Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08

A new musical comedy is called Tho
Girl from Colorado"
William Gillette has delivered to Chas.
Frohman new play which is to be pro-
duced this season.
1t is said that Elsie Janis may star in
Lola from Berlin the play used BY
Lulu Chaser.
Bertha Kalich has been enthusiastically
welcomed in Chicago, where she appeared
in Marta of the Lowlands."
Aubrey Boucicault has been engaged to
play the part of the duke in THE Secret
C-chard."
Edna May Spooner is to offer an annual
prize for the best original American play
submitted to her.
Arthur Forrest. the well-known actor.
has been trying out a sketch, and will
shortly be seen in vaudeville.
Among the bookings at the Majestic
Theater is Howard Halls Boy With the
Doodle" during Christmas week.
Miss Florence Reed. daughter Of the
late Roland Reed, will play the leading
part of Katherine De Courcelles In E. Il
Sothern's revival Of IF 1 Were King
1t is announced that "The Alaskan
northwest and it is believed will please
the New York people.
Justin Huntley Mccarthy has written a
new play on Caesar Borgia, which was
produced in Scotland by H. B. Irving and
Dorothea Baird.
Maxine Elliott has scored nicely in her
latest play, Under the Greenwood Tree"
in Philadelphia, and next week goes into
New York for prolonged stay.
John Drews season in New York in
My Wife, is said to be one of the most
successful he has ever played in that
city.
William Faversham, who has been
playing in the northwest for the past
two months has signed to appear in The
Squaw Man" in London during the spring.
Lew Dockstader was a visitor in Wash
ington last week. Mr.. Dockstader spent
several days in the city meeting many
old friends
William F'aversham's second engage
mens in THE Squaw Man" at the
National Theater opens Monday, Decem-
Der %.
William Morgan who has been with
the Rogers Brothers in several of their
former plays, will appear with them again
in The Rogers Brothers in Panama
Miss Mary Ryan will play one more sea-
son with "Brewster's Millions then, IL
the proper vehicle can be found, she will
be star in the season of 190S-09.
Richard Carries latest production.
"Mary's Lamb" will be withdrawn from
Saturday night. This is the musical play
in which Harry Conor has been starring.
A Token Worm, Drury Underwood.
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Kingston. Charles T. X. Miller and Percy
Heath all members of The F'riars,"
were in town last week.
Representative Mckinley of Illinois en-
tertained some colleagues and newspaper
men at the performance of THE Partisan
Model" at the New National Theater last
night. The party filled six boxes
Mrs Rida johnson Young is at work on
comedy-"Swcot SiXteen'-for Margaret
Clark, which is to be produced in Febru-
airy, and will write a rural play on Life
on the Eastern Shore
Rose Stahl is back in New York with
The Chorus Lady and viii play there
three more weeks. She could stay there
all season. but must leave to make room
for Ethel Barrymore
Mile. Dazzle. the daintiest dancer Of the
dazzling type has set Chicago talking
with her wonderful dancing. Dazzle
stands alone in her particular style OF
dancing.
Marie DRESSER has become a great
fayorite with the Englishmen. Her sue
cess at the Palace Theater. London has
been so pronounced that it is possible
that she will remain there until next
June.
The present season is quite a frosty
one in New York. many of the new pro-
auctions falling by the waysde Some
Law it to the financial stringency and
others to the badness of the new pro-
auctions.
An English actress new to this coun-
try, who will soon make a visit here, is
Violet Sims who has made striking sue
cesses on the English stage. She Will
produce a play of her own. entitled The
Money Lenders Romance"
Franz Lehar, the composer of the
Merry Widow" is to have new comic
opera produced in Vienna called THE
Man With Three Wives" The American
rights have already been secured. but
by whom it is not stated.
Edgar Selwyn. who is now starring in
"Strongheart," will be remembered here
as Tony in ARIZONA and as Jose in
Maud Adams production of ''The Pretty
Sister of Jose" He Is also a member in
a firm of playbrokers in New York.
Olga Nethersole will begin her New
York engaged with The Awakening"
from the French Of n. Hervisu. There