to rest for
short time, and before returning to Paris
she will visit NJ. and Nine. Rostand at
their villa in the Pyrenees, and will hear
the new play which their son, Maurice
Rostland has written for Miss Nethersole's
exclusive use.
The Shuberts have announced that Julia
Marlowe will appear under their manage
ment in several new plays. The list of
their other stars include Mary Mannering.
Clara Bloodgood ALA Nazimova, Lew
Fields, Eddie Foy. Virginia Harmed, E. H.
Sothern, James T. Powers, Charles A. Bige-
low. Cecilia Lotus and Lawrence D'Orsay
who will be together in a new play, and
Digby Bell and others. In the new produc-
tons they will make will be play by Rida
johnson Young for Marguerite Clark.
Arnold Daily announces that part Of his
plans for the coming season at the thea
ter he has secured in New York will be the
production of one-act plays from time to
time. Among the authors who will furnish
him with these are Mark Twain, Henry
Blossom, Cosmo Gordon LennOx and G.
b. Shaw. He will also have some japanese
Dlaylet in which he will star Nine Ma